Best video yet Wayne! Learning about traditional life and how to be a respectful/supportive traveler brings great value to both the Balinese people and the visitor. Thank you.
Love the way you connect to people , it’s vital I feel to be present in a culture . I am taking my son to Bali in a few weeks , I haven’t been for 35 years , so it will be interesting for sure !
These are the kind of videos we all like Wayne. Good to see you are feeling (a bit) better and are able to make great content. You are a natural talent. Looking forward to the next one. Cheers.
Thanks for making the video by interviewing local people. It gives me insight on the local traditions and work. Knowing the local bahasa language helps I guess. 😊
I loved this video . I have to say that watching your videos has helped my development of my Indonesian so much. I have done many online courses, but nothing beats conversational Bahasa. I can follow much of your conversations and what I miss, I use Google Translate to fill in the gaps. Thanks so much for your Vlogs
Absolutely loved today's video, very insightful chat with this local, great English. You seem to be back to your chipper self after your illness 🤒 Have a great day in Ubud today 😊
Thanks, Sandie. A very accommodating man with some really interesting insights into local life, wasn't he? I hope you have a great day wherever you are also, Sandie.
@fiascodagama1 yes great info on Banjar workings. I live in a lovely part of the world, Margaret River WA, retiring from being a Viticulturist 🍇🍷 in a few months, spent a huge amount of time in Indo over the years so hence I will be retiring to Bali, exploring options, your content has inspired me to also consider Ubud 😀 thank you.
@@SandieAnnFletcher There are so many here like yourself who seem to have led interesting lives. I'd quite like to get you all in a room together one evening.:)
@fiascodegama No grand plans for retirement, just giving up the daily grind, want to continue exploring Bali as long as my health remains tops. There are some volunteer opportunities that I want to be involved in. Your channel seems to have a great following that is growing. Maybe a meet and greet in the future for your followers 😊
@@SandieAnnFletcher I'd really like to do that because I get the feeling we're all rather splendid people who care about things. Maybe I need to conduct my first poll. Thanks, Sandie..
I've only traveled to 8 countries and spent a long time in 4 of them. I've seen that in India 🇮🇳, Mexico 🇲🇽, Colombia 🇨🇴 and Nepal 🇳🇵 tourists usually don't go out of the touristy areas just like you said Wayne. Therefore, they tend to say those things without having explored the other 90% of the area whereas I have. You get to see real local life when you do. I've lived in Colombia 🇨🇴 for 26 years and have explored so much. Great video Wayne with the info you got from that Balinese man.
G'day,Baz. Absolutely threw it down for a while this morning and has been overcast all day for the first time so i think we can officially say the wet season is here. Cheers.
Glad to see you are getting back. I recognise the area, we stayed near there (Jl Suweta) in January this year - a bit of a schlep into Jl Raya, but worth it for the relative calm. Interesting discussion with Sekar Tunjung guy: important decisions, from banjar to national government level are nominally made through musyawarah - in theory, everyone has a veto so discussion continues until they all "agree" (==accept), however reluctantly. Of course, in practice some vetos are more important than others! I hadn't known about the junior council, but of course now I think of it it makes perfect sense. Look forward to the next one!
Hi Kevin. I'd also not heard of the junior council but had head reference made to "the young men" who would be responsible for making of ogoh-ogohs and penjors. I now wonder if it is one of the same.
Selemat Malam, Wayne! Bagus sekali kamu merasa lebih baik dari pada kemarin. Berapa jauh dari Tjampuhan Hotel Bali. Jl. Raya Campuhan, Ubud. Bisakah jalan kaki? Terima kasih, Tunjung Sekar, Penuh! Love it all: local or touristy places.
Great vid. Looking forward to the fruit and veg market vlogs! Your wordntoday is cucu = garndchild. The old bapak said he was walking with his cucu. And don't forget jam berapa = what time not jam apa. Keep up the good work
Not a fan of Bali unless I can bring my push bike. Then I comb the island. Lots of nice spots to explore on the way to Negara and onwards around and over the island. Great interview, and I never knew about the family compound style of accommodation, but I'm never in one spot for too long
Touring Bali on a push bike would be a great way to see the island - one imagines you'd have to be pretty fit to do it. Thanks for dropping by, 1dancier.
@@fiascodagama1 Fitness helps a lot especially when you ride from Lovina to Bedoegoel. Next time I'll take a taxi. Last time I rode from Jatiluwih Rice Terraces to Ubud via back roads and laneways I struggled because of the heat and humidity.
