As Maya has just had her first otonan (sort of Balinese birthday) I thought it would be a good time to have a recap over the experience of being pregnant and raising a baby in a Balinese family and in Bali in general. I couldn’t find much information when I was pregnant, so hopefully this [...]
So I missed out week 25 because Komang borrowed my camera but nothing really new to report anyway. Time just seems to be going faster and faster, it is really quite scary… I think I have grown quite a bit in the last couple of weeks. Little miss’s kicks are certainly getting stronger and sometimes [...]
Firstly, how cute is this scooter? I just saw an advert for it on tv last night and i really want one. It’s the new Honda Scoopy if anyone wants to get me one for my birthday :p (although i’ll probably put off the motorbike practice for another time when i’m not 7 months pregnant). [...]
Picture aside, I have noticed a huge difference this week. Basically my clothes don’t fit any more. Trousers that fit me a week or two ago (although tightly) now won’t even do up. I just feel fat fat fat. And trying to shop for clothes in an Asian country is doing nothing for my self [...]
I have to apologise for the lateness of this post because Nyepi was actually on March 16th but I’ve been rather busy lately so I hope you’ll forgive me. Nyepi is Balinese New Year. The Balinese calendar is very different from the one we use in the west and determines the dates of ceremonies which [...]
So new dramas on Indonesian TV are always amusing to watch because they all have ridiculous over the top story lines which usually involve evil twins and usually someone trying to kill someone else and locking them up in the basement and torturing them. Some are more entertaining than others – I really liked Kasih [...]
Notice how the little black duck (the boy) is all on his own? I don’t blame him – must be nice to get a bit of solitude once in a while if you have 14 sisters…
So I’m kind of used to Made disappearing in the morning (as like most Balinese he gets up at the crack of dawn and I haven’t quite got the hang of this yet) and reappearing mid-morning with something random but last week he came back with a basketfull of ducks! The plan I think is [...]