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Home About Contact Bali Manual The only place to get all of the information you need about moving to Bali and living in Bali Subscribe to RSS Home Moving to Bali Guide Making Money Christmas Day in Bali for Expats By Raja Arak on December 20, 2012 in Everyday Life It is the Christmas season again and just like every year, Bali is CROWDED. Hotels are full to capacity, traffic is congested (even more so than usual) yet somehow it just doesn’t quite feel like Christmas. For North Americans traveling to Bali for Christmas this is due to the extreme heat and unsurprising lack of snow. Australians and Europeans will notice the lack of Christmas-themed decorations which are present, but not in the abundance they are used to in their home countries. For the average tourist in Bali for Christmas though, these things are not such a big deal. They chose to spend their Christmas away from home on a tropical island and more than likely they have their family in tow. For a visitor in Bali for Christmas, Bali IS their celebration for the holidays. Continue Reading → Comments { 0 } Moving to Bali Guide By Raja Arak on July 15, 2012 in Featured, Moving to Bali Do YOU Want to Move to Bali? Of course you do, who wouldn’t? Before making the move though, there are a lot of things that you need to know. Ask yourself the following questions: What kind of visa will you use? How will you make money when you get there? How will you get your stuff there? How will you find a place to live? Where will you find staff for your new home? How will you handle your finances and taxes? What kind of internet options are available in Bali? Will you buy or rent your vehicle? If you answered “I don’t know” to ANY of those questions then you need read The Ultimate Guide for Moving to Bali. The Ultimate Guide for Moving to Bali is an 88-page book chock-full of information about all of the steps involved with moving to Bali. I wrote this book after spending countless hours advising people on how to move to Bali successfully. Finally, I decided to put all of my advice down in an easy to digest form that should answer 99% of the questions people might have about moving to Bali. The best part is that the book is 100% FREE. Continue Reading → Comments { 6 } The Bali Balance – A Lesson in Instant Karma By Raja Arak on June 25, 2012 in Everyday Life The sense of balance that many people feel in Bali is one of the reasons that I would put above almost all others as a reason to be here. Despite the problems that affect Bali from all angles, the island is able to pull off an impressive balancing act that needs to be viewed from a few steps back to be truly appreciated. I have found that in Bali things just have a way of working themselves out in the end, and just about all of the bad experiences are counteracted by the good ones. Continue Reading → Comments { 2 } Bahasa Indonesia SMS Abbreviations Explained By Raja Arak on June 12, 2012 in Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia is said to be one of the easiest languages in the world to learn. While true for the most part, Bahasa Indonesia has its own unique challenges to be conquered on the quest to fluency. Many people will take a class and get to a comfortable level of fluency in the classroom only to find that the Bahasa Indonesia that they hear on the street is entirely different. Others will get discouraged from having learned Bahasa Indonesia, only to realize that none of their friends are speaking it – opting for Bahasa Bali instead. Generally though the biggest problem people have is deciphering SMS messages in Bahasa Indonesia. Indonesians tend to SMS as if they are being charged per the letter – leaving out virtually all vowels and as many characters as possible. The result is something that is hard to read for those that are still learning. It can’t even be put through a translator as abbreviated Bahasa Indonesia is still not recognized. To try to help those that are still learning I will make a list of the common abbreviations and then the long form words. Continue Reading → Comments { 5 } Masuk Angin – The Wind That Infected an Entire Nation By Raja Arak on June 5, 2012 in Health After several years in Bali learning about the language and culture several of my friends like to joke that I’ve “gone native”. Everyone has a different definition of going native and whether it is a positive or negative thing but that’s all relative. Sure, I eat rice with my hand (right hand only)most of the time. I also don’t bat an eye anymore as I hear someone talking about mystical events while they grip the latest model Blackberry. I have been here long enough to understand exactly why the Balinese and Indonesians do a lot of the things that they do. 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