I thought you could not get magic mushrooms in Bali anymore or are you on something else :icon_biggrin::icon_biggrin:
i read it an thought 'what a sucker'
to be honest, i really didnt enjoy the Bali chapter of the book. i found the whole book to be self indulgent and i think that the author was sucked in by the 'medicine woman' in ubud.
good for her for 'finding herself' and i really enjoyed the India chapter, but the book as a whole didnt really do it for me. will i watch the movie when it comes out? yes, i will. out of curiosity and because it was filmed partly here.
to be honest, i really didnt enjoy the Bali chapter of the book. i found the whole book to be self indulgent and i think that the author was sucked in by the 'medicine woman' in ubud.
good for her for 'finding herself' and i really enjoyed the India chapter, but the book as a whole didnt really do it for me. will i watch the movie when it comes out? yes, i will. out of curiosity and because it was filmed partly here.
I met Ibu Liz several times back in when she met Jose from Brazil. I was then driving for a tamu here who went to Puri Asri in Petulu many times. That is where they met and Ba Pak Stefan cooked them a special Brazil meal.
The book is called non fiction, but there are many stories of imagination in this book.
The book is called non fiction, but there are many stories of imagination in this book.
ketut
Hi
I have read the book and hope to see the film too
I met up with ketut in June lovely soul and i will be coming to Bali on a more permanent basis and hope to learn some healing and meditation ideas from him
I love UBUD and the surrounds
Renny
Hi
I have read the book and hope to see the film too
I met up with ketut in June lovely soul and i will be coming to Bali on a more permanent basis and hope to learn some healing and meditation ideas from him
I love UBUD and the surrounds
Renny
Dedoo, that shirt is for sale at Nuri's Warung. I thought it was funny.
We only live a couple of doors down from Ketut Liyer so after we moved in I re-read the Bali section of the E,P,L book. The people around here seem to think he isn't quite for real and is more interested in the money he can earn.
But having said that, I did enjoy reading the book and I'm sure I'll also enjoy the movie. I'm quite happy to wallow in warm fuzzies (even without the magic mushrooms) especially in a movie but even in a book. I want happy endings in books and movies.
Hopefully I won't end up as one of those women gliding down Monkey Forest Road carefully avoiding eye contact with fellow bules because she is getting in touch with her inner Balinese self.
Reading some of your posts I don’t think you have to worry too much.
Some expats who know Ba Pak Stefan have told me they were upset he was slighted in the book.
To be honest I only read the Bali section but I know for certain that section is not non fiction.
But yes, I like happy endings too! :icon_e_smile:
Some expats who know Ba Pak Stefan have told me they were upset he was slighted in the book.
To be honest I only read the Bali section but I know for certain that section is not non fiction.
But yes, I like happy endings too! :icon_e_smile:
Just read it ...
I got hold of an ebook copy and have just finished it - really enjoyed it, she writes well and you go along for the ride with her. She has a belief in "a God" of some sort - but you don't need to share this belief to enjoy the account of her journey. Dedoo says
Donna says
I noted a few bits wehre the "facts" are not quite right. For example:
Then this bit
She also says
Finally, here is her description of expats
Is that us?
I got hold of an ebook copy and have just finished it - really enjoyed it, she writes well and you go along for the ride with her. She has a belief in "a God" of some sort - but you don't need to share this belief to enjoy the account of her journey. Dedoo says
and I think this nails it. She did do the 12 months travel which is the basis of the book, but she also is a writer who knows how to make a good story - so there is no need to believe every anecdote literally happened to her - just enjoy the story.
Donna says
With this story of becoming a close friend with Wayan, then deciding to help with money, then getting worried she is being used - she conveys so well the Bali experience many Westerners meet. Of course, like all of the book this story has a "happy" ending - where many other stories we hear are not so happy.
I noted a few bits wehre the "facts" are not quite right. For example:
But Lombok is like Bali more than 8 degrees south - so by no stretch of imagination is it "almost exactly on the equator".
Then this bit
These "wild beaches" with "dangerous waves" on the north coast?? Maybe they found remote beaches on the west end of the south coast and then got mixed up.
She also says
Earlier she had described the naming systems with Wayan, Made, Nyoman, and Ketut - and mentioned how nicknames help to sort things out. Here she seems to think Putu is a nickname rather that a firstborn.
Finally, here is her description of expats
Is that us?
Nuri's might give you the idea sometimes
Otherwise thanks for your remarks, this book is off the list of things to read.
Julia Roberts converts to Hindu alfter Bali
I just came across this - (maybe everyone else has already heard and I was just not listening) - but anyway:
Read the full story here
Julia Roberts: Bali Connection
I just came across this - (maybe everyone else has already heard and I was just not listening) - but anyway:
Read the full story here
Julia Roberts: Bali Connection
I finally got to see the film “Eat Pray Love.” First, I must confess that I usually detest Hollywood movies, but this past Sunday, I was in a mood to just be entertained and I was, well, almost…
The first part sets up Liz's (Julia Robert) predicament, which is that of a very confused, shallow New Yorker woman, entering her mid-life crisis. She dumps her husband and starts a half-a ss affair with a guy, whom she also dumps.
