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 the bottom of the boat, [...]
Posts on ‘May 2nd, 2008’
Why Bali…??
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 too many people there but [...]
‘Subak” an Organization of Farmers in Bali
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 of farmers in an area [...]
The Full Moon in Bali
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 a full-moon. It just the [...]