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A Little Bit One O'clock: Living with a Balinese Family
Fly with your Bird Helmet to Dodoland - a place where imagination reigns and dreams come true. Elemental Dodo guides you around starting with the Sea of love. There is a Riddle Challenge and a Dragon Ship to visit filled with crazy fun filled animals. Rainbow Dolphin takes you to the beautiful Giant Flower Island and later you sing on the Singing Tree. You gain seeds,new confidence and Bird Helmets to share with friends when arriving home again.
- GenresTravelNonfiction
246 pages, Paperback
First published July 13, 2007
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William Ingram
1 book1 followerWilliam Ingram has lived in Bali since 1993 where he is co-director of Threads of Life.
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
May 15, 2009
I found out about this book through Amazon and decided to buy it. When it came I realized I know the family the book was about, a Hindi family living in Ubud, Bali, where my siblings and I had stayed in 1999.
So far its been a lot of fun.
So far its been a lot of fun.
June 29, 2008
Captivates all the reasons why i LOVE Bali
November 22, 2017
Before I attend the program in Bali, I asked my dad which book should I read? Then, my dad gave me this book and told me that it explained a lot about the culture of people from Bali.
When I first read, all I remember was Jean saw the spirits. I was also busy remembering people names. I did not finish the book until I arrive Bali. The time I was at the Bali was the celebration time of Galungan. I kind of have sense about the celebration. Also, whenever I saw something, I was like ‘oh... the book mentioned about this and that.’
I went to Ubud twice because I wanted to visit RumahRoda and Threads Of Life. The first time I went to Ubud, I have limited time so I couldn’t find it so I went there again just to visit those two places. And guess what? I had meal at RumahRoda place and I had a chance to talk with Darta. I even got his signature. I didn’t meet with William or Jean but I was happy enough to meet with main characters from the book.
It took me another week to finish the book after I came back from
Bali. The book give me the reminisces of Bali and I am happy. William did write both the pain and the love of living in Bali. And here is my favorite quote from the book. ‘So many people, ourselves included, come to Bali in search of beauty and in reaction to some dark feeling of emptiness within ourselves. We come with minds full of questions and pockets full of money hoping to appropriate, by straightforward purchase or a more subtle osmosis, some small quantum of light to illuminate the gaping space within. We come with a desperate need for some of their light to touch us. The two-fold miracles is not only that it does, but that they do willingly give their light away.’
When I first read, all I remember was Jean saw the spirits. I was also busy remembering people names. I did not finish the book until I arrive Bali. The time I was at the Bali was the celebration time of Galungan. I kind of have sense about the celebration. Also, whenever I saw something, I was like ‘oh... the book mentioned about this and that.’
I went to Ubud twice because I wanted to visit RumahRoda and Threads Of Life. The first time I went to Ubud, I have limited time so I couldn’t find it so I went there again just to visit those two places. And guess what? I had meal at RumahRoda place and I had a chance to talk with Darta. I even got his signature. I didn’t meet with William or Jean but I was happy enough to meet with main characters from the book.
It took me another week to finish the book after I came back from
Bali. The book give me the reminisces of Bali and I am happy. William did write both the pain and the love of living in Bali. And here is my favorite quote from the book. ‘So many people, ourselves included, come to Bali in search of beauty and in reaction to some dark feeling of emptiness within ourselves. We come with minds full of questions and pockets full of money hoping to appropriate, by straightforward purchase or a more subtle osmosis, some small quantum of light to illuminate the gaping space within. We come with a desperate need for some of their light to touch us. The two-fold miracles is not only that it does, but that they do willingly give their light away.’
September 30, 2019
Read this compact treasure while traveling in Indonesia and fully enjoyed hearing about the couple's experience in Bali. The mystical feel of the place and the elaborate celebrations and ceremonies there are so immersive; this book brought back the feeling exactly. I am pretty scientific in outlook, but could totally believe in ghosts while living among the temples.
November 20, 2018
charming cultural introduction to Bali: a window into understanding the elaborate familial and community ties, the richness of the religion and arts. It worked as a charm: going to Bali next May for a month!
March 6, 2011
2.5 stars really. I enjoyed the book, but it was slow-going. Not terrifically well-written but full of small insights and anecdotes and written with a lot of heart. Added depth to my own (much shorter) experience of also living with a Balinese family. It was fun to recognize cultural aspects and places from my time there.... but as a literary work.... so-so.
July 13, 2016
I'm traveling to Bali soon and wanted something different than the travel guides of where to go and what to see. This book offers an inside look into one Balinese family and the American author who lived with them in Ubud and traveled some around Indonesia. It's a good story.
August 9, 2019
trying to get a feel for Bali before we leave in 2 days.
some cute anecdotes, but the writing is mediocre and strained.
some cute anecdotes, but the writing is mediocre and strained.
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