@fiascodagama1 mmm... my life is very shanty and always try to remember names. I did ask the laundry man, whom I meet for all of drop off time, returned the next day and was greeted with ms mary, even handed me my pickup laundry without question..?? Maybe you could ask this question for me?? 😁
Bali like other Asian regions has many highly valuable medicinal fruit and vegetables that even most balinese are not aware of themselves. When sickness comes, paracetamol, antibiotics and others are often their preferred medication.
@@fiascodagama1 start with soursob, moringa, stinging nettle leaves and roots, each different and help prostate and urine flow. Papaya seeds, there are so many, good luck and look forward to this. Some of the older village medicine people can help.
Gotong royong is alive and well in Bali. Good to see. Btw, use the word berapa with numbers and amounts. Jam/pukul berapa? What time (is it)? Berapa orang? How many people?
Glad to see to up and about Wayne. Great video today, how refreshing to see traditional community values alive and well. Having travelled a fair bit, I always have a chuckle when they so arrogantly refer to places like Bali as "third world" or..God forbid, "developing" countries. I guarantee, the big pharmaceutical companies aren't selling many anti depressants there.
Hi dearren. I think we've isolated ourselves a little in some western countries to our own detriment, removing that support network and sense of community which is a great safety net for anyone who needs it.
I’ve just spent the last few days in Ubud. Can you tell me what all those decorations along the main street are for? I’ve tried to ask some Balinese people, but the reply is: “For some Balinese celebration.” Do you know what this celebration was for? 🤔 I’m from Adelaide, Australia. Cheers
Hi Julie. The magnificent decorations you saw are called Penjors. Ubud is at the end of a once in a thirty year celebration of the area and people's connection to the earth - as I understand it. You were really fortunate to have been in Ubud when you were.
It is Balinese naming system 👉First born Will be named: - Wayan means Eldest, (for unisex) - Gede means Biggest (for unisex, but seldom to be used for female) Example: Wayan Karma, Gede Yudistira 👉2nd Born Will be named - Made (abbreviation from Madya) means middle/center (unisex) - Nengah means middle/center (unisex) Example: Made Sutama, Nengah Wijaya 👉3rd born Will be named: - Nyoman or Komang means youngest (unisex) Example : Nyoman Dharmayoga, Komang Bimantra 👉4th born Will be named: - Ketut means The last one (unisex) Example : Ketut Krishnawan If a fifth birth occurs, or 6th, 7th, 8th etc. the name will be repeated from the beginning. by adding the word "Tagel" it means repeated. For example : Wayan Tagel Karma (5th born), Made Tagel Sutama (7th born)....And so on.
As a wise person once said " it takes more than parents to raise a child, it takes a village" Possible this is the reason big cities in the west have every problem under the sun..
Watching your video whilst sitting here in Jl Petitenget Seminyak (travel agent chosen villa as part of a multi country tour package). Been watching some of your vids over the past few days. I’ve not been to Bali for 20 yrs - but this area is wretched : night clubs, spa massage, bars, overpriced hotels, scooters !!! I wanted to leave after the 1st day. This is horrid - over developed overly reliant on tourists - it’s a place that I will never return back to. Coming here on Tuesday night, the glare of video screen adverts, scooters screaming everywhere - this is not a pleasant place anymore. To be told it takes more hours to get anywhere … the place is choking. Zero critical of what you are experiencing… but these tourist areas will never improve and will only get worse. Disappointing
Tourist ghettos are tourist ghettos, I guess. They serve a purpose for many on holidays but don't suit a lot of us any more. I'm sorry you're not enjoying yourself - jump in a taxi/grab to calmer pastures perhaps. Cheers.
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Thankyou Wayne for such a beautiful video❤
Best video yet Wayne! Learning about traditional life and how to be a respectful/supportive traveler brings great value to both the Balinese people and the visitor. Thank you.
Thanks, Damon. I really enjoyed this one as well - learning lots of things i hadn't known before. Cheers.
Damon Salisbury took the words from my mouth thx 🙏 Wayne
One of the best way to start my day is watching you Wayne. I hope you keep posting heartwarming contents like this. Thank you🙏
That's a really generous thing to say, ahmadfahmi. Thank you.
Love the way you connect to people , it’s vital I feel to be present in a culture . I am taking my son to Bali in a few weeks , I haven’t been for 35 years , so it will be interesting for sure !
