Category: Sports/Health
Indonesian Expat 8 Ball Doubles Championship
Antony SuttonJul 04, 2012
They take their pool very seriously in Jakarta. Most evenings in many bars across the city you will find small groups huddled round tables of varying quality, either...
Vasco Canto Moniz
Angela JelitaJul 03, 2012
Olá Vasco Canto Moniz! The professional show jumper from Portugal who spends his free time surfing, travelling and hitting a few rounds of golf. Where do you come from?...
Embraced by Bali
JelilaJun 18, 2012
In mask-like face make-up and brightly coloured costume with the swingy cape and gold crown of a king – a young guy swings his leg over the seat of his motorbike and...
The Busy Jakartan’s Guide to Better Health and Fitness
Mark LediardFeb 27, 2012
Can you use some scientifically sound shortcuts to fitness, weight loss and stress management that apply to our unique Jakartan existence? Probably, since many of us are...
Tee Off More
Dennis G. KloethFeb 06, 2012
The Long Par 5 Hole #11 At Sentul Highlands, photo by Dennis G. Kloeth Jakarta is probably one of Asia’s best golf destinations and certainly when judged from the...
Chris Cromarty
Angela JelitaJan 12, 2012
Hi Chris Cromarty. The Canadian Aerial Surveyor whose release is getting mean on the ice rink. Chris from Canada, I had no idea people were playing ice hockey in...
The Jakarta Belly Syndrome
Dr Madan M VasandaniJan 12, 2012
A few days ago, as I was in the clinic practicing like usual when a patient of mine – Priti – walked in and said, “I think I have Jakarta Belly Syndrome.” It...
Run, Scott, Run !
Angela JelitaJan 12, 2012
1,250 kilometres in 25 days, from Bali to Jakarta, running through the sweltering 32 degree Equatorial heat and 75% humidity, dodging trans-Java buses, trucks and...
Yoga : Where Do I Begin?
Emily SprakelJan 05, 2012
So it just dawned upon you that it is now 2012, and you have procrastinated a resolution of “doing sports regularly” for (yet) another year ; something you told...
Jakarta Air Pollution: Not all Doom, Gloom & Catastrophe!
Dr. David E. ParryNov 25, 2011
In 1994 there were an estimated 1.38 million vehicles (cars, motorcycles, lorries and buses) in Jakarta; 27 years later in 2011 the total number of vehicles is estimated...
Health Remedies
Graham StraussNov 25, 2011
As the dry season turns wet and the rains come knocking on our doors (and, in my case at least, dripping through our ceilings and onto our computers) it’s time for...
Hashing In Jakarta
John ToomeyNov 25, 2011
Hash House Harriers also known as “The Hash” can be found in many countries throughout the world and especially in South East Asia from where it first originated in...
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu: Now Available in Indonesia
Deddy WigrahaNov 25, 2011
Alliance Jiu-jitsu is one of the most prominent Brazilian Jiu-jitsu associations, and the current, defending Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World team champions, having won the...
Yoga in Nature; Nature in Yoga
Emily SprakelNov 24, 2011
Let nature calm your mind through yoga Many yoga asana (pose) names and characteristics are derived from nature like the mountain pose, the tree pose, the half-moon...
