Trip to Bali

Recently I went on a Trip to Bali in Indonesia. Not a good trip to me this time (been there several times) because I have sore throat and so I have to talk very less (so called being 'cool') and can't simply eat whatever I wanted to.

This time however, I learnt of something interesting (could be scary to some of us). As we all knows, Balinese are mostly Hinduism, which means deceased need to be cremated. For some extreme poor Balinese, due to financial problem they would first bury their loved ones for a maximum of up to 6 months before they have to dig it up again for proper cremation.

I have seen their temporary graveyard. Since it is not a permanent one (not supposed to have graveyard for Hunduism), it is actually a public place with trees everywhere. The family would temporary bury their loved ones there and built fencing using cut bamboo sticks. The size is just not larger than the actual size of the deceased (not even the size of a single bed)! I have also seen some dug-up holes, purpotedly meant the deceased had been exhumed for a proper cremation.


Temporary Graveyard behind my bungalow in Bali


Dug-up graveyard some 6 months later (maybe less than 6 months)

Now the scary part is that the temporary graveyard is along the way to part of Kuta Beach in the city center. Some people who wanted to use a shortcut to the beach will have to pass by the graveyard. And the most scariest part is that there is a temporary graveyard at the back of the bungalow where I stayed... and it faced directly at my balcony!!! For the first night of my arrival, I let my balcony door opened ajar because I felt very warm inside. On the second and third night, after me and my room-mate made the discovery, we locked the balcony door. While I still can sleep well (nothing to worry), my room-mate was otherwise...