Bali Expat – Issue 31 – The Family Issue

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BALI EXPAT­­ ­◆ 11th – 24th September 2013

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31st Edition | 11th – 24th September 2013

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n the south of Bali, one can witness the final push being made to complete massive projects in time to welcome the APEC CEO Summit 2013 Leaders to Nusa Dua from October 5th to 7 th. Honourable guests will include President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, adored by many in Indonesia, and Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Asia Pacific region, including Indonesia’s own President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is currently in his last few months of term. This will be Obama’s second return visit to Indonesia and no expenses have been spared to ensure delegates and distinguished guests are awed by Bali during their stay. Over 1,000 global business leaders are expected to be in attendance to discuss many pressing issues, including economic integration, trade liberalization, sustainable growth and energy security.

The new Ngurah Rai airport has one month to be completed, which puts workers under a great deal of pressure, and concerns I’ve heard on the ground are that this project may not be finished to a high standard due to a rush to complete in time for APEC 2013.

The completed underpass at Simpang Siur has undeniably provided much relief and is seen by most as an improvement, however the new toll road, taking you directly from the airport to Nusa Dua, has left many people second-guessing its true motives.

Is it really for the sake of alleviating traffic and giving convenience, or is it merely to hurry APEC CEO Summit Leaders from the brand-spanking new airport, directly to Nusa Nua, overlooking the beautiful blue sea and mangrove forests, without ever seeing Bali’s problems, like traffic and overdevelopment.

According to a recent announcement, the airport will be temporarily closed for several hours over October 6th, 8th and 9th. On the 6th, the airport will be closed for all commercial flights between 10am and 8pm. On October 7 th, the airport will operate normally, and on October 8th, the airport will be closed again to commercial flights between 1pm through to 8pm. On the 9th, the airport will close to commercial flights from 7am to 2pm.There will also be additions to security in Bali, tightened massively over the next few weeks, for the Miss World competition, also hosted in Bali, until the end of APEC 2013. Kopassus has deployed one more battalion to ensure both events are carried out safely.

Bali has pulled out all the stops for these internationally acclaimed events. Hopefully improvements and benefits will continue long after the events end and the delegates and beauty pageant contestants leave the island.

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"Outstanding Performance" by Staff and Students of Dyatmika School .... 4

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Bali to Flores Overland and Overseas ............................................................ 5

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education

“Outstanding Performance”

by Staff and Students of Dyatmika School

by Seamus McElroy

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hoosing a good school for our kids is every parent’s goal, and there are several magnificent schools, real gems, on the island of Bali. Bali Expat talks to Katie Jones, Director of Dyatmika School, located near Sanur on the eastern side of Denpasar, about what it takes to meet and beat the expectations of today’s parents and children in Bali.

Dyatmika is a top independent bilingual national and international school in Bali with its students getting into top Universities in the United States, Australia and Europe. Since taking over as leader, Katie and her team have improved the performance of the school fivefold; achieving eight top awards in June 2012, with three “Top in the World” awards from the Cambridge International School Examination Board.

Katie is helped by Aprile Denise and Ayu Sugati, respectively International and National Heads of the Primary School, John Young and Candra Muljono, respectively International and National Heads of the High School, half a dozen Departmental Heads and a host of other very capable and dedicated teachers and school support staff. Katie says running a 21st century school “is like conducting a symphony orchestra… it’s a privileged job to have… we try to draw out the best in everyone… equipping them with life skills to enable them to stand out as leaders in their future worlds.”

Katie, an Aberdonian, has an M.A. in Education from Stirling University, Scotland. She worked in schools in Canada, USA, Africa and Jakarta before coming to Bali eight years ago as the new leader of Dyatmika School. She is hardworking, strong-willed, warm-hearted, down-to-earth, a practical person with a strong ethos of fairness. She is very much guided by the school’s charter written by the school’s founders in 1995, which guides the core values of the school to this day.

Coming to Dyatmika provided Katie with a different type of challenge to anything she had done or achieved before. The school was then approaching

ten years old, reasonably run, but without the expertise to develop a strong high school; the School Board recognized they needed to up their game and to become more international.

They appointed Katie to overhaul their bilingual syllabus. She developed the University of Cambridge International School and Examination system, one of 166 such schools in Indonesia and 9,000 worldwide today, and achieved accreditation within a year. The High School is Katie’s real achievement. Most of today’s international and many of the national staff have been hired by her. She says, “Teachers don’t come to work in this school for the money—our educators are much more altruistic than that. Our outstanding teachers are role models for the school’s diverse range of students.”

She hired the best people she could attract to head up each Department, Science (an accomplished PhD researcher and teacher from London’s National Institute for Medical Research, UK), Languages Department, with two main subjects English and Indonesian, is staffed, not by grammar specialists, but three English literature scholars who read real drama into the wide range of texts their students use. Similarly, Indonesian classical writers are employed to capture the nature of the language and its imagery. Staff in the Art, Drama and Music Department are all similarly gifted. Generating a scholarly environment where highachiever and normal student are stimulated to read more widely and so learn to apply techniques of literature criticism much more than is sought from standard texts in more regular schools.

In the primary school, each student is taught the same subject in both languages equally without unnecessary repetition— today in English, tomorrow in Indonesian—up to Year 6, which is seen as the most important exam for many Indonesian parents. Year 9, Junior High School, is another major hurdle for students to get through, with University of Cambridge International Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and Indonesian National curriculum being taught—the first in English,

KATIE JONES, DIRECTOR

the latter in Indonesian. But they sail through as they are already well versed in their understanding of the subject, so students don’t need to have lots and lots of homework to achieve exceptional performances. If you are taught something well in the beginning, and get sufficient practice at applying it, it becomes second nature. Q.E.D. And this is the philosophy that underlies the school.

