Here’s the rundown of nightlife events for the next couple of weeks, provided by the Beat Magazine.
•Friday Nov 17th
Bacio
Flavours
Tapas, flowing cocktails, and special offer of buy one tapas get one glass house wine, all served with hip-shaking sexy dancers and DJs Chandra and Andre. From 11pm
F Lounge
Fetish
DJs Brent Burns and Riz give you a spanking of kinky progressive and campy electro From 11pm
Harris
Saharadja Live
Bali’s world music heroes, Saharadja, perform poolside. FDC 50k and buffet dinner for 48k extra. From 6.30pm
Hu’u
The Hu’u Society
Come with a ‘dress to impress’ attitude and celebrate in style with soulful house served up on a platter by the DJ. FDC 100k. From 11pm
Kama Sutra
Naff Live On Stage
Bandung oufit Naff has recently ruled the radio charts with their smash hits “Aku Masih Kekasihmu” (I’m Still Your Lover) and “Akhirnya Aku Menemukanmu” (Finally I Found You). Now they’re giving their first performance in Bali. Check ‘em out cuz these kids are blowing up. From 11pm. Read more..
Kudos
Topless Party
Aha! Time for all members to come topless and score 50% off all night. Can you hear the stampede?! From 11pm
MBarGo
Beat Disaster
DJ Taro (CAN) scrubs the decks. From 11pm
Obsesion Bar
Cuban Night
Light up the cigars, order some Mojitos, and simply learn to dance Salsa with Made & Salsa Bali Dancers, tunes by Lare band. From 11pm
Double Six & Paparazzi
Infinity
Bringing back the good times with special appearances by Double Six’s very first DJs: Jimmy, Hendra, Ivan, Chandra, Dede, Noldy, Emon, Wilson, Yunan, Jonny, Ion and Iwan.
•Saturday Nov 18th
Bacio
Bacio Fever
DJ Georgia, spiking temperatures. From 11pm
Embassy Club-Jakarta
Feel Alive Launching Party
The official launch party for these totally legal energy pills that guarantee you’ll be running all night. Join the party with a great DJ line-up all night long, and score 250 free samples of these products also feat hot vocal performanceby Tata Young from Thailand. From 10pm
F Lounge
Felicious
Sliced and diced by Kevin J with razor sharp progressive and electro. From 11pm
Hook
Saturday Night Tapas Spectacular
Tapas, baby, hotter than that Hansel right now. Order anything off the menu and get complimentary mixed tapas and blue-steeled funky house by DJ Leon. From 6pm
Hu’u
Solid Gold
Let the tunes transport you to the righteous 70’s and burning 80’s. Pure nostalgia with classic disco dancing heaven. FDC 100k. From 11pm
Kama Sutra
Red Hot Blink Night
Arrive in your best track suit, white sneakers, and draped in all tha bling you can afford. Performace by guest DJ and hip hop dancers. From 11pm
Kudos
Star Night
A special night under the stars with performance by a guest DJ and all-Kudos entertaiment. From 11pm
MBarGo
Forbidden Dungeon
DJ Fadi (SWE) releases the shackles. From 11pm
Paparazzi
Hottish Saturday
DJs Alfan and Budha heat it up. From 11pm
Double Six
Insomniac
DJs Emon & Axel (CAN). From 11pm
•Sunday Nov 19th
F Lounge
Fuzzy
DJ Riz soothes and musically massages with chilled house. From 11pm
Hu’u
Pool Party
Veni, Vidi, Vici… enjoy the smokin’ BBQ, foot reflexology, and praetorian DJ guarding da dub decks. Free entry. From 4pm
MBarGo
My Crib-New Comer/New Power
A perfect blend of electro and hip hop by DJs Fadi, Flex, and MC Pitchbalckgold, hosted by Nina, Bianca and Yeni. Free welcome shots till midnight. From 11pm
Obsesion Bar
Dance with the Che
Carribean sensations and revolutionary slogans with DJs Monica & Chamaco. From 11pm
•Monday Nov 20th
MBarGo
Reggaeton Summer Riddim
A collection of acid jazz and down tempo to lighten up your week, with DJ Riz. From 11pm
Double Six
Pure Volume
DJ Dede pumps up the jam. From midnight
