The Old Hands
There is always kudos in the amount of time you have been doing something, a kind of “seniority of time”,...
comedy
See You in 2015!
November 2014 was the busiest month the Jakarta Comedy Club has ever had. We had four events in 15 days,...
The Curious Case of the Innocent Driver
The university city of Oxford in which I am fortunate enough to have been born, raised and schooled, attracts approximately...
The Big Noise
Jakarta is not the ideal domicile for a person fond of peace and quiet. It is packed with roaring vehicles,...
On Deadly Roads
I’ve never felt so close to pounding someone’s face with my knuckles. How has road behaviour degenerated to such mindlessness,...
Playing with Fire
The swiftest punch in the face I’ve ever received came from a dense fist of tobacco smoke. I was in...
Honesty is the Best Policy
The British Fire Service uses an excellent and unique shift system to provide the British public with emergency cover 24...
The Topic of Cancer
The ramblings of an anti-smoking expat based in Batam I detest smoking. Starting with the basic ritual of taking dried...
Worse than Hanky Panky
In 2003 I was spending most of my time travelling, sorting out problems for a UK-based publishing company. In November...
Two Plus Two Equals 3.9996
I like to tell people I am numerically dyslexic. When I look at a page of numbers, for example a...
Two Plus Two Equals 3.9996
I like to tell people I am numerically dyslexic. When I look at a page of numbers, for example a...
Trains, Planes and Other Perils
As a lifelong train enthusiast, I felt a great sense of achievement upon making the journey across Java by all...
Sacha Stevenson
Meet Sacha Stevenson. Her gloriously funny ?How to Act Indonesian? YouTube videos are making headlines. Sacha loves Indonesia and has...
Putting on the Ritz
London was not a good place to be selling real estate in the late 80s. It was hard to sell...
Indecent Exposure
Fireman David Bird was a miserable bloke at the best of times, but he looked even more miserable than usual...
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...
Wedding Overdose
Everything is booming in this country such as property, business, airline companies, malls, cars, nasi goreng, bakso. Even the people...
Well Done Whoever You Are
About ten years ago I received a call from an old friend of mine in Manila. He asked me if...
Saved by the Smell
In the summer of 1984, a friend and I decided to take my beloved, but ageing Datsun 260Z, over into...
Beep Beep
Last night I had the experience of a lifetime as far as taxi drivers go. I stepped into a...