Barang untuk diselundupkan dari Indonesia rupanya termasuk tengkorak manusia! Tentunya gak sembarang manusia, sih. Enam buah tengkorak yang dulunya masyarakat Dayak dan diduga milik kepala suku ini berusia lebih dari 50 tahun.
We know that the Pharrell Williams “Happy” video spinoff hype has died down, but if you’ve been in Bali long enough, you know the Balinese are more about going their own relaxed, santai pace. That’s why when we saw this video just now come out, we weren’t surprised. Sure, it’s been months since the song hit its […]
Black dogs aren’t recommended by some of the residents of a kampung in East Denpasar. Seriously strongly not recommended. If you get a black dog, it will die, say some residents of Pura Paibuan Banajar Paang Kaja, Penatih Village. Apparently this doesn’t just apply to Bali dogs, but all other doggie species with black fur […]
Call it racist if you will, but this lady’s playful video take on “Turning Balinese” from The Vapors’ hit original “Turning Japanese” had a lot of bule laughing this month. She pushes the limits on what a bule can say about her host country, not so far off from YouTube famous Sacha Stevenson and her 27 […]
Ade Rai is an Indonesian household name. The muscle man is so ubiquitous across the archipelago that his portrait can been decorating the walls of fitness centers and warungs alike across the country. Just look for the framed shrines of the one really big macho muscly Indonesian man. Yup, that’s Ade Rai. Rai’s latest stir […]
Violent video games like “Doom” and movies like “The Matrix” have a bad rep for negatively influencing our kids, and understandably with all the fighting going on. But, are cartoons like Tom & Jerry, the classic cat and mouse spoof really endangering the children? Officials in Jakarta seem to think so. We remember when some […]
In a certainly eye-catching ritual, young men in Bali dance covered from the neck down in dried banana peels to invite good luck and fertility. It seems universal that men will do whatever they can to help their chances of getting laid. This ritual, the Barong Brutuk, is unique to the young men of Bali […]
Enough of those Japanese and American comics that dominate the comic scene. Rising Indonesian stars are pushing to get their work out there in their own “Indonesian” style. Art supplies manufacturing giant Faber-Castell will hold a comic strip contest in Bali this month to paint the way for young Indonesian comic artists, according to Berita […]
Write these down! YouTube comic personality Sacha Stevenson is at it again, but this time she hit up Bali with one of her latest humor videos, “27 Balinese Swear Words.” “Today, I’m going to teach you 27 Balinese words that you should never say, or you’re going to get your white ass kicked,” said Stevenson […]
Luxury and elite hotels can be found all over Bali, but Nusa Dua is the crème de la crème of Bali at its fanciest. To remind everybody of that, the resorts of Nusa Dua will host the Nusa Dua Fiesta, a multi-day event to celebrate “culture, art, sports and, above all, fun,” according to a […]