•Tuesday Nov 21st
Sector Bar
Jazz Night
Enjoy laid back and jazzy tunes by Tropical Transit band. No cover charge. From 8pm
Bacio
Afficionado
25% off all cigars, lit with jazzy hand-rolled tunes by DJs Chandra and Andre. From 11pm
F Lounge
Female Fylosofy
Ladies night with R’n’B whiping the babies into a shark-like frenzy. 2-4-1 on all Roskas for the ladies till midnight. From 11pm
MBarGo
Hip Breaks
DJs Leon and Eflux, hosted by G-Voiz, live scratching and guitar performance. From 11pm
Obsesion Bar
Latin House Spirits
From Brazil to Africa, DJ K exorcises the candomble rhythmic spirits. From 11pm
Double Six
Funk Up
DJ Helmy does his funky thing. From midnight
•Wednesday Nov 22nd
Bacio
Babes & Bubbles
Ladies night out with 50% off champagne, wine and cocktails for the ladies, with tunes by DJ Fadi (SWE). From 11pm
F Lounge
The F Notes
Live lounge and acid jazz from KENEBE, open mic for guest talent and pool competition. From 11pm
Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock University feat: E45
A deadly collaboration from artists from 3 different genres: DJ Romy is well known for his deck abusing and anytime-anywhere vinyl collection spinning; Tyo Nugros is one of the best drummers this country has produced, joined by uber-group DEWA, and Marcell, the jazz crooner with a super smooth voice. This collaboration is going to be epic, and guess what? Their latest gig in Jakarta had the crowds going totally crazy. A definite gig not to be missed. See HereNow for details. From 11pm. Read more..
Kudos
2QT2BSTR8
A contemporary dance show by Jen, Patricia and Monica, along with hot dancers. From 11pm
MBarGo
BKK Style Dancers
Hip hop dance and gogo girlz on da floor. From 11pm
Double Six
Prettylicious
Dj Nolly warms the floor. From midnight
•Thursday Nov 23rd
Bacio
Disco Glam
Boogie to the classic disco beats while sloshing all-u-can-drink beer for only 100k till midnight, with tracks by DJS Chandra & Andre. From 11pm
F Lounge
Hip Shaker
A payback-from-wayback: classic soul served fresh by Wayne Wonder. From 11pm
Hook
Vive Les Femmes
Calling all ladies for a special party experiment with set menu cosmopolitans for 60k followed by funky house by DJ Fadi (SWE). From 9pm
Kudos
Drama Queen
This cabaret show will change its theme every week. Tonight it’ll be Moulin Rogue, with DJ U-you lifting the skirts. From 11pm
MBarGo
Xcape From Alcatraz (Cops ‘N’ Robbers In Da Hood)
Come and arrest yourself for partyin’ the night away. Special performance of sexy police regulators, striking burglars, live DJs and G-Voiz on the mic, with prizes for the best costume and lots of giveaways. From 11pm
Obsesion Bar
African Queen
Deep djembe and drum session with Govinda band and sexy dancers. From 11pm
Paparazzi
Red Hot Thursday
DJ Alfan and 50% off champagne, wine, cocktails for the ladies. From 11
Double Six
E-Land
Electro tunes by DJs Fadi (SWE), Emon, Buddha (SWE), Simon&Shaker (Spain). From midnight
•Friday Nov 24th
Sector Bar
Salsa Night
Enjoy the Latin atmosphere while learning to dance salsa with da expert Made Alfa for free. From 8pm
Bounty
Foam Party
Get foamy/sudsy with two foam cannons placed on every corner, flooding the dance floor while the DJ pumps it up. From 11pm
D’Glow
Glow in Loving Lingerie
Featuring lingerie show by La Zenza, lingerie dancers and BBQ dinner. From 10pm
F Lounge
Fetish
Resonating shivers delivered in the form of a kinky collection of soulful house and Electro grooves, served up by Kevin K and Riz. From 11pm
Hu’u
The Hu’u Tribe
Experience the dynamic and hypnotic essence of the tribe’s house music and African drums, enjoying complimentary spirits ordered with any tapas from midnight till 2am. FDC 100k. From 11pm
