Articles tagged ‘seminyak’
UC Beads: The place for retail and wholesale beads in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | December 22nd, 2005 |
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Bali is famous for art and jewelry. You want silver jewelry go to Celuk, on the way to Ubud. Balinese craftsmen are very skilled. Here is Seminyak a friend of mine has a shop focusing on another part of the jewelry industry, beaded jewelry.
Jevon coming up to 6 months in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | December 19th, 2005 | 3 Comments »
Jevon is 12 days away from being 6 months old. Ika has bought him a walker, which he likes and he’s got a box full of play things which he hasn’t really got into yet. One of his favourite things to play with is my baseball cap. When I’m wearing it he grabs it with [...]
Asian bird flu is the latest scare in Indonesia
By Nick | December 19th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Avian flu, the disease that infects poultry and can be transfered to humans is the latest scare to hit the news. Its been around for a while and it has been known for a long time that 90% of the human flu viruses in the world start in China, where people live in close [...]
Sunday shopping in Kuta Bali
By Nick | December 18th, 2005 | 4 Comments »
Sunday here in Seminyak, Ika wanted me to go shopping with her. That meant baby stuff, house stuff and browsing the department store. I was not into that so I gave her some money and she took her sister and Jevon. You can take my money, but I am not interested in a spending a [...]
My last 24 hours in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | December 16th, 2005 | 14 Comments »
My internet connection at the house has been crap since I got back to Bali. In the last 12 hours I have not been able to get online. Fortunately I am close to Jl. Dhyana Pura which has a few internet cafes. A couple are 250rp per minute and the one I’m in now (the [...]
Changing face of Seminyak
By Nick | December 15th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Bali has been changing rapidly in the last 10 year, both physically and socially. Ten years ago it was not on for a Balinese girl to date a foreigner, at least not without the understanding it would lead to marriage. I have a foreign friend who told me about a time when a girls male [...]
Australia steps up its travel warning against Indonesia
By Nick | December 14th, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Like recurring event, Australia has stepped up its travel warning on Indonesia. This time the warning says “We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to Indonesia, including Bali, at this time due to the very high threat of terrorist attack.” It goes on to say “We continue to receive a stream of reporting [...]
New umbrella in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | December 14th, 2005 | 3 Comments »
Tuesday night I walked down Jl. Seminyak to check out the scene. After living here for a while I can tell expats from tourists and last night the expats outnumbered the tourists. The Main Bar, situated across the street from Bintang supermarket, down the street from Spaghetti Jazz, is a pool hall that my brother [...]
New bartender at Santa Fe in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | December 12th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Sunday afternoon Ika Jevon and I walked down the street from our house to an empty Santa Fe. Ika loves spaghetti bolognese and SF does a pretty good one. While there we chatted with some of the staff, myself introducing them to the electric chewing gum. Funny that more than one person wanted to try [...]
Crook stomach in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | December 12th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Monday here in Bali I have crook stomach and a good case of the runs. This happens to many visitors to Bali due to a number of factors including the water. This time around it was my fault, some bbq chicken was the culprit.
