While downtown today I came across a large group of locals decked out in batik wear waiting for a funeral to begin. I was quite impressed at the decorative outfits on show. Across the street from the temple was a band banging out some groovie beats for the onlookers. Here’s a selection of pics.
Funeral 1
Mary mentioned the other day how she felt she was actually in Bali reading the posts. Well I still can’t send you the smells, but here’s some moving pictures and some sound.
I saw a lady with her child who looked very relaxed, the way most people are here.
I strolled across the street and snapped this little kid on the sidewalk. She caught me pointing my camera and from them on was very interested to see what the pictures looked like ( I can show pics on the camera ). I snapped her and her friend and they giggled as I showed them their own digital images.
Returning to the cyber cafe in Poppies Lane I got a call from an old buddy Jason Lopez, who I worked with in Santa Barbara in ’92. He’s just got back to Bali ( he lives here ) and will give me the inside scoop on places to rent tommorrow.
So that’s my day! From now on I’ll do more e-mails and grab some local nosebag before going back to my room. Side note. I’m reading the latest book my Pete McCarthy ( The Road To McCarthy ) bought for me by my brother Chris. Its hilarious! This guy can write some funny stuff.
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Your “moving pictures” are so strong, my computer shuts down every time I try viewing them!
But the funeral ones, and especially the children (their beautiful smiles!) really touched my big heart!
You’re a great reporter, Nick.
I’ll check that book by Pete McCarthy. I favor and am drawn to “funny.” (I hope Chris noticed where I placed those quotation marks!) What was the name of the one you were reading at my place over Thanksgiving – by Joseph Campbell, I think?
I look forward to your postings. Thanks. A great job!
Hi Mary,
Its easy to be a reporter in Asia. Seems like there’s somethiong going on around every corner.
The kids over here have to make do with less. When Ivisited Made’s family his daughter was playing with a plastic gadget that shoots little disks. It looked like something you might find in a Christmas cracker…worth about 20 cents. He told me when he was a kid in the country all he had to play with was pieces of wood or the chickens.
The Pete MacCarthy book is good. It was Jospeph Campbell I read at Thanksgiving. My third book Ibrought to Bali is the business one sean gave me. It gives me a real reason to believe in the overt benefits of distinct differences.
Nick
Hello Nick and Mary,
I would like to know if you can help me with some information about a Balinese Funeral or Memorial, I am interested since my partner would like to say goodbye to the loved ones in such manner. And I would be the one organizing it. Also, it would be great if I could have some images that give a better idea of what a Balinese Memorial is, not only the way people dress, but the whole event, from customes-food to the process of cremating the body.
Thanks,
Antonio
Hey ur site is great it helped me with my research…… thanks a heap
xoxo jema an sez
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