GRAMMAR
Some
of the TOP Hotels in Bali
Bali's
most famous and crowded resort is Kuta beach, a six-kilometre
sweep of golden sand, with plenty of accommodation,
shops and nightlife. Nearby Sanur is much quieter, but
most backpackers prefer the beaches of peaceful east-coast
Candi Dasa and traveller-oriented Lovina on the north
coast. The island's other major destination is the cultural
centre of Ubud , a still charming but undeniably commercialized
overgrown village, where traditional dances are staged
every night of the week and the streets are full of
arts-and-crafts galleries.
Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa : The Nusa Dua
Beach Hotel & Spa is a luxury property strategically
located only 15 kilometers away from the... Nusa Dua
Aston Bali Resort & Spa : The Aston
Bali Resort and Spa is a luxury hotel located on the
waterfront facing golden sandy beaches... Tanjung Benoa
Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel : Sanur
Paradise Plaza Hotel is situated in the coastal village
of Sanur, an ideal location from which to explore...
Sanur
Sanur Paradise Plaza Suites : The Sanur
Paradise Plaza Suites is located in Sanur Village just
two kilometers from the Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel....Grand
Bali Beach Hotel also is a nice hotel in Sanur.
Swiss Belhotel Bali Aga : The Swiss
Belhotel Bali Aga is a deluxe property strategically
located only 20 kilometers northeast from the Ngurah
Rai... Nusa Dua
Grand Hyatt Bali Hotels located in
Nusa Dua and The Oberoi Bali located
in Seminyak, Maya Ubud located in Ubud,
The Alilia Ubud, Chedi, Hard
Rock Hotel Bali located in Kuta beach, Melia
Bali located in Nusa Dua and Padma
Bali located in Kuta
At
first Indonesian might appear extremely simple to learn.
It's a non-tonal language and there are no tense suffixes
or prefixes, no cases, genders, or definite articles,
no declensions, no conjugations, not even a verb 'to
be'! Plurals are formed by just repeating the word (desa,
a 'village', or desa-desa, 'villages'); or to amplify
a condition (pagi means 'morning' and pagi pagi means
'early morning'). Unlike English the adjective comes
after the word refered to, for example kopi manis means
'sweet coffee'. Indonesian was designed to be simple
and streamlined for the masses, and to learn enough
to get by is easy. But to speak it well, it is as difficult
and as sophisticated as any of the world's great languages.
It has its complexities: there is a vast jungle of prefixes
and suffixes with consequential consonantal changes
that work very puzzlingly on you for months. Finding
the root of the word is troublesome. But in one month
you'll be talking the 'market talk' or bahasa pasar,
all that you'll need for bargaining, dealing with the
environment, relating' to people. You can get along
for weeks with just sudah, belum, sekarang, sebentar
lagi, tedambat, mandi, tidur, makan (already, not yet,
now, in a little while, too late, wash, sleep, eat)
but the very lack of obvious rules in the language makes
it more difficult to speak it correctly and to express
yourself in a natural way. spelling: Indonesian is written
in the Latin script and has 21 letters. Spelling is
strictly phonetic and small children after only 2-3
years at school can read adult literature aloud to their
grandparents. In 1972 Indonesia simplified its spelling,
though the pronounciation remains the same. Sometimes
the old spelling is still used on road signs, maps,
and in publications. In the new spelling, every j' becomes
'y' (as in yarn), every 'di changes to 'j' (as in jam),
every 'ti to 'c' (as in chair), 'ch' to 'kh', 'ni to
'ny', and 'si to 'sy'. There are variations in spelling
everywhere you go. Many Javanese words change 'o' for
'a' when translating to Indonesian; Diponegoro becomes
Dipanegara and Solo becomes Sala, etc. If you come across
any Indonesian words on maps or signs which were transcribed
using Dutch sounds - like Bandoeng - then 'oe' becomes
'u'; except peoples' names, being sacred, don't change.
Nusa
Lembongan is situated 12 miles south east of Bali. It
is one hour traveling time by boat from Benoa Harbour.
This pear shaped island is around 4km long and 2km wide.
It is surrounded by a beautiful fringing reef, which
hosts a myriad of marine life, The waters are renowned
for their abundance of life and great surf breaks. The
reef has been declared a marine park by the Indonesian
authorities. Not only does the reef support its own
Eco-system, but it supports most of the villagers on
the island as well. The local people farm seaweed. This
seaweed is cultivated, harvested then exported all over
the world for use in cosmetics, food stabilizers and
medicines. Other sources of income include traditional
wooden boat building, farming peanuts, sweet potato,
and fishing.Village life is very slow and enchanting.
Very few cars and motorbikes are seen on the roads.
The people are steeped in tradition, and one could imagine
Bali being like this island, thirty years ago.Although
the island is small there are many things to do. Fishing,
diving, surfing, mangrove exploring, discovering natural
fresh water springs, underground cave house exploring,
cycling around the island. A visit to the bat caves
on a nearby island, or a picnic at dream beach. Try
catching mud cabs in the mangrove area at the back of
the island. There is something for every one at Nusa
Lembongan.
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