Wow. How exciting for you, Helen. And what a great experience taking your boy. You're going to have a lot fun rediscovering the place, I think.
That is what I like about Ubud, the village feel, plus the culture and people, thanks for showing us more.
Hi Sonny. It's a great combinationto be sure.
These are the kind of videos we all like Wayne. Good to see you are feeling (a bit) better and are able to make great content. You are a natural talent. Looking forward to the next one. Cheers.
Hey, eddy. That's really kind of you to say - and it helps keep me motivated. Thank you.
Thanks for making the video by interviewing local people. It gives me insight on the local traditions and work. Knowing the local bahasa language helps I guess. 😊
Even the most basic use of the language is so well received by locals - it helps a lot. Thanks, hctaw..
Really enjoying your videos. Hello from Texas 🇺🇸 :)
Appreciate you taking the time to say hello, positivevibes. Thanks.
I loved this video . I have to say that watching your videos has helped my development of my Indonesian so much. I have done many online courses, but nothing beats conversational Bahasa. I can follow much of your conversations and what I miss, I use Google Translate to fill in the gaps. Thanks so much for your Vlogs
It's great you're able to develop your bahasa Indonesia from my "messing things up". :) Thanks for taking the time to say so, TAG. Ceers.
Bravo on today's video as a photographer, the traditional, kandscape, and people are the stories, not Starbucks, Hyatt, and overpriced spas.
Thanks Peter. It's an odd idea to travel across the world and visit the same things you experience at home. All to their own of course.
Good to see your on the mend , Another good video. Look forward to the next addition. Many thanks
Cheers, Paul. Good to see you.
Glad you sre feeling better 🙏🏻 thanks for sharing time and space with some of the beautiful people in Bali ❤️
Hey Cherie. Thank you. it's certainly not hard to kick back and relax with the locals here, that's for sure. Cheers.
Love your sight seeing tours Wayne.
Hey, rhett - good to see you. And thanks.
you are such a tourist that we adore here, matur nuwun Pak
That's very kind of you, jat.. Thank you.
Great to see you are doing better.
Very interesting insight into local culture/social practices. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. A really informative guy to meet on the street.
Absolutely loved today's video, very insightful chat with this local, great English. You seem to be back to your chipper self after your illness 🤒 Have a great day in Ubud today 😊
Thanks, Sandie. A very accommodating man with some really interesting insights into local life, wasn't he? I hope you have a great day wherever you are also, Sandie.
@fiascodagama1 yes great info on Banjar workings. I live in a lovely part of the world, Margaret River WA, retiring from being a Viticulturist 🍇🍷 in a few months, spent a huge amount of time in Indo over the years so hence I will be retiring to Bali, exploring options, your content has inspired me to also consider Ubud 😀 thank you.
@@SandieAnnFletcher There are so many here like yourself who seem to have led interesting lives. I'd quite like to get you all in a room together one evening.:)
@fiascodegama No grand plans for retirement, just giving up the daily grind, want to continue exploring Bali as long as my health remains tops. There are some volunteer opportunities that I want to be involved in. Your channel seems to have a great following that is growing. Maybe a meet and greet in the future for your followers 😊
@@SandieAnnFletcher I'd really like to do that because I get the feeling we're all rather splendid people who care about things. Maybe I need to conduct my first poll. Thanks, Sandie..
Fast recovery mate, good to see 👍🏻
Turned the corner. Cheers, Peter.
I've only traveled to 8 countries and spent a long time in 4 of them. I've seen that in India 🇮🇳, Mexico 🇲🇽, Colombia 🇨🇴 and Nepal 🇳🇵 tourists usually don't go out of the touristy areas just like you said Wayne. Therefore, they tend to say those things without having explored the other 90% of the area whereas I have. You get to see real local life when you do. I've lived in Colombia 🇨🇴 for 26 years and have explored so much. Great video Wayne with the info you got from that Balinese man.
Hey Eddie. Very lucky to find a really patient guy willing to help answer a few questions.
You're better! I'm so glad, I was worried about you!
Thanks, signal. On the mend.
Great to see you back in the swing of things Wayne. Loved the back streets of Ubud tour and your interviews. Great stuff! Cheers 🎉
Hey Marisa. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by. Walking the backstreets is a great way to start the day, I reckon. Cheers.
Gday Wayne, following your blogs I’m noticing lots of sunny days. Un Ubud like. Baz
G'day,Baz. Absolutely threw it down for a while this morning and has been overcast all day for the first time so i think we can officially say the wet season is here. Cheers.
