Bali Diving : An Unforgettable Story

In 1982 I worked as an English speaking tour guide, but during my free time I learned Italian language by my own method autodidact using English – Italian; Italian – English dictionary and grammar book.. I spent about 2 hours a day to learn it, sometime early in morning, in the afternoon and sometime late at night.

I succeeded to keep in my mind 2 words a day but I found much difficulty in learning the grammar because it is very different with my mother language Balinese and Indonesian, but I insisted to meet with success. Day by day, week by week and month by month, and ….. finally I got it.
In October 1982 one of my friend who run a travel agent in Bali asked me to handle his clients,
they were Italian and speak a little English. That was my first time to practice my Italian tongue.
When I met them at Bali International Airport, the first question I must answer was “where is the best place to dive”. With honesty actually I didn’t know the answer, but I promised them for the good news the day after.

I visited my friend’s house and meet Bli Monyoh, a fisherman live in Sanur the village on the southeast coast of Bali. I knew he was a good fisherman and very smart in shooting fish, diving with his own talent using very simple dive equipment. We talked about diving places and he told me that in order to discover most enjoyable dive, must visit 2 o 3 different places of the fascinating underwater world among the coral reefs. Mr. Bli Monyoh looked at his Balinese calendar to see a good day to go to the sea. My clients were crazy about dive.

The first day he brought us to Semawang at Sanur by his outrigger sail boat. Located in front of Sanur Tourist Beach. Dives at a few meters depth was rewarded by beautiful underwater panoramas, table and trophy shaped coral and sponges, a thousand of colorful fishes swim by in kaleidoscopic profusions. I am not a swimmer or a diver, I just sit on the boat and prepared the needs when they go up. Was a wonderful day.

The second day Bli Monyoh brought his companion a smart diver named Agung Toya,
together with them some gun (exactly an arrow) unwound by a strong rubber band made of tire.
Before living Sanur, Bli Monyoh laid an offering and perfumed incense in front of a temple and prayed to God. Along the road about one and a half our drive, he stopped several times for praying where there are temples for God’s blessing, safety and luck. Even before touching the water he did so.

When we arrived at Buitan was a very traditional fishing village, located at the district of Manggis Karangasem eastern Bali near Candidasa, I was amazed by the beauty of the nature, a spectacular panorama or the terraces ricefield, rural ambience and the Majestic Mount Agung at the far back, for Bali it is the place of the Supreme God “The Navel of the World”. The sea was magnificent, clear blue water, remained untouched by modern influences, seduce everyone especially beach and dive lovers. Now Buitan boast a luxury 5 stars hotel and some small accommodations in Balinese style bungalow.

When we were preparing everything for dive a cordial local man came close to us and gave his own wooden boat used for free in the hope of us catching a lot of fish. We sailed at 09.00 a.m in calm sea. About 50 m from the beach we arrived on the coral reef where the wave breaks itself.
Under very good weather we could see a wonderful underwater world among the coral reefs.

My Italian clients brought their own dive equipments because they were the holder of PADI license.
While the native divers used their own talent. Wow, wow, wow, what a great day, we fished a lot (only selected fish), one thing surprised me that Bli Monyoh got 4 king lobsters.
At 11.00 a.m. we finished our adventure and the local man was waiting us on the beach ready with his woods fire, chili, onions, garlic, salt and coconut oil. We grilled our fish in relax atmosphere on the beach with nice breeze of the ocean, than enjoyed a delicious gala lunch in cowboy style. Wow amazing, we really celebrated and enjoyed a great day.

Now in Bali there are some exciting and fascinating, world renowned dive sites: Nusa Dua, Sanur, Padang Bay, Gili Tapekong, Tulamben, Amed, Nusa Penida and Lembongan and Menjangan Island. So if you are a sea and dive lover why don’t you choose Bali for your next destination,
this enchanting island is waiting for you with its fascinating underwater world. Plan your travel and book your preferred hotel or contact your travel agent. The quickest and the easiest way is, go online and choose Bali Dive. One of the most reliable dive center on the island now is Ena Dive Center (www.enadive.co.id).


By Made Dertha from articlecity.com, he was an English and Italian tour guide for many years in Bali, writes for Bali Turista Tours where he is the Managing Director now.
Bali Turista is the rising tour operator on the Bali island focusing on Bali hotels and villas reservation.
For more information, please visit http://www.baliturismo.com and http://www.baliturista.com.

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Bali is Still Worth a Visit

Very often many thing become reality inspired by a dream.
For example if one wants to have a very memorable holiday he will choose a place which have everything to fulfill his needs or his requests sometimes begin with a sweet dream.
If a dream tells about beautiful island lies under the equator and have a nice weather all year round, an oasis of undying culture and quiet beauty,
if so, Bali has it all.

Bali is a beautiful island situated within Indonesian Archipelago and one of the best tourist destinations in Asia.
In 1930th some of the foreign writers and artists arrived in Bali and stayed on,
thoroughly seduced and inspired by the island’s breathtaking physical beauty and cultural complexity.
They were also deeply impressed by the warmth and the hospitality of the Balinese, and the amazing breadth of artistic expression that pervaded daily life.

Since 1970th Bali performed his high quality in tourism industry,
and attracted many bona fide tour operators and airlines companies to bring their clients to enjoy this enchanting island.
The island boast a Bali International Airport, luxuries 5 star Bali hotels, best built Bali villas,
luxury and typical secluded resorts ad even hundreds of budget hotels.