Kudos
Male Box
Sexy dancers playing the postman will deliver your love letter str8 away, find your love and keep pumping to DJ U-you’s beats. From 11pm
MBarGo
Virtual Enema
DJ Leon, virtually unstoppable. From 11pm
Paparazzi
Funktology
DJs Alfan & Broyz dropping science. From 11pm
Double Six
Doublelicious
Double your pleasure with deck-double and stage-and-sound-double excitement. Both Indoor and outdoor areas will be filled by a maxxed-out DJ line-up. Indoor will by DJs Nolly&Chandra, Fadi, Mickey and tag teamers Axel Jonson & Terry Camaro. Outside eyou can hear DJs Helmy & Dede, Wilson & Yudi, Georgia & Patrizio (ITA)
•Saturday Nov 25th
Hook
Saturday Night Tapas Spectacular
Tapas specials, delcious food, and lounging like you mean it instead of just faking. Who are you kidding anyway? DJ Leon’s funky house plays Houdini with your shyness.. From 6pm
Bahiana
Latin Cocktails Dress
Another Latin atmosphere hit the town, with fashion show by Ferdy Tanamas, “Show Off” shoe fetish by Eprey worn by C&C Models. From 10pm
Bacio
Fabulous Expose Cover Girls
Kevin Jackson (UK) extracts your dancefloor confession. From 11pm
F Lounge
Felicious
Electro rocker Taro returns with more of those dirty underground tunes. From 11pm
Hu’u
Paradise Garage
Pulang kampung to the boogie land of yesteryears, as DJ Yudi serves up the tracks. Enjoy 2-4-1 on house poured spirits and shooters from 1.30am till 2.30am. FDC 100k. From 11pm
Kudos
Sweat
A bondage show, fire breathers, and guest DJs. Dresscode: Sleazy pig-boy. Oink! From 11pm
Kama Sutra
Red Hot Emergency Room
Paging all doctors and nurses, come dressed in costume for the musical medicine. From 11pm
MBarGo
Hell’ktrocity
DJ Fadi says hello in 12 languages. From 11pm
Obsession Bar
Special Ladies Night with Saharadja
Saharadja band will light it up for ladies night, where all girls get a free Tropical Planters cocktail till midnight. From 11pm
Paparazzi
Hottish Saturday
DJs Alfan&Mickey (JKT) connect da dots. 11pm
Double Six
Nocturnal
Presented by Anker Beatstream, the night life continues to step it up to another level. Deadly combination of beer, fashion show and tunes by DJs Dede, Nolly, Helmy and Brent Burns (S.AFR)
•Sunday Nov 26th
MBarGo
My Crib-New Crew/New Power
Blended electro and hiphop by DJs Fadi (SWE), Flex, and MC Pitchblackgold, hosted by Nina, Yeni and Bianca. Free shots till midnight. From 11pm
•Monday Nov 27th
F Lounge
Flow
Start your week off right with classic Acid Jazz and soulful grooves by DJ Riz. From 11pm
MBarGo
Reggaeton Summer Riddim
DJs Lazybone (JPN) and Leon. From 11pm
Obsession Bar
Nu Funky Spirit
Classic 80’s and 90’s mixed with nu-generation funky tunes. From 11pm
Double Six
Pure Volume
DJ Dede, pure party. From midnight
•Tuesday Nov 28th
Bacio
Afficionado
Cigars specials and the high life of backed up by the crystal melodies of DJs Chandra and Andre.
From 11pm
F Lounge
Female Fylosofy
Ladies night with R’n’B tunes and 2-4-1 on all Roskas for the ladies till midnight. From 11pm
MBarGo
HipBreaks
DJs Leon and Eflux, hosted by G-voiz for optimum vibes! Live scracth and guitar performances. From 11pm
Double Six
Funk Up
DJ Helmy turns adjectives to verbs
•Wednesday Nov 29th
F Lounge
The F Notes
Live lounge and Acid Jazz by KENEBE, open mic guest talent search, and a pool competition for all you hustlers. From 11pm
Hard Rock Cafe
Slank Live on Stage
The legendary Jakarta band returns to Bali to deliver more of their searing social commentary and incendiary rock music, uniting the youngsters, the oldsters, the blue and the white collars… Come and experience their power. See Here Now for details. From 11pm. Read more..
