Fun Bike with fun with Brata 1 Homestay's staffs

loyal guest

On Sunday, 18th of December 2011, there was Fun Bike in Padang Tegal village, which is proudly presented by Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary Ubud. There were a lot of presents in this events but we mostly were not looking for the presents at that time we also look for fun, relax and hangout time with our friends, colleagues and also our lovely family.

For that day, in our accommodation stayed our loyal tourist from Jakarta, one of really limited of our domestic tourist, his named is Teguh, a young successfully business man who works for coal industry factory. At that time he came to Bali because he had a meeting with his factory for end year report and on Sunday, the meeting was break and he had time to go to Ubud to join us for this Fun Bike event, He said although I stayed in very good and famous hotel in one of tourist destination in southern of Bali but he stressed that stayed with us was all he needed, joined the fun bike, had a lot of time to talk, treat us Bu Oka sucling pig, or even sit in our grass floor in front of our accommodation while talking and seing the traffics. He said money doesn't matter if he can have the Ubud hospitality enjoy.

We had a fun bike, relax for a while before go to have work on Monday, although we didn't get the main prize a new suzuki karimun estilo but we were really happy to join this Sacred Monkey Forest Sactuary Ubud Fun Bike, thank you for the committees for all their hard works, then after this he treated us (hope all our guests like him (just kidding)) to have sucling pig of Bu Oka one of the most famous sucling pig in Bali, afterwards we ate while had a lot of conversation and finally he must back to have some meeting again but he had mention that Mr Teguh will back on March 2012.

Fun Bike was so fun and we had very nice guest but we believe mostly of our guests are nice one and right now we prepare for new year eve and we hope we have a nice memory when farewell 2011 and welcome 2012 with our guests who at that time stay in our accommodation, Brata 1 Homestay.

fun bike time

loyal guest vs loyal staff

numbers of participants

after fun bike is fun lunch

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Guests in Our Family Temple Ceremony

family temple ceremony at brata 1 homestay

Sierra & Sule

When stay in an accommodation and at that time, there is ceremony in your homestay, it means you are in right place, time and accommodation because if you stay in hotel you can't find such as ceremony like that. if you see, come and be a part of this ceremony, you find what is exactly you are looking for during your holiday in Bali. Bali is famous with our rich heritage cultures and religion philosophy and it makes a large numerous numbers of tourists to come to Bali. It is a big and good opportunity to us for explaining our cultures because sometimes it takes time to make the tourists understand how we save it and of course to save it, we are never walk alone because there are a lot op people who really love Bali behind us. The important issues are how the tourist industry develop Bali because it influences many factors of Balinese life from small vendors up to five star hotels, so they can say when they are back home that Bali is already safe and don't need to worry come to holiday again here, in Bali. Second issue is how the tourists give feedback to us, to know the opinion about Bali, to know their hoping about Bali and to know about the reason why they come to Bali.

It is very important because there are a lot of new tourist destinations in every part of the world so to have some minutes to talk with the tourists, we can explain our culture and they got the correct informations about our culture and they can say their opinion about Bali and for us, we can have feedback from their opinions, ideas and suggestions to build Bali better than ever. 

Special thanks goes to two of our beautiful guests from Canada who came and really enjoyed to see and join our brotherhood relationship in the family temple ceremony named  Sierra Terhock and Sule.

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Be a part of Balinese Ceremony

Stay in homestay, it means you are staying in a guests house with its family. When  a balinese makes his home sweet home as the accommodation for tourists who come to Bali, this is a big chance and opportunity for the guests their self because when the tourists decise to have a nice holiday in Bali, mostly they come here, in Bali is for enjoy its rich culture and religion heritates. Firstly so it is why stay in a homestay is a smart choice, with low price, warm balinese hospitality and opportunity to join their local activity are all the guests needed.

She helps, enjoys and then be a part of Balinese Ceremony

It is same when we recommend you to stay in our truely balinese homestay. This accommodation named brata 1 homestay with all of mostly the tourists need when the visit Bali. The history of brata 1 homestay started when the booming of tourists came first time in Ubud in the earlier of 1980s. Our home is a kind of Balinese building with a numerous of space and because of that, our grand parents decided to rent started with only 1 room at that time just for a little extra money and its homestay exists until the presents day with more rooms. When you and your family choose to stay here, you will quicly to find the atmosphere of warm balinese hospitality with its daily activities and the number of ceremonies.

A few day ago, when we held a big 3 moths balinese ceremony for the new born baby in our family, it was very anthusiasm moment for our big family and also our guests who stayed in our place at the time. They can see our tight brotherhood with the number of activities. The ceremony preparation started 3 days before the H day in the 5th of October 2011 and for preparing we must wake very early one at 4.30 AM in the morning, When the peek of the ceremony a lot of our far faily and also neighbours and villagers came and saw our new baby boy. This ceremony was exactly for blessing and praying for the baby's future and also to say thanks to the suprime God. In the afternoon was the lunch time with a lot of Balinese dishes and the special and a must is a sucling pig, roasted pork and for this special occasion we cooked 7 roasted pork to consume for our invitation guests and also for the tourists who stayed in our accommodation in that time. In Balinese philosophy, this ceremony is one of the important and big ceremony, so it was why we celebrated with a lot of happiness and foods.

