The Lovina Pages

the lovina pages | 1 | november 2010

Sail Indonesia2010

Decorative Art PaintingKetut Ariana

Padukuhan, Demon Valleyspiritual place

november 2010


Sail Indonesia 2010lovina – According to Mr. Suma Argawa, Sail Indonesia 2010 activities are aimed to introduce the tourist areas in Bali, especially in North Bali. He hoped this event would lead to an increase in tourist visits to Buleleng by both foreign and domestic visitors.

Sail Indonesia is a non commercial organization dedicated to promoting Indonesia as a desti-nation for cruising yachts. It has arranged an annual sail rally every year since 2001, and it works closely with the Maritime and Fisheries Department of the Indonesian Government as well as with Yayasan Cinta Bahari (the Indone-sian Sailing Foundation). It is also supported by local governments including Buleleng. This rally is scheduled to last for 3 months. This year is the fourth time in the history of the rally that Buleleng has been on its itinerary.

Sail Indonesia 2010 Rally departed on 24 July 2010 from Darwin, Australia. Then it entered the eastern part of Indonesian region following two different routes – some first arrived in Kupang, others in Banda. The last port of call in Indonesia is Batam. And for this year, there are additional areas that will be visited by some of the yachts such as: Rote Island off Timor, Savu Islands, Sumba, East Sumba, West Sumba and the city of Bau-Bau on Buton Island (South East Sulawesi).

Meanwhile, Buleleng Regency, which has about 155 kilometres of beach, provided Lovina Beach as the anchorage for the event again this year.This provided a meeting place for the partici-pants and a welcome break between the eastern part and the western part of the event. They enjoyed local restaurants and spas and were able to renew their visas and make adjustments to their yachts.

When the Head of Promotion of Culture and Tourism for Buleleng Regency was asked why Lovina was chosen, he said “Lovina is a beauti-ful tourist area with friendly residents and many

A total of 19 countries joined ‘Sail Indonesia 2010’ this year, and it involved 108 yachts which were

mostly between 35 and 60 feet long. They anchored near Binaria Beach, Lovina, one of tourism

areas in Buleleng regency, and were there from 22nd until the 25th of September 2010. Mr. Nyo-

man Suma Argawa as the Head of the Division of Culture and Tourism Promotion Agency for the

Buleleng Regency said there were about 250 crew from thesailing ships which came from countries

including: United States, Australia, New Zealand, France, Sweden, Germany, Austria, the Nether-

lands, Japan, Italy, Canada, Norwegian, Argentina, as well as participants from Indonesia.

108 sailing vessels


excellent facilities. We want to provide comfort for the tourists, especially for the Sail Indonesia group, because they come from many countries and they will be able to promote Lovina to their friends and associates when they return.”

The committee arranged activities and events for participants of Sail Indonesia 2010. They were able to watch typical arts which is exist in North Bali, such as: Joged Bumbung, Rindik (dance accompanied by music from bamboo), Shadow Puppets and other art performances, and there was also the Bull Race.

The committee invited crew members to tourist attractions in Bulelengsuch as Pasar Anyar - one of the traditional markets for the Buleleng residents; GedungKertya and Museum which presents the history of Buleleng; Monkey Forest and Tamblingan Lake in the Bedugul area; Desa Gesing (south of Munduk) which has many traditional crafts and traditional products; and also the Hot Springs in Banjar. And specialac-tivity - all the participants got a chance to learn preparation of Balinese cuisine. •

A list of the yachts can be seen at: http://www.sailindonesia.net/news/entries.php.

Sail Indonesia is a non commercial organization dedicated to promoting

Indonesia as a destination for cruising yachts.


Demon ValleyA long time ago, Padukuhan was a spiritual place which usually used by Hinduism

for meditation. Usually a place located far from residential areas because meditation

requires solitude and fusion with the nature. But now, besides being used as a spiritual

place, Padukuhan can also be used for nature tourism. This is because most Padukuhan

in Bali are areas that are not occupied, so are jungle areas largely untouched by people.

near bengkel village lovina – One example is Padukuhan Shanti Pala. This Padukuhanis situated in Bengkel village, Busung Biu - about 30km from Lovina toward to west. This Padukuhan is located in a valley inside the jungle in Bengkel village. The residents called this valley Demon Valley, because according to their long story, this valley is a centerfor the Demons that occupy the jun-gle in these villages.

Since September 16th 2009, the residents from Bengkel village,who are concerned about the environment, have worked together to open the area as a Spiritual place for the public that can also be used for nature tourism. The residents of Bengkel village have voluntarily donated some land to make a road into that place. Although not yet legally opened as a tourism area by the government of Buleleng Regency, this Padukuhanis already being visited by local tourists and foreign tourists.


According to Mr. Gede Arimbawa, one mem-ber of the committee for this Padukuhan, this place has been a wilderness until now, and was considered a creepy place by the village people. But now, we as a committee for this Padukuhan, have changed Demon Valley to be public place which can be visited by the tourists, without da-maging the jungle, and without interfering with the balance for the Sekale and Niskala (a Hindu religious teaching). Although not yet finished, we are welcoming tourists who are already visiting this place.

