Recycling in Jakarta
If you are like me and you can't bear the idea of throwing away a growing amount of plastic, metal...
Outreach
Not-So-Real Estate
Renting a house, apartment or holiday accommodation can become a nightmare if you fall victim to a real estate scam....
Pak Kumis and Ibu Aseh the Warung Owners
It may not look like much from the road, but just under the awning, Pak Kumis and his wife of...
Putting on the Ritz
London was not a good place to be selling real estate in the late 80s. It was hard to sell...
Touristic Escapes in the Dirtiest River in the World
When it comes to visiting Jakarta, we only can be sure that we will find a city of contrasts and...
Indecent Exposure
Fireman David Bird was a miserable bloke at the best of times, but he looked even more miserable than usual...
Hadi – The Padang Restaurant Manager
Every morning at 4am, Hadi and the team from Rumah Makan Cahaya Baru 99, a hidden Padang gem in the...
Jakarta’s Bucket List
We all know about Monas, cheap electronics, Kota Tua?s museums, the Highland Gathering and cycling down Sudirman on a Sunday...
Glittering Sharia Pyramids
Julisar, a Jakarta-based Chinese Indonesian businesswoman, thought she was onto a winner when a friend invited her to invest $100,100...
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...
Nyoman Jiwa, The Woodcarver
Nyoman Jiwa started learning the art of woodcarving from his grandfather when he was just 10 years old. A quiet,...
Baby Playgroups in Jakarta
For those who are not familiar with playgroups, the concept is quite simple. Starting as soon as a few months...
Scams In The City: Degrees of Deception
Regulations on qualifications for expatriate English instructors have been tightened over the past decade, so some teachers are resorting to...
Getting a Handle on Health in Jakarta
Living in Jakarta, it can be a challenge to stay healthy. Pollution, traffic, unpredictable weather and a lack of sidewalks...
A Home Called Lestari Sayang Anak
According to a 2008 survey by Save the Children, up to half a million children live in residential care in...
Painting the Colours of Literacy in Eastern Indonesia
Eastern Indonesia is a realm of a million wonders. A region rich in panoramic landscapes, biodiversity, and ancestral traditions, much...
Faces Of Jakarta: Yanti, The Warteg Lady
It’s 5:30 on a Thursday evening in the middle of Ramadhan. Yanti, a newly anointed grandmother, is cursorily taking gorengan...
Mrs. B Gets a Buzz
Mrs. Bennett was my landlady when I was 19 years old and she was a marvellous example of the stereotypical...
Mrs. B Gets a Buzz
Mrs. Bennett was my landlady when I was 19 years old and she was a marvellous example of the stereotypical...
Keeping Paradise a Paradise
On Day one it was love at first sight with the relaxed tropical island pace on Gili Trawangan. Orange-red bleeding...
Healing with Mindfulness: Reflections on Cancer with Dr. Cathirose Petrone
Dr. Cathirose Petrone is to medicine what Johnny Cash is to country music: smoothly yet vigorously original, passionately forthcoming, and...