Woke up early and went to the cafe in the hotel. Since I have already booked my breakfast online earlier, the hotel had given me a coupon for it. At first I thought, it would be a buffet breakfast, a norm at any hotels but I was surprised that the coupon entitled me to choose between 3 packages, the main dish is either nasi goreng or bakso and other choice I can't remember. I lauded this type of arrangement because you are entitled to eat afresh instead of an already cooked food.
After breakfast, I walked to the Legian beach. Even drizzled sometimes, the sun came out strong.
Here the local boys played footballs and the foreigners jogged...
Nearby the beach, wanna buggy?
The most beautiful rainbow I have ever seen
Another view of the rainbowI walked along Legian beach till Seminyak beach and then to the Kerobokan area. Here I saw another procession or holy ceremony took place.
The offering..
The lady in yellow giving holy water to drink..After the long walk, I stopped at a restaurant overlooking the beach. Sat down, ordered a Coke and started reading a novel I brought. I was here for a few hours and managed to finish reading the book.
The view from the restaurant
Another pic
Yet another pic..
The book I read...love it..Afterward, I hailed a cab and stopped at Legian road. Here, like Kuta, there are rows and rows of shops selling everything and anything...the weather was really hot and I was sweating..I am sure Carlo of Biggest Loser Asia will cringed with envy of how much sweat I produced that day..hehe.. In one of the shops, I bought one more painting after bargaining hard for a good price. I walked and walked until I reached Kuta beach again.
With a sore feet and sun burned face..I walked into Smart Spa again. Here I opted for a reflexology, hair treatment and off course, facial treatment. The same guy who massaged me the other day did the reflexology on my feet and at the same time another therapist washed and massaged my hair. This time the guy and I had a good conversation. He was actually not unfamiliar with Malaysia, having worked in Johor as a labourer for 4 years a long time ago. He misses Roti Canai and Teh Tarik. He even asked me whether Erra Fazira and Awie were still an item and still superstars in Malaysia?? daaa...hehe By the way, I also asked him, why can't I find any original Indonesian singers' CDs in any shops in Bali? His answer kinda shocked me. Here, people buy songs via online i.e downloading in their handphones since people do not buy original CD's. Ermm..kinda advance, don't you think?
Next, I proceeded with my facial treatment. Unfortunately, since my face has already burned, badly, nothing can be done but to stop it being itcy and dry. Since I have nothing else to do, I continued with manicure and pedicure treatment here and it was done by two girls, one doing the manicure and the other pedicure . While doing it, I saw an old lady carrying big flasks stopped by in front of the shop. Few therapists went to see her and she started to prepare drinks for them. When asked whether it was the traditional jamu drink, I was informed that jamu can only be consumed in the morning and the old woman is preparing either tea or coffee. I was also informed that since there is no small stall nearby, the old lady service is needed for their 'coffee break'. It come to my mind that unlike in Malaysia, there is no mamak stall here, only restaurants of either high class eastern food or most of them, western. Their small stalls are located outside the Kuta urban area.
The cost for all the treatments? Less then RM100.00. No wonder I can see so many people came here to have their spa experince with such a small fee. I was also informed that there are more than 40 therapists here and the owner of the spa gains the profit of RM50k a month from this spa alone and he has 3 other spas nearby...Gosh..
Later, at Kuta beach area, I stopped at an ATM cubicle to withdraw money. There were 2 white girls inside the cubicle before me. When they left, I entered the cubicle and I was surprised to find out that one of them had left a card in the slot machine. It was a debit card. I tried to search for the girls later but they had already gone. I waited for another 5 minutes and still no sign of them. My evil mind was racing..I can buy so many things with this card if I want to... but then again..it is always my principle, when it is not mine, it is not mine. I firmly believe in karma.. all this while things have been fine for me in Bali..and I want to leave it with a clear conscience... My action? Went to the police station nearby and passed the card over to the police there..Case closed.
Later, I walked along the beach again and stopped at the MacDonalds. Had my dinner there and then hailed a cab to go back to Legian beach again. The first time I was at Legian beach, I saw a guy selling second hand novels/books/magazines, so I headed there and bought myself , The Horse Whisperer, a old novel by Nicholas Evan which had become a major movie directed and starred by Robert Redford in 1998.
I then walked back to the hotel..went to the cafe and ordered bakso and something like an ice cendol but tasted different which I could not remembered its name. Went back to to my room and started my final packing before sleeping.
3 am (1 Feb 2010 - Monday)
By 3.45 am, I had already checked out and waiting for another 3 white guys to do so. We were sharing the same van to go to the airport. It was raining heavily and we reached Nugrah Rai International Airport, Denpasar at 4.15 am. To my surprise, the airport was pitch black. It was a black out and the electricity goes on and off afterward.
