Dozens of fancy cars, a grand mansion or two with millions of dollar in your bank account just dust in your mouth when you do not have any cattle, in Botswana how wealthy you are is determine by the number of cattle you have, of course the wealthiest person owns more cattle than everyone else. In Sumba, the horses do the talk while in Bali it is the children.

Of course, the number of the children does not have anything to do with how wealthy a person is. Two children is excellent especially when there is a son or two, three children are fine but for the fourth one you have to take your financial capability into consideration. So why a child is considered a great wealth in Bali?

In this case, first let us hear what a Balinese who does not have any children use to say: “When I meet my friends the first think they ask is not ‘how many car or how many house do you have?’ but ‘how many child do you have?’ or ‘how is your child’ or ‘how is your child?’, so what the use of having so many cars or houses”.

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Novus Bali Villas (formerly Canggu Puri Merta), is only 25 minutes from International Airport Ngurah Rai, totally secluded and seemingly far from the main tourist area of Kuta and Legian and only a few minutes away from Berawa beach as well as several Asian and western restaurants.

Created by renowned Bali landscape and architectural designer Made Wijaya (also known as Michael White), Novus Bali Villa provides authentic Balinese accommodation, giving guests a real taste of Balinese lifestyle. Novus Bali Villa seven secluded villas, with a total of 10 spacious and well-appointed rooms, are tastefully completed with locally sourced antique Balinese furniture.

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Cupak and Grantang were two siblings with closely different characters. When Grantang was expelled by his father, Cupak came after his brother then followed him wherever he went to.

One day, they came in an unknown land, named Kediri. Kediri was as quiet as graveyard at that time. They were told that people were scared of I Menaru. I Menaru was a giant that stole the princess. Then those two siblings decided to help the princess, though Cupak was scared.

Grantang and I Menaru involved in a violent battle inside the deep big hole while Cupak was waiting out side. Grantang succeed in killing I Menaru however he needed Cupak’s help to get he and the princess out.

Cupak only helped the princess and let his brother inside the hole. Then Cupak brought the princess and told the people about his victory. Because of his bogus story that said he had saved the princess and killed the giant, the King thanked him by giving him the throne.

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This shot was taken from Gumang Hill and Wikipedia says:

Mount Agung or Gunung Agung is a mountain in Bali. This stratovolcano is the highest point on the island. It dominates the surrounding area influencing the climate. The clouds come from the west and Agung takes their water so that the west is lush and green and the east dry and barren.

Gunung Agung last erupted in 1963-64 and is still active, with a large and very deep crater which occasionally belches smoke and ash. From a distance, the mountain appears to be perfectly conical, despite the existence of the large crater.

From the peak of the mountain, it is possible to see the peak of Mount Rinjani on the island of Lombok, although both mountains are frequently covered in cloud.

The lava flows missed, sometimes by mere yards, the Mother Temple of Besakih. The saving of the temple is regarded by the Balinese people as miraculous and a signal from the gods that they wished to demonstrate their power but not destroy the monument the Balinese faithful had erected. However, over 1,000 people were killed and a number of villages were destroyed in this eruption.

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The wind blows quite hard recently in Bali, older people who know the characteristics of each month in a year complained: “It is already Kedasa (tenth month of traditional Caka calendar) everything should be clean and nice, but this strong wind, dark clouds, sudden downpour of rain, what all these thing all about!” Yes, of course, they are right as always; in this month, the weather should be clean and nice but what can we do with the weather except talking and complaining.

This strong wind, however, creates many beautiful things to see. There are many clouds appear in beautiful formations, fill up the sky, creating beautiful views to behold. This one for example

Or this one

These photographs are taken by my boss. He said that Bali is blessed by beautiful panorama; someone does not have to be genius to produce a postcard-quality photo here in Bali. The recipe for a good shot is just a slice of good weather, a few ounces of good gears, a few slices of knowledge of photography, preferably on composition and finding good angles and generous sprinkle of secret ingredient that is called ‘persistence’.

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Jimbaran Bay Villas is located 150 meters from the beach at Jimbaran Bay. Nestled in a quiet coconut grove, Jimbaran Bay Villas offer luxury accommodations with a personal tauch. Easy access within 10-15 minutes to Nusa Dua, Kuta, Legian. Jimbaran Bay Villas offers Two, Three and Four Bedrooms Villas, all with private pools, waterfals, full kitchens and more. The spacious Four Bedroom Villa affording you the ultimate in privacy and the opportunity to experience Bali’s warm hospitality and enchanted moonlit night in a luxurious and private setting. Friendly and courteous staff will provide you with a wide range of service, all designed to ensure a relaxing stay with Jimbaran Bay Villas.

The Four Bedroom Villa has two-storey thatched roof pavilion with soaring ceilings in the huge open-air living and dining area offer direct view to a 65m2 swimming pool with sun decks for relaxing under the sun. These are completed by an audiovisual system such as a 48′ inch screen TV with a CD / VCD player, DVD, and satellite TV. The washing machine and the dryer are also provided. A fully equipped kitchen is available to prepare your meals during the day. The second floor has a master bedroom equipped with Satellite TV & VCD overlook to the swimming pool and twin bedroom. Jimbaran Bay Villas guests also can enjoy bathing with an oversized soaking bathtub and Jacuzzi. All the Jimbaran Bay Villas bedrooms are complete with Air Conditioned and in-room safes which provide secure storage for personal valuables, overhead fans and also daily maid services.

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