Proper preparation throughout the school year, continuous improvement to make it a better learning experience this year and next, with the students always the central focus. As one eightyear-old primary school student put it, “It’s great. I really enjoy it. Sometimes the teachers are tough on us. But then when we understand it, it’s easier again.”

Katie says, “Being safe is not enough… the world is changing so rapidly, our students have to embrace change. We empower our teachers and students to step outside their comfort zones.”

'DYATMIKA IS A TOP INDEPENDENT BILINGUAL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN BALI WITH ITS STUDENTS GETTING INTO TOP UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE.'

Great care is taken in selecting each teacher. “At Primary School level, it’s enthusiastic generalists who love children… and who enjoy spending their whole day with children, while the High School has accomplished specialists who impart a love of their discipline, are willing to take risks, and encourage the imagination and creativity of our students.”

One of the biggest challenges Katie has faced has been getting best value for the school from the budget, whether for staffing, new classrooms, equipment,

books or learning materials. It was too small initially, so fees went up, and now the school balances its books with income and expenditure about evenly matched in the true spirit of what an Educational Yayasan should be. There are no fancy “fat cat” cars being driven by governors, for there are no real “owners” of the school—at least not in the shareholder sense— the money they get in is money spent on education—and that is what Katie’s job is, to ensure it is achieved. The elevenmember board work for free.

They are a mix of parents, mostly Indonesians, with a good male to female ratio, with the School’s Director attending their meetings presenting her various reports for them to discuss, listen to their recommendations and approve the future development of the school.

In summing up, Katie says about her current position, “All the things I have learnt in my teaching and administrative life so far, I find I can apply here… to be able to work in this place is a privilege… we are attempting to draw out the best in everybody.

This is most rewarding… and seeing the graduates when they come back to visit, what a joy!”

Eight years in the job—this Scottish lass is not for moving on yet—she is having the time of her life. ■

In June 2013, every student in the school passed all their Indonesian National Curriculum (NC) subjects —first time, no re-sits. A truly outstanding performance!

Seamus McElroy Seamus McElroy is an environmental consultant and university lecturer based in Bali.

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family travel

Bali to Flores

Overland & Overseas

by Bill Dalton

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three-week trip with two kids in tow from Bali to Flores by ferry, bus, foot, motorbike and shared taxi, while enduring lumpy beds, stained sheets, tiny dark rooms, dripping faucets and freezing mandi may not be everyone’s idea of a holiday, but it was the school holidays and the opportunity was just too good to pass up. Like an aging former football star racing a train to the crossing, I also wanted to see if this old hippy could still do the backpack thing.

An unforgettable experience awaits the hardy traveller to Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia’s southeastern islands. The region is home to hundreds of ethnic groups, speaking scores of different languages, practicing in widespread animistic beliefs, fighting arts, mass tribal dances and unique religious holidays.

Astounding natural wonders include Komodo's three-metrelong monitor lizards, the virgin game reserves of Rinca, the otherworldly coloured volcanic lakes of the Keli Mutu volcano on Flores, and one of the world’s premier surfing Meccas at Hu’u in southern Sumbawa.

We started our adventure on the very day of the fuel price hike and at the very start of the summer vacation break, so we had to contend with artificially inflated prices as soon as we left Bali’s Ubung Bus Terminal. We boarded a semi-express bus to Padangbai where we met the ferry to East Lombok and the start of our journey, leaving Bali’s year-long rainy season behind us.

Time has wrought gargantuan changes since my last visit in 1989, a year I vividly remember because it was the fall of the Berlin Wall. Signs of modernity in Nusa Tenggara are the increased number of English speakers, the appearance of laptops and baby carriers, the much wider use of the jilbab head coverings and the phenomenal expansion and improvement of Indonesia’s interisland ferry system.

Passages of six to seven hours on these government-subsidized ferries were an unbelievable bargain.

Still very much in evidence are the old rattletrap buses—ancient remnants from the 1960s that will never die! Travelling these broken down contraptions was like being thrown around inside a cement mixer surrounded by squabbling babies, tethered goats, chickens in bamboo cages, sacks of rice and cassava, boxes of ramen noodles, baskets bulging with fruit and vegetables while passengers smoke stinging clove cigarettes alongside plastic jugs of gasoline. They don’t leave until as many people as possible are packed inside.

We soon discovered that the further east we travelled, the more prices increased for everyday commodities. Hotel rooms got more basic the more inland we went, yet tariffs stay the same. Theft also becomes less frequent, with more reports of stealing occurring on Lombok where it’s believed that Sasak pickpockets cast spells on their victims.

Facial features and body type become increasingly more Melanesian. The hair becomes curlier, the skin darker, the handshakes softer, the stares unafraid and the languages more melodious. The food also becomes more basic, the electrical outages more frequent and the infrastructure illequipped to handle the region’s growing development.

A Chinese Mandiri bank clerk, a long-haired surfer from San Bernardino, a talkative Australian couple from Adelaide, a textile trader from Nggela, a grandmotherly Catholic sister from Sumba and a delightful 33-year-old Lebanese Christian woman travelling the world were just a few of the characters we met during our three-week journey. These newfound friends, whom we’d share even the most intimate confidences in hotel lobbies and during allday bus rides, would be gone instantly with the blare of a bus or ferry horn and a wave and a smile. Asking their names seemed an unnecessary civility.

