Indonesia
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Sunday, 29 Apr 2007 | Views [546]
Since i know it's hard to keep up with me, here is the rough itenerary for the next few months of my trip.
May 4 - Leave Indonesia - go to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. May 7 - KL to Bangkok, Thialand. (i may visit north thailand during this time too).... Read more >
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Sunday, 29 Apr 2007 | Views [481]
1)Ants - they're just a part of life here. There is absolutely no ant-free zone. At any time, any place, fair game for aunts. Pillow. Toothbush. Shopping mall. In the bechuk or car. And there's so many different kinds. On my porch in Ubud there were ... Read more >
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Saturday, 28 Apr 2007 | Views [404]
To my reading public, i want to issue a formal apology for not keeping up with my entries. No excuse, really. Just too many experiences to distill into interesting vingettes. I will rally my strenth and inginuity, and promise to try to do better.
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Saturday, 28 Apr 2007 | Views [545]
Who knew that willie wonka's chocolate factory was inspired by Java? On our decent from Bali, this was my distinct impression- the land flowing with chocolate rivers. Interestingly, I spent a good portion of my childhood playing in those rivers- mostly ... Read more >
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Friday, 27 Apr 2007 | Photo Gallery
5 april - 5 may
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Friday, 13 Apr 2007 | Views [1223] | Comments [1]
I have a lot of catching up to do. I will not do it all now. BUT here are a couple of highlights- End of Bali: I went with Misi's team & another girl - (total:me, mis, jonathan, julie, & stephanie) to visit an orphanage outside of Kuta. Misi ... Read more >
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Sunday, 8 Apr 2007 | Photo Gallery
sketches, etc from my travels
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Friday, 6 Apr 2007 | Views [481]
It’s my last day in Bali, so I will not be spending much time behind a computer. Just a quick update: After leaving Ubud, I met Misi & team at the airport: enter: society. I hadn’t been around people I could speak with above a 3 year old level for over ... Read more >
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Saturday, 31 Mar 2007 | Views [560]
This morning I bid farewell to Ubud. I am filled with nothing but thanks! My energies this week have turned inward. I've spent a lot of time at home (and every day thanked God for such a perfect place for me!) I've drawn a lot. I have at least 30 drawings ... Read more >
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Saturday, 31 Mar 2007 | Views [522]
The potential equivalent to watching paint dry, and something I've been trying to do for at least a little while every afternoon :) Really, almost every day I can see a marked differnce in the bounty of my rice paddy - every day it hangs fuller and heavier ... Read more >
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Wednesday, 28 Mar 2007 | Views [618] | Comments [1]
While every day here in Ubud seems like a holiday, with locals dressed in traditional attire zip to and fro with baskets full of offerings going to god-knows-what celebration, TODAY was evidently different. My first clue: instead of a single offering ... Read more >
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Friday, 23 Mar 2007 | Views [565] | Comments [2]
Some of my favorite things: -how EVERYONE, especially the men, wear flowers behind their ears. often behind both ears. -how the dragonflies come out to dance, or proform their fighter-jet exercises, before it rains (or everyday at 1 - i havn't figured ... Read more >
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Friday, 23 Mar 2007 | Views [734] | Comments [1]
THURS: The Neka Museum was my visual
art experience highlight, hands down! i took some pictures which i
will download later. And I won’t go into all the gory details. (i’m
tired of writing.) Suffice it to say, ... Read more >
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Friday, 23 Mar 2007 | Views [722] | Comments [1]
enter: Society
WED: Glorious Life Drawing! :) There
were a few different people there. 2 notable things: #1)the model was
an extremely slender young Indonesian man- i had never drawn anyone
like this before ... Read more >
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Friday, 23 Mar 2007 | Views [406]
TUES: After the quiet and inactivity of
Nyepi, I decided this week i should get out and start seeing museums.
The first, Museum Puri Lukisan, was almost entirely traditional
Balinese painting. In retrospect, ... Read more >
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Friday, 23 Mar 2007 | Views [842]
Yes, as i've illuded to before, Monday was the Hindu New Year day. Noone is allowed to leave their property. In preperation I bought scant foods. I was pleasantly
surprised though that my family provided all three meals for me, as
well as a little ... Read more >
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Friday, 23 Mar 2007 | Views [753] | Comments [1]
Everyone’s gotta have them. We can
also call some of them ‘lessons’. I learned several this week.
Like where NOT to eat when you’re on a budget.
Also, when you get a ride somewhere and
plan on walking back, pay ... Read more >
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Friday, 23 Mar 2007 | Views [714]
Sunday night, the eve of the Balinese
day of Nyepi, Hindu new year’s day (more about that later), the
entire population poured onto the streets of Ubud for the
long-anticipated parade of the Ogoh-Ogoh. (saying ... Read more >
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Sunday, 18 Mar 2007 | Views [761] | Comments [3]
I amend my description of Ubud as a
village. It is a bonefide town if not small city. (maybe that's the
same as a town). Anyhow, it is nevertheless quite accessible to us
foreigners – anyone looking for classes in yoga, hari ... Read more >
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Sunday, 18 Mar 2007 | Views [421]
Misi & spent an unfortunate portion
of her 2 days here stooping into a selection of the countless
homestays up & down the gongs of Ubud looking for a 'home' for me
for the next 2 weeks. Our answer ended up ... Read more >
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