Consider this. A scraggly line, more like an arc. Its form still invisible in the darkness. Yet we wait, steeped … More
Category: gratitude
The Day Bali Imposed a Digital Detox
Have you ever heard a kingfisher sing? Or seen swallows flit straight across the sky unhindered (for once) by pockets … More
Lessons About Life (Or How I Spent a Day at LG)
It was one of those days. When all your plans go to pot. Like yesterday, the day I launched my … More
Adulation of O
If you were asked to choose someone to advocate on your behalf, for just about any cause or argument that … More
The Big Flop
I was feeling all wound up. In extremis, you could say. I wasn’t sleeping long – or well. My eyes … More
Riding the (Street) Rat
My recent move from the bustling city of Ubud to the very beachy town of Sanur came as a surprise … More
From Beach to Shining Beach
On the tails of my pan-Indonesian/Singapore/Bangkok adventure, I crossed an interminable number of time zones and eventually landed on a … More
An Impromptu Adventure
After weeks of tracking the unpredictable shenanigans of a volcanically-inclined mountain, after some reflection and calculation, and though my intended … More
A Call to Curb Thankshopping
‘Tis the (turkey) season. Which, aside from the feasting, means one thing: After months of hibernation, concocting advertising strategies, and … More
Souvenirs of Sanur
It was time for a break. After weeks of wondering about Mount Agung’s “imminent eruption” and navigating through the crowds … More