Startling changes had taken place in tourism, technology and standard of living. In the 1980s all you’d hear is the wind but now in peoples’ hands everywhere were blinking, ringing and chiming electronic devices. Even in these remote islands, conversations couldn’t wait anymore. The smartphones quickened commerce. Drivers, conductors and bus agents perpetually used them to fill up buses, meet passengers or order dinner. Hotels and touts used them to fill rooms. On the upside, my daughter Aysah was able to send and receive emails wherever her Blackberry got a signal. The whole Realm of Wallacea is wired! No Wi-Fi needed!

BOY SURFERS, HU'U, SUMBAWA

AT RINCA

Many of the former places I stayed had gone to seed, now just concrete slabs, patches of grass and broken walls or had been reborn as another hotel or metamorphosed into an Alfamart. Homestays, which were “known for good service” in guidebooks, now had terrible service. Rooms were often without electrical outlets or mirrors with broken showers and toilet seats, no blankets and served undrinkable coffee.

But all the things that had not changed since my last visit 23 years ago gladdened me. Every town we visited had retained some of its innocence, had not yet become congested noisy hellholes with bumper-tobumper traffic like what had happened to many urban centres in Bali and Java. I was thrilled to discover that an old hotel I had stayed in was still there and to meet someone who still remembered the old days.

The superb snorkelling on offshore islands, the splendidly isolated beaches of Lunyuk and four-metre-high waves crashing on reefs were all still there. The most important lesson I learned from travelling with kids is to go slower and to spend more time on the beaches. Our goal was to reach Keli Mutu and return to Bali within the three weeks we

TOURIST DANCING IN TOLELELA

had before classes began again, but the pace of travel was just too hard on them.

When it came time to head home, climbing aboard a huge executive long-distance airconditioned bus was another luxury that wasn’t around back in the day. Gliding over clear seas on the half-empty LombokBali ferry with big flat screen TVs , electrical outlets and vendors selling ice cream and sweet pineapple on a stick, we reclaimed civilization.

TOLELELA MASS TRIBAL DANCE

I thought back to those strange and lovely far-flung eastern islands – the high adventure of a Joseph Conrad novel, the members wearing kris in their belts, the bottle of rice wine and a yarn shared with a fellow traveller and the ships leading us through the night like the North Star. I wanted that journey never to end. ■

Bill Dalton Bill Dalton has been writing travel features, book reviews, interviews and guidebooks about Indonesia for more than 40 years, starting with his groundbreaking Indonesia Handbook first published in 1976. Bill lives on a farm with his Indonesian family deep in the countryside of west Bali.

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raising awareness

BARRIER-FREE TRAVEL

Deaf Guides of Bali

by Polly Christensen

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he Indonesian population is estimated at 240 million and the number of hearingimpaired children is over two million. Deafness in infancy and childhood has an immense impact on communication, education, employment and quality of life, and yet deafness has received little attention in the health development arena.

One Balinese man is spreading awareness within Bali. Wahyu Cahyadi is deaf, and works as a driver and tour guide for other deaf and hearingimpaired people.

In 2009, Jonas Noser was once again visiting Bali from his native Switzerland when his deaf Balinese friend Wahyu Cahyadi clearly wanted to earn a decent livelihood. Noser soon made it possible for other deaf people to visit a foreign land without the communication obstacles of the hearing world. Since then, 100 travel enthusiasts have taken advantage of the guides and demand is increasing,

Deaf Guides

Wahyu was born in Ruteng, Flores where he attended the Primary School for Deaf in Ruteng from 1991 until 1999. Afterwards, Wahyu and his family moved to Bali where he studied for six more years at a school for the deaf in Jimbaran. Following high school, he studied computer technology at the University of Technology in Denpasar from 2005 until 2009. During this period, Wahyu communicated with lecturers by using sign language or by lip reading.

Bali Deaf Guide caters for deaf people, hearing-impaired people, friends and anyone who is considering spending their holidays in Bali. By offering deaf guides who are familiar with sign language, many more tourists can enjoy barrier-free travelling.

A local guide opens up a new world to deaf visitors, including the island’s history and lifestyle.

Not to mention the splendor of the Balinese culture. With the help of Deaf Guides Bali, a trip to an exotic land can come to life, through the talking hands of their guide, thanks to the world of international sign language.

Foreign Tourists

Wahyu became a tour guide after speaking with many deaf

foreign tourists who were visiting his deaf school in Jimbaran.

The taxi drivers and hearing guides brought them to the deaf school, but it was clearly hard and difficult for guests to communicate. Wahyu was asked, “Do you know a deaf driver and deaf guide?” So the decision was made, that when Wahyu finished studying, he would be a selfemployed driver and deaf guide.

And in 2009 he embarked upon this journey.

Wahyu’s job is challenging.

He decided to learn about international sign language in Australia, and studied hard to master all aspects of sign language in order to communicate well with each guest. The problem being that sign language in every country around the world is different, and even within the same countries there are wide regional dialects. Most deaf tourists are from Australia, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Norway, France, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, China, and Canada. And the tours cover favourite spots such as the Monkey Forest and rice terraces in Ubud, Volcano Mount Agung, Pura Besakih, Pura Tirta Empul, Pura Tanah Lot, Pura Uluwatu, Turtle Park, Waterfall Gitgit,

white sand beaches, the deaf school in Jimbaran and the deaf village in Bengkala.

Bengkala Sign Language

Although Indonesia has a form of sign language, many teachers are not familiar with the language, and therefore, is not commonly taught to children. Kata Kolok (literally "deaf talk"), also known as Bengkala Sign Language and Balinese Sign Language, is a village sign language, which is indigenous to two neighbouring villages in northern Bali. The main village, Bengkala, has experienced high incidences of deafness for over seven generations, and is well-adapted.

