Articles tagged ‘wedding’
Attending a ceremony as a bule in Bali
By Nick | October 27th, 2006 |
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Today in Tabanan, for a good while at least, I was the only ‘bule‘ in a crowd of Balinese locals. It didn’t matter, and was actually a bonus for me, as I didn’t have to listen to the whole ego routine, of ‘how great I’m doing in Bali’.
Balinese wedding in Tabanan Bali-part IV
By Nick | October 27th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
It occured to me today, that a Balinese local, is really directed through life, like a river reaching the ocean. Even at a young age, children are present at upacara (ceremonies) and there are many weddings to go to. In a Balinese village, everybody must be invited to a wedding, if you leave one person [...]
Balinese wedding in Tabanan Bali-part III
By Nick | October 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Wayan’s sister Kadek drove me over to the other family’s house, were the ceremony was being held. There I met her husband, a great guy named Made. I got a really good feeling from him, and his brother was exactly the same energy. I’d say Wayan scored winner.
Balinese wedding in Tabanan Bali-part II
By Nick | October 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
As is traditional in Balinese weddings, there was a guest book and a donation box at the entrance. I put in 100,000rp, hope it gets to Wayan.
Balinese wedding in Tabanan Bali-part I
By Nick | October 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Wayan from Cafe Seminyak, invited me to her wedding in Tabanan. This morning I got the pembantu from next door, Ketut, to come over and properly tie my sarong. I know an approximation of how its supposed to go, but when I do it, the result usually is a lopsided mess.
Mass Wedding in Timor: Timor Leste
By BootsnAll | June 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
There was a wedding post-earthquake in Bantul, Yogyakarta, and now 17 couples 'dived off the edge' and were married during the lull in the violence that now tears the country apart.
A Wedding Amidst the Quake: Central Java, Indonesia
By BootsnAll | May 31st, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Its shaky enough getting married in the first place, but when you decided to get married amidst the ruins of earthquake destruction, then it surely has to be a marriage blessed. It appears that five hours before the wedding, the earthquake hit.
