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Bali Museum: Denpasar Bali
The Bali Museum is located at Puputan Square in Denpasar. Set in traditional looking grounds, adjacent to Pura Jagatnata, a visit to the museum is a relaxing and affordable place, where you can learn about Balinese history. Split into 4 main buildings, the
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Bali bomb maker injured in Philippines shootout
Good news happens once in a while, and often if you you have a positive mental attitude. BBC reports that the guy who made the original Bali bombs, was injured in a recent shootout in the Philippines.
Dalmatian (I call him Dalmatian) or Dulmatin, is the l
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Bali Museum: Ancient Bali
Bali Museum in Denpasar has many interesting parts to it. The first part I visited contained artifacts from ancient times. In the main building was an ancient stone Sarcophagus. The Sarcophafus is a stone coffin from prehistoric times (600BC-800AD), used t
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Manusa Yadnya: A Balinese ritual for babies
The Manusa Yadnya is a rite towards human beings, which is intended to purify one’s self from leteh (unholiness and misfortune), as well as to avoid temptations, causing disaster and death.
Chronologically, the ritual consists of:
Magedog gedongan (
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Bhuta Yadnya: Balinese purification ritual
The Bhuta Yadnya is a ritual which is intended to neutralize the evil power of bhutakala (evil spirits) that often bring misfortune, chaos, sickness and even death. Therefore, before performing a ceremony or any other ritual activity, a bhuta yadnya, calle
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Wuku calendar: Bali Museum Denpasar
The Balinese wuku calendar is one of the 2 traditional calendars (the other being the Hindu, saka calendar) used to determine the dates for auspicious events, such as ceremonies. The wuku calendar, also called the uku, or pawukon, uses the 210 day lunar cy
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Next US President, made in Indonesia
That title is a bit of a stretch, designed more to catch attention, than to pursued. As many people know, a Democratic candidate for the US Presidency, Barack Obama, spent part of his childhood in Indonesia, studying at schools in Jakarta. I look forward t
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Geringsing: Balinese weaving at the Bali Museum
The Geringsing cloth, is the most intricate work of cloth in Bali. It is made in the Bali Aga village of Tenganan Pegeringsingan, and considered by Balinese, to have the power to ward off evil spirits / misfortune. The Geringsing cloth is used at special c
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Long Road to Heaven: Bali Bombing on film
Its been a while since the 2002 Bali bombings. The dust has settled, we now have a permanent memorial, annual services and Paddy’s Bar in now a surf shop. Indonesian film makers have put together a dramatisation of the Bali bombings, getting behind t
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Wayang Kulit: Balinese shadow puppets at Bali Museum
Bali Museum has examples of Balinese shadow puppets, which are important to cultural and religious life in Bali. The shadow puppet plays, known as Wayang Kulit, often incorporate the story of the Ramayana. This story is about a prince named Rama, the heir
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Bali nightlife: Jan 26th-Feb 10th 2007
Here is the rundown of upcoming nightlife events in Bali, from Jan 26th-Feb 10th, provided by the Beat Magazine.
Friday Jan 26th
•DeJaVu
Diamonds & Pearls
Glitter, glam and musical spam with DJs Anastacia & Lanang. From 11pm
F Lounge
Fetis
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Bali Forum Threads for the week of January 22, 2007
Check out the topics currently being discussed on the Bali Forum at BootsnAll:
When you’re in a place where you have to be concerned about drinking the tap water, it’s important to either have plenty of bottled water on hand or a method of pu
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Barong Landung: Scary monsters in Bali
Balinese Agama Hindu is full of wild creations, monsters, demons and manifestations of Gods. One of the exhibits at the Bali Museum is the Barong Landung, which means, ‘tall Barong’. These figures are about 7ft tall and a person inside the outf
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January weather in Bali
So far wet season 2007 has been a delight. The occassional short shower, keeping us cool, plenty of scorching sunshine and none of the week-long grey skies that the wet season usually entails. This morning after returing from a cafe, I had to stop and admi
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Adam Air flight recorder detected on ocean floor
The flight recorder from the downed Adam Air flight, has been detected on the ocean floor. A US Navy ship located a signal from the recorder, plus indications of debris on the ocean floor. So far no one has been able to retrieve the flight recorder due to
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French Red Cross helps Bali stay safe
The French Red Cross is hoping to help Bali with a disaster relief post, a German company plan to set up a radio-wave tsunami warning system. Things are looking up for Bali. Here’s more from the Jakarta Post.
French Red Cross pledges disaster mitiga
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Lights on for motorbikes in Bali
Times change and laws change in Bali. When I moved here in 2003, renting a scooter was one of the first things I did. Going out in the evenings, I’d often forget to turn my headlights off and sometime the next day, a stranger would remind me. People
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ESC: Giant portions in Kuta Bali
Okay big eaters, here’s a place for you! Located on Jl. Legian, opposite Poppies II, is a western snack food place called ESC. Its easy to spot, a 3 storey place, with a Sky Lounge and wi-fi internet. There is plenty to choose from on the menu and th
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Bali Bombing Monument: Kuta
Since I moved to Bali in 2003, the Kuta area has been on a redevelopment drive. We have the Wave, MBarGo, Hook, Viper, Sky Lounge, new shops and restaurants. In the epicenter of the bombing zone, known as ‘ground zero’, places like Macaroni and
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The Station: Surf gear in Kuta Bali
Taking a walk around the bombing site in Kuta, one will notice a recent addition to the stores on the street. The Station surf shop (formerly Aloha Surf) on the corner of Jl. Legian & Poppies II, now has another branch across the street. The new branc
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