Melani, one of the Front Office Best Employees
A happy face of Yuda, Best of the Best Front Office Employee
Thursday, March 19, 2009
2009 Best Front Office Employees
Once a year, Maya Ubud Resort & Spa nominates the employees that deliver the best effort and performance in the Front Office Department. Therefore, on March 12, 2009, Maya Ubud was pleased to announce Darsa, Sudiana, Dian, Ratna, Merta, Sutriasih, Melani, Wijana, Melani as the Best Front Office Employees of the year 2009 and Yuda Wijaya as Best of the Best Front Office Employee of the year 2009. Special prizes were awarded to them. Congratulations!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Meet Koyano Tetsuro; a Balinese Dancer
Wilaca - san of Maya Ubud & Koyano - san
Yes, he is a Japanese, but he is famous as a Balinese Dancer in Japan. Popular as Mask Dance (Tari Topeng) performer, Koyano spends 3 - 4 months of his time in Bali in a year, the rest will be arranging Balinese Dance & Music performances, not only in Japan but also to the US.
While he is in Bali, he presents dance in temple festivals, this is a form of an offering to God called "ngayah".
He dedicates his life to Balinese Dance and aims to support old Balinese Dancers based in Bali.
Salute to Koyano san !
Sunday, February 8, 2009
The Smile Shop, Help Others to Smile
The Smile Shop or in Indonesian language called Toko Senyum belongs to Yayasan Senyum (The Smile Foundation) http://www.senyumbali.org/. Founded by Mary Northmore, this foundation have mission to reduce the suffering currently associated with craniofacial abnormalities and to improve quality of life by facilitating the delivery of health care to people with craniofacial disabilities in Bali and other Indonesian islands in partnership with local and international health care professionals.
They have done surgeries mostly in Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar, patients who present with serious conditions that need a higher level of treatment than is currently available locally are sent to the Australian Craniofacial Unit in Adelaide, for surgery by Professor David David.
Maya Ubud has been participating in contributing good as news stuffs that they can sell in the shop.
You can also be participating to this social foundation.
The Smile Shop in Ubud
This is what they sell here.
They're welcoming volunteers to take part
Their display
Mr Wirajaya, Maya Ubud's Executive Housekeeper handed the donation to Ms Carrie
They have done surgeries mostly in Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar, patients who present with serious conditions that need a higher level of treatment than is currently available locally are sent to the Australian Craniofacial Unit in Adelaide, for surgery by Professor David David.
Maya Ubud has been participating in contributing good as news stuffs that they can sell in the shop.
You can also be participating to this social foundation.
The Smile Shop in Ubud
This is what they sell here.
They're welcoming volunteers to take part
Their display
Mr Wirajaya, Maya Ubud's Executive Housekeeper handed the donation to Ms Carrie
Monday, January 26, 2009
Widya Guna Bedulu, Orphan House
Last Saturday, January 24, 2009, we had an opportunity to visit Yayasan Widya Guna, an Orphan House located in Bedulu village, about 15 minutes from Maya Ubud. The purpose of this visit was to deliver unused stuffs from the hotel they can still use. Our regular group named Gita International Yoga from Australia was also handed bags of clothes and dolls to give to the children.
Yayasan Widya Guna - started in 2004 by Gill Rijnenberg & Ketut Sadia, wth their primary goal is to give the children of Bali the opportunity to obtain an education and to break the cycle of poverty. There are total of 86 children funded their education through Yayasan Widya Guna, 19 of them are orphans and the rest are poor children. The children age range between 3 to 17 years old.
Each child has respective foster parent to fund their education fee. Pak Ketut of Widya Guna expects to get the contract of fostering at least until the children pass their high school. Each child has their bank account where their parent transfer the fund directly to them. Each child has a "buku kas" where they record all their expenses to be read by their foster parents. They even have email address and they are communicating to their foster parents atleast once a week updating their development.
Everyday they get English Class and Dance Class. The English class is conducted by some volunteers. The volunteers from overseas will be staying in guest house available at the yayasan.
http://www.thewinsproject.org/
L-R : located in the middle of Bedulu Village, the English class
the children - they speak English !
The kids posed in front of stuff we brought for them
They entertain us with songs... yes, English songs.
Merit from Holland, volunteer English teacher, she is here for 3 months
Mr Ketut Sadia and wife, Mrs Nyoman.
