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Edward, or Eddy as he prefers to be called, is the Managing Editor of NOW! Bali and host of the NOW! Bali Podcast. He enjoys photography, rural travel and loves that his work introduces him to people from all walks of life. +
Elizabeth McLean Macy holds a PhD in Ethnomusicology from UCLA, an MA in Ethnomusicology from UC Riverside, and a BA in Music from Colorado College. Her dissertation research
addressed the function of music tourism in post-disaster economies; in particular, it focused on
the function of music tourism in the recovery and rebuilding of post-Katrina New Orleans and in
Bali, Indonesia after the 2002 and 2005 terrorist bombings. Dr. Macy's current and ongoing
research focuses on Balinese master musician I Made Lasmawan and his wife Ni Ketut Marni
and the music and dance traditions of the village of Bangah di Baturiti in Bali. Currently a
performing member and secretary of Denver's Gamelan Tunas Mekar (https://tunasmekar.org/), she began studying the music of Indonesia with Lasmawan in 1996.
She is a founding member of Sanggar Manik Galih (https://www.sanggarmanikgalih.org/), a
transnational music and dance studio based in Bali and Colorado, the founder and manager of
Gamelan Anak Manik Galih – the Denver Children’s Gamelan (https://www.sanggarmanikgalih.org/gamelan-anak-manik-galih-colorado), and teaches study
abroad courses in Bali on Balinese music, arts, and culture.
Dr. Macy has previously held positions at the University of Denver, Skidmore College, Colorado
College, UCLA, Chapman University and CalArts, and was the founder and director of Skidmore
College's Gamelan Banyu Wali (an extension of Sanggar Manik Galih). She has taught courses on
musics of the world, global pop, music of Southeast Asia, music and disaster, tourism, hip hop
and the blues, music, race, and class, and African American musical heritage.
In her current position as Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology at Metropolitan State
University of Denver, Dr. Macy serves as Area Coordinator of Musicology and the department’s
Global Music Ensembles. In Summer 2020 she developed a Visiting Artist Series on Music, Race,
and Social Justice (https://msudenver.edu/music/events/mrsjvas/), which highlights the work
of BIPOC musicians, performers, and scholars. Dr. Macy teaches courses on music and culture,
global popular musics, and Black music in the United States.
Ema Sukarelawanto. Born in Tulungagung, East Java, July 2 1965. After graduating from the Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Udayana University in 1990, he became a journalist for the Bali Post until 1994. Then he became an editor at the NUSA Daily (1994-1998) and managed the Bali Tribune tourism magazine until it was closed after the Bali bombing tragedy. 2002. Next he joined the Indonesian Business Daily and became editor of Bisnis.com until he retired from this media group.
Apart from being a journalist, he has been actively involved in several fine arts projects since 1993 as well as book publishing, both as a writer and packaging layout and graphic design. Some of them are Various Dimensions of Made Wianta's Artistry (Collection of Essays, 1998), The Holy Book Hanging on the Side of the Road in New York (Collection of Poems Made Wianta, 2003), The Sound of Calligraphy Made Wianta (2001), Dreamland-Made Wianta (2003), Calligraphy in Song-Made Wianta (2005), 4+1=Venezia (Panji Tisna, Made Kaek, Suklu, Made Wianta, 2003), Eternal Line-Stephan Spicher (2005), To Be World Class Services, Metamorphosis Process of PLN Bali Distribution (2006); Bali Tourism Pioneer Couple (Nyoman Darma Putra, 2012), Hadi Taryoto: Making Dreams Come True through Tourism (Nyoman Darma Putra, 2014), Culinary Tourism: New Attributes of Ubud Destinations (Putu Diah Sastri Pitanatri & Nyoman Darma Putra, 2016), and Tjokorda Gde Putra Sukawati: Carrying the Ancestor's Speech (Nyoman Darma Putra, 2016).