Kudos
2QT2BSTR8
An evening of contemporary dance featuring Monica, Jennifer and Patricia, and all their friends. From 11pm
MBarGo
BKK Style Dancers
Hip hop dance and gogo girlz on da floor. From 11pm
Double Six
Prettylicious
DJ Nolly
•Thursday Nov 30th
Hook
Vive Les Femmes
Calling all you ladies! Cosmopolitans at 60k followed DJ Fadi’s (SWE) funky house. From 9pm
Bacio
Sexy Beast Girls on Rollers
Boogie down to the best dance tracks of the past thrity years, with all you can drink beer for only 100k till midnight, also sexy beast and girls on rollers! From 11pm
F Lounge
Bam Bam
Rewind in rub-a-dub sound as 45” Freddy serves a rumpshakin dancehall sunsplash. From 11pm
Kudos
Drama Queen
Bollywood studio presents “LIttle India” and tracks by DJ U-you. From 11pm
MBarGo
Rowdy Girls Reloaded
The fun delivered by the rowdy girls from the bar, dancing, wiggling and pouring the drinks in Coyote Ugly style! From 11pm
Paparazzi
Red Hot Thursday
DJ Alfan and 50% off on champagnes, wines, cocktails for the ladies. From 11pm
D’Glow
Conjuction for Last Reward Party & Memebers Only
The last party for the meber in this 2006, with freaky dancers, tequila girls and DJ performace by DJs Vikry (JKT) & Art. From 10pm
Double Six
E-Land
Electro tunes by DJs Fadi (SWE), Emon, Buddha (SWE), Simon&Shaker (Spain), from midnight
Coming Events
•Friday Dec 1st
Obsession Bar
Cuban Night
Cuba, La Havana, Salsa, Merengue,.. That is what Cuban Night is all about, sounds by Lare band and free salsa lessons by Made and the Salsa Bali dancers
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November 20th, 2006
Bali has a wide variety of attractions and I try to cover as many of them as possible. The Butterfly Park in Tabanan is one of the smaller attractions within reach for people in the Kuta area.
Tabanan is one of the 8
kabupaten (districts ) of Bali and its main town is also called Tabanan. The
Butterfly Park (Taman Kupu Kupu) is located
7kms north of the town of Tabanan, at
Wanasari, on the
road to Penebel. The ride takes about an hour from Kuta.
The museum is located 50 meters off the road, but is easy to find, due to the massive sign outside. The neat grounds and parking lot, lead into the souvenir shop and ticket office. These keysrings had a bug attached, the perfect gift for those relatives you hate. I was surprised that the cost of admission was 40,000rp. That’s a bit steep for Bali.
The entrance to the museum is close by, and after passing through a couple of doors, and a set of hanging chains, you are inside the net-covered garden. Immediately you’ll see large yellow and black butterflies fluttering around, like bar girls at a Seminyak nightclub. Butterfly watching is a strange hobby, if you aren’t used to it, as these little creatures like to hide. It’s not like walking through the monkey forest, with hoards of friendly animals spilling out. At least a butterfly won’t try to steal your water bottle.
In the center of the garden is a section, that contains cages with a variety of butterflies and insects, including this stick insect and leaf insect (those are my scientific terms). This guy showed me some and kept pointing out the interesting ones.
While I strolled round there were no other guests. The gardens contain ponds and a variety of bushes and plants. I’d say you could check the place out in a hour max and be out of there if you’re not an expert on insects or plants. My thoughts were that I’d come here if I was driving by but wouldn’t come from Kuta just to see this place. I think they need to tap into the entertainment aspect a bit more like Discovery Channel and find some ‘flesh eating butterflies’ or a ‘rogues gallery’ of other insects, butterflies are just pretty. The Bali Butterfly Park covers 3,500m sq, making it the largest park of its kind in SE Asia. The park provides an environment for butterfly preservation and study.
Bali Butterfly Park
•Where is it?
Wanasari, Tabanan
•How long does it takes to get there?
1 hour from Kuta
•What is it?
Small enclosure with butterfly and insect collection.
•How long does it take to see the Butterfly Park?
1 hour.
•Admission:
40,000rp
•Opening hours:
Daily 8am-5pm
•Who is the Bali Butterfly Park good for?
Kids, families, people who enjoy nature, people who want an interesting pit-stop on a road trip.
