


Music and Dance of Bali - Modernization Adapting Culture
Music and dance have long been the essence of Balinese culture. In the olden days, they were the instruments for people to talk to the...

Straight-Ahead-Jazz - Tradition Enhancing Modernity
For many people straight-ahead jazz often falsely referred also as mainstream jazz. While it is not, the term straight-ahead jazz was...

Music is Home - Nita Aartsen
Have you ever heard of any Indonesian Jazz Musician? We have many (good ones), and one of them is Nita Aartsen. Nita Aartsen had started...

Have You Ever Eaten a Snake (Fruit)?
Salak (Salacca zalacca) known as snake fruit in English. It is native Indonesia in Java and Sumatra, and further naturalized in Bali,...

Being Handsome and Skillful - Arjuna
If you go around Ubud, you will see a big white sculpture on the intersection of Ubud Raya and Cok Gde Rai St. If you look at the google...

Mebanten - The Art in Spiritual Communication
If you are in Bali, do wake up early and have a little walk around. You will find a common sightings, where (mostly) ladies put offerings...

Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Run – It’s Monkey Forest
The Southern route was rarely a point of interest for running. The psyche of initial downhill before finally uphill was pretty tough to...

A View to Catch at Campuhan Ridge
Campuhan ridgewalk in the morning is something that you should visit. I ran to Campuhan, but you can choose to walk, by bicycle, or...

Hanoman: The Son and the Sun – How We Got Our Name and Logo, NamaStay
Nama is the nickname of Hanoman by his mother Anjani, during his childhood. As he is a half monkey, his character was a depiction of a...









