 | Thieves with tails
2006-06-14, Ubud, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | The monkeys were wreaking havoc again this time stealing things off my table on my patio right in front of me. First he stole my Namok (mosquito) lotion and ran off to tast it one another roof, I was... |
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 | 90 year old yogi Dadi Janki
2006-06-13, Ubud, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | I woke up early and listened to the monkeys wreaking havoc in the back yard. I walked about a half an hour to Arma arriving quite early for the event. The world famous Yogi is 90 year old Dadi Janki... |
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 | Adventures with Aussie Andy
2006-06-12, Gianyar, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | The morning started off again with a strong hard rain… I tried again unsuccessfully to get my sweet little internet hot spot but I guess it is more elusive than I thought. Did I dream it? Around 11:... |
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 | Putting with Putu
2006-06-11, Gianyar, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | You will never believe but from my new room I have wireless internet this morning! I had tried it hopefully when I first moved in walking around my room and patio watching the bars like an American In... |
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 | Going local
2006-06-10, Gianyar, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | After a lazy morning enjoying the rain and reading on my patio John stopped by he said he had the day off and did I want to go and see his home and meet his family. This is something I have been push... |
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 | Bat Guano and breakfast
2006-06-08, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | My brother Kevin will find this funny he loves the words Bat Guano... In Bali you always find strange things or debris on the floor and sometimes your bed. My old bungalow had a big gecko that alway... |
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 | 11,000 flee Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano
2006-06-07, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | This morning the sky is bright blue with huge puffy white cumulous clouds. There is a cool breeze. Everyday I check the sad news on the island of Java. I made a donation at a charity organization he... |
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 | The artist of Tampaksiring
2006-06-06, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | Biking once again in search of the bone carving village of Tampaksiring. I rode my motorcycle this time right to Tampaksiring. It was a nice and beautiful ride. I spent the morning looking at and c... |
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 | I’m not so brave
2006-06-05, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | It is an overcast morning and the temperature is perfectly cool. I’m now waiting for my breakfast and a beautiful lemon-yellow hummingbird is getting its breakfast out of a big red hibiscus. I woke ... |
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 | Monkeys hanging from my rafters
2006-06-04, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | So I guess I have been out… out meaning away from my bungalow during the middle of the day when the monkeys are taking over the hotel. Today they came in force…. At first it was fun monkeys in all th... |
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| I'm driving on opposite side of the road
2006-06-04, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | Today I rented a motorcycle for 20,000 Rupia about $2.20 a day. I got a good the deal normal price is $4. I rented it for five days so could explore the countryside. Most of the time when I am driv... |
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 | Earrings, morning market, and stone carvers
2006-06-03, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | John showed up and asked me if I want to go for a ride to see Nengah, a morning market as well as going to a village of stone carvers.
First stop was to Nengah where he had 14 new earrings finish... |
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 | A new pool and some old friends
2006-06-02, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | I tried a new swimming pool at the hotel across the street from me it is called Champaung Sari Hotel. My friends (old friends meaning from the night before) Marie and Bonita showed up at the pool. I... |
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 | New friends fresh from the earthquake zone
2006-06-01, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | I started my first morning off in the hotel with a big bowl of fresh fruit Pineapple, watermelon and papaya with fresh lime juice and then a big pineapple banana pancake with crumbled fresh coconut an... |
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 | EbbGeeBees and the giant spider
2006-05-30, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | What a huge spider I saw today, thankfully in the forest not in my room. It was almost the size of my palm and very scary looking. Not poisonous however, the local man I asked said he would let it c... |
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| Ebee Geebees and the giant snake
2006-05-29, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | I don’t know what it was about this day but it was filled with the ebee geebees… It started with giant carpenter ants climbing in my purse I opened my purse reached inside and felt things crawling on ... |
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| I'm OK...6.2 quake in Yogyakarta
2006-05-28, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | After a strong rain this morning I had an early breakfast and then hiked over to coffee and silver to check on the world. I have not ventured out with my laptop the past few days because of the off a... |
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| Pool Pedicure and Facial Yogi
2006-05-27, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | I started the morning designing necklaces over breakfast of coffee and banana pancakes. A few moments of sun by the pool followed by a big rainstorm. When the rain slowed down I ventured to the Kafe... |
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 | Wine and friends
2006-05-26, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | Another day of pool bliss with a fresh book was perfect after a busy day. I had dinner while watching Batman Begins on my laptop. Gusgock joined me after dinner for some wine and we talked until pas... |
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| Riding motorcylces and bamboo forests
2006-05-25, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | I have started the day off like I do all days with a big pot of vanilla tea, I bring extra tea bags for the girls at the hotel. Then I have fresh fruit, today pinapple, papaya, and watermelon with lim... |
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 | Making lemon-aid out of copper
2006-05-24, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | When life sends you lemons… make lemonaid. Since the price of silver is so high and copper is reasonable I decided to make a bracelet out of copper. It looks cool and has the healing properties of c... |
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| Julio the Ethiopian Italian Jellyfish Artist
2006-05-23, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | For the past four years I have admired some lamps in a store that is always closed… I would have taken a photo but a bright red stenciled sign of a camera with the universal no circle with line throug... |
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 | three books and two days at the pool
2006-05-21, Bali, Indonesia. By: sbirch | | Oh it is glorious to finally let go and relax… I spent the last two days doing nothing but reading novels by the swimming pool and enjoying the scenery in Bali. The pool is a beautiful swimming pool... |
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