April/May, 1998
No. 034/VI/98

cover story

Ground Breakers
Bali's top corporate
women

Out of the Frying
Pan
The legacy of widow
burning in modern Bali

beyond
bali

Pedal Power
Cycling around Lombok

regular
features

Sidelines
The cultural value of
Indonesia textiles

Adventure
Off-road trips by Land
Cruiser

Home Grown
Bali's surf hero of
nineties, Rizal Tanjung

Health and Beauty
Mandara's many Bali
spas

Books
The Butterflies of Bali

Food
Four delis that have
survived the crisis

Photo Gallery
F.X. Marit captures nyepi
on film

Jungle Drums

advertising index for
Bali Echo web site

KUPU-KUPU OBEROI

From Seminyak’s oldest hotel, The Oberoi, barely a promotional peep has been heard in the almost twenty years it has been nestled at the far end of Indonesia’s most famous beach. That is, until recently. When The Oberoi, Seminyak opened its Kupu Kupu Restaurant last November, it was intended as its first foray into promoting some of the hotel’s facilities to non-staying guests. “We envisage guests from hotels in the vicinity venturing here of an evening to try out Kupu Kupu,” explains Food and Beverage Manager Ilio, whose first job when he began at the hotel a year ago was to supervise the establishment of Kupu Kupu. Indeed, there is no reason why they shouldn’t do so. Kupu Kupu is a delightfully relaxed, breezy space where the ebb and flow of the ocean hums in diners ears as they enjoy fine dining in the comfort of cushioned bamboo armchairs. Kupu Kupu offers twin Continental and Asian menus, which change daily, allowing diners to choose from culinary delights that vary from the spicy sambals, soups and sates of the Orient to Caesar Salad and Smoked Salmon originating from the Western half of the globe. Servings are sufficiently plentiful for a choice of two entrees to satisfy a moderate hunger, especially if one is to leave room for Kupu Kupu’s delectable desserts. Snug beneath the frangipani trees at Seminyak’s Beach’s quiet end, Kupu Kupu’s refined menu makes the occasion of dining a very special one. Jalan Laksmana, Seminyak. Tel. (62-361) 730 361.

BALI HYATT’S VILLAGE-STYLE SPA

The Bali Hyatt at Sanur Beach has opened a new spa which will revive the centuries-old tradition of well-being through an extensive range of therepeutic treatments using traditional herbal tonics and fragrant oils. The Spa at Bali Hyatt is designed in the style of a typical Balinese village with several freestanding villas and open-air pavilions. It is a sanctuary for weary travelers and stressed professionals and a place where loving couples where they can rejuvinate the body and soul through healing aromatherapy and massage treatments. Treatments are offered either individually, from US$45, or in personalised packages, from US$110 and are administered by our team of highly-trained therapists. Exclusive private spa villas are available for couples to enjoy the treaments in seclusion. While the Spa at the Bali Hyatt is open to non-residents, priority reservations are given to guests of Bali Hyatt and Grand Hyatt Bali.

SPRINGS OF TEARS, SPRINGS OF FIRE

An anthology of poetry by renowned Indonesian painter and poet, Frans Nadjira - whose painting graced the cover of Bali Echo after his solo exhibition at the Four Seasons Resort’s Ganesha Gallery last year, has recently been published by Matamera and Yayasan Cak Denpasar. Entitled Springs of Fire, Springs of Tears , the anthology was translated by the Bali-based scholar of Indonesian literature, Tom Hunter. Hunter, who has translated a number of other Indonesian poets’ works, shows his adeptness here at capturing the soul of Nadjira’s poetry, and this anthology remains true to the poet’s celebrated ‘oral’ style. For reservation contact 481907.

1998 BALI ARTS FESTIVAL GUIDE BOOK

The Bali Arts Festival will run this year for a month from 14 June to 11 July. To mark its twentieth year, the organisers of the festival have upgraded their efforts to promote the event to visitors. For the first time since the it was inaugurated, visitors are to receive the official Guide Book prior to the opening of the Festival, to aid them in planning their holiday. The Guide Book not only includes a complete schedule at the Festival but also explanatory synopses of each event. Tour operators can request copies of the Guide Book at Tel. (62-361) 228333 or Fax. (62-361) 228888.

JEZZ GALLERY

“Jazz is a feeling, more than anything else.” It is this quote - fromAmerican jazz musician Mark Gridley - that inspired the opening of Jezz Gallery, which specialises in a ‘jazzy’ mixture of products. As well as rattan, iron and antique wood furniture, here are displayed some the works of Bali’s top naturalist and expressionist painters, such as Made Wianta, Ketut Susena, Made Djirna, and Pande Supade. For more information Tel. (62 - 361) 483461, 485787, 485788, Fax. (62 - 361) 483461.

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