tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post452035742494605809..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: Creating a Balinese CosmosCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-42025798086614611362011-06-20T08:53:52.542-07:002011-06-20T08:53:52.542-07:00I'd be happy to provide directions.I'd be happy to provide directions.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-6999951489502148742011-06-19T10:28:58.493-07:002011-06-19T10:28:58.493-07:00Dear Patrick: I'll make sure the Asian Art Mus...Dear Patrick: I'll make sure the Asian Art Museum knows there are a few pooches in San Leandro who'd be perfect sacrificial victims the next time they are creating a Balinese offering.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-81930187866977888122011-06-19T08:10:23.723-07:002011-06-19T08:10:23.723-07:00Since I have once again been kept up for hours by ...Since I have once again been kept up for hours by the barking dogs in my neighborhood, I'd like to say that "sacrificial victim" is really the only sensible use for those creatures.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-77738358512219830542011-06-18T22:13:37.117-07:002011-06-18T22:13:37.117-07:00Dear Jan: From what I can gather, the Balinese are...Dear Jan: From what I can gather, the Balinese are the original multi-culti Indonesian culture that is mostly Hindu in an officially Muslim country. As for roasted street dog, I have no idea if our host was trying to shock us with a joke or was perfectly serious. In any case, I was amused.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-21553154542557712362011-06-18T20:38:03.270-07:002011-06-18T20:38:03.270-07:00I assume these Balinese are Hindus and the offerin...I assume these Balinese are Hindus and the offerings at the altar are an imitation of daily puja. In Nepal the puja offerings seemed to be predominantly vegetarian, mostly flavored rice -- perhaps in deference to the Buddhist strain in that culture. But it was abundantly clear what animal was living on them: packs of street dogs.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.com