Kata Kolok is unrelated to spoken Balinese and lacks certain contact sign that often arise when a sign language and an oral language are in close contact, such as finger spelling and mouthing.

Signers make extensive use of cardinal directions and real-world locations to organize the signing space, and they do not use a metaphorical “time line” for time reference. Deaf people in the village express themselves using special cultural forms such as deaf dance and martial arts. The sign language has been acquired by at least five generations of deaf, native signers and features in all aspects of village life, including religion.

Raising Awareness

In developing countries, such as Indonesia, children with hearing loss and deafness rarely receive any schooling. Adults with hearing loss also have a much higher unemployment rate.

Among those who are employed, a higher percentage of people with hearing loss are in the lower grades of employment.

Raising awareness does increase employment rates and encourage early detection.

Last but not least, the days of hearing-challenged travel are now getting better. While in Bali, you can visit one of the Deaf Schools and give back to the young children of this island.

Wahyu makes your travels much more interesting and relaxing by having a Deaf Guide to take care of your trip in their country.

He will explain to you the finer details about social, culture, and history of the island in sign language! Got an itch to do some more travelling this winter? ■

Deaf and hearing tourists can contact Wahyu via his email or Facebook page. E-mail: balideafguide@yahoo. co.id Website: www. balideafguide.com

Polly Christensen British born Polly Christensen is a documentary film maker, features writer and environmentalist. She can be contacted at www.madefromstardust.com

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meet the expat

and working on a dumpsite. Our school educates 350 children a day. We teach the children in shifts so they may continue working. As soon as we have scaled up our production, the long term plan is to have them start making jewellery and clothing to get the children completely off the dumpsite.

You have so many projects going on!

We actually have 12 projects going and also offer protection and aftercare. It entails rescuing children from abusive situations and, when it is necessary, to transfer them to a safe haven which we call The Sanctuary.

It is a safe eco-village where protection and aftercare are provided for children rescued from the sex industry and trafficking.

MEET

Natalia Perry

we changed the name to Safe Childhoods Foundation.

Founder and Director of Safe Childhoods Foundation, Natalia has spent over a decade supporting abused children around the world. She has worked in 11 countries in 11 years, in a range of therapeutic settings and institutions. SCF is currently based in Bali. The Mission of SCF is combating crimes against children in developing countries, including child trafficking, child sex tourism, and online child sexual abuse in Indonesia.

by Karen Davis

When did you first visit Bali?

I came here in 2001 and fell in love with the country and its people. I also noticed major child protection challenges here and vowed to return to help.

Your organization helps so many children here. What is your background?

I grew up in middle England in a very archetypal beautiful countryside with cottages. I grew up on horseback. That kept me close to nature and spirituality.

To fast forward to now—a lot about The Sanctuary embraces the healing power inherent in nature. I received my BSc in psychology and neuropsychology in England. I did counselling of rape and sex abuse survivors.

I worked all across the UK with different groups of victims from young offenders, to adult sex offenders, to gangs in the city of London. I worked with survivors of abuse for two years.

What led you to focus on young children?

The turning point for me was a little six-year-old boy in the UK who was sold by his dad, who was a heroin addict. He was sold

for sex in return for dad to get heroin since he was a baby.

At six he was taken into care.

He would smash his head into the wall and on to the floor, so I was holding him and he was really struggling. I kept holding him and finally he turned to me with tears in his eyes and said, “Why? Why?!” That was my turning point. Even if I knew why, I couldn’t explain it to a six-year-old boy. But it was really important for me to work out why. That was when I realized I had to work with offenders.

I did so for six months, which enabled me to get a perspective of why they do it as well as their behavioural patterns.

When did you start your foundation here?

In 2008 I started as the Sacred Childhood Foundation. The period of childhood is sacred. You only have one childhood. An abused childhood creates long term problems. It was interpreted as religious and we are not a religious organization. We had a lot of criticism. Our trustees in Australia said we should not use the term ‘sacred’ because in Australia you have a lot of problems with victims coming out and saying they were abused in Catholic churches and orphanages that were run by priests. Now is not a good time to be associated with religious organizations. So

What do the mothers do while the children are in school?

We set up a place next door for the mums where they can work. It is called the Happy Workshop and provides training and employment for the mothers of street kids. They work for us beading, sewing, making jewellery, etc., and their kids won’t be begging on the street. We break the cycle. We outgrew that space and got a much bigger space with medical facilities. Now there will be regular checkups and medical records will be kept. We are doing profiles on each child, going to their homes, being aware of abuse and how we may help the situation. Now we are a complete holistic package.

Our hope is that this generation of children will grow up without having to beg on the streets.

What is the biggest change you see from the school?

When we first started the slum school we asked, “What will you do when you are older?” They answered that they would have babies and go out begging! This was their only reality. Now if you ask them that question their arms shoot up and they shout, “A teacher! A nurse!” They seem to be taking life in a whole other direction now.

Tell me about your school in Sulawesi.

It is in Makassar, Sulawesi. There are a thousand children living

We provide 24-hour protection and therapeutic aftercare in a beautiful natural environment.

Nature heals. We have support programs for re-integration into society. We are working now on awareness and protection, along with intelligence and advocacy. SCF has started going to five-star hotels for Child Safe Workshops; presentations so staff will recognize child sex tourism and what to do about it.

We are bringing programs to the International schools, teaching safe touch and what to do if something is wrong.

Making the Internet safe is another goal. Child pornography is online a lot in Indonesia.

