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2008-09-05 |
A tribute to their lives, last Saturday 2nd
August hundreds of family members, friends and guests gathered during a
memorial event for my late parents. Top: reception of guests at the
impressive Soekasada Ujung Water Palace, also built by my grandfather twenty-seven years before
Tirtagangga. Middle: next to Against all
odds book discussion, story telling, entertainment by local singers,
exhibition of my father’s paintings etc,
highlights of the event included dance performances by (among others,
clockwise) my sisters Madelief, Bulantrisna and Surya, my self,
my cousins Dayu Agung, Gus Satu and our friends Made Sidia,
Pino Confessa and Made Wijaya. Bottom: special for this event
my cousin Arini choreographed the lovely Yellow butterflies
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2008-05-29 |
Thanks to your support and donation, Tirtagangga has
been selected as one of the 40 most beguiling gardens of Asia featured in a
new illustrated book, Paradise Found: Journeys Through Noble Gardens of
Asia. Next to Tirtagangga the selection includes renowned gardens such as
the Jahangir’s Tomb garden of Lahore, The Royal botanic garden of Sri Lanka
and the Kokyo Higashi Gyoen garden of Tokyo. The book was launched last May 20th
by H.R.H. Princess Alexandra during the Chelsea Flower Show
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2008-04-21 |
Fire consumed lion–shaped sarcophaguses during the pelebon
(cremation) ceremony of my
father and two other royal family members. The
ceremony was planned next August, but held last
Friday, 11th April in accordance with the advise of pedanda’s (high
Balinese priests and priestesses) to advance it after the sudden
death of one of the deceased. See also Flickr
or Baliwww. |
For the previous descriptions
and photos in these latest news, please see images of the past.