The development in tourism industry continues in progress for years,
and the visitors of Bali can learn and explore more its unique places of interest, various typical local cultures,
enjoy the hospitality of the people, as well as other tourist attractions such as diving, snorkeling, para-gliding, cruising, rafting and even sports.
Besides, Bali Island is also an ideal place for having MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, Exhibition) and honeymoon.
Tourism actually has been becoming a massive industry and the main source of Bali’s income.

In October 2002 and again in October 2005 Bali was frightened by a violence terrorist’s attack,
the boom blast that devastated the island of Bali and the international community.
More than 200 lives were lost and hundreds more were injured.
It need months for recoveries and the Balinese people is still working hard to rebuild the image of the island and we look forward to a brighter and promising future for the Balinese and our tourism industry.

The Balinese have their own way to respond the terrorist attack not by physical violence but by peaceful means;
performing major cleansing ceremonies, prayer and hopes, establishing a memorial for the lost lives,
because the Balinese believe that the true and utmost prayer have a magic power to face up to evil.
The Balinese doctrine Ruwa Bineda tells that all nature is eternally divided into pairs – high and low,
right and left, day and night, strong and weak, healthy and sick, clean and unclean; in general: good and evil, life and death.
Each illuminates the other within the scope of creation, and the Balinese ritual strives always to maintain a middle ground – a harmony between two poles.
So wherever one goes, be a wise man and beware of any possible dangers and put oneself on guard, because the good and the bad are everywhere in this world.

All the appropriate efforts has been performed by Indonesian Government and the Balinese people and also by the world in order to keep the island peaceful.
For the Balinese after performing major ceremonies, it is now time to move ahead and leave the incident behind us.
Bali Loves Peace is our motto, peace for everyone, and peace for the world.
Many of the visitors have been proved the peace of the island after the incident and leaved Bali with a memorable stay.

So if you plan a vacation do not doubt to put Bali at your top list for your next holiday destination.
Bali is still worth a visit after the boom tragedy, because the situation is well in hand now.
The easiest way to book your preferred Bali Hotels is go online and visit a hotel reservation website.
Do a search for the city or island you are traveling to (Indonesia-Bali) and you will be presented with a list of available Bali hotels/Bali Villas in that area.
Or you can search a local reliable Bali Tour Operator and contact him by e-mail for further information.

Good luck readers.
By Made Dertha from articlecity.com
Made Dertha was an English and Italian tour guide for many years in Bali,
writes for Bali Turista Tours where he is the Managing Director now.
Bali Turista is the rising tour operator on the Bali island suggests the prestigious, excellent,
leading and some inexpensive hotels and resort villas in Bali.
For more information, please visit http://www.baliturista.com and http://www.baliturismo.com.

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Bali Bombings Cover-Up: New Documentary

(by: Glen Clancy, from articlecity.com)


Released on Youtube and Googlevideo this week, FOOL ME TWICE,
exposes the cover-up of the Bali bombings and provides evidence that it was a Falseflag Operation.
The film begins by documenting the Australian government’s prior knowledge of the Indonesian military’s plan to use violence to maintain autonomy over East Timor.
Contrary to The Howard Governments claims they argued against peacekeeping forces allowing the Indonesian Special Forces to carry out their campaign of fear and suppression.

Within 24 hours of the 2002 Bali bombings a team of FBI, UK special agents and Australian federal police started arriving in Bali.
The investigation team continuously claimed different explosive devices were responsible for the main blast. Days after the attacks, Indonesian Police Chief, General Dai’ Bachtier,
announced that the FBI had discovered C4 pointing the blame towards Jemaah Islamiah, JI (“SE Asia wing of Al qaeda”).
Eventually, investigators concluded that the main explosive device was a potassium chlorate car bomb. C4 was never included in final reports.

The main explosive device was so powerful it seriously damaged buildings in a 2/400 metre radius and left a 1 metre deep, 10 metre wide crater.
202 people perished in the blasts,
the majority incinerated from the main explosive device.
Investigators quickly excavated the crater contents and dumped the remaining debris off the coast of southern Bali,
including completely stripped concrete reinforcing bars.
Potassium chlorate is a low velocity explosive and does not have the overpressure force to create a 1 metre deep crater or completely incinerate humans,
let alone strip concrete. Only a high-tech explosive device has the power to strip concrete.

FBI claims of C4 announced by General Dai’ Bachtier, ensured Jemaah Islamiah was immediately blamed for the Bali bombings.
All prior intelligence of the Bali bombings came from so called JI leader, Omar Al-Faruq.
Omar Al-Faruq was secretly handed over to the US by Indonesia months prior to the bombings under the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program.
Australian intelligence agencies reported that intelligence obtained from captured “JI suspect”, Omar Al-Faruq, warned of possible terrorist attacks in Bali.
After the attacks the Bush administration denied access to Al-Faruq for questioning in the Bali bombing trials.
When Omar Al-Faruq was suddenly called by US court to provide evidence in a trial of another terrorist suspect – he had “escaped high security prison”.
No JI leaders have ever been brought to trial.

Prior to the Bali bombings the Indonesian government denied the existence of terrorists within Indonesia and opposed US anti-terror operations in Afghanistan.
After the bombings President Megawati signed a joint statement – “Agreeing that terrorism poses a continued threat to international peace and security,
and that the two Presidents are committed to enhancing their bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism”.
The Bush administration provided funds to the Indonesian police and military and setup a national terrorism unit under the control of national police chief, General Dai’ Bachtier.

FOOL ME TWICE:

Youtube-
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n1tLO87vzNQ

Googlevideo-
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2246973658225588456

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