I’m Not in a Hurry for My Child to Grow out of Making Sandcastles
I went down to the beach this afternoon, on the request of a friend’s toddler, to see what my spawn and his friends were up...
Author: Theodora
On Reading Brave New World in Singapore
Brave New World is one of those books that… Well, I won’t exactly say that everyone has read it, but I’d imagine most people feel...
Two Nyepi Resolutions
Tomorrow is Nyepi. That’s the Hindu day of silence on Bali, when everyone has to pretend they’ve left the island so Bali’s not terribly intelligent...
There Are Some Conversations You Only Have on Bali…
Life on Bali is many things, but it’s never dull. Here’s snapshots of a few conversations here in Canggu, which remains a far cry from...
Toraja: Just Plain Mental
In January, we went back to Toraja, the highland area of Sulawesi that’s famous for its gory funerals, not to mention burying babies in trees....
Friday Photo: Balinese Kris
This is Empu Nyoman Punduh, a kris-maker in Kintamani, Bali, with his masterpiece. The Balinese kris is central to the culture. A young man gets...
How to Spend 48 Hours in Ubud
If you’re coming to Bali, a night or two in Ubud, the island’s arts, culture, food and spirituality capital, is pretty much a must. So...
5 Stupid Political Parties
I’m not sure whether it’s a measure of apathy in the face of imminent enviro-disaster, a factor of our cat-picture-shrunken attention spans, or the information...
#BoycottBali? Nuh-Uh
The impending execution of two of the “Bali Nine”, Australians shopped to Indonesian authorities by Australian police for trying to smuggle heroin into Australia, has...
The Friday Photo: Sunrise on Mount Batur
Mount Batur is an absolutely classic volcano climb that, to my shame, we’d not yet done in Bali. It’s an easy enough hike, once you...