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Water and Galungan

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Our tour guide for the day is Yudah(sp?). He is full of odd and interesting factoids about Bali and Hinduism. He is a wedding singer, a former (19 years) leader in his village, a tour guide. He used his various personas to explaing to us the notion of why god here has multiple names. It is not about there being three different Gods but one who is represented by different apsects Brahma(creator)Red Vishna(Protector)blue/green Shiva(destroyer)white/yhellow Riding down the streets is always an interesting feat here I sometimes wonder if there actually traffic laws :) Besides the whole driving on the wrong side of the road thing :) cars and more often motor bikes are parked at odd angles on two way streets that require right of way and passage for cars going in one or the other directions. Between1-2 am the trucks arrive with fresh fruits to sell at Market for the day. Since many Balinese are still lacking refrigeration in their homes. These open air market places are an opportunity...

Changi.

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Travel is the one thing that you buy that makes you richer. ~anonymous This quote while brief is the epitome of what I keep telling people about getting out and traveling. The experiences that you have while traveling is what enriches your life. The people that you get to meet all teach you something whether about yourself now or a new something that you can take on in the future.So get up go out there and see the world. Be a global citizen.But Henry and I took some great photos while in the terminal as I wandered. 23.5 hours of air time  10 hours of layovers in 3 different countries a 12 hour time zone difference  I get to knock of three more places  Someone remind me to never layover in Frankfort again please. Henry and I took some fun selfies. Henry is the science room dinosaur at the elementary school where my office is that I was told by a mutual friend I was coparenting for the summer so that he could see more of the world. So everyone meet Henry who ...