Secondly so if you are planning to visit Bali, want be a part of our balinese ceremony and want to have interaction with the local, tick our place as your favorite accommodation, besides these if you have families or friends who will visit bali as their holiday destination, please recommending our homestay, brata 1 homestay and for you who already had experience to stay in our accommodation, please stay again here, so we can share our experience and story. 

Finally see you in brata 1 homestay and thank you for stay in our homestay.

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Balinese Ceremony in Brata 1 Homestay

"pemangku" says mantra

Ceremony in Brata 1 Homestay

On 24th March 2010 in Brata 1 homestay held a ceremony, ceremony in our family temple. This ceremony was very interesting because in this time is a very good time during Balinese celender, as should you know for ceremony, Balinese is using Balinese System Celender, which is using lunar system and 1 month is 35 days.

In this special day, most of our family was going home to pray, request for The Suprime God to save us and other thing, this ceremony is for purifiying our place (Brata 1 Homestay) to clean in spiritual side besides in real world.
In that time, situation was very happy and lot of lough because all our family came home so we can share our experience and talking much each other. This was not just a ceremony but the time to meet each other in our home (Brata 1 Homestay). A guest of us, her name Sandra from Switzerland and other guests looked very enjoy about this atmosphere, she said when I was 6 years my parents came to Ubud with me and after 16 years I am back again to Ubud. This atmosphere make she has something different in Ubud, how people interect with each other, how their have a strong relationship between each family and how they still pray with God, although they are already success. to see, people pray together with their Big and Happy family is very awesome and memorable time. One of this place is "Its only in Brata 1 Homestay".

Sandra in Balinese uniform

Sunset

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Helen Experience, happy valentine & chinese lunar year 2010

Helen with Hero

Heart for You

Today (13rd february 2010 ) just one day before valentine day, an artist from England, she was born in Briston but in present she is living in Liverpool, the city of one the best music group, The Beattle, yeah an artist from Liverpool England stayed in Brata 1 homestay, what a good day and her name is Helen Seymour. Helen is a music teacher in secondary school in Liverpool and her specially is Spanish  music and that why she was playing her original  Spain guiter very awesome. Em she is very mastering in her world (spanish music) with how she managed her finger when she made a little performed here.  Wish that she stay little bit longer so we can request her to play in Valentine day the best of love song. She said that next holiday she want to back again. See you in that time Helen. Besides that, All staffs, manager and the owner of brata 1 homestay is very glad to say happy valentine day, the day of full of love, of course it is not just in valentine we share our love to our caouple, family, friends and even for all the people in the world but celebrate valentine day will make us remember about our love experience although its good or bad but from it we can learn that if you already have the person that you love, do your best for your lover, always.  On 14th of February 2010 is Chinese Lunar year too. So although we are not celebrate it but Gong Xi Fat Choy for the people who celebrate it.

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hansano experience in brata 1 homestay (part 2)

well the story abaout hansano experience in brata 1 homestay will coutinue. Hansano is staying in that homestay quite long. he is making brata 1 homestay is like his headquater that he stayed than visit another places, like lovina in north part of Bali, stay there 1 week tahn back to brata 1 homestay anymore than stayed about 1 month while practice his yoga. a few month ago his daughter was coming. her name is Disa, first I thought Lisa, it is like Mona Lisa because her smile is nice same as Mona Lisa smile. Others best Sweden made in, besides car maker Volvo and mobile product Ericson. One made I was interesting with Hansano, it was his success to teach Disa be a good daugther especially about diciplin of time. her always went to bed early, much earlier than me, nowsday my time go to sleep is about 1 am or more in the daybreak, Oh my gosh, it is just because my dedicate to my blog and I believe all visitors know for who my blog is dedicated. if you do not know please read again in staff's smile in right column, thank you. Okay I countinue again my story. In that time I forgot to took her photos with her lovely and the best father, hopely Disa there read it and give a comment about her experience when stayed in Ubud. In photo above is Hansano and his new friend, her name is Pia. Pia is a writer too, hopely her can give a trick and trip how to write a writing much much better.

I already tell a Ubud secret to Hansano. it was said that Ubud name is from Balinese name "Ubad". Ubad, if it is traslated to English it means medicine, So it is way Ubud has different atmospher, atmospher of spiritual, culture, spirit and of course love. That why love is choosen in Ubud according eat, pray, love novel and film. I always saying if you come to Bali, please don't see with your eyes only, see it with your heart too so you will find the spirit of Ubud, spirit of love, love with your family, your sweetheart, your evirontment, love the Earth, love your friend too, Yeah from Bali with love. Than after you are noy find it after your holiday in Bali please came again it means your need more relax and enjoy your vacation here, in Ubud and Bali. It is not mean if you already had better life, better smile and better love after your vacation in Ubud and , you are not need to come again. it is not like that come and visit again because, there no place like Bali and still many things to browse in Bali. "From Bali with Love",  it is a awesome quotation, it isn't.... 

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hansano experience in brata 1 homestay

One of brata 1 homestay guest called Hansano, same like most the guests, he has a lot story to share especially foe his experience in yoga and he is looking very interesting with yoga, that is way because of his mastering in yoga now he is becaming a guru and of course a guru of yoga. hahahahahaha I believe people are not thinking that he is a teacher because he is a simple man but really really diciplin for anything especially about time. to be countinue............

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