Health Issues of the Past in the Present’
I remember friends and family with small children regularly consulting their well worn copy of Baby and Child Care by...
Lifestyle
Pitching with Confidence!
One of the most difficult shots in golf is the pitch or lob shot, especially from close around the green,...
The Act Of Killing
“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound...
Meet Bruce Granquist: Artist, Mapmaker, Writer, Bookseller
For half a decade Bruce Granquist travelled the hills, valleys and back roads of Bali on an old Honda 200cc...
Chinese Food with a Twist
Jakartans who take their love of food seriously, rarely settle for a meal in a mall. Restaurants located in malls...
Raffles Unravelled
Raffles and the British Invasion of Java Tim Hannigan Monsoon Books 2012 368pp ISBN 978-981-4358-85-9 As a lad growing up...
In Pursuit of Happiness: Learning from Tom, Dick and Harry
Despite the hype about New Year being a time to celebrate there is something about the end of a year...
Festive Feasting
If you’re yearning for a festive feast with all the trimmings but you lack the inclination to cook at home,...
Forbidden Love Part 3 – Girls Will Have Fun
“Music melts all the separate parts of our bodies together.” Anaïs Nin, Delta of Venus, Erotica 1977. When it comes...
UFC Comes to Asia ? Macau, 10th November, 2012
It’s quite surprising how many people don’t know what the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is considering it is the world’s...
Beyond The Fringe
The first Jakarta International Fringe Festival is over and what a week it was! Bill Bailey was in town with...
Get Fit for NYE!
If you have not noticed we have 6 weeks to NYE so put down the cupcake and pick up the...
Support Your Local Team
We’ve all seen them. Dickensian scamps clad in orange t shirts, scarves and joker hats hanging perilously on the roof...
Bali on the World’ Circuit
Bali is famous for its sports. Thrill-seekers from around the world flock to the tropical paradise for its surfing, white...
Art & Forbidden Fruit in Bali: Part Two
The prominent role of gay expatriate artists in Bali before the Second World War must have deeply disturbed some members...
Andrea Angelique: Medium and Tarot Master
When she was eight, a group of curious girls gathered around Andrea Angelique as she put her hands on the...
John Marciano
Meet John Marciano, founder of the Republic of Soap – a holistic approach to creating products reminiscent of a bygone...
Pablo Gentile
Meet Pablo Gentile. A gutsy American artist who moved to Bali in the 80s to breathe art and live within...
Made Raditya Rondi – Bali’s Own Surfing Champion
Sitting in his family’s restaurant called Goku tucked just back from Kuta Beach on Jalan Benesari, the soft spoken Made...
Paul Ropp
Meet Paul Ropp. The visionary, the renaissance man and the revolutionary designer. Paul Ropp, you were a major figure in...
Art and Forbidden Fruit in Bali
Part One – Straight Men The artist needs his muse they say. The qualifications for the job are complex and...