Category: Bali Culture English

Donation for a Kindergarden

Today is the day of celebration, as all children who attended Kindergarden are graduating to attend SD, first grade of school.
A fitting day to thank for the kind donation of one single Contributor, Caroline Elsaesser, from Germany, who made this Kindergarden in Bondalem a dream come true.


Fullmoon Temple Celebrations in Bondalem 2010

Bondalem is a village of 3000 inhabitants, a small but sprawling fishing village on the North Shore of Bali.
Here, like all over Bali, most Balinese follow the Hindu Religion and daily life is filled with many kinds of ceremonies. In the early morning you will see Balinese placing daily offerings baskets in and around their [...]


Prayer for the Tree

This beautiful story will show how much the physical and energetic life is always seen as belonging together.
At the edge of our property right by the ocean, we had inherited a beautiful place of prayer, two little temples, overshadowed by a large fruiting tree, which was always dropping little sour purple plumbs during the months [...]


Easy Greetings in Indonesian

Budi: Selamat pagi, Bu!
Wati: Selamat pagi, Pak!
Budi: Apa kabar?
Wati: Baik. Anda?
Budi: Baik-baik juga. Selamat tinggal.
Wati: Selamat jalan.
Terjemahannya (The Translation):
Budi: Good morning, Ma’am!
Wati: Good morning, Sir!
Budi: How are you?
Wati: Good. You?
Budi: Also good. Good bye.
Wati: Good bye.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Indonesian/Lessons/Greetings
READ ON and find more very useful greetings and short phrases in Indonesian!


Bali’s Religion & Culture

About 500 years ago the Queen of Java was usurped by her own brother to surrender her throne. She and all her followers had adhered to the Hindu religion, in a peaceful way. She was now asked to accept the Moslem religion or die.