It’s good to see you’re feeling better Wayne
Keep the videos coming mate, loving your content
Hey Damian, thanks.
Another good video, glad your feeling a little better. Thank You. Margaret
Thanks for taking the time, Margaret.
Hi Wayan (I hope I heard that right), I am Wayne! So close, so close! 😁👌
Hi Sudden. Thanks for dropping by.
Glad to see you are getting back. I recognise the area, we stayed near there (Jl Suweta) in January this year - a bit of a schlep into Jl Raya, but worth it for the relative calm. Interesting discussion with Sekar Tunjung guy: important decisions, from banjar to national government level are nominally made through musyawarah - in theory, everyone has a veto so discussion continues until they all "agree" (==accept), however reluctantly. Of course, in practice some vetos are more important than others! I hadn't known about the junior council, but of course now I think of it it makes perfect sense. Look forward to the next one!
Hi Kevin. I'd also not heard of the junior council but had head reference made to "the young men" who would be responsible for making of ogoh-ogohs and penjors. I now wonder if it is one of the same.
@@fiascodagama1 Sounds probable.
Good to see you up and about again
Thanks Karen. It's nice to be walking the back streets once more. Cheers.
Selemat Malam, Wayne! Bagus sekali kamu merasa lebih baik dari pada kemarin. Berapa jauh dari Tjampuhan Hotel Bali. Jl. Raya Campuhan, Ubud. Bisakah jalan kaki? Terima kasih, Tunjung Sekar, Penuh! Love it all: local or touristy places.
Thanks, Liz. If I understand your question correctly, it's about a kilometer walking distance slightly uphill. Perhaps check google maps to be sure.
Another good video
Thanks, Tye. Cheers.
Get well Wayne and eat lots of those delicious fruits that are available in Bali 🥥🍊
Thanks, Suzy. No excuse for a poor diet here, that's for sure. :)
Great vid. Looking forward to the fruit and veg market vlogs! Your wordntoday is cucu = garndchild. The old bapak said he was walking with his cucu. And don't forget jam berapa = what time not jam apa. Keep up the good work
Thanks as always, Daniel. I get keys, laundry, and grandchildren confused all the time. :)
Will you be starting walking tours in Ubud?
No. I think there are plenty of those already.
Not a fan of Bali unless I can bring my push bike. Then I comb the island. Lots of nice spots to explore on the way to Negara and onwards around and over the island. Great interview, and I never knew about the family compound style of accommodation, but I'm never in one spot for too long
Touring Bali on a push bike would be a great way to see the island - one imagines you'd have to be pretty fit to do it. Thanks for dropping by, 1dancier.
@@fiascodagama1 Fitness helps a lot especially when you ride from Lovina to Bedoegoel. Next time I'll take a taxi. Last time I rode from Jatiluwih Rice Terraces to Ubud via back roads and laneways I struggled because of the heat and humidity.
@@1dancier Coming across Bali central has to be a hard climb.
Curious, but how do the people of bali remember our names, just amazed me?? Glad your feeling better😊
A slower pace of life means there's less clutter in the brain making it easier to retrieve things from the memory? lol. I'm not sure, Mary.
@fiascodagama1 mmm... my life is very shanty and always try to remember names. I did ask the laundry man, whom I meet for all of drop off time, returned the next day and was greeted with ms mary, even handed me my pickup laundry without question..?? Maybe you could ask this question for me?? 😁
@@MaryRoss-r4h Ok. I'll try remember to ask, Mary.
@@fiascodagama1 😁
They have something very special ,we used to have , community 😍
The sense of community is a very important part of Balinese life it seems.
We have community in Australia,if you want it,many don't.Balinese seem to be obligated to their community,like it or not.
Bali like other Asian regions has many highly valuable medicinal fruit and vegetables that even most balinese are not aware of themselves. When sickness comes, paracetamol, antibiotics and others are often their preferred medication.
Silvio, I think it would be interesting to even look into local alternative remedies for a video. Cheers.
@@fiascodagama1 start with soursob, moringa, stinging nettle leaves and roots, each different and help prostate and urine flow. Papaya seeds, there are so many, good luck and look forward to this. Some of the older village medicine people can help.
Gotong royong is alive and well in Bali. Good to see. Btw, use the word berapa with numbers and amounts. Jam/pukul berapa? What time (is it)? Berapa orang? How many people?
