Confessions of a Third Culture Kid
“Where are you originally from?” is a question new people often ask me. The simple answer is “Indonesia,” but then...
observations
Food for Thought
In this 21st century, Bali is rarely referred to as a paradise. Aldous Huxley in the mid-20th century wrote a...
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...
Gotong Royong
“The success of Homo Sapiens rests primarily with our capacity for empathy and our urge to understand and appreciate others”...
Jakarta’s Real People
I don’t know about others, but for me one of the joys of living in Indonesia is its people. Not...
Finding Love in Bali
Finding true love anywhere these days is difficult or it seems maintaining the love buzz is more of the...
The Un-Laws
Every so often the local English language media throws out a story so lacking in credibility no one could ever...
My Apocalypse
The end of the world – that was a very interesting thing for me. I mean who can say, “I...
How to Know If a Scam Is a Scam Before You Are Scammed
As I sat in my Jogja hostel after another long day of slaving away in front of empty Word documents...
East is West and West is, well…
Anthony Burgess’ begins his marvellous series of novels, The Long Day Wanes, (aka The Malay Trilogy), with Flaherty, a British...
The Golden Arches
Several publications, including The New York Times, ran pieces recently detailing the Jakarta phenomenon of young people congregating in local...
Selamat Datang di Indonesia
In Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Jakarta) you may have had an unpleasant experience to share. By the end of this article, I...
A Little Perspective Please?
Sitting in the Bali domestic airport it can be easy to forget the reasons why I call Indonesia home, no...
A Bottle of Wine and a Playroom
In Eastern Promise (EP) we now have a playroom for kids. During recent trips to New Zealand and Australia, I...
Education Extremes
‘‘I believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way’’. I couldn’t agree more...