Month: January 2012

My haircutter’s shop was closed for my first two weeks in Bali.  I arrived shaggy and grew increasingly uncomfortable with each day that passed.  I drove past his tiny shop every day on my way to my warehouse/workshop, hoping for a haircut.  Continue reading Eight Minutes and Sixty-Six Cents

September.  It’s the Ramadan holidays here and other Muslim holidays now.  That means that ALL of the Javanese workers are gone from Bali for 20-30 days.  Javanese do everything from hair cutting (I’ve needed one from before I arrived in Bali) to woodworking.  No one has done “anything” since I arrived and will not for another week, I fear.  My whole warehouse staff, wood carvers, villa staff, and drivers are Balinese, so no immediate problem for me.  I don’t have to make coffee, breakfast, drive, or do the gardening!  Haha. Continue reading Bali Holidays