We told you first!
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edition, Bali's first airline Air Paradise International will now commence
services to Australia. The inaugural flight will be on October 27,
to Perth, Western Australia. The airline will fly non stop from Bali to
Perth 4 times a week, Melbourne 3 times and Jakarta 3 times. the flights
will be operated by a leased Airbus A310. A second Airbus 310 will be added
soon. With new flights to Singapore and other Asian destinations. |
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Air Paradise A310
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$534 DPS-MEL-DPS
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| While fares ex-Perth and Melbourne
have yet to be formally announced, Air Paradise will offer special introductory
prices for travel commenced and completed by December 15, 2002, flying
Denpasar- Perth- Denpasar for only $356. The fare Denpasar- Melbourne-
Denpasar during the same period of validity sells for only $534. |
| Something had to give |
| The Age Sept. 28 (edited):-
First, Ansett collapsed and Melbourne lost two services a week to Bali,
then Qantas cut Melbourne-Denpasar services from four to just one a week
and Garuda, reacting to the post- Sep. 11 slump, cut Melbourne-Bali
non-stop flights to just two a week. Bali fares from Melbourne have been
at their highest ever, starting at about $1200 return - even in low season.
This is crazy money for a 5½ flight, considering the US has been
on sale from Australia for about the same amount and specials to Hong Kong
nearly twice as far away as Bali - have recently been as low as $900. The
Qantas and Garuda prices for direct flights don't start much under $1300
-Clive
Dorman |
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The Owners
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brainchild of well known |
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| Balinese businessmen Kadek Wiranatha
(pictured)
of G&K Bros. who own the huge Bounty group of companies which include;
AJ Hacket Bunge, Bali Rock Café, Bounty Cruises, Bounty Hotel, Bounty
Restaurant, Double-six, Gado-Gado, Paddy's Pub, Praja Taxi & the New
Bounty Ship. Just to name a few. |
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The
Airbus A310
| The Airbus A310 is a shortened longer
range version of the classic Airbus A300 two isle wide body airliner. Airbus
simply reduced the length and thus the weight of the A300 airliner by about
15%, resulting in a 15% reduction of fuel consumed therefore increasing
range by 15%. The cockpit is the identical to the A300 allowing pilots
rated on either type, to fly both aircraft. |
 Airbus
A310 cockpit
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| Air Paradise has leased
2 A310-300 aircraft in a 202 seat economy and 12 Paradise Class seat configuration.
The maintenance of the aircraft is reportedly being done under a technical
service agreement with Singapore Airlines. |
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 Size
comparison between the A310 and A300-Initially one aircraft will be used,
flying around 70 rs per week.
STOP
PRESS: Melbourne Fares announced
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http://www.airparadise.co.id
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| John had 3 parties for his birthday.
1st on the eve at Warung Sobat, then on the day a cocktail party at Ines’
new house followed by a traditional Indonesian birthday party in the Bali
French Quarter at the mansion of Robert and Wiwin. John figures maybe he
has only 10 or years left so by having 3 celebrations every year, he should
have 30 or so birthday parties left. |
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Friends from Lombok
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Amang, One & Lukman
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| The celebrations were heightened
by 3 of John's old friends from Lombok arriving. One (pron: Onney) |
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The Sobat
Party
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Wayan, John, Luke, One, David,
Jamal, Ines, Robert and Wiwin
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 Don't
do this to me, John!
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 Jamal
presents the cake
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The Cocktail
Party
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One, Ines & Ketut
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 Jamal
looks after the bar
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The Big Indonesian
Party
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 Party
in the courtyard
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 Two
old tarts
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 Two
good friends
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 The
kids do a song
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| Robert, Wiwin and family presented
John with a traditional Indonesian “birthday cake” called Nasi Kuning (yellow
rice) It is coloured with turmeric and contains many interesting spices.
