Clean Up Jakarta Day 2013: Back-Breaking Teamwork Raises Awareness of Jakarta’s Rubbish Problem
The first Clean Up Jakarta Day took place on the morning of Sunday November 10th 2013. Over 1,000 volunteers at...
Wedding Overdose
Everything is booming in this country such as property, business, airline companies, malls, cars, nasi goreng, bakso. Even the people...
Bule Yogya
8 months ago, after my controversial column about Bali, I received some very nice emails from you guys. Thanks a...
The French Spirit of Wine
Wine is the only subject that I can’t handle as the “Grumpy French Man”. Wine is not only alcohol for...
Happy Birthday Grumpy French Man
40 years old. All of the people who are on the way to pass over this age say that it’s...
Solution to the Global Economic Crisis
We are, most of us, living far from our families, which is good for some people and sad for others....
I Hate St. Valentine
That’s the most stupid fake date on earth! When I was a teenager in Europe, it even didn’t exist (or...
Enlightenment from my Chinese Friends
I have been living here for a while now, but I realised that I am totally ignorant about the Chinese...
Have Yourself a Grumpy Little Christmas
Guys, I am back to my grumpy old self. In the last article, “Solution to the Global Crisis”, I tried...
I Hate Spas
Most people like massages and spa treatments, but I am not one of them. All those ‘SPA-aholics’, addicted ladies, always...
I love Indonesia
I was on my way to Jepara (the biggest jungle furniture centre in the world, around 2,500 different small, medium...
Disneyland Bali
I know, I know, the expatriates in Bali are such an easy target to laugh at, but still… As I’ve...
To my Expatriate Friends who always Complain (Including me!)
It’s a bit of an international sport or hobby for expatriates to always complain about how things are better in...