Excursion Thursday the 24th of April 2014: Coca Cola Company Indonesia in Mengwi

This Thursday the 24th of April we will be visiting the Coca Cola Company Indonesia in Mengwi. We will get to know more about their products, watch a movie about the company and take a tour at the factory to see the actual process of making the drinks. Please be notified that proper shoes must be worn and no outside drinks are allowed at the factory. 

We will leave on a bus from Denpasar campus (Fakultas Sastra) at 9 AM and return by 2 PM. Water will be provided but please take some snacks with you. In case your friends or relatives are interested in joining they will be charged a small fee of Rp.100 000 for the transport.

Excursion Thursday the 17th of April 2014: Goa Lawah Temple and Kertha Gosa Pavilion in Klungkung region

This Thursday the 17th of April we´ll be taking a road trip to visit Goa Lawah Temple (also known as the bat cave temple) 

http://www.bali-individually.com/news/goa-lawah-temple-bat-cave

and the Kertha Gosa Pavilion (heritage of Balinese architecture).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kertha_Gosa_Pavilion

We will leave on a minibus from the Denpasar campus (Fakultas Sastra) around 9AM and will be back at the campus around 4-5 PM. Lunch with water will be provided but please take with you additional water/other drinks and snacks. 

Everyone should wear their traditional costumes (bought at an earlier workshop at Pasar Sanglah or on your own time during the semester) because we will be entering the temple and taking part in praying. Please be advised that women on their period while visiting the site will not be able to enter the temple but can still take part in the excursion.

If you have any relatives or friends who want to take part in this excursion, please advise them to wear a traditional costume, too. For students this excursion is of course free of charge but others are charged a fee of Rp.100 000-200 000 for the transport and lunch. I will inform you about the price as soon as we´ve gathered a list of all the participants.

There will be a list tomorrow at campus on the noticeboard, please put a tick after your name by the end of 2nd class if you will be taking part in this excursion (and also write down the names and relatives or friends who want to take part) so we know what kind of transport and how much food to book.

Hindu Summit dinner

The province of Bali has invited 10 students to join the Hindu Summit dinner at governor Pastika´s house in Renon, Denpasar on Wednesday the 16th of April. It´s an awesome opportunity to be a part of something different than your everyday student life. The dinner starts at 6 PM, so I´ll be meeting those of you joining me on the street in front of the governor´s house at 5.45 PM. The governor´s house is located opposite of Bali Museum, close to the big monument.

On a later note I would like to thank all the students who participated. I was so proud to see all of you wearing traditional Balinese costumes!

Excursion Thursday the 10th of April 2014: Bali Tourism Development Corporation

Tomorrow´s excursion will be to Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) in Nusa Dua. The address is Jl Pramata. Here´s a link to a map with directions from Sunset Road to there. In case you live in Jimbaran, just drive to Jl Bypass Ngurah Rai and follow the directions from there. Please be on location at 10 AM.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Jalan+Sunset+Road,+Badung,+Bali,+Indonesia/PT.+Pengembangan+Pariwisata+Bali+(Persoro)+Bali+Tourism+Development+Corporation,+JL.+Pramata,+BTDC,+80363+Nusa+Dua+,+Bali,+80361,+Indonesia/@-8.7984974,115.2252337,16z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x2dd246cbb03c6125:0xb16c7dc5d9237394!2m2!1d115.1786662!2d-8.7005807!1m5!1m1!1s0x2dd2432f046266e7:0x84a25034eae8c7a1!2m2!1d115.228!2d-8.80318?hl=en

Workshop Thursday the 3th of April 2014: Teater Orok

Tomorrow we will introduce you to Teater Orok (Orok means new-born baby in Balinese). The workshop will be held at Jimbaran campus as part of the Indonesian literature class. We will start at 1PM in the classroom. The lecturer will be present as well as the local Udayana University students of Teater Orok. See you all there!