Sometimes, over Christmas for example, I wonder:Why are shop clerks in Bali required to wear Santa caps or those silly … More
Tag: religion
Parade of Sanggah Penjors
Recently, my blogging friends Terri and James over at Gallivance impressed me with their glowing tribute to the Balinese flower-mandala. … More
Holy Cargo
When the ancestors came, I was in Ubud. It was the festive day of Galungan and the Balinese were awaiting … More
‘Twas the Night before Natal
While I listened to the Barong Boy marching Band clanging and clopping their way down the road a couple of … More
A Centennial Celebration (& Downpour)
It was a glorious, dazzling and typically hot morning in Ubud when we set out to Pejeng for the rarest … More
The Moonsighting Men
If you happen to live in a country with the largest Muslim population in the world, you would have to … More
Let It Rain
It hasn’t rained in Ubud for at least a couple of weeks or more. But in the middle of last … More