This couple take care of the children day to day.
Yayasan Widya Guna - started in 2004 by Gill Rijnenberg & Ketut Sadia, wth their primary goal is to give the children of Bali the opportunity to obtain an education and to break the cycle of poverty. There are total of 86 children funded their education through Yayasan Widya Guna, 19 of them are orphans and the rest are poor children. The children age range between 3 to 17 years old.
Each child has respective foster parent to fund their education fee. Pak Ketut of Widya Guna expects to get the contract of fostering at least until the children pass their high school. Each child has their bank account where their parent transfer the fund directly to them. Each child has a "buku kas" where they record all their expenses to be read by their foster parents. They even have email address and they are communicating to their foster parents atleast once a week updating their development.
Everyday they get English Class and Dance Class. The English class is conducted by some volunteers. The volunteers from overseas will be staying in guest house available at the yayasan.
http://www.thewinsproject.org/
L-R : located in the middle of Bedulu Village, the English class
the children - they speak English !
The kids posed in front of stuff we brought for them
They entertain us with songs... yes, English songs.
Merit from Holland, volunteer English teacher, she is here for 3 months
Mr Ketut Sadia and wife, Mrs Nyoman.
This couple take care of the children day to day.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Flower Tour to Maya Ubud Garden
The resort has so many beautiful flowers arround the garden.
Let me take you to a Flower Tour to Maya Ubud Garden while introducing different flowers the resort has to offer to the visitors. I will update everytime I or my colleagues have a chance to photographs these beautiful flowers.
frangipani at the garden
orange heliconia at north nature walk
lotus at resort's temple pond
lily at lobby and surrounding
Let me take you to a Flower Tour to Maya Ubud Garden while introducing different flowers the resort has to offer to the visitors. I will update everytime I or my colleagues have a chance to photographs these beautiful flowers.
frangipani flower, in each villa
lotus at riverside garden
pasiflora at pathway to spa at maya
lantana (krasi in Balinese) at resort's lobby
flower of coraltree at garden area
frangipani at the garden
orange heliconia at north nature walk
lotus at resort's temple pond
lily at lobby and surrounding
Friday, January 16, 2009
Certification of Spa at Maya Therapists
Maya Ubud Resort & Spa is proud to announce that last November 2008 all therapists in the Spa at Maya successfully passed the examination of LSP (Lembaga Sertifikasi Profesi) COHESPA that are recognized as an accredited professional association in cosmetology, health, esthetics and spa. This association is headed by Grace Herdiani Wahjudi, Dipl. Cidesco Dipl. Cibtac and is recognized and licensed by Indonesia Professional Certification Authority. Its main objective is to increase the professionalism in the spa industry and to ensure therapists are adequately trained in accordance with international spa standardization.
Happy New Year 2009 !
Wishing you a prosperous new year...
Maya Ubud Resort & Spa celebrated the arrival of the New Year 2009 at Maya Ubud's Ebony & Ivory Orchid Gala on December 31, 2oo8.
It began with Bali rhythm & dance with Ubud's kecak troupe & drums at our full moon amphitheatre. Cocktails & tapas are served during the ballet. Following by a fabulous served five course dinner, superbly crafted by the Maya chefs. A sumptuous patisserie and flamed coffee bar is set for the guests to crown their dinner. Komang and his melodic guitar also presented listening pleasure during dinner and guided us musically towards 2009 and listen to Indonesian "Ever Greens" presented by "orkes" to welcome the New Year 2009.
Maya Ubud Resort & Spa celebrated the arrival of the New Year 2009 at Maya Ubud's Ebony & Ivory Orchid Gala on December 31, 2oo8.
It began with Bali rhythm & dance with Ubud's kecak troupe & drums at our full moon amphitheatre. Cocktails & tapas are served during the ballet. Following by a fabulous served five course dinner, superbly crafted by the Maya chefs. A sumptuous patisserie and flamed coffee bar is set for the guests to crown their dinner. Komang and his melodic guitar also presented listening pleasure during dinner and guided us musically towards 2009 and listen to Indonesian "Ever Greens" presented by "orkes" to welcome the New Year 2009.
full moon amphitheatre
kecak dance
champagne teasers & gala dinner in maya sari mas restaurant
komang & his melodic guitar
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