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The Dreamland Bali

2007-12-04T01:45:00.000-08:00

Lay down on a long lazy chair, companied with cold soft drink and french fries in a bamboo basket, viewing the beautiful white sand and the horizon of blue; it is a perfect dream which will be come true if we have reached The Dreamland beach.

Dreamland beach is located at Pecatu – Jimbaran Bali. It is about 45 km far from Denpasar city. We can reach that place through the giant project of Pecatu Indah Resort. And to get into the beach area we have to pay entrance fee which is usually only IDR2000 for a motorbike and IDR5000 for a car. Unfortunately, sometimes we will get confused with the tariff caused by the ‘officer’who has been on purpose scrambling and marking up the tariff for their own benefits.

To anyone who responsible for this area, please pay attention and do something to stop this monkey business. If we are trying to promote and proclaim the dreamland beach as one of the best destination in Bali, let’s take care and keep the beach ‘clean’

Club 80's

2007-08-26T22:22:00.000-07:00

PLANET HOLLYWOOD BALI

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Club Eighties

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AUG 29, 2007 AT 9.00 PM

Information: 0361. 757827

Bali, An Overview

2007-08-24T03:50:00.000-07:00

Bali

An Overview
Bali is one of the most visited places on the earth. It’s spectacular beaches, volcanoes, lakes, ancient temples, and terraced rice fields -- combined with its culture, art and people – have attracted almost 1,000,000 visitors a year, from all around the world.

Geography
Geographically, Bali is located between the two islands Java & Lombok, being between 8 03 40 8 degree South latitude and 114 25 & 115 42 40 degree East longitude. Bali is the one of more than 17.000 islands that make up the Indonesian Archipelago. It has an area of 5.620 square kilometers. Running east to west, there is a tallest and most being active volcanic Mount Agung, which reaches 3.142metres at its highest point and last erupted in 1963.

Lying just 8° south of the Equator, Bali boasts a tropical climate with just two seasons a year and the average temperature of around 28°C, but the higher altitudes can be quite cool. The rainy season lasts from October to March, and the humidity fluctuates depending on the season. Winds tend to blow from the West during the rainy season and from the East during the 'dry' season.

Regencies
Bali is divided into 8 regencies ( Jembrana, Tabanan, Badung, Gianyar, Klungkung, Bangli, Karangasem, and Buleleng, 1 municipal city (Denpasar), 55 districts and 701 administrative villages. Denpasar is the capital city of Bali province.

Demography
The total population of Bali is approximately 3.021.247 people. Most of them live in the southern part of the island. Here the tourist resorts are centralized such as Sanur, Kuta and Nusa Dua.

The strong cultural identity of Bali is based on a combination of closely related elements that include its religion, its language, its castes, its community life, and its art.

Most of Balinese’s religion are Hindus, and others are Christian, Moslem and Buddhist. But mostly they all live in peace and there is no conflict of religion or ethnics.

Although the official language is Indonesian, the Balinese usually use Balinese language as their everyday language to communicate each other.

The ancient caste system divides the Balinese into four distinct castes: Priests ('Brahmana'), Rulers ('Ksatria'), Warriors ('Wesia'), and commoners ('Sudra'). Ninety percent of Balinese are commoners, while the remaining ten percent are divided among the three higher castes.

Nearly everyday there are religious ceremonies in the temples spread all over the island. One of the numerous ceremonies is Manusa Yadnya Ceremony (sacrifice to people and society), starting from Garbhadhana Samskara (the 7th month pregnancy), Jatakarma Samskara (birthday), Otonan (the 210th day), Mepandes (the filling teeth - when a child enters to his/her adulthood) and Wiwaha Samskara (marriage). Subsequently, participation in the meetings of the Banjar (village association that manages village affairs) becomes obligatory.

Balinese people are very creative. They are rich of talents especially in creating various kinds of artistic things such as wood carving (statues), paintings, gold and silver smith, handicrafts, and dances.

Talking about Bali is not complete without mentioning Bali's native inhabitants, the so-called “Bali Aga”. They are the descendants of the first known inhabitants of Bali. Now their culture represents a unique combination of their animistic origins and Balinese Hinduism. There are only a few villages of Bali Aga left; the two best known are Tenganan in Karangasem and Trunyan in Kintamani, Bangli.

