Rough day in Paradise and the Sanur sparkle

Rough day in the Bali Paradise,  I say that a little tongue in cheek so to speak

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The day started well as I awoke the right side of the turf, my partner had to head back to her town as her uncle had passed and today was the cremation.  With the advent of modern technology I was able to receive unsolicited I might add blow by blow accounts of the cremation ceremonies, accounts which only went to confirm that my abstenance was warranted as I am sure I am not able to bear witness to such an event, for me a cremation involves a chapel, a casket and a curtain after which time it's drawn and only then does the casket disapear and I assume to be cremated at some later date or time.

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I should add that a Balinese cremation involves a high bamboo tower, a prepared body and an intense open fire on sacred open ground.  Sometimes depending on importance then an over sized model of an elegant black cow accompanies the cremation.  All of this takes place whilst relatives, friends and community elders and participants are gathered to bear witness, grieve and share their sorrow.  Hey ho each to their own and huge respect as this surely is a personal way to say goodbye.  

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However,  my day has really passed without too much incident, as I decided to tackle lunch on the beach of Sanur dining at the Luthu cafe, which I have to say is worth a visit as the staff service and the food is really quite excellent.  However, dining is an extravagant term as I  had a chicken sandwich together with a cold chablis of ice lemon tea, followed by a long black with milk on the side, you know how did coffee get that term in my younger years you asked for coffee black or white with or without sugar.  

Younger years being the operative word here, as I left Luhtus I wandered back passed the local markets where the ladies asked for you to look in their shop and the men ask do you need a taxi, despite that I am jingling car keys at my side. hey ho its the life.  I digress one of the young ladies asked how old I was, I made the mistake of suggesting that she should guess... She did!... she put me at 70 an addition of 15 years, mmmmm one has to wonder; is the daily ritual of exercise, gym, treadmill, weights and a more relaxed life etc working for me.  However, I shan't dwell on this hiccup here in Paradise. I shall just put it down to one of my lighter moments and chuckle, maybe she thought I was 80 and by saying 70 I might be flattered and visit her shop..

Anyway the messages here are clear - Luthu's for breakfast, lunch or the occasional drop in.  Breakfast because Luthu's is in Sanur, Sanur is on the east of the Island and as the sun rises to the east then the sparkle that can be seen on the Indian ocean at this point is really quite spectacular.

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I shall complete this blog at this point and ponder my lost years.  Meanwhile, take a look at the various web-sites that I promote with my dis-jointed ramblings: