Mike O’Leary

July 5, 2016

The Sisyphus Factor

HECTOR’S DIARY His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Bali, July 6, 2016 The retreat of the resources sector is apparently hitting the accommodation and pembantu sectors in Jakarta, as well as business generally. For a country such as Indonesia, just as for Australia, depressed demand and sinking prices for commodities hit Continue reading

Bali, Bureaucracy, Business, Charity, Fine Dining, Food, General Interest, Indonesia, Wine

Alexsander Martins Paim, Arief Wicaksono, Brexit, Casillero del Diablo, Marian Carroll, Mike O’Leary, ROLE Foundation, Samantha Coomber, Vin+, Waterman’s Week 2016
March 30, 2016

Hector’s Bali Diary, Mar. 30, 2016

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Voice of the People That 29 banjars can get together to protest the proposed corporate vandalism of Benoa Bay and the destruction of its precious mangrove environment is a political problem for the provincial government and the lesser authorities whose fief is Badung regency. This Continue reading

Bali, Books, Environment, Festivals, Indonesia, Politics, Social Development, Tourism, Writing

Benoa Bay, Candi Dasa, Clare McAlaney, Destination Asia, Droit de Seigneur, Earth Hour, Easter breaks, Free Visas, Governor Pastika, Grass roots democracy, Indonesia Raya, Mike O’Leary, PLN, Supporting ROLE, Tales of Lucky, Tolak Reklamasi, Tomy Winata, UWRF 2016, Vyt Karazija
March 15, 2016

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Mar. 16, 2016

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Keep them at Bay Made Wijaya, the go-to Bule for behind-the-friezes analysis of Bali society and what really makes it tick, has some very sensible things to say, in his latest Stranger in Paradise column, about the excrescence Governor Made Mangku Pastika and Jakarta business tycoon Continue reading

Bali, Charity, Economic Development, Environment, Indonesia, Politics, Public Administration, Rabies, Social Development, Tourism

Amanda Csebik, Association of Veterinarians Indonesia (PDHI), Badung Regency, Benoa mangroves, Deborah Cassrels, Ferry sinkings, Governor Pastika, Hat Party, International Women’s Day, Jewel Topsfield, Klungkung, Local Heroes, Made Restiani, Made Wijaya, Mike O’Leary, Muriel Ydo, Phantom Projects, Rabies Red Zone, Sydney Morning Herald, Tomy Winata, Tsunami buoys
December 8, 2015

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Dec. 9, 2015

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences You Could Cry Animal fan Rhonda Lepsch has for two years run a great operation called Jet Set Petz – the name came from the jet ski operation in which she’s involved at Tanjung Benoa near Nusa Dua – but it will soon be Continue reading

Bali, Bureaucracy, Charity, General Interest, Indonesia, Indonesian Law, Politics, Public Administration, Rabies

Bali veterinarians, Dharma and Karma, Hindu rites, Indonesia Air Asia, La Gazette de Bali, Mike O’Leary, Nominee property, Rhonda Lepsch, ROLE Models
November 23, 2015

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Nov. 25, 2015

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Blacklisted It’s official. The Diary and Vulcan, god of the underworld and chief patron of volcanic excess, are no longer speaking. Vulcan has been blacklisted. Until further notice, even if we should by chance fly over one of the spectacular mountain vents that lead down to Continue reading

Bali, General Interest

2015 Yak Awards, Alistair Speirs, Australia, Boat Turn-backs, Busy Bees, Gili Trawangan, Kilts, Made Wijaya, Marriage Law, Mike O’Leary, Mt Rinjani, Perth Highland Pipe Band, ROLE Foundation, Royal Visits, Sahid Hotel Jakarta, Sassenachs, Scottish Peccadilloes, St Andrew’s Day, Vulcan, Weddings
July 7, 2015

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, July 8, 2015

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Nice Little Ding-Dong Australian Consul-General Majell Hind’s residence at Sanur was transformed on the evening of Jul. 2 into a micro-gallery to showcase cultural synergy between Indonesia and Australia. The show was curated by Micro Galleries, which works with artists globally to create visual art that crosses Continue reading

America, Animal Welfare, Art, Australia, Bali, Charity, Environment, Festivals

2015 European Stone Festival, 2015 Waterman’s Awards, Bali Animal Welfare Association, Batik, Benoa mangroves, David Metcalf, Dog Culling, Donald Trump, Gamelan, Kendi Kuning Seminyak, Kuta Beachwalk, Mike O’Leary, Museum Kain, Nirwana golf, Ongky Wijana, Sandy Evans, Sumatran tigers, Tomy Winata, University of NSW
June 23, 2015

HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, June 24, 2015

His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Mama Mia! We failed to wear pink for the occasion because – well, just because. But we were present at the June lunch of the indomitable DIVAS, who gathered at Slippery Stone in Jl Batu Belig, Kerobokan, for fun, frivolity, a clear absence of fasting as Continue reading

Animal Welfare, Australia, Bali, Economic Development, Environment, Tourism

Bali DIVAS, Bali Starling, Christina Iskandar, Dad’s Army, Eva Scolaro, Free Visas, Janet DeNeefe, Lizzie Love, Mike O’Leary, Moazzam Malik, rabies, ROLE Foundation Bali, Slippery Stone, UWRF 2015

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.