Now he is active in the Rice Paper Community, Nitirupa Community, and building the news sites inibali.com and katarupa.id. +
Eric Buvelot is a senior reporter and writer residing in Bali since 1995. He started his career in France at the daily Libération where he stayed 10 years and learned the ropes of journalism. He has written hundreds of articles about Bali and Indonesia, in French or English, mostly for monthly Bali mag La Gazette de Bali, as chief editor for 13 years, but also for leading English speaking media outlets of Indonesia like The Jakarta Post, Indonesia Expat, Now Bali or the French language Le Banian. He launched the multilingual newspaper The Communities of Indonesia and the lifestyle magazine Saga. Besides Bali, 50 Years of Changes – A Conversation with Jean Couteau, he is also the author of the crime novel Bali Club Hotel, written in 1994-1995 and Murder in Uluwatu 2024. +
Om swastyastu, the jury that I respect and the Bahasabali wiki team that I am proud of. On this occasion, I will deliver an oration on "Tourist Ethics in Sacred Places in Bali".
Bali Island is the most popular tourist destination in Indonesia. Bali has very diverse tourist attractions, both natural tourism, cultural tourism and marine tourism. Bali and tourism cannot be separated. A tourist attraction that is no less interesting is the culture of the people. The life of the Balinese people is very closely related to the Hindu religion so that every religious ceremony is a very unique object. Temples are interesting places of worship for Hindus spread throughout Bali. Therefore, Bali also has the nickname Thousand Temple Island.
However, the beauty of tourist attractions in Bali is still often threatened, one of which is sacred places. The presence of foreign tourists visiting sacred places still has a negative influence on the island of Bali. The case that we often hear is that tourist etiquette is still lacking, both in terms of clothing and the morals of the tourists themselves. As happened at Pura Dalem Prajapati Banjar Dadakan, Kelaci Kelod Traditional Village, Abiantuwung Village, Kediri District, Tabanan Regency. The tourist climbed a sacred tree, it is suspected that the tourist did not know that this place was a sacred place.
This often happens, the causes are freedom of association and clothing in many tourist attractions, the need for commercial content and, ignorance of foreign tourists about sacred places in Bali. With this, we hope that Bali's leaders in 2024 will tighten the existing regulations in this place with efforts that can be taken, namely,
1. Form a community for tighter security at this place.
2. The management should provide information about the meaning of signs and holy places.
3. Give sanctions to visitors who prohibit these rules, both moral sanctions and social sanctions.
4. Tourists are expected to be accompanied by a tour guide who has a permit/license (understanding the natural conditions, customs, traditions and local wisdom of the Balinese people} when visiting tourist attractions.
That's all we can say, hopefully it will be useful, and this oration can be realized by Balinese leaders in 2024 so that sacred places in Bali are always maintained and preserved. Sorry if there are any wrong words, we thank you. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti Om.
Om swastyastu, the jury that I respect and the Bahasabali wiki team that I am proud of. On this occasion, I will deliver an oration on "Tourist Ethics in Sacred Places in Bali".
Bali Island is the most popular tourist destination in Indonesia. Bali has very diverse tourist attractions, both natural tourism, cultural tourism and marine tourism. Bali and tourism cannot be separated. A tourist attraction that is no less interesting is the culture of the people. The life of the Balinese people is very closely related to the Hindu religion so that every religious ceremony is a very unique object. Temples are interesting places of worship for Hindus spread throughout Bali. Therefore, Bali also has the nickname Thousand Temple Island.
However, the beauty of tourist attractions in Bali is still often threatened, one of which is sacred places. The presence of foreign tourists visiting sacred places still has a negative influence on the island of Bali. The case that we often hear is that tourist etiquette is still lacking, both in terms of clothing and the morals of the tourists themselves. As happened at Pura Dalem Prajapati Banjar Dadakan, Kelaci Kelod Traditional Village, Abiantuwung Village, Kediri District, Tabanan Regency. The tourist climbed a sacred tree, it is suspected that the tourist did not know that this place was a sacred place.
This often happens, the causes are freedom of association and clothing in many tourist attractions, the need for commercial content and, ignorance of foreign tourists about sacred places in Bali. With this, we hope that Bali's leaders in 2024 will tighten the existing regulations in this place with efforts that can be taken, namely,
1. Form a community for tighter security at this place.
2. The management should provide information about the meaning of signs and holy places.
3. Give sanctions to visitors who prohibit these rules, both moral sanctions and social sanctions.
4. Tourists are expected to be accompanied by a tour guide who has a permit/license (understanding the natural conditions, customs, traditions and local wisdom of the Balinese people} when visiting tourist attractions.
