life in the tropics feed- Birthday Parties in the Kampung and Some Thoughts on the Indonesian Family
- Anthropology and the Definition of Marriage
- Free Online Educational Videos: Retirement Activities for the Independent Learner
- Fishing in Kampung Bugis Bali
- Spring Cleaning in Kampung Bugis, Singaraja
- More on the History of the Bugis in Kampung Bugis
- The History of the Bugis in Kampung Bugis
- Rabbit-proofing Bookcases – More on House Repairs in Bali
- Back to Beautiful in Bali: Time to Paint (more on home repairs in Bali)
- Bad Weather in Bali Continues
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More on the History of the Bugis in Kampung Bugis
I’m steadily working on translating the study that I mentioned in my last post. It’s a bit of an undertaking, but as I work through the document, I’m getting a feel for the author’s use of the Indonesian language, i.e. … Continue reading
The History of the Bugis in Kampung Bugis
Many years ago, a neighbor gave me a photocopy of a university thesis on the history of the Bugis people in Kampung Bugis here in Singaraja where I live. My original plan was to translate the document in order to … Continue reading
Rabbit-proofing Bookcases – More on House Repairs in Bali
Rabbits apparently are popular pets these days – or maybe folks are just eating them. Either way, they are for sale everywhere it seems. Used to be that the market in the Bedugal area was the place to buy rabbits. … Continue reading
Back to Beautiful in Bali: Time to Paint (more on home repairs in Bali)
The beautiful Bali is back again. I do take weather personally, so I’ve been in a glorious mood all day. When I saw the magnificent sun this morning, I knew that it was time to get started on my large … Continue reading
Bad Weather in Bali Continues
I’ve been twittering and facebooking and emailing about the incredibly intensely awfully bad horrible weather that we’ve been having here for close to the past two weeks. This was apparently brought in by Cyclone Lua from Australia. It’s been playing … Continue reading