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March 31, 2015

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Apr. 1, 2015

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences In a Word: Tosh Proposals lately aired that would further limit the number of foreign workers in Indonesia are sensible. As a medium- to long-term strategy they are surely free of any downside. Though that would be in the context of the further development of the… Continue reading

Art, Bali, Economy, Festivals, Foreign Investment, Indonesia, Tourism, Ubud

Agung Rai Museum of Art, Anak Agung Gede Putra Yuniarta, Australia, Bali Spirit Festival, Ex-colonial Cringes, Foreign Devils, Forgone Investment, Free Visas, Indian Visitors, Meghan Pappenheim, Tony Eltherington, Tourist Services, Warung Semesta
March 17, 2015

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Mar. 18, 2015

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Gone to the Dogs The resurgence of rabies in Bali is yet another of those avoidable things that the chaps in charge of the asylum could have avoided if they could have been bothered, or if they hadn’t blown the budget on lots of other things.… Continue reading

Animal Welfare, Bali, Capital Punishment, Charity, Environment, Indonesia, Public Administration, Rabies

Christina Iskandar, Divas, Dog culls, Duke of Plaza-Toro, Eco Kids Program, Elizabeth Pisani, Eva Scolaro, Governor Pastika, Joe Cochrane, New York Times, Nyepi, rabies, ROLE Foundation Bali, Slippery Stone, Tim Hannigan, Waste Management
March 3, 2015

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Mar. 4, 2015

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences A Bit of a Blow As spectacle or entertainment, Hector’s latest World Tour of Australia was very far from being the big draw Billy Connolly achieved with his fabulous World Tour of Scotland. We rarely attracted more than a couple of gawkers with nothing better to do… Continue reading

Australia, Bali, Indonesia, Social Development

Australian life, heavy weather, International Women’s Day, Lion Air’s raw deal, Masquerade Party, Ngurah Rai Airport, ROLE Foundation Bali, Russian tourists
February 18, 2015

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Feb. 18, 2015

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences No Time and High Tide It’s always fun to read stories in the local press that relate to statistical information. The power of presentational representation (some people call that PR) is a skill that should never be undervalued in Indonesia. Thus we had a little smile… Continue reading

Animal Welfare, Australia, Bali, Economic Development, Labor Party, Tourism

BAWA, Five Star Garuda, Four Play, HIV/AIDS, Ignorance, Janet DeNeefe, Paris Hilton, Putri Wedasari, Queensland bikie laws, Seaweed Farmers, Smoking, Ubud Food Festival, Zumba
February 3, 2015

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Feb. 4, 2015

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences A Tale of Two Statues The new style of Bali’s fixation with monumental ornamentation, as seen in the grossly huge and garishly illuminated nightly by circus-style flashing lights “monkey mountain” that has been erected at the junction of Prof Ida Bagus Mantra Bypass and I… Continue reading

Animal Welfare, Art, Australia, Bali, Indonesia, Lombok, Tourism

Barbara Cahyadi, BAWA, Brazilian Lemon, Coffee, Hannah Black, Humane Society International, IFAW, Indroyono Soesilo, Lombok Guide, Monkey business, Ongky Wijana, Peter Duncan, Taman Restaurant Senggigi, Visa on Arrival, Vyt Karazija, Welcome to Bali, Wiwik Pusparini
February 1, 2015

Beyond Monogamy: exploring the possibilities of the human heart

Originally posted on No Place For Sheep: ? ? Like many of our abstract sacred moral concepts, the cult of monogamy is reified to the degree that it’s considered “natural” for humans to live within its framework. Never mind that people break out all the time, and that the entirely monogamous relationship exists more in… Continue reading

General Interest
January 27, 2015

Survival of the Sickest – the mess, the cause and how to fix it.

Originally posted on Passionfruitcowgirl: If you’re on the path to peace, you’ll find out pretty quick that those be shark-infested waters! A guide to finding happiness, the Curse of Darwin and who’s who in the spiritual zoo. David Yarrow, http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/26/travel/africa-wildlife-david-yarrow/ Twenty years’ down the road less traveled and that gorgeous, lonely path is now some of the… Continue reading

General Interest
January 20, 2015

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Jan. 21, 2015

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Guys, Get Serious! A photo taken on Dec. 21 and displayed on Facebook this month of a 500-metre wide by unknown kilometres long stretch of garbage floating offshore from around Tanah Lot (it’s an important temple: might that resonate with any of the stumblebums officially… Continue reading

Animal Welfare, Bali, Indonesia

AMRRIC, Bali Animal Welfare Association, Christian Vanneque, Darwin, dining demographic, get unconnected, Governor Made Pastika, Greta Garbo, IFAW, killer packaging, Kim McCreanor, Maxwell Maltz, Ocean rubbish, poor Balinese, religious ceremonies, Sip wine bar, Sophie Digby, Tanah Lot, threatened mangroves, Yak Magazine
January 6, 2015

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Jan. 7, 2015

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences BAWA with a Bang BAWA, the pre-eminent animal welfare organization on the island because of focused effort and the seminal role played by founder Janice Girardi in dealing with rabies when it broke out in Bali in 2008 – the disease is now… Continue reading

Animal Welfare, Art, Bali, Indonesia

Adopt-Learn-Chat With a Vet, BAWA, jade richardson, Janice Girardi, Kecak Dance, Kuta Beachwalk, Legian Beach Hotel, Moazzam Malik, Plato, rabies, Scooby-Do dogfood, Sukiyaki, Taksu Restaurant, Ubud, Vyt Karazija, Writing Classes
December 22, 2014

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Dec. 24, 2014

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Art with a Frisson Two books recently given an Australian launch – at the University of Sydney – provide a more profound focus on the real Bali than any number of tourist-oriented creations. The real Bali is of course not found in performances of the… Continue reading

Art, Bali, Indonesia, Lombok, Music, Politics

Adrian Vickers, British Council, Christmas, DJ Mr Best, Greg Moriarty, Lempad of Bali, Liverpool FC, Lyndal Moor, Made Wijaya, Majapahit Style, Moazzam Malik, Paul Grigson, Peter Duncan, Rock Bar, Ross Fitzgerald, Rotary Club of Bali Kartika, Surabaya, Taman Restaurant Senggigi, Tourist numbers, Wiwik Pusparini

About Me

Former journalist now confined by age and indolence to blogging about this and that, now from Western Australia, previously from Indonesia (that’s the 8 degrees in the title) and before that, Queensland. I don’t do a newsletter so ignore that prompt below.