Saturday, May 10, 2008
This is one picture-y post!Anyway, I want to thank Jacqueline, Kellie & Clarissa for their birthday gift even though they gave it to me like in May, and it was wrapped in newspaper, but I still love you girls! I'd try to grow them ok!
I miss Bali!
The past few days were so fun and pretty surreal! It's so fun travelling with friends, because there are so much less boundaries. I really miss the beaches everywhere, and 25 cents Teh Botols. We need to travel more guys.
Most of the pictures were taken on Wednesday, and I'm really lazy to caption them. I look so fugly and nerdy, because I overslept on Wednesday after clubbing the previous night at Mbargo, and just went out without even shaving and everything. ):
Sunday
Arrived at the airport and had dinner with my family. Met them, bought two bottles of duty-free Baileys and some beer, and left for Bali. Arrived shortly after and went to the resort. Had some fun at the pool at night, and nothing too eventful.
The resort is pretty nice, but I didn't take much photographs of the rooms and stuff.
Monday
Woke up and had breakfast with the boys at the hotel! Breakfast's not bad. We booked a transport for the whole day, costing us 450,000 rupiahs. That's 90,000 rupiahs, which was around S$10+ per person. Pretty cheap.
We went to Kuta, which was a really touristy area. Bah, I don't have a camera so no pictures, haha. Shopped around, things here are pretty cheap but avoid most of the branded beachwear shops like Ripcurl and the such. They're costly. Ralph Lauren's a good buy in Bali because they're made in Indonesia. Around S$40. Also, avoid the backlane shops! They're counterfeits, and are pretty expensive too! Plus, you're gonna be so scared into buying, because they are kind of intimidating in numbers. I didn't buy anything, but I'm just warning you guys.
So the whole day was pretty much spent shopping, after which I joined my dad for seafood dinner on the beach, and at night we were back at the resort. Funny stuff happened, but I don't think I should expose them if not I cannot handle the ramifications!
Tuesday
Woke up and had breakfast with the boys again, and we went to the beach around Nusa Dua. It was really beautiful, but no pictures, sorry. I really loved sun-tanning, and drinking Coronas and Long Island Iced Teas, and smoking. Woo! This is the life. No nice nude chicks though, only a couple of unattractive ones. ):
Went to Kuta to shop again, and we had A&W. We really need to open this franchise again in Singapore. Next was the worst part of the trip, some Balinese massage and spa where we got really ripped off. ):
After the spa we went to another part of Kuta, where many of Bali's clubs and bars were. We had some food at Flame Burgers, and for 20,000 rupiah (Around S$3+?) we had a really nice burger, with a juicy and large beef patty. Man, we need to franchise this too. Haha. We went to Mbargo to club, and the great thing about clubbing at Bali was that Foreigners got to enter for free, and local girls would hit on you. I won't delve further on the second part, haha. Drinks were really cheap, for a popular club. I really miss the clubbing.. No way in Singapore can I find such a cheap and popular place to club. ): And you can smoke in the club anywhere and all. ):
Anyway, thank you guys for having my back that night. You know I love you all. (:
Wednesday
Overslept! Me and my friends joined my dad for a tour of Bali. Had lunch at a local restaurant, where mostly seafood was served. It was pretty good.
We then went to some local temple. Did I mention that over 90% of the Balinese practised their own form of Hinduism? Thankfully they did, because they're really nice and peaceful. A good side of religion, I guess. We took a photo with a python, it looked pretty slimy, but surprisingly it was not. Probably just how the scales looked. I like the nice python.
Next, we went to the Monkey Forest! Monkeys were everywhere, and they were just so adorable, especially those baby monkeys. Unfortunately, we didn't manage to spend much time there, and left soon for Hard Rock Cafe, where we had an overpriced and really normal meal.
After the meal, we walked around Kuta for a while, and went back to our rooms. Later that night, I went to club again. Really tired. ):
Thursday
Had breakfast and departed for the airport and for Singapore soon after. I miss Bali. ):
Pictures! - Click for bigger image.
