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coconut palm tree wood/ seseh Markit Use the wood for something else, esp. not for a hand rail. Seseh easily splinters. Ask my guys in C. D. kk

Driving Rules AND BOOK ON IT This is my official notification to claim the $ 1000.-. Please let me know when and where I can deliver the official DRIVING RULES BOOK TO YOU. KANGINKAUH

The killing of thousands of human beings or even one is not a laughing matter.

Yes indeed, regular police, Primob and TNI (Koramil) were guarding. Re 1965 the estimate is that 500k to 1million people were killed/murdered in Indonesia. In Bali tens of thousand or more. Very bad in Negara and Klungkung. Check the archives of leading newspapers. (G30S)

Peaceful??? Bali might appear on the surface to be peaceful. It is not more or less peaceful as other places on this planet. The true conditions are usually well camouflaged. A few days ago there was substantial fighting in Klungkung. The main road was guarded by the police and military and...

Balinese in the South of Bali regard the Balinese of the North (Buleleng) as less refined. Most Balinese there have little or no command of the higher Balinese language levels. They often start to talk in Bahasa Indonesia if they are confronted with a situation where high language is required...

Lawyers or Notaries Indonesia still follows the Dutch legal system and that is based on the Continental law system. Only Notaries are allowed to make binding agreements concerning the sale and purchase of land. As a matter of fact Indonesians always use a Notary to draw up legally binding...

@ Latah Of course I have seen these pigs. They are a standard household animal in most family compounds. You can also see them in the wet section of any big market. Where do you live?

Pig and belly Actually a few years ago all pigs in Bali were of the belly type and blackish. And there are still plenty of them around. Whether these are really also called Vietnamese belly pigs or not escapes me. I have never heard of it. I am sure however, these Balinese belly pigs are at...

Translation Now, since Tintin asked for the translation and since it was a specific answer to a specific case, let him be the judge.

Translation Tintin, if you would have gone to school in Bali you would surely remember these Balinese words, since this phrase is contained in a song being taught right in 1st grade. The closest meaning in the English language would be " Do not judge yourself but let others be the judge".

Markit Please check above the village of SELAT. This is the prime production- and supplier area for that materialon our side of the island. Will be back on Monday and you can get more info in person. Joerg

Sorry Markit, just returned from abroad. And what else?,,,,, the phone line did not work. Of course, nobody had checked my second line on which I use Speedy. Now I am back in business. The Bugbug saw mill is very well known to me. However, I only use them for cutting and "serut". My workers do...

During the Suharto times, bikes above a ccertain cc level , if I recall correctly about 125 cc, were officially not allowed into the country. Neither in CBU nor CKD condition. There were older, big bikes from the colonial times or from the earlier Sukarno days. Many of the old Harley's were...

@ Markit Usually it is best to use local materials and local knowledge. I am sure you have been checking various local sources for your windows. It will also pay to check various villas already in use in the nearer or wider vicinity. There is a big and reputable sawmill and manufacturer on the...

Mimpimanis; Sorry, I tried to mention you positively but used a sarcastic way. Yes, your prices are very much in line with reality. Joerg

Hello Mimpimanis: Kawin lari, if it is the same as kawin lariin in Lombok is one of the three ways for an accepted marriage in the old days. 1) Marriage by consent. All parties agree = boy and girl, both set of parents. 2) Marriage by arrangement. This was the usual mode in the old days...

Hello: Please refer to the BALI POST newspaper. It has a section where the prices for the essentials are listed. These are government figures and good for comparison for locals. So called expatriates mostly do not know the real prices as evidenced by the prices presented by Mimimanis for...

Missed point....... There is one point which is thoroughly missed in all discussions concerning "Moving to Bali": Bali respectively Indonesia is basically not waiting for Immigrants. It is not an immigration country. What is welcomed with open arms are $$$$$$. Joerg

@ Mimpimanis Did you mean "Kawin Lari" ? Joerg