We work with internet service providers to block this abusive material. We work with cyber crime departments to keep cases going against offenders. Our media campaign hopes to get posters in major airports across Indonesia. One poster reads, ‘If you sexually abuse a child in Indonesia this is what 15 years of your life will look like.’ The picture is of prison bars.

Child exploitation is a crime.

We encourage underage children to come forward. In sex tourism the signs can be subtle; here in Bali they are very subtle. We are making it our business to protect the children of Indonesia. ■

Thank you, Natalia. If you would like to report any concerns about a child or a person you think might pose a risk please contact SCF immediately. info@safechildhoods.org Ph. +62 (0) 81 2361 35699 report@safechildhoods.org Donation info: www. safechildhoods.org

Karen Davis Chilean born American,Karen Davies is a journalist,artist and art therapist. Formerly a NYC fashion designer,she has been coming to Bali since 1979 and now resides here.

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faces of bali

IN ENGLISH ONLY

Dana

The Tour Guide words & photo by David Metcalf

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eaving his village at the age of nine and finding himself on the streets of Jalan Diponegoro, the main street of Denpasar, alone and homeless, this is Dana’s story.

Dana relied on the good heartedness of others and only one meal a day for some time until his entrepreneurial skills kicked in and he started selling flowers to survive. About a year later, he secured a job on a construction site earning Rp. 45,000 a month.

Surveying the streets scenes from above on a scaffold showed him another side of life. Dana could see a world of tourists and visitors from other countries and as tourism was booming all around him, so was his curiosity.

Realizing he needed to learn and speak English if he was to progress, he enrolled at an International English College. The study fees were Rp30,000 a month and living on only Rp15,000 a month, proved very challenging. He knew at this time, the sacrifice would be worth it, and seven months later he graduated.

Dana then secured a job as an office boy in a travel agency where he worked for five years learning more about tourism and what was required to be a tour guide.

This led him to start up his own business at 17 years old and with the assistance of some financial support from friends, he was now his own boss and on his way to being a business owner.

The year 2005 was a pivotal one for Dana as he had a chance meeting with a businessman from Australia who was running courses at one of the five star hotels in Ubud. Rex from Australia turned out to be a major influence in Dana’s life and his advice was “keep planting the garden and the butterflies would come”. This year, he also met the love of his life and got married.

Shortly after this time he started a tour company and in 2007 another chance meeting occurred with some travel agents from Australia who took Dana into their world and assisted him with acquiring some well-connected people in the industry. Dana now has five vans and a very busy and successful business, so the butterflies have truly arrived.

From Dana’s experiences and a very difficult life surviving on the streets of Bali, he has learnt many things, however he will never forget the kindness that he received from many people along the way and now wants to give back, providing training and education for young children through his “Chicken Little” English teaching program in his local village. He also supports an orphanage in Tabanan and his determination to help other Balinese people to start their gardens and attract more into their world.

The amazing thing about this man is his attitude and his wonderful sense of humor. He is an example of how tourism encourages the positive aspects of progress and growth in Bali.

Dana is always looking for English teaching volunteers to help out with his Chicken Little School, a homebased village school on Sunday mornings. Please contact him if you want to help out and if anyone needs a reliable, happy tour guide Dana can be contacted on 081338712047 or dana@takeiteasybali.com ■

David Metcalf David is a Bali expat resident and organizes photography tours throughout Indonesia, specializing in Bali. www.davidmetcalfphotography.com

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The Ring of Ijen

by Justin Rayboun

M

ount Ijen is a volcano complex in East Java, with the most popular attraction being a onekilometre-wide, turquoise blue, acid crater lake. Mount Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. Here, there is an ongoing process of backbreaking sulphur mining, where the local men carry baskets weighing up to 100 kilos of sulphur 3km down to the weigh station twice a day.

Driving the road to Ijen, you will pass through lower mountain forest to upper mountain forest and arrive at the parking area in the Paltuding valley. Walking the same 3km path to the crater as the sulphur miners do can be a pleasant walk anyone can enjoy.

Whether you’re an experienced hiker or not, it is a simple route offering beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and forest. You can even see the massive crater of Mt. Raung further to the West; this is the commonly seen crater on flights from Java to Bali. Once at the top, one can marvel at the active volcanic crater-lake, were you will see firsthand the sulphur mining process. Although it is safer not to venture too close to the lake, as the volcanic gases can be toxic if breathed too heavily. The mountain air here is cold and fresh, a nice relief if you have spent any time in the bustling cities of Java.

Ijen is not just about the beautiful crater-lake; it is surrounded by a lush belt of forest, which is a great place to observe flora and fauna. If you are lucky, you could

spot some of the rare endemic birds of Java, such as the majestic Javan Hawk Eagle, which can be found nowhere else in the world.

Catching a glimpse of this rare and endangered bird of prey is something special, as it is now rarely seen due to habitat loss.

The Javan Hawk Eagle can be seen soaring low, just over the forest canopy where it hunts for its prey. Another spectacular bird is the Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot; this is the only parrot to be found in Java, and quite rare at that. Look for it high in the trees, possibly feeding on fruiting fig trees or other flowering trees.

Flowering and fruiting trees are the best place to stop and wait; this is nature’s buffet for birds and other animals.

Exploring early in the morning, you may hear the call of the White Faced Partridge, which is another endemic only found in the mountainous regions of East Java. Searching for this bird can be a bit tricky, as it tends to hide off the trails on the ground, but its call is unmistakable and can be incredibly close at times. All these birds I have mentioned so far can be spotted below 1,800 metres, with the Javan Hawk Eagle sometimes being higher.

There are many other colourful forest birds you may encounter, such as, the Orange-breasted Trogon, White-flanked Sunbird, Malkohas and even Hornbills.

