自从开始喝酒应酬后我都很小心，对自己酒量到底到哪里有了个底。学会了好多倒酒，混酒，喝酒跟解酒的技巧，也学会了观察自己当天的状态跟身边人的眼神、言行举止。所以一般都不会倒。

这次喝得起劲，不小心醉了，摔伤了头。

 

脸上多了个小疤。没破相算是不幸中的大幸。这次之后让我想了很多。觉得是老天要搓搓我的锐气，同时也提醒我看人不要光看外表，因为一转眼一切都有可能消失。寻找终身另一半也是同样道理。

 

领悟到电影里打架流血康复后脸上一点痕迹也没有是骗小孩子的。

 

我不是超人。

 

最重要的，自己一人在外凡事还是务必要小心。

 

我也开始对疤痕感到有兴趣。看着自己身上的每一个疤痕都会想起…

 

一段回忆…

 

一个故事。

你的身上是否也有疤痕？

Balinese name

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Balinese name is a naming system used by the Balinese people of Bali, Indonesia and the Western parts of neighboring Lombok, Indonesia. Since most Balinese are Hindus, most names are Hindi or Sanskrit, while others still use native Balinese ones. Regardless of being male or female, each person receives one of four names based on birth order. Though there are significant variations in the four names of Balinese people,some due to caste membership, and others due to regional customns and variations in the Balinese language between the Noerth ansd the South of the island, there are four names in Balinese culture that are repeated frequently. The firstborn is "Wayan" (or Yan, for short), second is "Made," third is "Nyoman" or Komang (Man or Mang for short), and fourth is "Ketut" (often elided to Tut). (The vowels are pronounced vowels similarly as in Spanish or Italian). Balinese names are rendered into Roman script by the Romanization of the Indonesian language. The spelling to pronunciation relationship is said to be "perfect" because the spelling of words was revised significantly in the 70's and/or 80's (and even more recently).

The first born is Wayan, and if there is a fifth child, he/she is often called Wayan Balik (or Wayan "again"). Of course, Balinese children/people are given other names, including a new "name" after death. However, it is important to realize that by and large, everyone does use these birth order names to refer to each other, and to call each other constantly throughout the day. "Given" names may be chosen due to, for example, the influence of popular culture or politics. Like some other Indonesian cultures, Balinese do not use family names.

The naming system is a method to instantly recognise caste. Caste, unlike in India, is relatively unimportant to the Balinese and the idea of it probably flowed into Balinese culture as close links with Hindu-Bhuddist Java evolved. The real inclusion of the caste notion probably succeeds Airlangga, a half Balinese who became king of Daha in Java, about 1000 AD.

It is possible that the naming system of the peasant farmers of Bali precedes the idea of caste. These people are largely a mix of 'native' (early proto polynesian type) Balinese and very early Hindu-Bhuddist missionaries and their followers, who did not arrive in Bali with successive waves of Javanese nobles and military rulers. They form the caste level that would be called sudra in India, that is, people outside the triwarna, or three colors (Wesya, overseers and minor aristocracy, Ksatria, nobles, kings and warriors and Bhramana, the highest caste comprising teachers, priests, writers and philosophers). This "farmer caste" comprises the vast freemasonry of the Balinese villages, as set out above, this caste uses names to denote birth position. It is an ingenious way for peasant farmers to keep track of inheritance questions, Wayan, for first born, Made for second, Nyoman for third and Ketut for fourth.

The system also differentiates (for the same reasons of inheritance rights, but perhaps also to reduce confusion) between males and females, I (pronounced 'ee'), being added as a prefix for males, and Ni (pronounced 'nee' for females). So typical names might look like I Wayan Pedjeng, or Ni Ketut Sulastri. These mean, respectively, 'first born male who's personal name is Pedjeng' (in English, moon), and 'fourth born female whose personal name is Sulastri' (in English, fine light).

