A Wild Trip

What choice do you have, if upon your return from an evening in Penenstan, you find the book you borrowed … More

A Reason for Walking

Why do you walk? Sure, to get from here to there. But do you ever walk for any other reason? … More

Tying the Knot (But Filing the Teeth First)

If you should ever find yourself in Bali, take care not to leave home (that is, your temporary home in … More

Bliss Botanica

Yesterday, Renata and I headed out on a 2k trek up to the Botanic Gardens. We wanted to spend the … More

Writing from the Soul

What I really want to write about is the marathon writing retreat that I attended over the weekend. Held at … More

A Soul’s Last Hurrah

I joined in a pilgrimage around the neighborhood today, Tebesaya. Peliatan. Ubud. It was a procession unlike anything I’d seen. … More

Holy Metal

Twice a year, the Balinese people hold ceremonies and pray in temples during the day of devotion to Sanghyang Pasupati … More

A Day at the ‘Beach’

It was a gloriously sunny morning when I boarded the bus in Penang; unaware that, less than four hours later … More

The Healermen of KL: Part II

The Samkkya Naturo-Medic Centre is hidden away behind a high wall at the end of a busy road in Bangsar, … More

The Prophet of Putrajaya

A short walk from the train station of a planned city in the middle of Southeast Asia, stands a medical … More