Writing Words that Strain and Fail to Rhyme
Why is it that writers come to Bali to pen a novel, a poem or a memoir? I simply don?t...
Lifestyle
Meet Judy Chapman
Meet Judy Chapman. The Author of ?My Singapore Lover?, a contemporary love story in which Singapore is the main character....
Paul Spencer Sochaczewski: Redheads
Paul Spencer Sochaczewski was born in 1947 in Brooklyn and grew up in suburban New Jersey. His earliest memory is...
Poetry in Indonesia
The poetry world feels like it?s an over-inflated balloon about to burst after the number of scandals that have emerged...
Crazy Little Heaven: An Indonesian Journey
With his fellow Tasmanian wife and their two young children, Mark Heyward arrived in East Kalimantan in 1992 to teach...
What to Wear and What Not to Wear in Indonesia
Indonesia has a rich fashion tradition, and since tailoring is quite affordable, many are tempted to go for tailor-made pieces....
Laying Down Roots: The Forgotten Folklores of Indonesia
Being a 1990s Indonesian child and early 2000s teen, I grew up being taught projections on the 21st century ?global...
Shaping Women’ Roles through Literature: Helvy Tiana Rosa
Helvy Tiana Rosa has produced 50 written works including short stories, plays and poetry, in addition to her role as...
Meet Bill Dalton
Bill has spent much of his life travelling and writing. His saga took flight in 1971 as he embarked on...
And All That Jazz
It was a few years before I discovered that in 1967 Bubi Chen, the piano maestro from Surabaya, guitarist Jack...
Michael Tenzer
I must admit the first time I came across a gamelan orchestra I thought the band that had been booked...
If Music be the Food of Love, Go Seek it Out!
A few weeks ago, my wife and I were invited to a ?party? by Leo and Liz Sinatra at their...
Meet Funktastic Maick
Meet Funktastic Maick. Resident DJ of La Plancha and Favela, Maick Rodriguez shares his love of Music and Bali....
Back to the Bamboo Roots: The Secrets of Senyawa
Wukir Suryadi is just back from a tour in Europe with his two-man band, Senyawa, and is now preparing for...
Keribo, Danu and Agay: The Buskers
Keribo and his friends Danu and Agay take pride in entertaining bus passengers - they ride anywhere between 40 and...
Melodies from Indonesia’s Far South: Sasando, the Palm Harp of Rote
If the definition of heaven is a strange but comforting melody telling stories of the timelessness of the human soul,...
Family Fun
Are you bored with watching your children's boredom as they play boring video games? Do you send your children emails...
Meet The One
The sport of Mixed Martial Arts, or more commonly known as MMA, is on the move for global recognition. Appearing...
What’s Your Number?
With seven-plus billion people on planet earth at the end of August 2013, and a further two billion expected to...
A Bali Expat Aid Worker on Syria’ Frontline
John Bunnell, a resident of Bali for nine years, went to war-ravaged Syria as a logistician for two and a...
Casa Vintage
Anyone can walk into a department store and pick a mass-produced item of clothing and probably walk into a party...