Apart from the wonderful array of avifauna, Ijen is home to other animals such as butterflies, frogs, toads, squirrels and primates, which you may spot while visiting

this place. While exploring you may see the Javan Lutung, which is a beautiful and social Old World monkey. There are rumours of a Javan Leopard still roaming the lower forest track as well, but seeing this elusive cat is onein-a-million. Sadly, though, you have no chance of seeing the now extinct Javan Tiger, which died out sometime in the 1970’s due to poaching and habitat loss.

This was one of three subspecies that existed in Indonesia, the only remaining is the Sumatran Tiger, whose future is uncertain.

Habitat loss is at an all time high in Indonesia, and the only hope in saving these forests is through conservation, activism, research, and education. You can do your part by just creating awareness of how important these remaining zones are, by visiting them and interacting with the locals, guides, and school kids, advocating how important they are to their economy in so many ways. There are many ways to help, and this is just one, but the small things count, too.

The easiest way to reach Ijen from Bali is via the Gilimanuk port in West Bali; here you can take a ferry 24-hours a day with either a car or motorbike. Once you have made the 30-or-so minute voyage from Bali to Java, exit left from the port towards Banyuwangi, where you can either make hotel or travel guide arrangements. Staying in Banyuwangi is inexpensive and here you can find nice street

food around the market and buy fresh produce grown in the countryside. Alternatively, you can opt to stay a little closer to the forest at the Ijen Resto and Guesthouse, located on Jalan Kawah Ijen Tamansari. Here the climate is much cooler than the city below, and it is pleasantly located at the edge of the plantations, where you can see the endemic Javan Kingfisher, a beautiful and noisy bird.

Ijen Resto and Guesthouse offers all the amenities, even hot water, plus a nice restaurant with a tranquil garden view. Having a guide is not compulsory for Ijen, although if you’re not familiar with the forest of Indonesia, it may be a good idea to have a guide to help spot wildlife and find some of the unmarked trails.

To hire a guide, just inquire about finding one from your hotel they will be able to make all arrangements for you, especially if you stay at Ijen Resto and Guesthouse.

Ijen is a truly beautiful place, still wild and, for the most part, untouched by today’s standards.

With its beautiful lower to upper mountain forest to alpine forest and gorgeous mountain views, you will surely not be disappointed with a journey to Ijen, Java. Being located so close to Bali, it’s a great idea for a weekend escape and a portal to the rest of East Java’s mountains and national parks. ■

Justin Rayboun Justin Rayboun is an American surfer, freelance photographer & sometimes writer. He loves wildlife, especially birds, and currently calls Indonesia his home. www.raybounphotography.com

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culture

Raising

the Dead

by Paul V. Walters

It is an hour before dawn as I make my way up the gently sloping hill to the cemetery outside the village of Blangsinga, on the island of Bali. There is no wind and a scimitar of a new moon hangs overhead.

I fall into step with perhaps fifty or so men who carry an assortment of implements for digging. Hoes, shovels, picks and long metal spikes are carried nonchalantly over shoulders. In a way we resemble a ragtag medieval army off to fight a battle.

On arrival at the cemetery, the men divide into small groups and make for their assigned family grave. In the darkness I can hear others already at their task of digging. As the new day begins to dawn and the light casts its morning glow I see, standing in rows, gaudy platforms and life-sized animal statues looming over me in rows under the trees.

Elephants, bulls, both black and white, dragons and huge fish rear like giant sentinels, as if keeping watch over the morning’s proceedings.

Today is to be a special day for the village and the hundreds, if not thousands, of family, distant relatives and a host of friends, many of whom have travelled great distances to be here, to gather to farewell the dead.

One hundred and eleven bodies will be exhumed, the bones washed and wrapped carefully in white muslin and placed into their allotted sarcophagus, blessed

by priests with holy water before being burned and sent into the afterlife.

A Balinese cremation is, to the western eye, a dramatic event that can leave the onlooker puzzled by its complexity, as in reality the cremation ceremony has absolutely nothing to do with a dead body. In Bali, the body is nothing more than an impure, temporary shell, having no significance at all, except as the container of the soul and its anchor to the earth.

At the time of death all thoughts are concentrated upon the spirit and its passage to heaven. Instead of grieving, the Balinese prefer to throw a great celebration to hasten the departed souls to oneness with God. The soul of someone who dies cannot immediately leave the body. At first the Atman (the immortal soul) hovers near the body sometimes as a ghost that can bother the deceased’s family. Only after the body’s five elements (air, earth, fire, water, and space) have been returned to the macrocosm by burning, can the soul completely detach itself from the body.

The sun now makes its way above the line of trees and the light glistens on the myriad of colours that make up the hundred or so, large and small sarcophagi scattered throughout the cemetery.

There is shouting and laughter from the rapidly growing crowd as a procession of women arrive carrying objects in silver bowls on their heads. A large orchestra of men and boys dressed in vivid, purple jackets adds to the growing din.

Mass cremations are never simple.

There is a pervasive belief that no expense should be spared for the final send-off of the soul and any skimping constitutes disrespect to the departed. A cheap cremation is considered a rather bad way to start one’s afterlife.

These ceremonies can, and do cost millions of Rupiah, which can severely tax the families’ resources as hundreds of people are involved in the lead up to the grand day, which can take weeks and even months of preparation. Not only are the spirits impressed by a grand cremation, but the family gains prestige and status in the village with a costly ceremony.

Today’s particular event is a ‘communal’ cremation where funds are in effect pooled so that the cost is spread throughout all of the participants, thus lessening the burden on the poorest of the community.