That's all we can say, hopefully it will be useful, and this oration can be realized by Balinese leaders in 2024 so that sacred places in Bali are always maintained and preserved. Sorry if there are any wrong words, we thank you. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti Om.
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Om Swastiastu
Praise and gratitude to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa who has bestowed the blessing of health to all of us. Today, with great pride, I would like to discuss a phenomenon that is increasingly prevalent in Indonesia, namely the use of electric vehicles. This phenomenon is not just a change in trend, but also reflects our concern for the environment, especially in addressing the problem of air pollution.
As the country with the worst air quality in Southeast Asia, the decision to use electric vehicles is a wise step to reduce emissions, carbon footprint, and face the challenges of climate change. However, while we support this positive initiative, we need to face the reality that its implementation is not yet optimal. Given that Indonesia still relies on coal and natural gas for power generation, and the mining of raw materials such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt also has environmental consequences if not properly regulated. In addition, the limited lifetime of batteries, around 10-20 years, poses a potential risk of battery waste accumulation in the absence of adequate waste management facilities.
Therefore, I encourage the government to improve electric vehicle charging infrastructure, address the potential risk of battery waste accumulation, and find alternative solutions to environmentally friendly batteries. We recognize that the development of this technology needs greater support to become an effective solution in reducing air pollution in Indonesia.
Therefore, let us together encourage the government to accelerate the development of charging infrastructure, provide solutions and proper handling for the worst risks of using electric motors, and offer further support for the adoption of electric vehicles. Thus, we can move towards a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable Indonesia.
Thank you.
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om +
.Rhamadani completed her undergraduate studies in the Travel Industry study program, Faculty of Tourism, Udayana University. Currently, Rhamadani works as a marketer at a tourism services company in line with her previous experience. +
Frans Nadjira was born in Makassar, South Sulawesi, September 3, 1942. Since 1974 he has lived in Bali. He is known as a writer. In 1979 he joined the International Writing Program creative writing program at the University of Iowa, Iowa, USA. He studied fine art at the Indonesian Painting Academy (ASLI), Makassar. When he paints, he chooses and uses the automatic painting method (psychography) which he has been working on until now. Rhythm, motion, composition, and color become the spirit in his works.
In the field of literature, in particular, he galvanizes prospective poets in Bali who are learning to write poetry. His writings have been published in various local and national media as as well as abroad, including the Bali Post, CAK, Kalam, Horison, Kompas, Koran Tempo, Media Indonesia. His work also appears in the anthology Blue Sky Blue Sea, ASEAN Poetry, Spirit That Moves Us (USA), On Foreign Shores, When Kata When Colors, Ginseng Tea, A Bonsai's Morning.
His literary works include Window (Kumpulan Poetry, 1980), Conversation Under the Fallen Leaves (Kumpulan Short Story, 1981), Mata Air Mata Air (Kumpulan Poetry, 1998), Curriculum Vitae (Kumpulan Poetry, 2007 ), The Fireflies Tree (Short Story Collection, 2010), Notes on Wet Paper (Poetry Collection, 2015), Lara's Family (Novel, 2016), Traces of Dreams (Novel, 2016), Hug Me (Poetry Collection, 2017) . +
Many decades Eiseman Jr. spend in his second home Bali, but his stunning biography shows a curious explorer far beyond Bali.
Born in Mark Twains Missouri 1926, nature and indigenous culture soon became his passion. 11 years old he visited the Great Canyon the first time in 1937. At the age of 12 he joined Prairie Trek Expeditions in the South West in his summer school holidays.
In war time he completed his studies and became a highly acclaimed teacher in the 50s, teaching Earth science, chemistry, and physics, publishing on these topics and receiving a a nation-wide teacher award 1959. In school holidays he would continue to explore the Grand Canyon, becoming an experienced river guide and a good friend of Hopi and Navajo Indians.
In the 70s he came to Bali his first time, to stay here almost the rest of his life.
Fred Eiseman Jr. died April 6, 2013 in Arizona, his ashes have been returned to Bali. +
Frits Henskes was born on 10 July 1947 to an Indonesian mother and Dutch father in Batavia – the name before 1950 of the current-day capital of Indonesia Jakarta. He later attended and graduated from the Hogere Handels School in Amsterdam.
