With Jean-Rene Gossart, French Theatre is taking Root in BaliIndonesia ExpatAugust 11, 2020August 19, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 11, 2020August 19, 20200707 One could say that French-speaking communities around Asia are very lucky to be able to attend various stage plays every...
The Battle of the BeerIndonesia ExpatDecember 19, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 19, 201801021 It was Christmas Eve 1984, and, just like I did every Christmas Eve in those days, I was running around...
Santa Claus is Coming to TownIndonesia ExpatDecember 19, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 19, 20180999 Christmas 1991 was my first in Indonesia and the first of my life outside England. I had not given any...
Five Things Men Do During the World CupIndonesia ExpatJune 28, 2018June 28, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJune 28, 2018June 28, 20180425 It’s World Cup season! Let’s keep the celebrations going with a Sacha Stevenson video dedicated to the fans. Do you...
Jakarta’s First Comedy Club Celebrates 17 YearsIndonesia ExpatApril 11, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatApril 11, 201801231 April 21st, 2018 will mark 17 years of live international standup comedy in Jakarta. To celebrate, there will be an...
England’s Got Talent TooEamonn SadlerFebruary 28, 2018 by Eamonn SadlerFebruary 28, 201801244 While my friend Sean and I were touring northern France and Belgium in my Datsun 260Z, we found ourselves, for...
They’re playing our song!Eamonn SadlerJanuary 31, 2018 by Eamonn SadlerJanuary 31, 20180866 Every couple has a song which means something special to them. Maybe it’s the song that was playing when they...
Government Puts a Bounty on Local Rat HeadsLeighton CosseboomOctober 19, 2016October 28, 2016 by Leighton CosseboomOctober 19, 2016October 28, 201605781 In what might closely resemble a future dystopia in the capital, Jakarta provincial government has asked locals to kill rats...
Return of a FriendDaniel PopeSeptember 7, 2016 by Daniel PopeSeptember 7, 20160535 Jakarta’s Jalan Jaksa was once a great place for making odd, surreal and semi-imaginary friends, as Daniel Pope recalls. When...
Almost the Last LaughEamonn SadlerJanuary 25, 2016 by Eamonn SadlerJanuary 25, 20160755 Three British expats share a near-death experience on a trip to Kuala Lumpur… A few years ago I was hosting...
Health and Safety Indonesian-StyleEamonn SadlerJanuary 11, 2016 by Eamonn SadlerJanuary 11, 20160501 A few years ago my father told me that he would like to come and visit me in Jakarta. Wonderful,...
Coincidental ChristmasEamonn SadlerDecember 15, 2015 by Eamonn SadlerDecember 15, 20150577 As I write this I am sitting on a Cebu Pacific flight back from Manila, Philippines, having just attended...
He Who Laughs LastEamonn SadlerNovember 30, 2015November 30, 2015 by Eamonn SadlerNovember 30, 2015November 30, 20150578 In the winter of 1990, I was working in real estate in London with my business partner, Steve Collins. One...
Filling the GrillEamonn SadlerNovember 16, 2015 by Eamonn SadlerNovember 16, 201501502 In the early ‘90s, I was working in sales and marketing at the Sari Pan Pacific Hotel in Jakarta. Our...
A World of TraditionEamonn SadlerNovember 2, 2015November 4, 2015 by Eamonn SadlerNovember 2, 2015November 4, 20150850 I love traditions. Family traditions, national traditions, anything that is traditional in the true sense of the word. I guess...
Proof that Not Refusing to Save the Planet Might Not be a Bad IdeaEamonn SadlerOctober 29, 2015 by Eamonn SadlerOctober 29, 201501660 Most people will be very surprised to learn that the world’s population of polar bears has shrunk by almost 60...
Catching a FlickIndonesia ExpatOctober 3, 2015August 4, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 3, 2015August 4, 20170611 I like movies that are either funny or true, meaning I don’t generally see the point of letting precious minutes...
A Person, Another Person and a Third Person Walk into a BarEamonn SadlerSeptember 7, 2015August 4, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerSeptember 7, 2015August 4, 20170585 Political correctness has become part of everyone’s lives over the last couple of decades. Everyone now needs to be very...
Nothing NewEamonn SadlerJuly 13, 2015August 4, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerJuly 13, 2015August 4, 20170449 When I went to Istanbul recently, I was eager to submit to the full tourist experience and immerse myself completely...
Real HeroesEamonn SadlerJune 26, 2015August 4, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerJune 26, 2015August 4, 20170308 I’ve never been a fan of those works of fiction that portray super muscular, superheroes performing amazing and noble feats...
Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Daze of SummerEamonn SadlerMay 18, 2015August 8, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerMay 18, 2015August 8, 20170529 The summer of 1976 was the hottest and driest in the UK since records began, with the months of June,...