Foreigner in Bali Regularly Releasing Caged BirdsIndonesia ExpatAugust 22, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 22, 20210713 A foreigner in Bali has been buying birds and releasing them into the wild. A viral video is circulating on...
Forever Foreign in ASEAN and what it means to be PribumiIndonesia ExpatMay 6, 2021November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 6, 2021November 10, 20210560 “You can’t simply decide to be Asian. You must have an Asian culture. This means, for a start, changing your...
I Love FootpathsIndonesia ExpatJanuary 30, 2020November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 30, 2020November 10, 202101894 For many, Jakarta is a city of kampung, and in the kampung, roads quickly become winding, one-lane tracks, with a...
Fire and FloodIndonesia ExpatJanuary 16, 2020November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 16, 2020November 10, 202102357 This bule went home for Christmas. I was aware bushfires were burning in Australia and I was, in a slightly...
Social JakartansIndonesia ExpatDecember 18, 2019November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 18, 2019November 10, 202103674 Until I came to Jakarta, social media was a foreign country for this bule. I only had one screen of...
Bubbles & PiazzasIndonesia ExpatNovember 20, 2019November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 20, 2019November 10, 20210784 Like most Jakartans, if I have to go less than 200 metres, I walk. Now I have my Scoopy motorbike,...
Death MachinesIndonesia ExpatNovember 7, 2019November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 7, 2019November 10, 202102077 This bule is in a dilemma. I hate motorbikes. But I think I need to get one. The swarms of...
New Bule Leaves TownIndonesia ExpatOctober 23, 2019November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 23, 2019November 10, 202101858 I’ve just celebrated the third anniversary of my arrival in Jakarta. Three months. It feels like I have been here...
New Bule in TownIndonesia ExpatOctober 9, 2019October 12, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 9, 2019October 12, 201903211 I’m a new arrival in the least-known major city in the world, the capital of the least-known major country in...
Are you Getting Short-Changed?Indonesia ExpatJune 5, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJune 5, 20180653 Have you ever arrived at a destination in a taxi, pulled out a 100,000 Rupiah note and asked for change...
Is it Nice Being a Bule in Indonesia?Indonesia ExpatMay 29, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMay 29, 201801446 More often than not, the humour from Stevenson’s comedy sketches can be found in our day-to-day experiences as a foreigner...
Who is Sacha Stevenson?Indonesia ExpatMay 28, 2018May 28, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMay 28, 2018May 28, 201801242 Indonesia Expat is excited to announce video content for our online viewers. We will feature popular Indonesian YouTube stars as...
Understanding ‘Bule Prices’ in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatMay 4, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 4, 2017November 11, 202103273 A huge price disparity between local and foreign tourists reaching every sector from transportation threatens Indonesia’s tourism industry....
Minister Pandjaitan Defends Jokowi’s Aim to Have ‘Bules’ Running State-Owned EnterprisesNadya Joy AdorJanuary 14, 2017October 20, 2017 by Nadya Joy AdorJanuary 14, 2017October 20, 20170853 Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan expressed his agreement with President Jokowi pushing to have foreigners taking charge of...
Jokowi: I Want Foreigners to Run Some of Indonesia’s State-Owned EnterprisesNadya Joy AdorJanuary 5, 2017January 6, 2017 by Nadya Joy AdorJanuary 5, 2017January 6, 201701819 With reports on Chinese workers coming to Indonesia and taking work from locals feeding an already anti-foreigner sentiment among some...
Understanding the word ‘Bule’Donny SyofyanApril 21, 2014March 22, 2020 by Donny SyofyanApril 21, 2014March 22, 202019616 According to Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia or KBBI (The Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language), bule is a word used...