Henskes was known among his many friends and admirers in Bali for his role as manager of many years of the Ayung Resort in Payangan, North Ubud. He served as a hotel and resort consultant for Spectrum Bali (PT Cipta Harapan) and as a Vice-President for Development for PT Wisma Kartika.
Dedicated to hospitality and culinary excellence, a fact reflected in the outstanding cuisine he pioneered at The Ayung Resort, Frits also served for a period at the “Balii” for the Bali Chapter of the La Chaine des Rotisseurs.
Please see whole obit in Bali Discovery, Dec 29, 2021: https://balidiscovery.com/rip-frits-henskes-1947-2021/?fbclid=IwAR0GN5eNyvewSjdyxfymwxuptE8JzhpmVXahnSY-ueW-lFR2cirWPtHfpic +
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Gede Ngurah Surya Hadinata is the chairman of the Indonesian Philatelist Association for the Regional Board of Bali as well as a member of the Indonesian Philatelist Association Center. He has been active for more than twenty years in the world of stamps. Apart from being one of the foremost philatelists in Bali, he also founded a vocational high school in his hometown of Nusa Lembongan. He is also active as a Scout coach which he has been practicing since he was a child.
Pak Surya, or Kak Surya, as he is familiarly known in the world of scouting, regularly organizes philatelic exhibitions on a local, regional, national and international scale. +
Garrett Kam received his bachelor and master degrees from the University of Hawaii. He has been living in Bali since 1987 and became a ritual assistant in 1990 at Pura Samuan Tiga (Temple of the Tripartite Meeting), one of Bali’s most important temples, the first and only foreigner allowed to do so. In addition to blessing worshipers and bearing sacred objects, Garrett also helps in the preparation of offerings. As a Fulbright grantee, he researched Balinese temporary art, especially objects burned for cremations. Garrett has given many lecture demonstrations and dance performances throughout Southeast and East Asia and the USA, and is the author of “Ramayana in the Arts of Asia” as well as many books and essays on Balinese and Indonesian art for exhibitions that he curated. +
GDE ARTAWAN was born in Klungkung on February 20 1959. He is currently a lecturer in the Department of Indonesian Language and Literature at Undiksha (Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha). He has a Ph D in Linguistics from Universitas Udayana. He contributes essays, poems and short stories to several mass media outlets. He is often invited to be a speaker in literary activities and scientific gatherings and has acted as a jury member in literary reading and writing activities. He has twice been awarded the Wija Kusuma Art Award by the Buleleng government, in 1999 and 2007. In Singaraja he is the coordinator of the Buleleng Art Pier (Dermaga Seni Buleleng) which often holds literary appreciation activities and which has, on several occasions, held a Bali-wide poetry writing competition for the Singa Ambara Raja Award as part of the birthday of the city of Singaraja. A collection of his short stories ‘Petarung Jambul’ received the Widya Pataka Art Award from the Provincial Government of Bali in 2008. His collected literary works can be found in ‘Kaki Langit’ (1984). Other works include 'Buleleng dalam Sajak' (1996), ‘Kesaksian Burung Suksma’ (1996), ‘Spektrum’ (1997), ‘Tentang Putra Fajar’ (2001), ‘Puisi Penyair Bali’ (2006), and ‘Dendang Denpasar, Nyiur Sanur’ (2012). His only anthology of poems is “Tubuhku Luka Pesisir, Tubuhmu Luka Pegunungan” (2014). +
Gde Aryantha Soethama, was born in Bali, July 15th 1955. His name was known through his literacy works such as short story, novel and essay which has been published on various public medias, such as Kompas, Bali Post, Sinar Harapan, etc. In 2006, book of his short stories entitled “Mandi Api” won the award of Kusula Sastra Khatulistiwa in Prose Category.
Gde Aryantha Soethama started his debut as writer since young. He finished his study in Faculty of Husbandary, Udayana University. He has been positioned as weekly editor in chief of Karya Bhakti (1981-1987) and editor of Nusa Tenggara Newspaper (1989-1990).
