What We Bring to the TableSimon J. StillApril 20, 2015October 20, 2017 by Simon J. StillApril 20, 2015October 20, 20170667 My family and I are moving house – no small feat in the world’s largest archipelago. Our imminent upheaval to...
The Day We Put a Price on LoveSimon J. StillFebruary 9, 2015September 5, 2017 by Simon J. StillFebruary 9, 2015September 5, 20170905 I have vivid memories of my early years, and no trouble recalling my first Valentine’s Day. I may have been...
Leaving Behind Nothing but Your FootprintsSimon J. StillJanuary 13, 2015August 8, 2017 by Simon J. StillJanuary 13, 2015August 8, 20170472 On a long weekend with his family and close friend, a Makassar-based expat decides to travel to Samalona Island in...
Crime TsunamiSimon J. StillNovember 3, 2014August 8, 2017 by Simon J. StillNovember 3, 2014August 8, 20170639 It was with a certain amount of self-congratulation that we use to talk of our social evenings in Makassar. We...
How the Other Ninety Ninth LiveSimon J. StillAugust 25, 2014August 8, 2017 by Simon J. StillAugust 25, 2014August 8, 20170366 Some time ago I had the privilege of being invited to a jolly Chinese Malaysian’s house. He was a big...
A Mended Broken PromiseSimon J. StillJune 2, 2014August 18, 2017 by Simon J. StillJune 2, 2014August 18, 20170296 I arrived in Indonesia more than ten years ago and then duly scarpered back to England. After a year of...
On Deadly RoadsSimon J. StillMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by Simon J. StillMay 6, 2014August 18, 20171276 I’ve never felt so close to pounding someone’s face with my knuckles. How has road behaviour degenerated to such mindlessness,...