Protests Spread in Indonesia Over Caricature
Protests Spread in Indonesia Over Caricature Protests spread in major cities over caricature The Jakarta Post, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya Despite calls for restraint, protests intensified in the...
View ArticleA Story all too Familiar to Jakarta
A Story all too Familiar to Jakarta I blatantly ripped this off of a post by fellow expat, Indcoup, but found it disturbingly true. She is thirty-two years old. Her real name is Darmasiah. She has five...
View Article2 Live Crew for 5 Year Olds?
2 Live Crew for 5 Year Olds? So the other day, my Chinese buddy invited me to his kid’s birthday party. Actually it was for his 5 year old and 10 year old (girl & boy respectively). Despite the...
View ArticleProtected: Dizziness, Vertigo, or … Acupuncture?
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View ArticleBali Bomb Cleric Freed From Jail
Bali Bomb Cleric Freed From Jail Nice to know this f***’er is only a few kilometers from me. Absurd decision-making. Absolutely absurd. From the BBC: “A Muslim cleric convicted over the 2002 nightclub...
View ArticleYou Can't Title a Post Like This
You Can't Title a Post Like This So I’m in the grocery store with Novita looking for hand sanitizer. I find the proper aisle, and am surprised by the variety of shapes and colors offered for hand...
View ArticleBlack Magic and a Brat's Holiday Remorse
Black Magic and a Brat's Holiday Remorse I’m experiencing a bit of holiday remorse. Four weeks in Bali was almost too much of a good thing. In fact we changed our tickets and returned 5 days early to...
View ArticleStalking Leopards
Stalking Leopards I was contacted by a reporter for the International Herald Tribune last week. She had come across my blog and asked if I’d compose an article for publication. The focus of the article...
View ArticleQuarter Life Crisis: Part One (Life as an Expat)
Quarter Life Crisis: Part One (Life as an Expat) So begins a new phase in my life. My Quarter Life Crisis has officially commenced. I suppose a good way to deal with this is with some introspection,...
View ArticleWestern Men, Indonesian Women.
Western Men, Indonesian Women. Thang D. Nguyen has written an interesting post and subsequent discussion in regards to Western men and Indonesian women. I’ll leave my own thoughts out of this one, but...
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Prison Break: Maids
Prison Break: Maids John left this comment regarding my maid posting: “escape out the roof at midnight to ‘hang out’ with the construction workers” seems like you’re turning into an old fart. I guess I...
View ArticleExpat experiences: making new friends, approaching foreigners
Expat experiences: making new friends, approaching foreigners The other day at the gym, a Chinese/Indonesian woman I know comes up to me and says, “Why don’t you ever talk to anyone at the gym?”, “And...
View ArticlePost about Indonesian women and expat men has reached 221 comments
Post about Indonesian women and expat men has reached 221 comments This post from nearly 5 years ago has certainly received a lot of feedback – currently at 221 comments. And there were many more...
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“Blow-Up Babies”: Quite possibly the most inappropriate name for a business?...
“Blow-Up Babies”: Quite possibly the most inappropriate name for a business? [photo] Throughout Southeast Asia the English language is often misinterpreted, misrepresented, or massaged into new forms...
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Grilled Chicken Ass [humor]
Grilled Chicken Ass [humor] No joke – saw this in Manila at a food court. The Java Jive
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