Blood Diamond

2007-05-03T20:31:00.000-07:00

Let's watch the movie at Planet Hollywood Bali with it's Friday Movie Freak event. Today!

Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) - an ex Mercenary from Zimbabwe. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. And together with Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) - a Mende fisherman, they joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of the beautiful Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.

Release date : 8 Dec 2006

Director / producer : Edward Zwick

Academy Award Nomination

Best Achievement in Editing Steven Rosenblum

Best Achievement in Sound Editing Lon Bender

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ivan Sharrock

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Leonardo DiCaprio

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Djimon Hounsou

Golden Globes, USA Nomination

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Leonardo DiCaprio

Friday Movie Freak

2007-04-21T03:05:00.000-07:00

Last night, the place where I am working for, Planet Hollywood Bali held a new event, Friday Movie Freak. This regular event is dedicated to all film lovers who interest in producing short movies and being the star in their own movie. Every month, those movies will be selected and the winner will become a candidate for the same event in Jakarta.

The event was opened by showing several selected short movies. There were also some interviews with the creator and 'the actor /actress'. One of a young director, Mr Agung said; “sometimes the politician create a story to cover the truth, but we (film maker) want to express the truth by showing the untrue story (movie)”

The audience were look very enthusiastic watching their friends (or their self) showing on the big screen. Although they are still beginners and it needs more improvement, but this could be a stepping stone for their future. There are also live band performance, sexy dancer and showing 'film 300' on the big screen.

That event was supported by Oz radio Bali, Zeenemax and Channel-11

Well done Guys…!

Sky Room

2007-04-03T03:34:00.000-07:00

Next ....
The largest dining area in Planet Hollywood Bali. Here we are made to feel as though we are dining under the stars. A huge 9-meter dome with hundreds of fiber optic lights covers this dining area. A large maple tree and a diorama of the New York skyline give the effect of dining in Central Park. If you're missed watching "The Legendary Twin Tower", here you can touch The WTC Building which is still standing strongly.

Submarine Room

2007-04-02T02:04:00.000-07:00

Another thematic room is Submarine Room. This room is one of the main features of the restaurant.
Here we can dine in a submarine theme dining room surrounded by famous movie memorabilia.

Eqyptian Room

2007-03-30T03:25:00.000-07:00

Planet Hollywood Bali is located at By Pass Ngurah Rai Street, Kuta Bali. I’ve been working here since October, 2003. At the first time entering Planet Hollywood Bali, I was surprised by the design of all thematic venues. One of them is The Egyptian room. It brought me to another part of the world because there is a giant King Ramses statue, lots of torches and the replica of artifacts.

Nyepi day

2007-03-21T03:27:00.000-07:00

Silent Night... Holly Night...
It was not only at night, during 24 hours Bali was in silence and darkness...
March 19th, 2007 was The Hindus' New Year (Caka 1929).

No activity, no fire, no voices...
It was very unique and the sacred atmosphere strongly felt.
For Balinese people it was the time for pray, self introspection and meditation.

Planet Hollywood

2007-02-23T01:50:00.000-08:00

Actually, the Concept for Planet Hollywood was originated by Keith Barish, the film producer of “Sophie’s Choice, “9 ½ Weeks” and, “The Fugitive”. He met Robert Earl, who was described as the world most successful concept restaurateurs in 1989, and the two struck up a partnership. Soon afterwards, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis joined as shareholders and within a year lease had been signed on the New York site situated next to Carnegie Hall. Demi Moore signed on as shareholder during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Washington, D.C location, which opened in October of 1993.

The first Planet Hollywood was launched in New York in October 1991. Thousands of enthusiastic onlookers turned out to catch a glimpse of Bruce Willis and his Rhythm & Blues band, The Accelerator, as they celebrated the opening of the restaurant.

You can expect to see some of the world’s most valuable movie and television memorabilia. Among the hundreds of artifacts on display are items from the shareholder’s also be presented by members of the film industry at special ceremonies inside the restaurant. A popular feature for visitors to restaurant will be handprint wall. Among the film and television stars that have already donated their palm prints are: Paul Newman, Tom Arnold, Roseanne, Lauren Bacall, and Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, Danny Glover, Jim Belushi, Sigourney Weaver, Joe Pesci, Charlie Sheen, Jean Claude Van Damme, Jimmy Stewrad, Whitney Houston, Luke Perry, Clint Eastwood and the principals.