Today it was a wonderful sunny day in Seminyak. I was in the garden, laying out my down sleeping bag, and shaking off the cobwebs from my travelers money belt.
After wet season many items of clothing smell like fungus. My sleeping bag or shall I say ‘schlaffsack‘, hasn’t seen any action (or even me by myself ) since I moved here. Laying cushions, mattresses, blankets, tennis shoes in the sunshine kills off the fungus, and allows you to brush it off. My last full day in Bali will be tomorrow, so here’s how that day will look.
May 30th, 2006
Will Bali bounce back, that is the question many people ask. I have no doubt it will, for the very reasons it became popular in the first place.
Debra Chong, from the New Straits Times Online, visited Bail and here are her thoughts.
May 30th, 2006
As reported in April 2006 on balidiscovery.com [VOA Promised for Dutch Nationals], the Government has finally made good on its promise and began granting visas on arrival (VOA) to Dutch Nationals, effective May 23, 2006.
Dutch citizens now join the nationals of 35 other countries enjoying the privilege of purchasing a visa upon landing in Indonesia [See: Visa Guide for Bali and Indonesia].
Cost of a 30-day non-extendable visa is US$25 and a 7-day visa is US$10. Passports should have a minimum of 6 month’s remaining validity from the arrival date. Visa for longer stays must be arranged prior to arrival in Indonesia through application at an Indonesian Embassy.
www.balidiscovery.com
May 30th, 2006
The Canggu Club Bali (CCB) recently announced ten new beneficiaries of a Rp. 50,000,000 (approximately US$5,434) Sports Academy Scholarship Fund during a special appreciation dinner held at the Club on Friday, May 19, 2006.
The CCB Sports Academy Scholarship Fund sponsors talented children and other deserving children from the community allowing the recipients to attend the Clubs’ Sports Academy. In addition to 20 scholarships already awarded to Indonesian children earlier this year, a further ten were presented to Japanese, Italian, Dutch, German, Swiss, New Zealand British, American and Australian children, aged 10-13 years.
The Canggu Club Sports Academy
Established in 2005, The Canggu Club Sports Academy provides an educational platform for children to learn and excel in soccer, swimming, tennis, gymnastics, baseball, martial arts and other sports-orientated activities.
Tutored by qualified professionals and accredited coaches in various fields of sports expertise, the Sports Academy aims to develop a child’s sporting interest and potential to engage in the challenging environment of the modern world.
Currently, approximately 200 children are enrolled at the Academy in addition to the 30 that have been sponsored under the scholarship program.
The Scholarship
The scholarships will allow the ten new recipients the opportunity to attend 5 training sessions a week and other Academy programs over a 12 month period.
Sports Academy soccer coach Wolfgang Pikal explained that the Club is working to expand the scholarship program to both Indonesians and foreigners who show talent, a good attitude and commitment. “These kids are here because they display all of these characteristics, regardless of their nationality,” he said. “We are happy to be in a position to foster their natural talent and assist their sporting development.”
The Club has established a program for CC members to sponsor individual players at the Canggu Club All Stars Soccer Academy.The yearly sponsorships includes annual fees, registration and monthly training sessions up to 5 times a week under the tutelage of internationally qualified coaches, attendance at training camps, tournaments and clinics. Sponsored children receive an All Stars Sports Academy training uniforms, ‘Play Like a Champ’ DVDs, and soccer balls for home practice.
Show on balidiscovery.com, pictures of happy members of the All Stars Sports Academy.
Source : www.balidiscovery.com Â
May 30th, 2006