Dan Boylan
Meet Dan Boylan. Writer, filmmaker and creator of Call to Poetry. Dan, can we start with a little background information? Where do you come from,
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Entertainment Equals Gaming
At home in the old days we had a lot of board games to entertain ourselves during the evening, but with the in introduction of
Abdul: The Guitar Man
I met Abdul on a street near Block M, while he was taking a break from singing. The self taught guitar player performs to commuters
Let’ Commune at Commune
Commune first opened its doors in Singapore before making its way down to Jakarta. Commune started as a furniture business before expanding into the culinary
The Expat Golfer
Welcome to the first instalment of “The Expat Golfer”. Each month we will explore the wonderful golf scene here in Jakarta and throughout Indonesia. This
Tim Scott
Meet Tim Scott. The Creative Advisor at Fremantle Media with an impressive 28 years of experience under his belt and a wealth of funny stories
Trail-Biking in the Foothills of West Java
If you’ve ever dreamt of riding through the hills and rice terraces of West Java on a trail bike, dream no more. Now it’s possible.
Greetings from Jakarta: Postcards of a Capital 1900 ? 1950
by Scott Merrillees, Reviewed by Dachlan Cartwright Jokowi – what better buzzword these days to begin any piece of writing about Jakarta. Let us hope
An Old Suburb and an Invasion
Tugu means memorial and memorial is an apt name for this old suburb up in North East Jakarta by the port for this may well
Sex, Drugs and Other Diversions
If Jakarta is the city that never sleeps, not least because of the rousing pre-dawn call to prayer blaring from thousands of loudspeakers, then some
Darshan Pridhnani
Meet Darshan Pridhnani. The young Promoter who brings us entertainment from all over the world. Where are you originally from? India actually, but I was
John Bergman
Meet John Bergman. A professional photographer who enjoys living the dream in Bali. John, you are now a photographer in Bali shooting clubs and villas,
SUMMER SYNDROME ? Kid Kudi at PHBC
Everyone loves a costume party, and when I mean everyone… I mean me. Usually I have to wait until Halloween every year to get dressed-up
Rudolf Bonnet – Son of a Priest from Tampaksiring
This beautiful pastel drawing made in 1929 by the Dutch artist Rudolf Bonnet is remarkable for several reasons. Having arrived on Bali only a year
Regina Shultz Boysen
Meet Regina Shultz Boysen. The creative force behind Bali’s first spa. We have been friends for over 30 years and both of us are the
The SlamJam Brothers
Meet the SlamJam brothers – Trevor, Kyle and Dustin Chee-A-Tow. Digital Film Makers from Canada who free dive and stay true to the simple life.
The Truth Behind ?Oktoberfest?
The first Oktoberfest took place in October 1810 to celebrate Crown Prince Ludwig’s wedding to Princess Therese von Sachsen Hildburghausen. The celebrations only lasted five
Luke Rowe
Meet Luke Rowe. The Head of Residential Project Marketing at Jones Lang LaSalle who loves surfing, nature, and most of all his family. Luke, could
Hero to Zero
“Oy! Elvis! It’s your round!” The words sent shivers down my spine. Not because I was in a pub with Elvis (I wish), but because
Classic Non-Fiction Set in Indonesia and Malaysia
This article follows on from that on Classic Western Fiction Set in Indonesia and Malaysia published previously in issue 76. Most of the books mentioned