Extrablatt returns to Nakula. Many regular customers were very sad, a few years back, when the little German warung, Extrablatt, closed on Jln. Nakula, There were only 4-5 small tables and a front bench on the terrace but the place was always busy. Guests, often from the Rumah Manis hotel, which was across the road […]
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ARC STAYING ON TOP
It’s always a pleasure going to ARC Anti-aging Clinic and checking out their latest innovations. They use the latest high tech equipment and have two highly qualified doctors on staff. Their expanding dental clinic now has five brilliant dentists using the latest equipment and a German technology dental lab on site. I went in recently to […]
Read moreCan you print real cheese with a 3D printer? by Ines Wynn
Since 2009 3D printing has been in a steady upmarch. What was once considered whimsical thinking or geek brain sparks has now made its way from industrial manufacturing into mainstream use and the consumer 3D printing market has taken off like wildfire. What once was an expensive process suddenly became available at a cost within the average consumer’s […]
Read moreDISASTER PREPAREDNESS FOR YOUR PET
The possibly imminent eruption of Mount Agung in Karangasem regency has created thousands of refugees and it is remarkable how Bali’s residents have all pulled together in solidarity for locals affected by this geological event. In addition to the humanitarian effort, Bali’s main animal welfare groups have been working flat out to rescue and feed […]
Read moreDr. Hendry Luis: AIDS Prevention in Bali by Bill Dalton
Dr. Hendry Luis was born and grew up in Medan, North Sumatra. He attended Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta where he graduated in 2008 with a degree in medicine and a specialization in STDs and HIV. His first job was at Bhakti Ibu Mother and Children Hospital in Yogyakarta. In 2009, Dr. Hendry moved to Bali and worked at the Anggrek Clinic inUbud and […]
Read moreEARLY DETECTION WITH ALFA THERMOGRAM by Shari
Wouldn’t it be nice if we knew ahead of time of any potential time bombs lurking in our bodies threatening our health? Probably the biggest fear of most people these days is developing cancer. Most scientists say that everyone has cancer cells in their bodies. So why does one person never get diagnosed with cancer and another […]
Read moreFINANCIAL PREDICTIONS – SHOULD WE BELIEVE THEM?
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could predict the future? It might not all be good news but at least we could plan ourlives accordingly. It would certainly come in helpful when making investments but I will come back to that later. Firstly let’s examine the most famous predictor of the future of all time, none other […]
Read moreGender Wayang – Bali’s Most Intimate Gamelan Ensemble
If you’ve ever been to a tooth filing ceremony in Bali, you would have heard the music of gamelan gender wayang. Instruments played by either by two or four musicians in pairs, a gender wayang ensemble is Bali’s most intimate gamelan ensemble. This is not just because the group is relatively small compared to the commonly seen large […]
Read moreGUNUNG AGUNG CRISIS….So you want to be a Volunteer?
The old lady is rumbling, at least at the writing of this article, that’s all she’s doing so far. However, with her previous eruption and the devastation it caused imprinted clearly on the landscape and historic records of that time, caution has prevailed, and 100,000 villagers evacuated from the high-risk zones. It’s natural that we […]
Read moreIN A TIME OF CRISIS, LIFE GOES ON….
Welcome to the latest news from Rotary Club Bali Seminyak (RCBS). There have been dramatic changes here in Bali since our last published message. Our calm environment has been rattled by Mt. Agung’s apparent interest in erupting…we just don’t when or even if! In the meantime, RCBS has responded by delivering dozens of water filters to evacuation camps, […]
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