The three castes, on the other hand, use a caste identifier as the first part of a name:

Wesya caste - I or Ni Gusti. Gusti literally means "leader". As members of this caste have the same preoccupation as wealthy peasants with inheritance of lands, and in any case were often families promoted from the farmer caste, they often use positional names for the birth order of their children. Sometimes they borrow the whole order of the farmer caste names, so you may find a name like I Gusti Ketut Rajendra, male of the wesya caste, fourth born, whose personal name is Rajendra)

K'satria caste - Gusti, Gusti Agung, Anak Agung, Tjokorde, Tjokorda Agung. The word Agung means "great", or "prominent". The word Tjokorde is a conjunction of the sanskrit words Tjoka and Dewa. It literally means the foot of the Gods, and is awarded to the highest members of the aristocracy. A typical name might be Anak Agung Rai, meaning a Ksatrya,whose personal name means "The Great One". It is more difficult to differentiate sexes among the k'satrya people, though personal names often tell, like Putra, or Prince, for a boy, and Putri, or Princess, for a girl.

Brahmana caste - Ida Bagus(literally 'your handsome highness') for a male brahmana and Ida Ayu (in English 'your beautiful higness') for a female brahmana. A typical name might be Ida Ayu Ngurah, meaning "Brahman woman, Beautiful highness whose personal name is Ngurah," (in English, gift from heaven).

As in all things Balinese these rules hold true everywhere . . . except where they don't. In the mountain villages and some really remote "dusun" (hamlets), one can find names that probably precede even the arrival of the first Brahmin missionaries and their followers, from Sumatra, via Java possibly as early as 600AD.



 

How do Balinese name their children?

Names for Balinese are very important. It’s believed that naming a child can affect a child’s life. Often the name is symbolic or carries a special meaning. In Bali, after a baby is 12 days old, a special name-giving ceremony is held called ‘ngerorasin’ (originating from the word ‘roras’ meaning ‘twelve’ in Balinese). There are several factors considered in name giving, including the child’s sex, caste, clan, birth order and the parents’ choice.
 
Take a look at the table below:  

Sex	Caste	Clan	Birth order	Given name (examples)
I (Male)	Ida Bagus/Ida Ayu	Arya	First child:	Swandewi
Ni (Female)	Cokorda	Ngakan	Gede/ Luh Gede	Surya
	Anak Agung	Pande	Wayan	Smara
	Gusti	Pasek	Putu	Putra
	Dewa/Desak		Second child:	John
			Made	Cristina
			Kadek
			Nengah
			Third child:
			Nyoman
			Komang
			Fourth child:
			Ketut

                                 
Traditionally, children’s names were taken directly from everyday Balinese, e.g. Manis, Wangi, Ada etc. Sometimes the name would reflect what happened when the children was born – for example if the family were going through hard times at the time of the birth, the child may have been named ‘Repot’. However, over the last 40 years or so this trend seems to have disappeared. These days, the influence is either from Java or the West. It’s not uncommon to hear of I Wayan John or Ni Nyoman Yohana. Once the child is grown up, they tend to choose to use the name which identifies them most uniquely, rather than the common Balinese part of their name.
 
Now you know how to give yourself a Balinese name!
 
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Road trip to Gitgit waterfall!



Located close to the northern central of Bali stood the Gitgit waterfall. Plunging from a height of 35meters, it is surrounded by tropical vegetation. In 1975, Gigit waterfall is opened as a tourist destination in northern part of Bali. The waterfall has proven to withstand the test of time. Today, the Gigit still stands proud and tall overlooking the land.

It takes a 20min walk to get to Gigit, passing by shops selling clothing, souvenirs, paintings, spices, etc.

This stall sells all like of spices, very colorful and neat.



Rice padis



Balinese women workers. I bet their necks are strong enough to do a breakdance head spin.



The lady on the right asked me for money after she saw me take a photo of her. Apparently it is a norm to give them money for modelling.

The Gigit waterfall





A sudden urge to jump into the water for a swim...

And then it was another 20mins climb back to the starting point. But this time it was uphill....

On the way back to Kuta we stopped by Strawberry stop.

Did you know that the weather in northern central of Bali is suitable for planting strawberries due to its highland low temperatures?