From the Opening Night Party to the final mouthful, the Ubud Food Festival 2018 Presented by ABC (UFF) was enjoyed by more than 12,000 hungry foodies from 13-15 April – a 30% increase on last year’s attendance. In its fourth year, the record numbers attending the 100+ events fortifies its position as Southeast Asia’s leading […]
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Bali – Traditions not Standing Still Part II
When we see a living cultural tradition it’s easy to assume that things stand still but in fact in Bali this is not the case at all. The list of change at the spiritual, religious and ceremonial level is pretty much endless in fact. The most glaring example is a general disregard for the philosophy […]
Read moreBali’s FuckUp Nights Celebrate Failure
“Behind every failure, there’s a good story and a lesson learnt,” or so states the motto of FuckUp Nights Bali, an event that brings together four speakers who talk about their failed ventures and an audience ready to celebrate their so called fuck ups. Taking place four times a year in various locations around Ubud, […]
Read moreBug off stingers!
‘I am currently in Bali and I leaned into a plant near The Baleka Resort. I believe I was stung by a bee or wasp, I went to a pharmacy and bought a small bottle of Bokashi oil and found it helped very much! Although my hand is swollen and hurts occasionally, I still don’t […]
Read moreConscious Partnerships
Last night I was listening to John Gray who wrote the internationally acclaimed book: ‘Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus.” He was one of the speakers on the ‘Art of Love’ series that I spontaneously signed up for as I’m always keen to hear new perspectives on relationships and gain wisdom about conscious […]
Read moreCRITTER STORIES…AND THEN ON TO A BUBBLY BATH
It struck us that we’ve been doing a LOT of projects that involve critters…mostly chickens, goats and pigs…so here’s a tour through these projects where critters are central. The overall aim of these projects is to provide sustainable income for poverty level families and communities. Wish us luck! On the Oink Oink front the […]
Read moreCyber Bullying
Cyber bullying is becoming a serious problem because so many people, especially youth, are online or use mobile devices: 95% of US teens are online, according to the Cyber Bullying Research Center. Online bullying is both easier and harder to stop than conventional bullying. Easier in that a victim can ignore, block or report an […]
Read moreFar From Boring by Tony Gwilliam
During his childhood in war-time England, Tony Gwilliam learned to tell the difference between German bombers and fighters over the wailing, searchlight-streaked night skies of London. He vividly remembers Victory gardens, gas rationing books and the shrieks of air raid sirens. He also remembers the extreme frugality of post-war Britain where he first learned his […]
Read moreHELPING 72 EAST BALI CHILDREN STAY IN SCHOOL
In classrooms across an impoverished mountain village in East Bali, stories are being re-written and futures are being rescued by children, especially girls, learning and preparing to lead their communities for a better life. When East Bali Poverty Project was established in 1998, the poverty rate in Desa Ban was staggering. Thousands of families were […]
Read moreIndo & Malaysia to keep Democracy alive in SE Asia? Age 92 – all ambition spent… can Mahathir be trusted?
In an extraordinary political upset earlier this month Malaysian voters succeeded in throwing out an entrenched and unpopular government from a party that has ruled uninterrupted for over 60 years, causing shock and joy in equal measure throughout the region. Democracy, never very well established in the first place, is currently on the rails throughout […]
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