Catching pig race held in Niti Praja Field, Lumintang, Denpasar on Sunday morning as it was attracting local people attention. This event coupled jogging competition to celebrate 20th anniversary of Denpasar city. It witnessed by Denpasar Mayor Ida Bagus Rai Dharma Wijaya Mantra. “The catching pig competition involved some people,” said the Head of Public Relation Department Denpasar, Dewa Gede Rai.

Any kinds of fun competitions held in Lumintang field but the catching pig race was mostly attracting people. This competition was allowing its participants to race their speed and agility. Committee used half competition system to find the champion.

Each participant fought one by one to catch a pig in a 70 square meters area. Since Saturday night (4/2) Denpasar city got rain that made Lumintang field wet. The wet field made the competition getting attractive due to the participant and the pig were full of mud. The competition was also including three committees as the bugger so the pig was getting more difficult to catch.

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Instant penjor is being most sought item for welcoming Galungan Day. It appears on the lavish order of instant penjor. In a day instant penjor customer can reach 100 persons. They are usually choosing this instant penjor due to it priced reasonably.

Penjor instant priced Rp100,000 per piece. This price has including sanggah cucuk so buyers only needed to prepare the offerings. “Buyers are conveniently releasing any difficulties to make penjor,” said Kompyang, a penjor seller in Kaswari Street, Jambe Village, Tabanan on Sunday (29/1). This man confessed he had flooded by instant penjor order since Saturday (18/1). His customer is usually asking instant penjor.

However making penjor is not difficult. Kompyang added some workers to finish this seasonal order. Attracting buyer’s interest, Kompyang chose to sell his penjor in the edge of the road. The peak of penjor order is today (30/1) due to on Tuesday (31/1) noon all of penjor obliged to set up in front of people houses.

Besides instant penjor, Kompyang and his brother, Dobler were also providing penjor materials such as bamboo, sampian, sanggah cucuk and flag. The bamboo priced in range Rp15,000 – Rp25,000 per piece depending on its size. Sanggah cucuk priced Rp6,000 per piece and sampian priced in range Rp6,000 – Rp15,000 per piece. The bamboo stick mostly coming from Pupuan, said Kompyang. But this year he is getting much young bamboo stick. Decreasing bamboo seed is causing by piodalan season along this year.

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They agreed it is important to conserve hydrology function of Bangli Regency and its surroundings. “In the other side the existence of Batur Mountain and Kintamani area should preserve as they have contributed much for tourism sector,” said Pastika. He added people need to realize if this area is including to rocky and sandy area so it is not growing certain trees.

“Making arable hole and spreading organic fertilizer, the top soil is adequately receiving new plants. Further I hoped this reforestation program will grow ampupu and bamboo seeds. The thousand seeds are able to grow in this kind of land,” said him. Batur Mountain is the sign of prosperity in Bali. This mountain is being one of holy site due to it trusted as the dwelling place of the Gods. It is also attended by Bangli Regent I Made Gianyar, Vice Regent Sang Nyoman Sedana Arta, Region Secretary Bali I Made Jendra and his people, also Jero Mangku Pura Bukit Mentik.

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Ketut Rukun, a tour guide in Plaga, Badung on Sunday said his side often invited foreigners from Japan and Australia to visit this bridge destination. According to him this bridge is interesting enough to visit by tourists due to its height recognized as the highest bridge in Southeast Asia. It also has exotic natural view. “Tourists look interested to this bridge. It is added by natural view around the bridge and its cool air,” said him.

Around the bridge the environment is still beautiful due to it supported by agricultural sector such as coffee plantation, vegetables and other agricultural commodity. This bridge is giving certain convenience to the people and tourists to open some areas in North Badung and Bangli Regency. This bridge is using balanced cantilever technology as it is estimated aging 100 years. It launched officially by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 19 December 2006.

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“In this culinary stall, there are betutu dish. This special cuisine of Bali is being special attraction amongst people. Each betutu trader can get the range of Rp10 million until Rp15 million rupiah per day,” said him. Further he also said, “Denpasar Festival is not only chasing huge earning but also lifting the local potential and giving a space to any kinds of business sections in Denpasar.”

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Hundreds model and artists brightened the year end event of Denpasar Festival 2011. This time it themed ‘Baris as a reflection of Heroism Spirit Denpasar’. Vice Deputy of Denpasar Mayor I.B. Rai D. Mantra accompanied by officers and other guests to open this annual event as it marked by Gelung Baris usage to one of dancer on Wednesday (28/12) in the area of Catur Muka Statue Denpasar.

Second Assistant of Denpasar Secretary IGN Edy Mulya as the headman of operational committee in his report said this annual event packed in form of Creativity Parade Denpasar. This parade is appearing preview about contents that will perform in Denpasar Festival. The contents are photography, culinary, textile, fashion, endek, fine art, dance, traditional and modern music, community, horticulture, any kinds of handicrafts and others. Functioned as the activation place and public communication, Denpasar Festival is prioritizing the space of public dialogue that packed in any forms of information or visual installation. Baris theme is reminding us about Baris which reflected heroism spirit with the essence of the city character. This theme representing the value of pioneering and nobleness as it is inspiring any creativities in Denpasar Festival 2011.

It is also reported if there are some activities before Denpasar Festival 2011 launched. The pre-events are Denfest Fun Bike, Launching of Endek and Embroidery, Ornamental Plants Exchange themed Floricultural. Then collective committee of Denpasar Government is inviting all of people to participate in this event. This annual event will hold for four days as it starts on 28 December until 31 December 2011 at 10.00 Wita until 22.00 Wita.

It begins by the launching of songket product then Vice Deputy of Denpasar Mayor I.B. Rai D. Mantra signed a book from Jinggo Paramarta and handed over an aid for sekaa teruna representative. The parade began by the presence of sekaa kecak then followed by some lifters who brought Baris. Baris then walked toward Denpasar Mayor, I.B. Rai D. Mantra to get the crown of gelung Baris from Denpasar Mayor as the opening of Denpasar Festival 2011. Further it is inviting hundreds model who were wearing endek clothes in any patterns, color and model. This parade also glittered by marching band, Dadong Rerod comedy and music entertainment from any famous group band such as Pramusti.

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He added he opened himself as width as possible for the collaboration effort with artists and social actors from any backgrounds in which process is being important element. “Most of my first works can be the trigger of collective work whose last touch still going to my creation as exhibition actor,” said him. The man who had held his solo exhibition in The Northern Territory Museum of Art and Sciences, Darwin, Australia explained before the exhibition opened officially, he will hold an attraction with composer Wayan Gde Yudane.

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He explained it is aiming to form Denpasar as tourism destination so this event can be a tourism promotion and precious asset to support this sector. Budiasa added this event at first transferred as a tool to serve any kinds of superior products and cultures. However this year the event had given a space for everybody to show their creation. “Denpasar Festival 2011 took the theme of ‘Ranah Bertabur Kreasi’ (‘Sphere Glittered by Creation’) that reflecting the spirit of ‘Baris’. ‘Baris’ itself is identical with heroism attitude in this area,” said him.

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He said besides heirloom keris, it also displaying keris kamardikan that made after independent era. Exhibited keris is more than 100 keris as it will display until December 18, 2011. There are also tens gems starting from ruby or red brumbun, yellow chrysolite and other sorcerer gems.

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He said the establishment of Kamasan village as art village emerging a hope to introduce Kamasan village that famous of its Kamasan styled painting. The art work now still preserved in historical building of Kertagosa. The building is about 40 kilometers from Denpasar. Besides Kamasan paintings, one of special souvenir in this region is kepeng money and any kinds of gold and silver handicrafts.

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