WW: The Bali Sensory Experience at Wellington Railway Station, New Zealand

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A couple of weeks a go, I joined the Bali Sensory Experience which was held at Wellington Railway Station, New Zealand. For the first time, this Balinese performance is conducted in the public sphere like the railway station in Wellington.

As you know, Bali, the island of Gods and Goddesses, has been suffering a lot from the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that we are in better situation in controlling the pandemic, Bali as well as the rest of Indonesia is open for visitors. We are happy to welcome everyone to our beloved home.

So in order to ensure that, we are trying to promote Bali and Indonesia in general in various occasions, including like this one. 

We had Gamelan Bali and some Balinese dances, including Tari Rejang Renteng. The performance is done by Mekar Bhuana group, a Wellington - based Balinese troupe led by Mba Putu Evie and her hubby, Vaughn, whom we dearly call Bli Pon. Both of them, together with their kids, Semara and Prana, have been promoting Balinese amazing cultures, particularly through gamelan and dances. Bli Pon lived in Bali for quite a long time indeed as well. The event was supported by NZIIA as well.

I joined the dance and I wore my favorite purple kebaya with Songket Bali accent that day. Together with Nadine, I also joined Mekar Bhuana and has participated in one of the 8 classes that we will have. 

Bli Pon giving introduction

Getting ready for the performance

I love learning and playing gamelan for sure! Here's is the complete instruments that we are going to learn and explore more. Super excited indeed!

I have a live coverage on this event as well on my YouTube channel. Check it out!

Cheers and wait for more stories about our Gamelan exercises yaaa. Will be back with more fore sure and meanwhile, stay healthy everyone!

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WW: Snorkeling Session at Rarotonga, the Cook Islands

I was super lucky to get a chance to come and visit Rarotonga, the capital city of the Cook Islands. The visit was back in May 2022 but I still haven't shared my wonderful experience there.

We came for the Credentials procession of Ambassador Fientje M. Suebu and we had series of meetings with the Prime Minister as well as the members of his cabinet. We also managed to see the beauty of Rarotonga and met our Indonesian brothers and sisters.

In one of the days, we visited the Rarotongan beach and had a snorkeling session there. I was super excited although it was cloudy and drizzling. I didn't manage to try diving here but I hope I can come back here again sometimes.

Here are some the photos I took while enjoying Rarotonga.

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Hope you enjoy July wherever you are. We are still bombarded by the strong wind, heavy downpour, and extreme weather here in Aotearoa. But I guess many experience horrible weather and extreme heat waves as well in different corners of the world. Climate change is no jokes and I hope we all understand that we have to take serious actions to address its adverse impacts and we have to start it from ourselves and start it now. 

I also notice that COVID-19 is spiking up again in many countries including in New Zealand. We have friends at the office who get infected by it and all of us is taking the rapid test again. Good thing the result for me is negative and I have been taking extra cautious measures to protect my family and I. Masks are frequently used and we also take extra vitamins and supplement. Hope we all can stay healthy and happy!

And for sure, we would love to go back on the road and explore the beauty of New Zealand again. Wish us luck!

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How's your July so far? 

Here in Wellington, we are still enjoying winter. Well, I don't know whether we are actually enjoying it because the climate is pretty much unfriendly. Yet, there are some beautiful days that we are enjoying with sunshine and less windy days. Nevertheless, July has been busy for us at the embassy as well as here in Wellington. The diplomatic life is pretty much vibrant as we have more 'freedom' to meet and gather and July August will be packed with celebration of national days. Fun times for sure but a lot of preparation from our side. But frankly, this is one of the perks being assigned at the Embassies or any Representative offices abroad! I got the chance to introduce the beauty of Indonesia to wider audience and I just love that! Btw, we have been having zumba and Indonesian dance exercises at the office. 

Once a week for that and 3 times a week for my yoga time! Happy me indeed!

This week, we have one lovely celebration, The BALI Sensory Experience. There will be the performances of gamelan, Indonesian traditional musical instrument, Balinese dances and coffee tasting. It will be conducted in Wellington lovely Railway station, so it's surely historic. I can't wait to participate indeed!

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