By Mark Ulyseas
For The Bali Times
One has been ambushed by some readers of this column, reproaching me for writing about other people whilst conveniently ignoring my own angst. Well, dear readers, here you have it” the oracle speaks of itself.
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. – Lao Tzu.
I dedicate [...]

By Mark Ulyseas
For The Bali Times
This is an appeal to all those who want to drape Bali, to cover her beauty and sensuality that is the very soul of her spirituality. Please don’t do it.
Dear SP,
You asked me on that fateful rain-swept night whether I was in love with Bali; here is my answer. I [...]

The Late Writers & Readers festival – Day Two
By Mark Ulyseas
For The Bali Times
We are now into the second day of this lively festival of internationally renowned dead writers who have arrived in paradise wearing coats of many cultures and waxing eloquent on the frailties of life and the temptations of physiological attractions.
When I dropped [...]

By Mark Ulyseas
For The Bali Times
This is the first in a series of meetings with remarkable writers who are attending the festival. In this issue we discuss with D.H. Lawrence his controversial book Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
Tell me a word
That you’ve often heard,
Yet it makes you squint
When you see it in print!
Tell me a thing
That you’ve [...]

By Mark Ulyseas
For The Bali Times
Where else, but from the industrialized world, did the suicide hijackers learn that huge explosions and death above a city skyline are a peculiar and effective form of communication? They have mastered the language. They understand that the use of disproportionate violence against innocents is a way to make a [...]