With all the thousands of details in the lead up to the event, there seems to be no checklist, as in essence no one is in charge but it all works out in typical cooperative Balinese fashion.

By now the heat has begun to set in.

The diggers, who regularly swap places, are deep into the graves and finally the buried bodies, wrapped in white shrouds are spotted in the earth. The attending family members now jostle for position around the grave and a white ribbon attached to a threepointed stick from the dab dab tree is ceremoniously lowered into the open pit.

With a mighty “One, two, three!” shout, the resting corpse is rather unceremoniously hoisted onto the side of the grave. The shout I am told is to wake the sleeping dead!

Once there, it is gently unwrapped, exposing the bones, washed in holy water and carefully arranged before being wrapped in pure white muslin. The body is then

borne by several men shoulderhigh, three times around the grave before being carried to the allotted sarcophagus and placed inside.

Once all of the bodies have been exhumed it seems it is time for lunch and a bit of a rest. Cheerful vendors have set up stalls selling all manner of food and drink while balloon sellers holding aloft their colourful wares wander amongst the crowds, followed by bands of excited children.

I take my rest and lunch at the family home of my host, Leo Sinatra, who fills me in on some of the more intricate details of the day’s events. Suitably fed and rested, we make our way back to the cemetery following a large procession of family members carrying offerings on their heads.

The orchestra bringing up the rear is in fine form!

Children, mothers and wives carry photographs or paintings of the deceased and the mood is joyful with laughter and horseplay taking place along the line. Each family breaks away to deposit their offerings into their family’s sarcophagi, attended by a priest who sprinkles holy water from clay pots that are ceremoniously broken when the ritual is complete.

This takes a while and a torpid lull falls over the crowd that by now measures at least three thousand.

They sit around in the shade catching up on local gossip and chatting with relatives who have travelled from all over Indonesia to attend this grandest of ceremonies.

Then without warning, young men race through the crowd carrying lighted torches and within minutes the tranquil scene is no longer tranquil as the entire cemetery suddenly ablaze. This is high drama at its best.

The huge sarcophagi begin to smoke and then, as fire catches hold, flames dance around the elaborate structures consuming them in yellow busts of fire that crackle and explode in showers of sparks. I am in a frenzy, desperately trying to take as many pictures as possible, while at the same time avoiding the fierce heat erupting all around me. I begin to understand what it must be like for a photographer in a war zone!

Burning elephants, bulls and dragons are rapidly consumed in the blaze and slowly begin to topple from their lofty platforms. All too soon it is over, and as the heat subsides, I wander through the charred remains.

Black and singed dragon; heads seem to breathe actual fire, while elephant trunks are now reduced to smouldering appendages.

This certainly gives new meaning to the term, “ ashes to ashes”!

Tonight the ashes will be collected and taken to the temple and guarded overnight before a grand procession tomorrow makes its way to the sea. That story, however, I will leave for another time. ■

I am greatly indebted to Fred B. Eisman JR whose essays Bali: Sekala & Niskala was helpful in giving me an insight to the complexity of Balinese cremation.

And also to Leo Sinatra for his extraordinary hospitality and intimate knowledge, which he so willingly gave.

Paul V. Walters Paul Walters is the author of two best-selling novels, Final Diagnosis and Blowback. His third novel, Counterpoint, will be released in October 2013.

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Putting on the Ritz

by Eamonn Sadler

L

ondon was not a good place to be selling real estate in the late 80s. It was hard to sell anything in the ongoing financial crisis and even harder to get paid by anyone when you did. We had recently sold six houses in London, but the owner had refused to pay us our commission (see Revenge Served Hot in a previous issue), so my partner Dave and I were literally running on fumes when we got offered the chance to sell the English football club, Sheffield, Wednesday. After some research we put together a deal which leveraged a large parcel of land adjacent to the club that was included in the deal. The idea was that the buyer could buy the football club and the stadium for a certain amount and then sell the adjacent land for development to recover a large part of the investment. A good deal on paper and we managed to get interest from English football legend, Terry Venables.

We arranged to meet him one afternoon at the Rivoli Bar at The Ritz Hotel in London for a drink to discuss the deal—a drink we

could ill afford in a place we most certainly could not afford. We came up with a cunning plan.

We waited in the lobby and Terry arrived precisely on time with one of his business partners. We watched from behind newspapers as they made their way to the bar, then we followed and lingered by the door pretending to talk on our mobile phones. When we saw Terry ordering drinks, we “hung up” and approached our target at the bar, hands outstretched to introduce ourselves. The plan worked perfectly—Terry introduced us to his partner Nigel and then immediately asked us what we wanted to drink. We looked surprised and said, “Oh that’s very kind”, before asking for a pint of beer each.

Straight away we told Terry and Nigel that we unfortunately had another meeting to go to in 30 minutes, so we would have to keep it short, and Terry suggested we move to a table close-by where we could talk privately. As we sat down, he

started to make small talk and our plan immediately began to go off the rails. Terry Venables is a really nice, down to earth, friendly man and so engaging in conversation that for a while we forgot where we were and why, and, more importantly, we soon forgot our circumstances. In no time we were chatting about life, the universe, and everything, and gulping down Ritz beer like we could afford it. After only ten minutes I noticed that all four of us had about an inch of beer left and I was struck by panic—we hadn’t said anything about the deal yet and they were going to expect us to buy the next round.

I shot Dave a look that brought him down to earth and he looked anxiously at the four pint glasses on the table. The conversation faded into the background as my heart started beating noisily in my head. This was going to be very embarrassing. Then, a stroke of luck—Nigel stood up suddenly and said, “Same, again lads?”

