bali report.

MY TRIP TO BALI 2006

day one
arrive and checked in pretty hotel.
distance walked : 4 miles.
stuff bought : one dress and old school bottle of coke.
areas covered : seminyak to legian, the beachside route.
note : was feeling highly adventourous cause we had no idea where we were really going. bali was hot.

we were obviously high on something.

day two
full day tour by tour agent.
activities (in sequence) : barong dance, sightseeing, spa.
transport : minivan.
areas covered : tanjung benoa, turtle island, (celuk, mas, batubulan) ubud, jimbaran, kuta town.
highlight of day : full balinese massage and spa treatment worth RM100 at a swanky bali spa.
numbers of animals touched : 3 leatherback turtles, 1 humongous bird, 1 owl, 1 monitor lizard, 1 boa constrictor.
note : bali was still hot.
postcard sent home : 1

barong dance

edgar, the baby turtle

day three
full day tour by tour agent.
activities (in sequence) : sightseeing, light shopping, sunset gazing.
transport : minivan
areas covered : taman ayun in mengwi, ulun danu in bedugul, tanah lot, kuta-legian.
great discovery of the day : the ultimate awesomeness of teh botol sosro.
phobias : one (altophobia on top of the mengwi bell tower)
most memorable line : "if the snake eats you? dude, that would have to be one ambitious snake to want to eat you. nothing is that ambitious," to shiren as a huge boa slithered pass her to get to its getaway mini cooper parked outside the tanah lot temple.
day downer : when the magical tanah lot sunset was a no-show.
stuff bought : mirrors, suncathers, windchimes.
recurring joke : 1, cookie monster and her edible husband. 2, terrible touristy stuff to wear.
postcard sent home : 1
note : bali was freaking hot.

mengwi
tanah lot temple

ulun danu.

floating temple, ulun danu

view from our lunch table

sunset at tanah lot

day four
customized tour.
transport : chartered taxi that comes with its own manic driver.
areas covered : kertagosa, pura besakih, tirta empul at tampak siring, kemulu for goa gajah, seminyak, kuta-legian.
teh botol consumed : 2.
great discovery of the day : kick-ass nasi padang shop 1 and half hour hike from the hotel.
postcards sent home : 1.
things learnt from day's trip : 1, stuff that would take you to hell. 2, what happens once you're in hell. 3, why you wouldn't want to go to hell.
distance walked : 3 km (1 km uphill power-walk in besakih)
number of communal sarongs worn to cover legs : 3.
extracurricular activities : hot hunks ogling while pretending to watch sunset at the beach.
note : bali was still hot.

kertagosa 'how to get to heaven' guide.

shiren at besakih.

lake bratan, en route to kemulu.

day five
shopping
activities : shopping.
areas covered : sukawati shopping markets. kuta-legian.
stuff bought : a whole effing trunkful.
teh botol consumed : 1.
transport : previous day's taxi with the same lunatic driver.
dent in bank account : collosal.
note : bali. hot. nuff said

no shopping pictures. sorry.

day six
more shopping. lazing around the pool.
areas covered : kumbasari market at denpasar. kuta-legian.
stuff bought : semi trunkful of stuff at kumbasari, tshirt galore at the matahari store in kuta.
dilemma of the day : bringing all the stuff we bought home.
teh botol consumed : 3.
cute hunk ogled: 1 (dubbed 'the everywhere guy' complete with six packs and well-toned biceps. swoon)
note : oh yes, bali was just as hot.

me doing 'lazing' extremely well.

i just ran outta good pictures.

day seven
home.
most memorable line of the day : "i never stress," from obnoxiously loud guy to his unfortunate breakfast table neighbour as they were loudly discussing the finer points of living a pointless life.
note : bali was still awesomely hot.