This week mourns the senseless loss of a young mans life in the expatriate community. Although not confirmed, there is strong suspicion that this tragic loss of life was drug related. In fact, by the time I have finished writing this article 2 more young people in Indonesia will have died through narcotic drug related […]
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“HAPPY CANDY” Is your child taking drugs?? Part II
Talking to your child about drugs Some parents think that having a single “drug talk” with their kids — in which they warn about the risks of teen drug abuse – is all they have to do. But one conversation doesn’t fulfill your parental duty for life. Your son or daughter is constantly changing, and […]
Read more“HAPPY CANDY” Is your child taking drugs?? Part III
What substances might your child be abusing? Sooooo… you think you knew it all?? Read on, I’m sure that you will learn a thing or two, I certainly did. Here is a list of some more commonly found drugs and their accompanying paraphernalia. If you child is keeping any of these things in his or […]
Read more“I Think The Answer Lies In The Soil”
First we had SARS, then it was HIV, bird flu and dengue fever, followed by chikungunya virus, rabies and swine flu. There always seems to be another risk to our health but now we are faced with a really serious threat, an infestation of epic proportions that is taking hold in our midst. There is […]
Read more“Nice Lights But … …..”
I used to have a great pembantu, by great I mean she was not so much famous as large. Unlike most rather petite Indonesians Sri was the sort of person who was handy to have around if you had a ship to rivet or perhaps the odd horse to shoe. She was very useful to […]
Read more“What Do You Want Now?”
Ever heard of a man called Maslow? Probably not unless you are one of those really, really interesting people who spends his life studying the nose picking habits of fieldmice or reading management books about how to motivate your staff such as that captivating tome “Energising Your Privates, essential reading for the four star general.” […]
Read more24 hours in Jakarta – by Alison Elisabeth
Jakarta doesn’t enjoy the best of reputations and the recent hotel bombings haven’t helped. But, anyone who spends any amount of time in Indonesia is bound to pass through the sweltering capital at some point. I have 24 hours and am determined to find something endearing about the city which is home to ten million […]
Read more26 August 2009
Woman Gives Birth to 8-kg Baby Normally A woman in Pamekasan, Madura, East Java, has given birth to a baby weighing eight kilograms in a normal manner or without undergoing a cesarean section. Siti Aminah, the baby’s mother, was on Tuesday (18/8) still recuperating in a local hospital, after delivering her sixth child at 09:00 […]
Read more30 million people can’t be wrong!
Since it was first released by Disney Channel, the DVD of the musical High School Musical has sold 30 million copies world-wide – and still counting. Now Bali has the chance to see our very own home-grown production of this wholesome, family show performed at the Bali Art Centre, Jl. Nusa Indah, with an entirely […]
Read more9 September 2009
Hello to all the aspiring green thumbs and gardeners out there. I am Doctor Kris, the new Garden Doctor. I have been gardening for over 25 years. I love tropical gardens, and landscapes with all their beautiful colours. Bali is like one big tropical garden, and in my opinion has some of greatest natural and […]
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