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Monday, December 17, 2012
Bali News
Mrs. Desak Raka Nadha admired by Miss Bali
THE figure of Mrs. Desak Raka Nadha, in fact, becomes one of the inspiration sources in the recent Miss Bali contest. Vivacity of the sustainable Bali initiated by the deceased had been made one of the topics of assessment in the prestigious event. Chairman of the Miss Bali Organizing Committee, Wiwin Gunawasika, said the Bali beauty contest did not only select beautiful figures. However, it was also prioritized on the aesthetical and cultural aspects. Meanwhile, Cok Istri Krisnanda Widani bearing the predicate as Miss Bali 2012 stated that she admired the figure of Mrs. Desak. According to her, Mrs. Desak had become a symbol of the awakening of Balinese women without compromising their function. Her acquaintance with Mrs. Desak happened when joining in the activity of sustainable Bali student a few years ago. “At that time, I was in junior high school. We were quarantined at Lumajang Ashram. As a result, we knew further about Balinese culture and customs. One of the activities taught was majejahitan or preparing oblations,” she recalled. Not only culture, while joining the activity in Lumajang Ashram, the sustainable Bali students were also taught to live a healthy life with vegetarian food, modestly and independently. Such vivacity, said Cok Istri, would also be taken into the selection of Miss Indonesia in January 2013. The ashram education initiated by Mrs. Desak, according to Cok Istri, was able to establish the character of students. As a result, she could be the winner in the Miss Bali last week. (kmb30)
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JIMBARAN - How would you spend your last day on Earth as we know it? As 21 December 2012 approaches and people everywhere ponder and debate the prediction that this date will mark the End of the World, an ultra-luxurious resort in Bali is seizing the moment, so to speak. AYANA Resort and Spa Bali is taking an optimistic approach to the impending apocalypse, inviting guests to celebrate the opportunity for spiritual transformation. much about balance and our place in the universe. I know what I’ll be doing on 21 December, I will be celebrating life in Bali. Ayana, which is home to the iconic Rock Bar located on natural rock 14 meters above the Indian Ocean, has created a special cocktail for guests to celebrate the day. Cheekily named ‘(Not the) End of the World’, the blend of Vodka, Midori, Blue Curacao, orange juice, passionfruit syrup and freshly squeezed lemon juice is uplifting and refreshing. It will keep any doomsday fears at bay. Meanwhile, any guests who are worried they won’t sleep so well that night are encouraged to indulge in a spa treatment at the resort’s Thermes Marins Bali Spa, which was voted #1 Spa in the World by Conde Nast Traveler readers. Guaranteed to make anyone sleep like
a baby is a thalassotherapy session in the world’s largest Aquatonic Seawater Therapy Pool, containing over 700 million liters of seawater heated to optimum temperature. Because the chemical composition of seawater is so similar to that of human blood, the skin is able to absorb trace minerals and ions such as magnesium, potassium and calcium sulphates when immersed in water heated to body temperature. The result includes increased blood circulation and restoration of vital minerals lost as a result of stress, pollution and poor diet/lifestyle. Considering that thalassotherapy is an ancient healing ritual dating back 5000 years, it is a fitting way to prepare for the start of the New World era. Inducing a deep dreamless sleep, you will awaken feeling reborn, refreshed and ready to face whatever the world brings next!
Calendar Event for December 12 through December 27, 2012 The contestant of Miss Bali.
Activists ask revision of regional bylaw on HIV/AIDS Denpasar (Bali Post)—
HIV/AIDS case in Bali increases significantly and cannot be dammed each year. It is considered inseparable from the weakness of the government’s role and failure of the Bylaw on HIV/AIDS. This condition makes some circles ask in order the Bylaw on HIV/AIDS was evaluated. After the evaluation discourse was proposed by legislators of Bali House, it is now the turn for dozens of activists coalescing into the Communication Forum for Women and Children Caring for HIV/AIDS (FKPAPHA) of Bali to ask revision against Bylaw No. 3/2006 on HIV and AIDS as it was less socialized. They went to the Bali House in Renon, Denpasar, Friday (Dec 14). “Regulation on HIV/AIDS is no longer able to overcome the problem of HIV/ AIDS. The bylaw has failed and must be revised,” said
the action coordinator, Titi Maryati. So far, she said the bylaw had not been socialized maximally, especially among the related regional working units such as the Bali Health Agency, Social Affairs and Labor Agency. Even, the stigma of people living with HIV/AIDS remained quite high. Lack of understanding, implementation as well as firmness of local government in enforcing the rules had made it powerless and it was considered a failure. To that end, they had the regulation revised. In the future, his party proposed to involve the activists in the preparation, revision as well as drafting of the regulation revision, chiefly in the development plan meeting as it related to budget. Aside from revising the regulation, it was also required a massive movement
against HIV/AIDS by involving all the components ranging from government, private sector, NGOs, businesses, education and customary village. “It will be very effective if there is a massive movement to prevent the HIV/AIDS cases in Bali. The role of community must be involved either through customary village or government. For example, KSPAN should be empowered. Then, customary village medium assembly (MMDP) and customary village general assembly (MUDP) should also be given reinforcement because in terms of regulation they can really set it forth in their rules or awig-awig that people living with HIV/AIDS should not be stigmatized and discriminated considering it remains to happen in Bali,” he said. He also criticized the discourse to provide a special treatment room for people living with HIV/AIDS
in respective county hospital because it would actually stigmatize and discriminate against them. Chairman of Commission IV of the Bali House, I Nyoman Parta, said though the bylaw had been quite complete to set forth the prevention of HIV/AIDS, there were some issues to be examined again by the House with relevant regional working units. This politician from Gianyar also described that three aspects should be given an attention in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Firstly, it was related to cultural aspect where the victims of HIV/ AIDS might not spread too widely. Secondly, inconsistent government regulations allowed people to have free sex. Thirdly, the government did not seriously prepare the budget for prevention and socialization of the HIV/AIDS prevention. Whether the Bali House
could accommodate the insistence of the activists in order the bylaw on HIV/AIDS could be revised, Parta said his party would further learn it first and made coordination with the Health Agency. “It needs studying first. But I think the bylaw we’ve made is unable to cope with the rapid development of HIV/AIDS cases in Bali. From the government side, it should be more assertive in terms of financing,” explained the politician of PDI-P. Based on the existing data, the number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Bali until 2012 reached 6,832 people. This amount increased significantly if compared to that in 2011 reaching 5,561 people. Of the eight counties and a municipality in Bali, Denpasar was ranked first having 2,782 cases. It was followed by Buleleng with 1,280 cases, Badung with 943 cases and Gianyar with 482 cases. (kmb29)
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Celebrate spiritual transformation “The Mayan theory is not just about a catastrophic physical event, it depends how you look at it; it could also be perceived as a spiritual transformation and a new beginning for the world, and does not necessarily mean we are doomed,” said Ayana’s newly-appointed General Manager, Ed Linsley, who brings an optimistic and uplifting approach to discussions about the End of the World. “The Balinese culture is way ahead of us in being grateful for the simple things in life, and a time like this makes the rest of the world inevitably question whether we are living each day to the fullest, without regrets, and whether we treat each other and ourselves as though there is no tomorrow. Personally, I couldn’t be in a better place than I am right now, having just moved to Bali for my dream job at Ayana, working among the Balinese people who teach me so
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Monday, December 17, 2012
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Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc. The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion. The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines. In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.