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essay 1 Aug 2026 by Biksu Okusi

0: In Search of Dharma

Preface

An anarchist in Bali, a 15,000-document knowledgebase, a 40-year question: how this unlikely dharma series was built, sourced and written.

essay 18 Oct 2016

Escape at 14

A nothing story

Gary Dean recalls life as a quiet 14-year-old in suburban Perth, Western Australia, and the yearning for escape that shaped a lifelong journey abroad.

article 14 Aug 2014

Gary Dean

From the West, Northward to the East

Gary Dean: Perth-born, Indonesian citizen since 1996. Founder of Okusi group, exploring prosociality, Indonesian business, and open technology.

article 1 Mar 2013 by Jakarta Expat

Meet Gary Dean

A Jakarta Expat interview with Gary Dean

Gary Dean's journey from Australian programmer to Jakarta business consultant, on Indonesian bureaucracy, investment and three decades in Indonesia.

music 2 Jun 2002

dikotomi

digital music experiments from 2002

Dikotomi: atmospheric MIDI compositions from 2002, including Absolute Uncertainty, Sky Cruising and Airships at Dawn—Gary Dean's early digital music.

gallery 1 Jul 1998

Rumahku Yogyakarta 1998

My house in Yogyakarta in 1998.

Personal photo collection from Yogyakarta 1998 featuring a traditional Indonesian home with tiger-proof walls, Mercedes car, and daily life scenes.

music 2 Jun 1983

Airship Over Occussi

Songs from 1983

Rare 1983 acoustic recordings by Gary Dean: solo guitar and voice tracks captured in Fremantle, Australia, with raw, original compositions.