Gary L. Hayes (October 15, 1947 – July 11, 2018): Father, Friend, Film-maker
When I arrived in Jakarta in September of 1991 my first job was Editor-in-Chief of What’s On Jakarta Program magazine....
EDUCATION ? FOR ADULTS ONLY
Warning: The following article contains mature subject matter. Reader discretion is advised. Back at the dawn of human evolution men...
England’s Got Talent Too
While my friend Sean and I were touring northern France and Belgium in my Datsun 260Z, we found ourselves, for...
Safety in Hotels
Following a recent conversation about safety and security with my kids it became clear to me that when I stay...
They?re playing our song!
Every couple has a song which means something special to them. Maybe it’s the song that was playing when they...
Almost the Last Laugh
Three British expats share a near-death experience on a trip to Kuala Lumpur… A few years ago I was hosting...
Health and Safety Indonesian-Style
A few years ago my father told me that he would like to come and visit me in Jakarta. Wonderful,...
Coincidental Christmas
As I write this I am sitting on a Cebu Pacific flight back from Manila, Philippines, having just attended...
He Who Laughs Last
In the winter of 1990, I was working in real estate in London with my business partner, Steve Collins. One...
Filling the Grill
In the early ‘90s, I was working in sales and marketing at the Sari Pan Pacific Hotel in Jakarta. Our...
A World of Tradition
I love traditions. Family traditions, national traditions, anything that is traditional in the true sense of the word. I guess...
Proof that Not Refusing to Save the Planet Might Not be a Bad Idea
Most people will be very surprised to learn that the world’s population of polar bears has shrunk by almost 60...
A Person, Another Person and a Third Person Walk into a Bar
Political correctness has become part of everyone’s lives over the last couple of decades. Everyone now needs to be very...
The Greatest Show on Earth
By the time you read this the biggest and oldest comedy festival in the world will be over (or very...
Fetch the Fava Beans and a Nice Chianti
Where I come from people never die. Before you rush to buy a house next to mine, I don’t mean...
Nothing New
When I went to Istanbul recently, I was eager to submit to the full tourist experience and immerse myself completely...
Real Heroes
I’ve never been a fan of those works of fiction that portray super muscular, superheroes performing amazing and noble feats...
When All About You are Losing Theirs
Near the end of World War II, an American B24 bomber was shot down by the Japanese over North Borneo,...
Incredible Java
Very few people are fully aware of the huge impact Java has had on the world as we know it...
Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Daze of Summer
The summer of 1976 was the hottest and driest in the UK since records began, with the months of June,...
The Boys are Back in Town
April 2015 marks the 14th anniversary of the Jakarta Comedy Club and I am pleased to announce that on April...