The issue on green turtle conservation in Bali had long been solved. There is no turtle satay seller on the roadside of Denpasar. Serangan island is no longer a “killing field” of thousands turtle but a conservation center for hundreds of green turtle, a Turtle education center was also established there, on legal ground there is a Bali Governor Decree No. 243, passed in 1999 in Bali, revoking the quota for green turtle take in Bali. The priests and theologians urged people to reduce their consumption of turtle meat and instead replace turtle meat in rituals with drawings or turtle-shaped rice cakes. However, something is missing, the awareness of Balinese people on turtle conservation.

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Across the Indonesian archipelago there are still many areas that have their own version of traditional horse and cart transportation. In Bali it is known as a dokar, which unfortunately is becoming a dwindling sight around the streets of Denpasar and Kuta. The covered carts are fairly simple structures that are created from timber upon a metal base with two large wagon wheels. Passengers sit sideways behind the driver on padded bench seats and the entire contraption is attached to a small horse with a sturdy leather harness and set of reigns. Depending on the weigh of the load, the cart travels along at a slightly tilted angle.

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Sad but true, nowadays, many Balinese especially the younger generation do not know how to express and measuring time in traditional Balinese way. Ability to express and measure time in traditional way is now a rare talent, privilege of older generation. An ordinary and widely known knowledge in the past now become a rare one used only for deciding the right time for a ceremony by a handful of senior citizen.

In Balinese traditional time system, a day begin in the morning, sunrise is a mark of new day. Another method used in old time to determine the beginning of a new day is by throwing a Chinese coin to the ground early in the morning and when the coin is visible without any additional light, a new day begins. Most of Balinese think that the Balinese time system in determining the beginning of a day is similar to the western system; a new day begins in the midnight, 12 M.

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Novotel Nusa Dua Bali is located in the heart of Nusa Dua and surrounded by an 18-hole golf course and is 30 min from the Bali’s international airport and 5 min from the Bali International Convention Centre. The luxurious Novotel Nusa Dua Bali is the ideal place to relax with the family. The perfect destination to discover the crystal clear water and white sandy beaches of Bali.

Novotel Nusa Dua Bali has 188 luxuriously appointed rooms and apartments, many with views of the golf course. The hotel offers resort facilities including a lagoon pool, beach club, Kids Club, Spa and restaurant for a relaxing holiday, as well as conference room for business travellers.

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A thousand spectators crowded the Esplanade Theater Singapore to witness the performance of a new contemporary dance, that produced by fusion of sacred Bedaya Ketawang dance, and mystical Legong Calonarang. The calm and meditative moves of Bedaya Ketawang were sweetly combined with dynamic and energetic movements of Legong Calonarang producing an excellent fusion that mesmerized thousand of audiences.

This contemporary dance was a depiction of a never-ending struggle between virtue and evil. The Legong Calonarang dancers led by Bulantrisna Jelantik played the antagonist role. The energetic movements of Legong Calonarang created a perfect picture of a wicked witch and her disciples who spread death and destruction in an ancient kingdom. The Bedaya Ketawang dancers led by Retno Maruti with their elegant and calm movements brought an image of saintly priest and his followers, the protagonist of the story.

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