Archive for May, 2008

Bali Arts Festival 2008

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Bali is renowned for having maintained its traditional culture against the sweeping tides of the Bali calendar event modern world. In many parts of the Island, Life goes on as it has for centuries, with rhythms of ritual, creativity and culture still serving as a community compass, here the arts ...

Bintang Flores Hotels - Brand New 4 stars Hotel In Labuanbajo - Flores island

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Bintang Flores Hotel - Brand New 4 stars Hotel will be open on May 2008. This hotel is located in Labuanbajo - West Flores, a small city as gateway to Komodo island - home of Komodo Dragons (Varanus Komodoensis) "Bintang" mean star. Yes, Bintang Flores Hotel will be a stars in Flores ...

Religions in Bali

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

There were and are many authors who wrote numbers of books about Bali and million of people believe that Bali is a Hindu island. YES it is, but NOT 100%.  So far I did not find a single book, or may be there is who wrote about the Christian of ...

Flores Island - Cape of Flower

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Flores is derived from the Portuguese word meaning “flowers”. The story brings us back to 1544. There was a Portuguese boat sailing from Jayakarta or Batavia which is Jakarta today to Mollucas for spices purposes. They had a problem with their boat caused some of the boat-men had to check ...

Why Bali…??

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

I believe you have known this, and I also think we all agree that Bali is a magic name.  Bali is the magnet itself. I have witnessed myself when I was in Flagstaff-Arizona, USA in 1980 to enjoy the magnificent beauty of one of the world wonder The Grand Canyon.  I met ...

‘Subak” an Organization of Farmers in Bali

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

A new story from BALI about “SUBAK” an organization of farmers in Bali. The word “subak” was originally found in Kediri-East Java a Hindu Kingdom in 14th century and then brought to Bali by the Hinduism when this Kingdom was conquered by the Moslem and kept until nowadays. Subak is an organization ...

The Full Moon in Bali

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

The Full-moon in Bali…..what’s diffrent? “…..Full-moon is a full-moon……But, full-moon in Bali is unique in which different than other parts of the world. Now, I would like to share information of the Balinese activities during full-moon……”Every 30 days, we have full-moon. All people in the world could see it. Full-moon is ...