•Who is the Bali Butterfly Park not good for?
People who need ‘big entertainment’, people with short attention spans, people who don’t like nature, people who are scared on insects.
•Facilities:
Parking, toilets, gift shop, snacks, drinks.
Bali Butterfly Park
Jalan Batukaru,
Sandan Wanasari
Tabanan 80351
(0361) 814282 (0361) 814283
Fax: (0361) 814281
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November 20th, 2006
Sunday came along again, and I got ready to head out on a short road trip, after I escaped the killer bees, that is. Taking the ‘back way’ to Canggu, via Batubelig, gave me a view of how Canggu is developing. The main road to Canggu, that runs off of Jl. Raya Kerobokan, gets a ton of traffic, creating severe traffic jams during rush hour.
Looking at a map of Bali, that route to Canggu actually makes no sence, as you start on the coast, head inland, then head NW, then back to the coast. The back door is a straighter route, starting at Jl. Petitenget, and heading NW towards Canggu close to the coast. The road is dirt for part of the way, but that won’t last long. The Canggu Club is on the route, so its going to look sharp pretty soon. Riding through the heavily rutted parts of the road at 5 mph, brought back memories of exploring the Bukit, the limestone that has been sread on the ground, creating a retina-searing glare.
Crusing through Canggu Permai, the little concrete community, set up close to the main road in the Barewa area, I joined the main road and headed in the direction of Echo Beach. Anyone who had travelled this road before, will remember the rice field views. These views are shrinking, as the villa construction is expanding. In recent weeks, road construction has made a mockery of travel times. Attending the wedding in Kediri, I has to sit in traffic, with the sun blazing, trucks belching deisel, in a dust storm created by tires on dirt. Road work is moving along, and after one big jam and detour, the section of traffic that I was in found itself on a virgin patch of freshly laid asphalt, heaven while it lasted.
In zigzag fashion my route took towards Yeh Gangga. The reason I like this area is there aren’t any ‘bules‘, the area is very fertile, with lovely rice fields and people always seem cool.
Looking at map, you will notice the main road heading west from Tabanan follows a NW route. Smaller roads stretch towards the coast from this road, with other smaller local roads connecting these. I love crusing around, getting lost, coming to a dead end and feeling I’m discovering something. Of course I’m discovering nothing, but for me its new.
As the rice fields dropped towards the coast, I heard the sound of trail bikes in the distance. Somebody has set up a moto-cross park, right there overlooking the ocean. Stopping for a Pocari Sweat (5,000rp) Gede and Putu, invited me to sit under the shade. They told me for 15,000rp I could take my bike aroud the track. A couple of locals, decked out in moto-cross gear and armed with trailbikes, did the ‘Evil Knievel’ over jumps. Putu said they could rent me a bike if I wanted, but not a trail bike. This section of the coast is windswept, has brown/grey volcanic sand and is somewhat undeveloped. Just to the south, along the coast is Tanah Lot, which has villas and places to stay. Come back in 10 years and it will be the new Canggu.
Putu told me I could see some nice rice field views, by following the road I came in on and turning left. I did so, and ended up riding along a padi field wall. The trail got narrower and narrower, until I had about 6 inches to ride on with a sheer drop down to the field. Wrong turn! At this point, 2 thoughts crossed my mind, #1, what a lovely tranquil part of the world I’ve found, and #2, what a twat I look, sitting here in a padi field, unable to turn around, sweating in 90 degree heat. As anywhere in Bali, you are never far from a local. Within 1 minute of coming to halt, locals were already outside their bamboo hut gawking at me. A 50 year old farmer trotted over and said hello. We rolled the bike backwards to a wider spot, then twisting the steering column this way and that, while lifting up the rear end, managed to get the machine turned around. If he hadn’t showed up, I could of probably done it myself, but there is also a strong possibility I would of ended up in the padi field. Riding off at 2 mph, his wife and daughter waved, “Hati hati ya” (careful) they said. Visiting untouristed parts of Bali, its possible to have interactions with people, who talk to you like a human being, and are not looking for a payoff.
Crusing back along the dirt road, admiring the newly planted rice, local kids waved and cavorted. Older people were more reserved, but I always got a good reaction. Many nice photo opportunities for someone with time on their hands.
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November 20th, 2006