Duckham on Open Salon
John Duckham
- Location
- Yogyakarta, Sleman, Indonesia
- Birthday
- March 10
- Title
- Oi You!
- Bio
- I live in Indonesia. I am a writer and researcher into Javanese religion and Islam and religious freedom in this fast developing Muslim majority country.
I write commentary, fiction, and about my family. I have a website:
http://johnduckham.tk
I want to post on here to see how American opinion views Indonesia, Islam, and the developing Globalised World. I also want to see what you are all writing and make some new friends.
MY RECENT POSTS
- East and West: My Indonesian
Family Part Four
December 17, 2009 07:39PM - East and West: My Indonesian
Family
December 14, 2009 05:35PM - East and West: My Indonesian
Family
December 12, 2009 08:15AM - My Indonesian Family
December 11, 2009 05:44PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Thanks very much for
your comments and your e-mail,
Robin. I
will reply to the
e-…”
December 14, 2009 06:03PM - “Thank you all very much
for the kind comments. There
is
another instalment
alread…”
December 13, 2009 10:36PM - “Thank you Natalie. I
don't know your uncle but I
will
instruct the family to
look…”
December 11, 2009 06:19PM - “Brilliant! Well done on
finding that Alan. I am
starting a
project to try and
fin…”
September 05, 2009 03:17AM - “That was a bit of a
relief. I thought for a minute
Muffins
was going to have
vani…”
September 05, 2009 03:04AM
John Duckham's Links
- New list
- Duckham
East and West: My Indonesian Family Part Four
This taken from John Duckham's website: Duckham
Part Four
‘My sister Atiex has a lump in her breast and the doctor says
it must be taken out.’
Considering past history in the family and sister Susi having had
serious invasive surgery, followed by chemotherapy treatment for
ovarian cancer;… Read full post »
East and West: My Indonesian Family

The Village in the Forest Fringe from our Water Tower
For More on Indonesia and the Syncretism of East and West
Part Three
We had three trips home in the six years I was driving the cab. The first trip was for a month in early… Read full post »
East and West: My Indonesian Family

'Tinu' at our Retirement House on the day of the handover from the contractors
Part Two:
Still digesting the news about sister Susi and trying to establish
contacts properly with the family we had one of those rare days
when the gods really do seem to take a hand.
I… Read full post »
Our Dear Leader: My Wife Bu Sri
In 1999 IBu Suweni died. Bu Suweni was my wife’s mother who lived with my wife’s father in the family house in Lampung. I make that relationship plain because my wife’s father was married before and there is a complete previous family, ex… Read full post »
Salon.com