Tag: Susi Johnston
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Barely Aware
HECTOR’S DIARY Titbits from his regular diet of worms THE CAGE Bali, Monday, Jun. 4, 2018 THE practice among some western tourists here of going around in their beachwear well away from the beach has caused comment before, among the Balinese themselves though they are polite people and chiefly keep silent, and…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, May 13, 2015
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences The Full Farce of the Law Sometimes a diarist in the Pancasila Archipelago finds himself wishing he were Archie Clark-Kerr, the British ambassador in wartime Moscow famous for finding himself grateful for any little shafts of light that came his way from heaven. He memorialized one…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Aug. 20, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Trash Can be Beautiful A month or so back we dropped in on a Green Drinks meeting in Ubud organized by organic food guru and long-time Ubud luminary Darsih Gede. It was an interesting and inspiring occasion. The presentation was on the then forthcoming Bali…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Feb 5, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences New ROLE for Netball Netballers have always been vaguely worrying. Their skill at stopping dead when they get the ball – since unlike basketball you can’t run with it – is a complete mystery to people (such as your diarist) whose own sport is…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, December 11, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Our Changing Face New figures that show the rapid growth of domestic investment in Bali’s tourism sector and the skyrocketing numbers of domestic tourists here are very interesting for future-watchers. They show without a shadow of doubt that the characters of Bali’s leading industries – tourism…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Mar. 20, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Parodi or Parody: You Choose Anyone expecting considered application of justice – as in court decisions based on fair assessments and police arresting people on the basis of tip-offs rather than because of tips – would be well advised to forgo the dubious delights of attempting…
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