Community support or cooperation is seemingly a very important component of Balinese life. thanks for the tips, ed. Cheers.
Glad to see to up and about Wayne. Great video today, how refreshing to see traditional community values alive and well. Having travelled a fair bit, I always have a chuckle when they so arrogantly refer to places like Bali as "third world" or..God forbid, "developing" countries. I guarantee, the big pharmaceutical companies aren't selling many anti depressants there.
Hi dearren. I think we've isolated ourselves a little in some western countries to our own detriment, removing that support network and sense of community which is a great safety net for anyone who needs it.
Not just Amed every area is amazing!
Mantap bro ! Gasss keun
Thank you, bruh. :)
I’ve just spent the last few days in Ubud. Can you tell me what all those decorations along the main street are for? I’ve tried to ask some Balinese people, but the reply is: “For some Balinese celebration.” Do you know what this celebration was for? 🤔
I’m from Adelaide, Australia.
Cheers
Hi Julie. The magnificent decorations you saw are called Penjors. Ubud is at the end of a once in a thirty year celebration of the area and people's connection to the earth - as I understand it. You were really fortunate to have been in Ubud when you were.
That was a very interesting discussion with Wayan, Thanks Mr Wayne👍
@ Thank you for replying 👍
Absolutely true. Real Bali has always been there and still is. Check out the east coast!!
Hi Deborah. I love Amed myself and look forward to getting back. Thanks for dropping by.
I hear of so many people that come to bali year after year but rarely go out of the torist areas if not at all, they think they know bali, sad realy.
I understand those on a week holiday or similar but, yeah, I know what you mean.
Wayne : What's your Name?
Villager 1: Wayan
Wayne : What's your Name?
Villager 2: Wayan
Wayne : What's your Name?
Villager 3: Wayan
And So on.....😊
It's hard to forget a name at a party. :)
It is Balinese naming system
👉First born Will be named:
- Wayan means Eldest, (for unisex)
- Gede means Biggest (for unisex, but seldom to be used for female)
Example: Wayan Karma, Gede Yudistira
👉2nd Born Will be named
- Made (abbreviation from Madya) means middle/center (unisex)
- Nengah means middle/center (unisex)
Example: Made Sutama, Nengah Wijaya
👉3rd born Will be named:
- Nyoman or Komang means youngest (unisex)
Example : Nyoman Dharmayoga,
Komang Bimantra
👉4th born Will be named:
- Ketut means The last one (unisex)
Example : Ketut Krishnawan
If a fifth birth occurs, or 6th, 7th, 8th etc. the name will be repeated from the beginning. by adding the word "Tagel" it means repeated.
For example : Wayan Tagel Karma (5th born), Made Tagel Sutama (7th born)....And so on.
@@DraogonStarPutu is also for first child 😊
Bro ..suka bingung ga kenalan sama orang bali ..katena nama mereka sama semua seperti wayan,made,ketut ,😅
It's a unique naming system, isn't it? You'll have to come visit and find out more about the people. :)
@fiascodagama1 aku pergi ke Bali 3 x ... beautiful friendly people
Wayan >< Wayne. 😂
So close to a Balinese name. :)
As a wise person once said " it takes more than parents to raise a child, it takes a village"
Possible this is the reason big cities in the west have every problem under the sun..
👍🇺🇲
How many other people press 'like' BEFORE they watch..?! 😊
Oh, Pollie. You say and do all the right things. :)
@fiascodagama1 it's a gift...😏😁🌴
Watching your video whilst sitting here in Jl Petitenget Seminyak (travel agent chosen villa as part of a multi country tour package). Been watching some of your vids over the past few days. I’ve not been to Bali for 20 yrs - but this area is wretched : night clubs, spa massage, bars, overpriced hotels, scooters !!! I wanted to leave after the 1st day. This is horrid - over developed overly reliant on tourists - it’s a place that I will never return back to. Coming here on Tuesday night, the glare of video screen adverts, scooters screaming everywhere - this is not a pleasant place anymore. To be told it takes more hours to get anywhere … the place is choking. Zero critical of what you are experiencing… but these tourist areas will never improve and will only get worse. Disappointing
Tourist ghettos are tourist ghettos, I guess. They serve a purpose for many on holidays but don't suit a lot of us any more. I'm sorry you're not enjoying yourself - jump in a taxi/grab to calmer pastures perhaps. Cheers.
@@fiascodagama1 no need to be sorry - heading out once this drizzle / rain stops !! thanks for the reply !!