We were off the hook.

conversation back on track and we managed to convey our sales pitch. They took their time asking questions and going over the details (as they should), so much so that before we knew it, another 20 minutes had gone by. Terry and his partner carried on gulping down their beer, but Dave and I hardly touched ours. In no time they were left with an inch of beer each in their glasses while ours were still almost full. There was no avoiding the next round. I put our Plan B into action. In midsentence I suddenly stopped and fumbled to get my Motorola Brick (Google it) from my briefcase, pretending I had heard it ring. I

When Nigel came back from the bar I quickly pulled the

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excused myself and walked away from the table, pretending to have a conversation and making apologetic noises while looking at my watch. I went back to the table. “Dave, we’re going to have to go. They’re waiting for us in the board room.” Dave looked at his watch. “Damn is that the time?” We made our excuses, gulped down our beers and promised a follow up meeting as soon as possible before leaving in a flurry for our “meeting”.

We talked to Terry several times after that, but he didn’t buy Sheffield United. At least he bought us a drink. ■

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students and enthusiasts. Foreign filmmakers are welcome to embrace the hospitality of Indonesia through the Balinale Festival. This annual festival is brought to you by the Bali Taksu Indonesia Foundation. Balinale will be held on 4–10 October 2013. Go to www. balinale.com or e-mail info@balinale. com for further details. Ph: +62 (0) 361 -270 908

Music & Festival

Snoop Dogg at Potato Head Beach Club Snoop Dogg (a.k.a Snoop Lion) is dropping it like it’s hot at Potato Head Beach Club! As part of the Summer Pool Party series, Snoop will do a special show for guests by the pool.

Feel free to sip on your favourite drinks and listen to your favourite Snoop beats, such as ‘Drop it Like it’s Hot’,’Signs’, or songs from his newest album “Reincarnated” like ‘Here Comes the King’ on September 22nd 2013 at Potato Head Beach Club (Jl. Petitenget, Seminyak).

a melting pot of people from across all backgrounds, beliefs, religion, spiritual groups, and yoga centers, with one purpose in mind; meditation. There will be a world of information given at the IBMF, including Ayurvedic therapy, meditation and yoga techniques, self healing mechanisms, Agni Hotra, and other methods in achieving inner peace, wellness, and happiness. Night time events are also offered, such as music, dances, poetry; an overall celebration of peace. Your young ones can also join in on the fun with yoga for kids, family activities, youth empowerment seminars, etc. Diversity is celebrated at this festival. Go to www.balimeditates. org for ticket and venue information.

Namaste!

Tickets are sold through www.ismaya. com/tickets or any of the Potato Head branches, in Bali (+62 361 473 7979) and Jakarta (+6221 - 5797 3322).

International Bali Meditators Festival 2013 Meditation aficionados can retreat to paradise at this beautiful Ubudbased festival. The International Bali Meditators Festival (IBMF) will commence on September 20th until September 22nd 2013. IBMF, under the wings of the Anand Ashram Foundation, will be the meeting point of

Balinale 2013 The prestigious International Film Festival, Balinale, invites all to witness the film-making industry’s hard work paying off. Balinale exposes new films from up-and-coming directors and writers to the international community as well as providing seminars and workshops to budding filmmaking

Sport

Arts & Exhibition

My Dream Wedding 2013 Set to be the ‘biggest wedding expo in Bali’, Tiger Enterprise and Aston Hotel presents ‘My Dream Wedding’.

My Dream Wedding, 8th –10th November 2013, will be a festive celebration and exploration of all wedding-related things. Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center will be the venue of this wedding fair. Meet your wedding planner, caterer, decorator, and many other essential wedding suppliers at My Dream Wedding. More information will be up soon; keep checking www. tigerindonesia.com. You can reach a direct line on +62 361 961 6046 or 0811 254 039 or e-mail go.tiger.enterprise@ gmail.com.

Sunday Market Sanur SAND Restaurant on Sanur beach is proud to present Sunday Market Sanur, a Sunday outing experience that combines a fun day in the sun and the classic farmer’s market experience.

Selling fresh produce (many are organic), arts & crafts goodies, as well as clothing and accessories, this Sunday Market is a family-oriented upbeat market that welcomes all tourists and locals. Many vendors join the Sunday Market Sanur every Sunday. There is also a recycling booth for your recycling convenience. Kids can revel in the joys of face painting, pottery painting, and other fun activities. Situated in a large grassy area, Sunday Market Sanur is an excellent place to have a little picnic, sit on the grass, and enjoy a great escape from the everyday scene. Starting from 10am–4pm, this event is held every Sunday at the SAND restaurant (Jl. Danau Tamblingan, Sanur). Go to www. facebook.com/SundayMarketSanur or call 0815 - 5890 4141 for more details.

41st World Bridge Teams Championships Nusa Dua will be the home of the 41st World Bridge Team Championships.

Set to be held at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, this year’s World Bridge Team Championships will surely be both festive as well as serene and comforting like the Bali atmosphere itself. Competitors from around the world will be treated with Balinese hospitality and the chance to have fun with the game and compete with players from across the globe. The three leagues that will be in competition are the Bermuda bowl, the Venice cup, and the D’Orsi Senior bowl. The competition is transnational and teams from any country can join. Visit www. worldbridge.org for more information.

16th –29th September 2013.

UNICEF Fun Run on Kuta Beach Saturday, 21 September 2013 6.30 am onwards Venue : Beachwalk Donation : IDR 50,000 Nett per person Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort gears up with UNICEF to hold Sheraton 3K Kuta Beach Fun Run, this time runners are invited to join the move with the theme of "Let's run for a better future of our children!"

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