Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Julia Robert's Movie Will Rise Indonesia's Name

In the middle of his busy days interviewing several prospective ministers, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had a chance to comment on Julia Roberts' presence to Bali. The President responded positively to the arrival of the Hollywood megastar comes to shooting the movie 'It, Pray, and Love'.


"The president said that Julia Roberts' movie could raise Indonesia's name in the world," Jero Wacik said after attending the interview as well as fit and proper test as a potential minister of tourism, in Puri Cikeas, Bogor, West Java, Saturday (17/10).

The film it self is based on the true story of Elizabeth Gilbert's struggle to find authenticity in this life. The located of the movie made is in Banjar Bentuyung, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali.

The team of "Eat, Pray, And Love” movie, starring Julia Roberts were satisfied because they find many uniqueness during the make of the movie at several locations in Bali, especially in Gianyar Regency. The movie 'Eat, Pray, and Love' will be released in 2011.

International Meditation Festival In Bali

Ubud, Gianyar District, Bali, will be host of the International Bali Meditations Festival, 14 to 15 November 2009. "Festival initiated by Anand Krishna, aims to introduce meditations techniques as a way of everyday life so as to create a conscious community," said meditations festival publicist Hadi Susanto in Denpasar.

He suggested that the meditations festival include a seminar filled with activities and meditations workshops conducted by individuals or groups for 45 minutes.

There will also be musical performances held during the session 120 minutes in which each person or group to appear for a maximum of 20 minutes.

"We also held the` night `Sufi, Sufi activity of performances including Sufi dance, poetry readings and more. We also will hold a bake sale and free additional activities for the kids yoga training, training and other percussion," he said.

Hadi explained, Ubud as the location of the famous festival among foreign tourists because of the area located between the fields and forests dotted with ravines and mountains so that the atmosphere became very beautiful.

"Also known as Ubud art and culture that is growing very rapidly and developed. His pulse Ubud community life can not be separated from art. Here there are also many art galleries," he said.

In Mumbai, he said, too many arenas of music and dance performances are held alternately every night in all parts of the village. Since the 1930s, Ubud famous among tourists from western countries.