The inscription is in pepper corns. In reverse to Western custom the nasi
kuning is cut before the meal and becomes the rice to accompanying the
meal. |
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Pak Made, Ines, Dendi, Amang, One, Wayan & Robert
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Bali Sun
Sep. 22 Mr Ross Campbell & family from Melbourne, visited the KHO for
Sunset & cocktails.
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 On
the balcony at sunset Sarah, Penny, Jamal, Hugh, Ross, Wayan & John
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| On the following Wednesday The Campbell's
and friends the Smibert's were invited to a special party at Warung Sobat
given by Pak Made to celebrate the completion of 2 new bedrooms at the
back of the restaurant. |
 Penny
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 John,
Ross & Kate
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 Jamal
entertains "The Tennessee Waltz"
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Locals
at the party: Wayan, Jamal, One, John, Wayan, Nungah, Ketut & Pak Made
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A thank you email from Ross
Campbell
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John, Massage! Transport?
Hey boss what about a good watch? I miss Bali and its people and
its fantastic pace. Thank you, thank you, thank you for introducing
us to so many great people and wonderful, inexpensive food. All my family
send their love and thanks to all your family. Regards Ross
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Good
things come in 3's - Especially Birthdays
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JAMAL
- KADEK - WAYAN
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| A trifecta birthday for Jamal (Sep
30), Kadek (pak Made of Sobat wife) & Wayan (Sep 29) was held at Ines
new house, way out in a clearing in the Jungle, The party was also a house
warming for Ines, luxury new two story villa. |
 The
birthday gang - Pak Made, Dendi, Wayan, Robert, Ines, Kadek, Andi, Jamal,
One & Wiwin
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you do!
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 All
too much for Jamal
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 Jamal's
official 36th birthday photo
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Friend Dewa Oka relaxes on the KHO terrace
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October, 2002
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A message from Nancy
I would like to thank everyone and everybody
who made my recent trip to Indonesia such a happy and memorable time. I
look forward to a return visit next year. I sincerely thank you all. Nancy
E. Symons |
| September 9 after a farewell dinner
at Warung Sobat, John departed 2315 with Garuda Indonesian Airlines arriving
Melbourne 0622 Sept. 10. A welcome home dinner was held at Marmarma Turkish
restaurant, Chapel St Prahran, where many friends attended. Wednesday night
dinner at the Shanghai Chinese restaurant St Kilda. |
| Thursday back to Marmarma for another
dinner. Friday off to Bendigo by train for 2 nights with friends. Sunday
night dinner at the |
 Mgr
Hilmi
at Marmarma |
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| nephews new house in Westgarth.
Monday off to Leongatha for 2 nights with mum. Tuesday, lunch at Foster
with an old friend. Wednesday night dinner at Ging Wah Chinese restaurant,
Chapel St. Thursday Lunch with an old business associate. Thursday night
dinner with friends again at Marmarma restaurant. Friday night dinner with
friends at a Vietnamese restaurant in Lygon St Carlton. Saturday a new
roof on the terrace in the house at Somerset St. |
| Saturday night a film night “The
Producers” at the home of the Hon. Mr Ian Davey know to most as Sir
Lunchalot followed by a dinner at Topelz Pizza. |
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Sunday off to the airport and back to
Bali. |
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| Walter Spies was the greatest and
certainly the most flamboyant painter to live in Bali, his name has become
a legend. Born is Russia to the parents of German diplomats, Spies was
both a brilliant artist and musician. At the early age he was thrown into
the creative maelstrom of the pre-second world war German avant garde movement.
Lover of the great German director, Fritz Murnau, Spies was in close contact
with Otto Dix and Oskar Kokoschka, both who influenced his painting. |
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| Bali was to give him the freedom
to realize his wish. Walter Spies was born on 14 Sep 1898, so he was about
25 years old when he came to Indonesia in 1923, and about 29 years
old when he moved to Bali in 1927. where he created his best canvases
during the 14 years he spent on the island. Often called a surrealist for
the dream-like quality of his paintings, Spies' works combine a rich and
fluid imagination mingled with Balinese scenes and myths. |
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| While a great painter, his production
was limited as he was always busy with countless other projects, such as
supporting local arts and artists and co-authoring books on dance and drama.
