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  1. SHoggard

    Looking for a "Finisher'/ varnish woodstain

    A thought.... someone might know someone. I'm looking for a good Finishing Worker - amplas (sanding) wood-stain, varnish for my boat interior. So a good furniture guy would probably be best.... Orang Jepera most likely The deal would be a contract... I'd fly him to Sulawesi, house him feed him...
  2. P

    Blood Pressure (BP)

    I have taken mine 3 times today. Each one was OK, and progressively diminishing since first waking. I had been worried because of a recent medical examination but I am a lot more relaxed now. It also means my jantung is 'OK'. Just now, after having had white wine slowly for a few hours...
  3. balinews

    Australian man returns to Bali to face criminal charges over fatal motorbike accident

    THE family of a Balinese university student killed in a motorbike accident say they forgive the Perth man locked up over his death and hope he receives a light sentence. The accident occurred when two motorbikes collided at 2am on July 9. Putu Agus Andryatna, 22, died eight days later...
  4. H

    Ubud Watch

    Ubud Watch The following message was received from the Police (MABES POLRI) via text message (my translation): "If you find a crying child on the street who shows you an address and asks you to take him/her there, take that child to the nearest police post or office and DO NOT attempt to...
  5. Mark

    Big brother is watching

    I recently tried to send about USD 2k from my HSBC HK account to my wife's account in Indo (Ubud branch) to cover our holiday and some small property related expenses. In the past, these wire transactions (between the same two accounts at the same two banks) cleared in the same day but this one...
  6. H

    Aphids taking over?

    I have a decent sized mango tree in my yard. The underside of all the leaves has a white powder all over them. Also wierd little white creatures all over them. alien looking flat kind of aphids. I think its making ll the leaves turn eventually black. worse still, all this junk falls out...
  7. F

    Family moving to bali

    Hello, We are a young Kiwi family moving to bali in March, We are needing a house 2-3 bed room, I hear its best to get an agent?. What is the likely expense for a modest house which is secure, in an area appropriate for a family, so not near the hustle and bustle or party area, We would like to...
  8. balipod-admin

    New section for posting upcoming events and activities

    Rather than having one long thread for posting events, concerts etc, I thought maybe having it in a separate section might be a good idea? What do you think?
  9. T

    Tv researcher keen to uncover why more and more australians call bali home.

    Greetings all. I am researching a documentary television series about Australians relocating to Bali and would like to connect with Aussies who love to spend time in Bali, so much so that they have made the choice to make it their home. I am particularly keen on connecting with: 1 Families who...
  10. C

    International primary school

    Hello, We are a french canadian family who is living in Quebec city,Canada. Province of Quebec is mostly french speaking surrounded by 400 000 millions english people(North America). So we've decided to give a chance to our children to learn english in a totally english speaking surrrounding...
  11. Karim

    French evening in Canggu ?

    I would like to organize a kind of 'french evening' in Angelina Warung in Canggu, twice a month or something like that. nothing very official, but everybody is welcome to have a drink and meet each other, to share some tips, tricks etc.. As an expat for the third time in different contry, i know...
  12. mat

    150 year old teak prefab.

    Here are some photos of a 150 teak prefab home from Java, now erected in Bali. I like the look of it and thought you might like me to share. It is for sale, including erection on your chosen land [but don't buy it because I want it]. The owner does have others and says the building erection plus...
  13. balinews

    American fights deportation to stay with his children

    A day before he is due to be deported, American Elli Gattenio has reiterated his threat to blow up his Bali villa, killing himself and his daughters, if he is forced to leave the country without them. Gattenio has locked himself and his four daughters, aged three to 11, in his villa over the...
  14. E

    bosnian citizen

    Hi I m Bosnia and Herzegovina citizen ,my son is Cambodian citizen is 3 year old...We want to move from Cambodia to Bali for few year...... I want to register a small factory with 5-10 employers.....what is best way ? THX
  15. F

    Is it easy to find Employers that offer work visa sponsorship?

    We are an Aussie family and would love to relocate to Bali. Just wondering how to go about finding Employers that offer work sponsorship? Are there any tricks to being sponsored? Would appreciate any information about applying for working visas and whether there are agents we should be working...
  16. S

    1 week holiday in Seminyak, need tips and hints

    Hello, So we are having our honeymoon in Bali, staying at the breezes hotel in seminyak. We heard you have to get a travel visa on arrival and it must be paid in american dollars? Is this true? And how much will they cost? We also heard that everyone will try and rip us off - we dont like...
  17. D

    Home Brew

    Hello, Does anyone else make their own beer here? If so Does anyone have a bottle capper they may like to sell?? cheers Dingo
  18. spicyayam

    Kite surfing in Bali

    Just wondering how popular this is in Bali. Also is Bali a good place for kite surfing in comparison with other destinations in Asia? I know it is quite big in Vietnam (Mui Ne) for example.