Waiting anxiously at the check-in counter..it was dark and this pic was taken using flash camera
Had a chat with the counter girl in darkness..with me sitting on the trolley
With a sore feet and sun burned face..I walked into Smart Spa again. Here I opted for a reflexology, hair treatment and off course, facial treatment. The same guy who massaged me the other day did the reflexology on my feet and at the same time another therapist washed and massaged my hair. This time the guy and I had a good conversation. He was actually not unfamiliar with Malaysia, having worked in Johor as a labourer for 4 years a long time ago. He misses Roti Canai and Teh Tarik. He even asked me whether Erra Fazira and Awie were still an item and still superstars in Malaysia?? daaa...hehe By the way, I also asked him, why can't I find any original Indonesian singers' CDs in any shops in Bali? His answer kinda shocked me. Here, people buy songs via online i.e downloading in their handphones since people do not buy original CD's. Ermm..kinda advance, don't you think?
Next, I proceeded with my facial treatment. Unfortunately, since my face has already burned, badly, nothing can be done but to stop it being itcy and dry. Since I have nothing else to do, I continued with manicure and pedicure treatment here and it was done by two girls, one doing the manicure and the other pedicure . While doing it, I saw an old lady carrying big flasks stopped by in front of the shop. Few therapists went to see her and she started to prepare drinks for them. When asked whether it was the traditional jamu drink, I was informed that jamu can only be consumed in the morning and the old woman is preparing either tea or coffee. I was also informed that since there is no small stall nearby, the old lady service is needed for their 'coffee break'. It come to my mind that unlike in Malaysia, there is no mamak stall here, only restaurants of either high class eastern food or most of them, western. Their small stalls are located outside the Kuta urban area.
The cost for all the treatments? Less then RM100.00. No wonder I can see so many people came here to have their spa experince with such a small fee. I was also informed that there are more than 40 therapists here and the owner of the spa gains the profit of RM50k a month from this spa alone and he has 3 other spas nearby...Gosh..
Later, at Kuta beach area, I stopped at an ATM cubicle to withdraw money. There were 2 white girls inside the cubicle before me. When they left, I entered the cubicle and I was surprised to find out that one of them had left a card in the slot machine. It was a debit card. I tried to search for the girls later but they had already gone. I waited for another 5 minutes and still no sign of them. My evil mind was racing..I can buy so many things with this card if I want to... but then again..it is always my principle, when it is not mine, it is not mine. I firmly believe in karma.. all this while things have been fine for me in Bali..and I want to leave it with a clear conscience... My action? Went to the police station nearby and passed the card over to the police there..Case closed.
Later, I walked along the beach again and stopped at the MacDonalds. Had my dinner there and then hailed a cab to go back to Legian beach again. The first time I was at Legian beach, I saw a guy selling second hand novels/books/magazines, so I headed there and bought myself , The Horse Whisperer, a old novel by Nicholas Evan which had become a major movie directed and starred by Robert Redford in 1998.
I then walked back to the hotel..went to the cafe and ordered bakso and something like an ice cendol but tasted different which I could not remembered its name. Went back to to my room and started my final packing before sleeping.
3 am (1 Feb 2010 - Monday)
By 3.45 am, I had already checked out and waiting for another 3 white guys to do so. We were sharing the same van to go to the airport. It was raining heavily and we reached Nugrah Rai International Airport, Denpasar at 4.15 am. To my surprise, the airport was pitch black. It was a black out and the electricity goes on and off afterward.
Waiting anxiously at the check-in counter..it was dark and this pic was taken using flash camera
Had a chat with the counter girl in darkness..with me sitting on the trolleySurprising by 5.15 am, the electricity was back and soon enough all of us were ushered into the plane according to the flight scheduled time. The plane took off exactly at 6.00am. For breakfast, I bought and ate nasi lemak on board. The plane reached LCCT at 9.00am and from there, I took a bus to KL Sentral. To reach home I took a cab and arrived exactly at 11.30am.
Alhamdullilah..I did it..these 5 days experience is truly an inspiration for me. A proof to me that you can do anything as long as you set your mind to it, with God help too, off course...
Alhamdullilah..I did it..these 5 days experience is truly an inspiration for me. A proof to me that you can do anything as long as you set your mind to it, with God help too, off course...
2 comments:
Congratulation on your successful trip to Bali... really had good time reading your experience there...hope there's more trips and travelogs from you in the distant future
Thx..., I intend to go to other places, Good Willing...this is a meaningful trip for me...physically and mentally...coming back from there with new hope and determination..a beginning to a new phase in my life...
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