In the second part, Liz goes to Italy, and that was IMHO the best part of the film. It feels a bit as a travelogue, with pretty scenery, pleasant people, and beautiful food.
Liz gets to India in the third part, with no beautiful food, pretty scenery, or pleasant people (although India is certainly one of the most spectacular countries I have ever visited). We're supposed to understand, as we get even more close-ups of Roberts, that the travel is now inward, the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a bored, middle-aged American woman,. And the ashram looks like the stereotype of a business rip-off created especially for women like Liz.
At the ashram, Liz meets this young Indian girl who is being forced into a pre-arranged marriage. I would have expected feminist-Liz to go ballistic, but far from it, she just tell the poor young girl, " Buck up, it’ll be okay."
Finally, we get to the fourth and final part: Bali, the one I was waiting for. Unfortunately, it did not get better. I was curious to see Ubud again, which I have not seen since almost 3 years (time goes fast), but, as far as I am concerned, this part of the film could have been made in any of the five star hotels in Bali. It really hit bottom with more platitudes and clichés: what a disappointment. :icon_cry:
I must have totally missed the whole message of the film. I thought it would have been that Julia Roberts, like Ellen Burstyn in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” or Jill Clayburgh in “An Unmarried Woman," before her, would not have needed a man to complement her. But one could see all along that Liz had the need of a man, so I should have seen the romantic ending coming…Maybe my attention span is getting shorter?:icon_rolleyes:
Julia Roberts save the film, however. She must have been on screen for at least 95% of the duration of the film, and just for that I tip my hat to her. Besides, she is pleasant to look at, with her big mouth full of teeth. She pulls the whole story, and when the going gets rough, she just smiles and giggles, and tidak apa-apa...
The first part sets up Liz's (Julia Robert) predicament, which is that of a very confused, shallow New Yorker woman, entering her mid-life crisis. She dumps her husband and starts a half-a ss affair with a guy, whom she also dumps.
In the second part, Liz goes to Italy, and that was IMHO the best part of the film. It feels a bit as a travelogue, with pretty scenery, pleasant people, and beautiful food.
Liz gets to India in the third part, with no beautiful food, pretty scenery, or pleasant people (although India is certainly one of the most spectacular countries I have ever visited). We're supposed to understand, as we get even more close-ups of Roberts, that the travel is now inward, the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a bored, middle-aged American woman,. And the ashram looks like the stereotype of a business rip-off created especially for women like Liz.
At the ashram, Liz meets this young Indian girl who is being forced into a pre-arranged marriage. I would have expected feminist-Liz to go ballistic, but far from it, she just tell the poor young girl, " Buck up, it’ll be okay."
Finally, we get to the fourth and final part: Bali, the one I was waiting for. Unfortunately, it did not get better. I was curious to see Ubud again, which I have not seen since almost 3 years (time goes fast), but, as far as I am concerned, this part of the film could have been made in any of the five star hotels in Bali. It really hit bottom with more platitudes and clichés: what a disappointment. :icon_cry:
I must have totally missed the whole message of the film. I thought it would have been that Julia Roberts, like Ellen Burstyn in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” or Jill Clayburgh in “An Unmarried Woman," before her, would not have needed a man to complement her. But one could see all along that Liz had the need of a man, so I should have seen the romantic ending coming…Maybe my attention span is getting shorter?:icon_rolleyes:
Julia Roberts save the film, however. She must have been on screen for at least 95% of the duration of the film, and just for that I tip my hat to her. Besides, she is pleasant to look at, with her big mouth full of teeth. She pulls the whole story, and when the going gets rough, she just smiles and giggles, and tidak apa-apa...
I wouldn't believe everything you hear, I would be surprised if that was true considering characters in the book are actually real people. How are you suppose to write about someone if you've never meet them.
The truth of the matter is that the author had a book contract with an editor BEFORE leaving on her trip, but nothing was written beforehand.
just back from premiere EAT, PRAY, and LOVE at mal bali galeria planet hollywood...
hmmm, to be honest...the movie too long, hehe..and the bali session, i don't feel a very strong bali culture in the movie... the italy session better, the music, the museum, the food, i can feel it.. the india session also give a strong indian culture, especially when the wedding ceremony in indian...but in bali, it didn't show the bali too much.. where's the beach? padang2 beach only shown not more than 1 minute.. even the background music is a latin music (cmiiw)..
well, the story is about liz gilbert of course, quite heavy to watch..still, can't feel the bali session
hmmm, to be honest...the movie too long, hehe..and the bali session, i don't feel a very strong bali culture in the movie... the italy session better, the music, the museum, the food, i can feel it.. the india session also give a strong indian culture, especially when the wedding ceremony in indian...but in bali, it didn't show the bali too much.. where's the beach? padang2 beach only shown not more than 1 minute.. even the background music is a latin music (cmiiw)..
well, the story is about liz gilbert of course, quite heavy to watch..still, can't feel the bali session