We offer a nature tour that goes in towards Padukuhan Shanti Pala. You can see hundreds of the wild animals as occupants of the jungle, including birds, monkeys, forest beetles, and far in the distance between the cliffs we can also see the wild bee populations hanging – but there is no danger.

Then, when we arrive in Padukuhan we can to meet the beautiful waterfall which has a height of about 40 meters. And there is a bathing place which very broad because this valley covers an area of about one and half hectare.

For the future, we as committee will add facilities and infrastructure, by offering yoga, massage, and the natural medicine that will use medicinal plants from the valley. •


Ketut Ariana

lovina – This Decorative Art Painting indeed has a level of difficulty that is very high. Then, not infrequently, the artist needs a long time to finish a Decorative Painting, compared with less constrained styles of painting. One man who is assiduous for this style of Decorative Art Painting is Ketut Ariana. He has been doing it for a very long time, starting as a hobby to paint for himself when he was still young.

Then he began to make his living as a painter, and has continued until now. It is now almost 16 years since he started to do this job as a pain-ter in Denpasar, and his career has had ups and downs because the competition is very hard.

Sometimes a beautiful painting will only get a low price because there is so much competition. But he never despairs, because his hobby to paint, and with his patience and perseverance he can succeed to do his job. After staying a long time in Denpasar, Ketut Ariana decided to return to his hometown of Singaraja and try for success here. Since then, he has continued assiduously with his job as a painter, but he has never had a display of his paintings because they don’t remain long enough in his studio.

Many customers come and go and order paintings from him, so, he doesn’t have time to keep the paintings as a decorations in his studio. When a painting is finished it may stay just 3 or 5 days, after that it will be taken by his customer. Before Ketut Ariana had a Painting Studio in Lovina Singaraja, he had studios in Kuta and Ubud. He was not alone there but worked with his friends that shared the same hobby as painters. His extensive experience in the Decorative Art Painting world means that he now does not need to worry. His many works are in many styles and sizes, and demonstrate his quality as an artist. The works that he still owns and can show his customers, make them confident that all his works will be high quality. So, all his customers are proud of the works by Ketut Ariana.

Also in his free time, besides painting, Ketut Ariana is very fond of writing poetry. Most of his poetry tells the history of Bali in earlier times and the history of Singaraja long time ago. Alt-hough he writes good poetry, he hasn’t introdu-ced it to the public. Most of his poetry is just for himself, but if friends or others want to read or to know about his poetry that is possible. •

There is one painting style that we know a Decorative Art Painting. De-

corative Art Painting is art where the form of the work has already been

determined and the artist must follow or adjust to the existing situation.

Normally, not many painters can work this way. Most painters prefer to feel

free from restraints. They prefer to express themselves without constrain-

tand let their ideas pouronto the canvas or other media or something like

that, without having to depend on an existing situation.

decorative art painting


Pande BesiMany things that we need every day are made from iron, such as knives,

sickles, daggers, machetes, hoes and other implements. Now many house-

hold implements that we see in the supermarkets are made from stainless

steel. But for the Balinese, equipment made in the traditional way from

iron is very important, and the quality of these items is very good.

the traditional iron craftsmen

These men are very proud to have quality iron implements. In Hinduism there is a special holy day for the all equipment made from the iron base material. So this helps to explain why Balinese prefer iron implements and are not so keen on stainless steel. They really like to order their implements directly form a craftsman who can make a quality item exactly as requested. This may cost a bit more than the mass-produ-ced items in markets, but they get quality and exactly the item they want. It follows then that the craftsmen or “Pande Besi” (in Indonesian) is still able to survive even though the traditional manufacturing process requires a lot of work.

Mr. Nyoman Sukedana is a traditional craftsman of iron implements required by the public. He started to be a “Pande Besi” (a craftsman of iron) on January 28st 1985. He started his business with patience and hard work, and although his earnings are modest, Mr. Nyoman Sukedana feels proud because of the high standard of his finished work.

Now ,Mr. Nyoman Sukedana is getting old and always is feeling exhausted. Of course we know that a craftsman’s job, is not easy, and requires expertise and strength for good results. Fortuna-tely, he will be able to pass on the business as a “Pande Besi” within his family. Ketut Artawa as the youngest of four brothers is inheriting the Knowledge of Iron Craftsmen from his father. •

lovina – Farmers need implements for their everyday work and expect them to last a long time. In the religious activities of Hinduism, old men require special equipment such as mache-tes of big knives which they use in constructing facilities and infrastructure for religious cere-monies.

In Hinduism there is a special

holy day for the all equipment made

from the iron base material.


Jln. Raya Kalibukbuk - Lovina - Bali • Phone: + 62-362-41552/41562Fax: 41543 • [email protected] • www.melkahotel.com

Dolphin shows Horse riding

Butterfly garden Dolphin therapy

The Lovina Pages

Documents

Transcript of The Lovina Pages