Sheep Two, Sheen Zero
I had been in my local pub watching the now legendary 1979 Silverstone 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix and I was...
Outreach
A Ghost In The Backyard
It used to be a house in Menteng but had been converted to an office. In many instances, the old...
Indonesian Citizenship Concerns for Children from Mixed Marriages
The topic of mixed marriages in Indonesia is riddled with a considerable number of legal liabilities, regulations, and concerns. As...
Rosidin : The Mobile Broom Shop
Rosidin is a very happy man. He has a cheerful nature and takes great delight in walking the streets of...
Surviving Summer : How to enjoy being ?home? without going ?home?
Summer, the time of the year where the biggest event in the expat community takes place: the Expat Exodus. Most...
Right Place, Right Time
In 1987 I bought my dream car. No, it wasn’t a Ferrari or a Porsche, it was a five-year-old Mark...
Surfers Come Together to Rescue Uluwatu
If you were one of the reported 250,000 surfers visiting the Uluwatu cliff each year then at an initial glance...
Legal Realities of Indonesian Expatriates ? Land Ownership
When individuals move to Indonesia for the purpose of expatriation, the process usually involves a large number of personal and...
Bali Highs – Down to Up in Ubud!
Tired of Working? Wanting to Escape to Bali? This article explores the underlying traps of these two thoughts – and...
High Season Kick-Off Party
The high season kick-off party at the Legian 101 hotel is a definite good time for expats and visiting tourists...
Iconic Island Sumba
Jointly moving towards 100% renewable energy Billions of people have no access to (clean) energy. They cook on firewood and...
Salyem: The Jamu Lady
Salyem is 39 yrs old and has been selling her herbal-based medicines for eight years. Her Aunty educated her in...
Legal Realities of Indonesian Expatriates ? Land Ownership
When individuals move to Indonesia for the purpose of expatriation, the process usually involves a large number of personal and...
Fame and Fortune (Almost)
One night in 1998 after a gig in Manila, a woman approached me and my band and asked if we...
East is West and West is, well…
Anthony Burgess’ begins his marvellous series of novels, The Long Day Wanes, (aka The Malay Trilogy), with Flaherty, a British...
Get on the Bus
My Pembantu, Mami, who has worked for me for eight years mentioned after my asking how her weekend was that...
Dreaming of my Home Near Ubud
It’s 11:30 pm on a Tuesday night and we’ve just finished installing some final touches on our emerging eco café...
Winning and Losing on the Slots
When I was 15 years old I used to work on weekends as a glass washer at a country...
Ibu Meut: The Fish Selling lady
Ibu Meut has a charming smile, which belies the fact she works extremely hard selling her dried fish to the...
The Golden Arches
Several publications, including The New York Times, ran pieces recently detailing the Jakarta phenomenon of young people congregating in local...
The Legend of Kebo Iwa
If you frequently travel between Sanur and Ubud, there’s a fat chance you’ve seen the big baby statue sitting in...