ILAND

March 28, 2011

Delusion of Wealth Makes Hati-Hati the Bule Mantra

It’s difficult to discuss the widespread delusion of Indonesians that foreigners should pay them outrageously inflated prices for goods and – Read More...
March 21, 2011

E-Booking Takes the Gloss off Our Flights of Fancy

It was decided. We would spend two weeks in Europe in August. There’d be a reunion of the Playmate’s clan – Read More...
March 14, 2011

We Cats Were Sent Away So the Mice Could Play

You must go to a resort for Nyepi – only two or three days,” urged our former housekeeper Komang, as – Read More...
March 7, 2011

Our Movie Industry Needs Incentives, Not Nonsense

In a developing democracy such as Indonesia, any move that is likely to reduce people’s access to popular art-forms such – Read More...
February 28, 2011

Gearing Up for a Homecoming Showdown

How long is it reasonable for a trader to keep your Rp274 million (US$30,900) when he cannot provide the product – Read More...
February 21, 2011

Stop These Monstrous Mammoths from Hogging Our Roads

It was the first time I’d driven alone to Ubud, and I hoped for an uneventful journey on roads free – Read More...
February 12, 2011

Enough of Empty Promises and Bare-Faced Lies

One really tries to support local business, but a plethora of outrages has made your columnist resolve to cop no – Read More...
February 7, 2011

How Driving a Fair Deal Drives You to Distraction

We curtailed the process of buying a car because the salesmen, their translators and supervisors were monopolising our telephones and – Read More...
January 31, 2011

It’s Crystal Clear that Being a Bully Takes Its Toll

You can get very tired in Bali, despite a healthy diet, intake of recommended vitamins and a normally manageable schedule. – Read More...
January 25, 2011

Denial Doesn’t Rate on Judgment Day

The national government is to be commended for quickly committing US$1 million in flood relief to the crippled Australian state – Read More...