A New Year’s (Edible) Epiphany

It was not the most auspicious beginning to the year. At least not on the food front. A friend was … More

Kuta (or More Reasons to Love Sidemen)

There’s a place in Bali that I’ve probably never mentioned before. Never dared to write about. Mostly because, other than … More

The Heart & Soul of Sidemen

Even if you live in a place like Bali, every once in awhile you just need to get away. So … More

Heart-Stopping Sights

I love walking around Ubud and its neighboring banjars (hamlets). Not so much for the ease of getting around (though, … More

The Joys of Banking in Bali (or How I Learned to Forge My Own Name)

I opened my first bank account, back in Canada, while I was in high school. Since then, I’ve set up … More

Cleansing House

More than one week after the not-quite-a-break-in-kind-of-robbery, I still noticed that I was a little jumpy. A plastic bottle rolled … More

The Sethsayer

Three days after my last blog posting, when I was still reeling from the incident that threatened to push me … More

Pandora’s Box (and a Lesson in Gratitude)

This past week, I’ve been reminded of the importance of feeling grateful even for imperfection, for things that do not … More

The Matpackers

Back in the day, when I was a child and traveled en famille, we would pack all of our belongings … More

Shades of Pray

The past couple of weeks have been laden with a deep sense of change. Loss. Struggle. Conflict. Beauty. Alienation. Death. … More