| In 1982 I worked as an English speaking
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| | arrow) unwound by a strong rubber band
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| tour guide, but during my free time I
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| | made of tire. Before living Sanur, Bli
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| learned Italian language by my own method
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| | Monyoh laid an offering and perfumed
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| autodidact using English - Italian;
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| | incense in front of a temple and prayed
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| Italian - English dictionary and grammar
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| | to God. Along the road about one and a
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| book.. I spent about 2 hours a day to
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| | half our drive, he stopped several times
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| learn it, sometime early in morning, in
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| | for praying where there are temples for
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| the afternoon and sometime late at night.
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| | God's blessing, safety and luck. Even
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| I succeeded to keep in my mind 2 words a
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| | before touching the water he did so.
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| day but I found much difficulty in
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| | When we arrived at Buitan was a very
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| learning the grammar because it is very
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| | traditional fishing village, located at
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| different with my mother language
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| | the district of Manggis Karangasem
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| Balinese and Indonesian, but I insisted
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| | eastern Bali near Candidasa, I was amazed
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| to meet with success. Day by day, week by
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| | by the beauty of the nature, a
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| week and month by month, and .....
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| | spectacular panorama or the terraces
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| finally I got it.
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| | ricefield, rural ambience and the
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| In October 1982 one of my friend who run
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| | Majestic Mount Agung at the far back, for
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| a travel agent in Bali asked me to handle
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| | Bali it is the place of the Supreme God
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| his clients, they were Italian and speak
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| | "The Navel of the World". The sea was
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| a little English. That was my first time
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| | magnificent, clear blue water, remained
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| to practice my Italian tongue. When I met
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| | untouched by modern influences, seduce
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| them at Bali International Airport, the
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| | everyone especially beach and dive
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| first question I must answer was "where
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| | lovers. Now Buitan boast a luxury 5 stars
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| is the best place to dive". With honesty
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| | hotel and some small accommodations in
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| actually I didn't know the answer, but I
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| | Balinese style bungalow.
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| promised them for the good news the day
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| | When we were preparing everything for
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| after.
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| | dive a cordial local man came close to us
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| I visited my friend's house and meet Bli
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| | and gave his own wooden boat used for
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| Monyoh, a fisherman live in Sanur the
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| | free in the hope of us catching a lot of
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| village on the southeast coast of Bali. I
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| | fish. We sailed at 09.00 a.m in calm sea.
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| knew he was a good fisherman and very
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| | About 50 m from the beach we arrived on
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| smart in shooting fish, diving with his
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| | the coral reef where the wave breaks
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| own talent using very simple dive
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| | itself. Under very good weather we could
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| equipment.
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| | see a wonderful underwater world among
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| We talked about diving places and he told
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| | the coral reefs.
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| me that in order to discover most
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| | My Italian clients brought their own dive
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| enjoyable dive, must visit 2 o 3
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| | equipments because they were the holder
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| different places of the fascinating
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| | of PADI license. While the native divers
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| underwater world among the coral reefs.
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| | used their own talent. Wow, wow, wow,
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| Mr. Bli Monyoh looked at his Balinese
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| | what a great day, we fished a lot (only
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| calendar to see a good day to go to the
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| | selected fish), one thing surprised me
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| sea. My clients were crazy about dive.
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| | that Bli Monyoh got 4 king lobsters. At
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| The first day he brought us to Semawang
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| | 11.00 a.m. we finished our adventure and
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| at Sanur by his outrigger sail boat.
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| | the local man was waiting us on the beach
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| Located in front of Sanur Tourist Beach.
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| | ready with his woods fire, chili, onions,
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| Dives at a few meters depth was rewarded
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| | garlic, salt and coconut oil. We grilled
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| by beautiful underwater panoramas, table
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| | our fish in relax atmosphere on the beach
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| and trophy shaped coral and sponges, a
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| | with nice breeze of the ocean, than
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| thousand of colorful fishes swim by in
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| | enjoyed a delicious gala lunch in cowboy
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| kaleidoscopic profusions. I am not a
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| | style. Wow amazing, we really celebrated
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| swimmer or a diver, I just sit on the
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| | and enjoyed a great day.
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| boat and prepared the needs when they go
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| | Now in Bali there are some exciting and
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| up. Was a wonderful day.
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| | fascinating, world renowned dive sites:
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| The second day Bli Monyoh brought his
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| | Nusa Dua, Sanur, Padang Bay, Gili
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| companion a smart diver named Agung Toya,
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| | Tapekong, Tulamben, Amed, Nusa Penida and
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| together with them some gun (exactly an
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| | Lembongan and Menjangan Island.
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