In Reply to: Tipping posted by Cath on Thursday, 27. July 2006 at 18:42 Bali Time:
For taxi drivers, I always round off upwards to the next multiple of 5000. If the metered fare is almost a multiple of 5000, I round off to the next 5000. Peanuts for us, rice on the family table for the driver. Not much, but if we all did it, a great difference for the drivers. The brother of my son's Balinese wife is a taxi driver and Agus works very long hours for very poor returns.
For other situations, just use your discretion, but try to make sure that your tip goes to the person whose services you appreciate.