He entertained such luminaries as Charlie Chaplin and Leopold Stokowski,
some of whom bought his works. Persecuted as a homosexual, he was helped
by Margaret Mead and her husband Gregory Bateson, who testified that his
'transgressions' were not inconsistent with Balinese culture. He was deported
with others as a prisoner in 1942 for holding a German passport. The ship
was bombed, and, as the ship slowly sank, the prisoners perished in their
locked cells, because the captain declined to free them. Walter's tragic
death has only added to his romantic myth. |
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EVER WONDERED
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How big is the KHO?
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| ONION, BEER BATTER |
| Ingredients: 3 cups plain flour,
tablespoon baking powder, teaspoon salt, 1 brown onion, ½
cup beer. Chop onion into small pieces and put in victimizer with enough
beer to cover the blades, victimize till liquid. Mix dry ingredients in
bowl add liquid from victimizer stir till a good batter, add more beer
if necessary. Great for potato cakes and fish. Serve with salt & sprinkling
of vinegar. |
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| In a story carried in
the September 23, 2002, on-line edition of The Jakarta Post, the possibility
has once again resurfaced that the Government may move ahead and eventually
curtail the visa-free access accorded to the visiting citizens of 48 nations.
Despite recent assurances from Indonesia's Minister of Culture and Tourism
that plans to eliminate the visa-free facility had been shelved, the latest
press reports indicate that the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Yusril
Ihzal Mahendra is steadfast in his commitment to see a return to pre-1983
policies that required visitors to Indonesia to obtain a visa before entering
Indonesia. |
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| Excited Ines shows us her brand
new royal blue Daihatsu Taruna, while Andi checks the suspension. |
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Road Test
by Ines |
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| I just love the neat 1499.91cc
Daihatsu Taruna. I loved it so much I almost bought two. The power steering
is really nice, I can hang a neat U-turn in Jalan Legian without barely
disturbing the traffic. |
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| In my car, the cabin is a totally
sterile, sanitary, trash- free environment, why with the very effective
sound- proofing, air- conditioning and classic music from the CD, you would
never know you're in a 3rd world country. With my pink Kelvin Klein sunglasses
on, the outside just looks like a documentary on the National Geographic
channel. The |
| suspension is so, so, so, smooth
you can run over a Balinese dog and barely feel a thing. |
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| Believe me I have done it. I guess
it would be just as neat running over a dam Balinese. The acceleration
is great, perfect for speeding straight through Balinese ceremonial processions. |
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| The police really admire my nice
car, they stop me all the time just to look at it. They are so nice, I
usually give them Rp 50,00 for their poor starving family. |
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| My Andi has already built a bamboo
carport to shield and protect the paint work from any marks & scratches. |
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| After much waiting the Kerobokan
Home Office is now registered in the Google search engine. If you ever
forget our site home page just enter “Kerobokan Home Office” and Google
will whiz you to our great site. If you have never tried Google click on
the logo above. |
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Sunday Sept. 29 Jamal departed Denpasar
at 4am by bus to the Bali port of Gilimanuk, where after a short boat ride
caught the Mutiara Timor train to Surabaya. In the evening he departed
on the Mutiara Seletan express train to Bandung via Yogakarta. His train
only arrived 4 hours late, making a total of 30 hours for a 1000
km journey. Jamal was met at the station by brother Deni. He returned home
to a big family birthday party. He will stay there around 2 weeks. |
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From Herman
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| Please find attached photos of Ryan
which were taken when we were in Lombok last June. He was about 5 months
old then. He is now learning to stand up. He can walk a few steps and then
fall down! Has 2 teeth already and I think a couple more are coming out
soon. It's amazing to see how fast he grows, even for Nini and I, who see
him everyday! |
 
Nini, Ryan & Herman
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