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    non-Aquatic - Budaks in Bali

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    selection of pictures from last week's trip to Bali, some cliche, some stupid, even disgusting and others hopefully worth the effort. All taken on plain G3 (forgot to bring my lens attachment ).

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    My fave.................those ricefield shots! And one of them was the one below.

    Azure sky + green fields = SERENITY.



    Erm, where can I get that 'froggie ice-cream'??

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    Ahem, photos have been reorganised and include some taken on mrs budak's A70.
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    Re:

    The froggie ice cream is at Made's warung in Kuta. :P

    For the ricefield shot, I was trying to take the volcano Mt Agung, but it was blocked by all the clouds.

    According to our driver, if a young couple wants to get married, they will play their ice cream until signs of a baby are evident, then a wedding will be planned. If the guy can't shoot straight, the girl can go look for another who can.

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    I like the "Froggie on the Throne" best. The background of the picture with ice-cream is very distracting (magazine).

    BTW, is it and organised tour or on-you-own? I'm also thinking to getting some ice-cream...

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    Most of the time, mrs budak did the sight-seeing alone, because budak had to attend to business. Travelling around Bali is not that great a problem due to the availability of taxis and drivers ready to earn your money (at S$50 per day).

    Bali is not pedestrian friendly, at least not at the sh1thole known as Kuta. You can barely walk 3 meters without people accosting you with "where you come from?" or "transport?" Nusa Dua is a tourist ghetto which means there's NOTHING there, unless you are staying at one of those 5-star hotel with a beachfront and you happen to like the beach (I don't). Ubud is a nice place, lots of forests and rivers, and it will probably be our base IF we return to Bali.

    Some of the traditional sights were quite nice, such as the temple ceremonies and cremation (okay, it was not "nice" but eye-opening). If you can deal with the hassling and the feeling that every single Indonesian you meet is trying to carve out $$$ from you, then visit Bali. We've had some unpleasant encounters there which made me think twice about returning.
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    Quite brave of you to go out alone.

    Bali sound very commercialised. $50 of taxi per day I think, is alot, based on their standard of living but then the last time I booked a tutu (Phuket) for whole day was several years ago.

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    Bali is indeed highly commercialised... the people there are all well-acquainted with the tourist trade and they're always ready to rip a buck off you. Taxi drivers would claim that they had "no small money" when you tried to pay a 25,000 Rp fare with 50,000 Rp. Shop keepers quote double the price in the vain hope (ha!) that you will meekly pay up.

    Just about the only time I enjoyed a transaction was when I bought ondeh-ondeh from this old lady outside Tanah Lot. One bag for 2,000 Rp ($0.40). I gave her 5,000 Rp and asked her to keep it. Or perhaps this taxi driver who was overjoyed when we decided to round up the fare (instead of simply expecting it).

    Add the harrassment along Kuta and I wished I was in Bangkok instead. The Thais are much more jovial and although they also try to make a fast buck off you, if you manage to avoid the scams Bangkok is actually quite a fun destination. In Bali, you just have to avoid Kuta at all costs although almost all tourists end up at Kuta some time or the other.

    Travelling alone is not difficult if you have done your reading up. I went to Cambodia by myself last year and had a very good time there. When I accompany budak on his trips, I travel around alone too. It takes a certain bravery, I admit, but more important alertness and of course some basic knowledge. Having a sense of adventure really helps.
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    Commercialised - but they still preserve their culture. That's what I liked to see when I first visited about 10 years ago. Hope that hasn't change much.
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    Hi Mrs Budak,

    Nice pictures. Can't help but notice your driver's name is Ketut

    Strange thing is, I was in Bali a couple of years ago and my driver's name was Ketut also! They're not the same person though.


    eggz

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    Hi eggz

    "Ketut" is a common name simply because it denotes which "number" he is among his siblings! In all Balinese families, children are named in the following order:

    1) Wayan / Gede / Putu
    2) Made / Kedek / Nengak
    3) Nyoman / Komang
    4) Ketut

    From what I can understand, a typical Balinese name has 3 sections. Here's a sample of a Balinese name:

    I Made Putra

    "I" means the person is a male and from the caste Sudra and Waisya (Sudra being the lowest caste). Made means he's #2 in the family. Putra is his family name. For females in the same caste, it will be "Ni Made Putri." This is a simple example.

    For the higher castes, apparently the order of birth may not be stated. The Kesatrya caste has names like "I Gusti Agung" (male) or "I Gusti Ayu" (female). As for the Brahmana caste, it's "Ida Bagus" (male) or "Ida Ayu" (female). Ayu means pretty.

    It's really quite complex and this is the little I've managed to understand from Ketut and some of my own reading.
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