In 1979 until 1981, every two weeks, he wrote scenarios of animal husbandry counseling and portray it for TVRI Station Denpasar. Now, he is actively writing cultural essays and short stories while organizing his publishing and printing.
His other books, are: Wawancara Jurnalistik (journalism work), Koran Kampus (journalism work), Menjadi Wartawan Desa (journalism work), Tak Jadi Mati (short stories compilation, 1984), Langit Dibelah Dua (drama script, 1984), Daerah Baru (short stories compilation , 1985), Koran Kampus (1986), Suzan/ Wanita Amerika Dibunuh di Ubud (novel), Pilihanku Guru/Senja di Candi Dasa (novel), Bali is Bali (essays compilation, 2003), Basa Basi Bali (essays compilation, 2002), Bali Tikam Bali (essays compilation, 2004), Bolak Balik Bali (essays compilation), Mandi Api (short stories compilation, 2006, translated to English by Vern Cock with title Ordeal by Fire), Dari Bule Jadi Bali (Essays compilation, 2010), Jangan Mati di Bali (essays compilation, 2011), Menitip Mayat di Bali (essays compilation, 2016). +
Gde Dharna was born in Sukasada, October 27, 1931. He is a retired civil servant from the Buleleng Trade office. Since 1953 he has written poetry and stage plays, radio dramas, and television dramas in both Indonesian and Balinese languages. Apart from that, he also wrote short stories, songs in Indonesian and Balinese languages, songs Janger, Genjek, Dolanan, Geguritan and Choir songs. +
Hartanto alias Gde Hariwangsa was born in Surakarta, 1958. He has lived in Bali since the 1980s. He has been writing poetry since middle school. His works have been published in Bali Post, Nusa Tenggara, Suara Karya, Suara Renewal, Tempo, Hai, Ceria, Basis, Femina, Indonesian Women, and the CAK Cultural Journal. His book of poetry is entitled Ladrang (1995). His poetry is also compiled in the book Dendang Denpasar, Nyiur Sanur (2012), The Beloved Mother (2021). He has also written art books, including Arie Smit Hunting the Light of Bali (2000), Siluhet Perempuan (2000), Tree of Life (2018). Previously he worked as a journalist for Matra magazine and later chose to become a farmer in the northern Bali area. +
Gede Benny Setia WIrawan is a researcher in Center for Public Health Innovation, a research unit in Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia. His current works mostly involve social determinants of health and health behavior, especially on HIV related risk behaviors. Since the COVID-19 pandemic he has work on projects related to mental health, HIV, and COVID-19 preventive behaviors. +
Gede Geruh, born in Pedungan, Denpasar, Bali, July 17, 1915. He is the maestro of the Gambuh dance. He has been pursuing dance since the age of six. Even though he was illiterate, he can master all kinds of songs in Old Javanese (Kawi) that accompany the Gambuh performance. Gambuh is estimated to have entered from Java to Bali since the reign of King Udayana in Bali, around the 10th century AD. In the mid-1960s, the Indonesian Dance Academy (ASTI, now ISI) Denpasar, made Geruh an important resource for researching and reconstructing the rare Gambuh dance. Geruh was once appointed as an Extraordinary Lecturer at ASTI Denpasar. From this Geruh, ASTI was then able to combine Gambuh with Gong Semar Pagulingan as an accompaniment so that the term Gambuh Anyar was born. Originally, the Gambuh dance was often accompanied by rabab and flute instruments. +
Gede Gunada is a painter who was born in Ababi Village, Karangasem, Bali, April 11, 1979. He studied art at SMSR Negeri Denpasar, then continued his studies at STKIP Amlapura, Karangasem. Since 1995 he has been involved in many joint exhibitions, including: Exhibition of Gebyar Art High Schools (SMK) throughout Indonesia (1995), Exhibition of Lempuyang Community Groups at Hilton Hotel, Surabaya (1999), "Sensitive" Exhibition of Lempuyang Community at Danes Art Veranda , Denpasar (2006). He won the 2002 Best Painting Award in the “Art is Peaceful” Painting Competition in Sanur, Bali; The Best Calligraphy Painting 2009 in the Calligraphy Painting Competition throughout Indonesia at the UNHI Denpasar campus. Many of his works are about humans and nature in an expressive style. +