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Javanese Master of Chi

Posted on Mar 17th, 2009 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

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Bandung (Part 2)

Posted on Jun 30th, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

  I woke from a sweat in the dark of the early hours.  The mournful muezzin wound around the moon that hung there halved by the window.  The others here, all sleeping.  This sheet's all... More »

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Bandung (Part 1)

Posted on Jun 29th, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

All day adrift over streets of bells and belching fumes.  Mud ruts.  Incense burning, a spattering of rain through the window.  I pulled my one sheet over me and curled up in a ball, shivering. ... More »

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Musical Travelogue (Part 2)

Posted on Apr 22nd, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

For this entry, I will stay within Indonesia, which has a very rich musical heritage.  I enjoyed the liveliness of Balinese music, and loved living with the Balinese people, but I was also enchanted by... More »

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