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Written by Ron B
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Thursday, 30 August 2007 |
 map - Pedawa and Banyuseri | Nearby in the HillsFrom Bali Vnew, we go out to the main road, a short distance west to Dencarik then south up into the hills. The total trip is just over 20 Km, but the changes in scenery are quite dramatic. The road travels up a ridge with steep valleys either side, then at the head of the valley, crosses to another ridge for coming down. | | A few kilometres up the road we come to the Brahma Arama Vihara Buddhist temple. This photo, uploaded to Flickr by elbisreverri, shows the building right at the top which has domes that remind you of Borobodur. There are other buildings and gardens as you make your way slowly to this summit. |  Buddhist Temple - Brahma Arama Vihara |  Banyuseri - more arid here | We see a lot of tropical vegetation, palm trees, clove trees, cocoa trees, etc. The road sticks to the ridges and you can see into valleys with lush vegetation and, at times, terraced rice flieds. But this photo shows a relatively barren landscape that just popped up and is quite spectacular because of the contrast. The altitude up here is around 600 metres.
| Then we slowly descend back to the village of Banjar with the well known hot springs a short distance off from our road. When we returned to the main road, we went just a little further west to Depot Senang for a beer.
|  Hot Springs at Banjar |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 18 November 2007 )
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Written by Ron B
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Wednesday, 29 August 2007 |
 Ceremony Leaders | A Ceremony to Improve Security I attended this ceremony at a neighbouring villa this morning. The purpose was to improve security for the property, Here you see the two people who led the ceremony with chanting and actions such as placement of the offerings, adding the incense sticks, and sprinkling water. | | Here, while the man who is leading remains seated with the bell, the others all walk in a procession around the space with all the offerings. |  Ceremony - Walking Around | | | Then the ceremony moves to near the entrance to the property, and a barbecued pig is offered. Astra, the dog, keeps a close eye on not only the pig, but all other food possibilities that are in the offerings. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 August 2007 )
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Written by Ron B
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Thursday, 23 August 2007 |
 The Namesake DVD cover | The Namesake In the same way that an artist can use a series of simple strokes to sketch a complex work, this movies uses a sequence of unremarkable moments in a family's life to sketch a bigger picture of their relationships, tensions and hopes as they cling to some of their traditions while also accepting some inveitable changes of their "new world". | We start with with Ashoke (the father) as a student on a train in India reading Gogol - then it crashes. Next we see the arranged marriage to Ashima, the shift to New York, the birth of Gogol (aka Nikhil) and later his sister Sonia (who does not feature much). As Gogol grows he wants to change name and later discovers more about his father's choice of the name. The names drama relfects the bigger picture of the gap between two cultures. Gogol's first girlfriend is a rich blonde American (Max). Then the early sudden death of his father jolts him back to a closer ties with his Bengali heritage, a break with Max and then an unsuccessful marriage to a second generation Bengali beauty, Moushimi. It's a totally absorbing movie that I thoroughly enjoyed. This photo shows Gogl introducing his first girlfriend Maxine to his mother. A great bonus is the beauty of the Taj Mahal seen during a family visit when Gogol is just finishing high school. | |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 23 August 2007 )
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