Is it Nice Being a Bule in Indonesia?
More often than not, the humour from Stevenson’s comedy sketches can be found in our day-to-day experiences as a foreigner...
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The Games Children Play
I used to be a kindergarten teacher. Not on purpose of course. I graduated university with a degree in community...
The Imposter
Daniel Pope muses on how sometimes it’s better to tell fibs when you want to fit in with the culture....
With or Without You
Ipoeng was a good driver. Punctual, dependable and presentable, he had only one glaring fault and that was his memory....
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...
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...
Adapt – The Content Expat
The key quality necessary to become a content expat is having the ability and openness to adapt. As people, we...
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...
A Satirical Guide to Indonesian Politicians: What are their chances in the 2014 Elections?
A while back I was watching this Metro TV program called Kick Andy and on it there was this impoverished...
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...
Welcome to Smisland
Welcome to Smisland Mathieu Sechet (aka Nyoman Seseh) (with Keira O’Connor) pub. Bali Buku 2013 After 10 years working in...
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...
Traffic Sense: The Right-Turn Phobia
Have you been frustrated lately sitting in your car and not moving? I’m sure you have as these endless traffic...
How well do you know your Highway Code?
The Indonesian government updated the Road Safety and Public Transportation Act of 1992 with a more comprehensive act and implementing...
Left Side, Right Side
Well if you heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times before, as the saying goes. So get ready,...
My Apocalypse
The end of the world – that was a very interesting thing for me. I mean who can say, “I...
Humorous Educational Experiences: Raising Children
If I had no sense of humour, I would long ago have committed suicide. ~ Mahatma Gandhi ~ Is there...
I Hate Spas
Most people like massages and spa treatments, but I am not one of them. All those ‘SPA-aholics’, addicted ladies, always...