I find a huge difference in regards to the table manner of western people and Balinese, especially in term of one specific thing : talking while dining. As we know that dinner or lunch time, for westerners, is some kind of daily ‘ceremony’ or ‘ritual’ which has important role in their social life. There [...]

For Balinese people, almost every aspect of life has a religious values. They will always try to relate everything in this life into religiosity point of view. It sounds odd for the outsider but that is what they believe, they way of their life. Sometimes, it just does not make sense but as we [...]

Cemetery is very important aspect in Balinese society. It is the integral part of Balinese social cycle of life. If you are a Balinese and are having problem with local cemetery rules, you are in a very very big trouble. You can not use the local cemetery and can not bury the dead body. In [...]

“What is in a name?”, thats a famous quote from Shakespeare but you can not asks Balinese people juts like that using that quote. What is in a name (of Balinese people?) There is a lot of rules and meaning deep inside a Balinese name. Balinese naming system consist of specific rules and meaning [...]