ill..

Can i say tt e older we gets e harder it is for us to recover completely. Or have the virus these days become more powerful n harder to wipe out.

3 days and e fever still persists.

thinking thinking...

Had been thinking a bit lately. Many ppl kept commenting tt im fat. Seriously. And aft e climb up e river, i have to admit that im really unfit. So, i think its time to move my butt n do some exercise n lose some weight.

From past experiences, i know its nt a wise choice to go into bets w others. So this time its a bet against myself. So in black and white, im gg to try to lose 3kg by oct. Will i be able to do so?

Back frm Bali..

Woo.. Arrived back in SG early tis morning and spent the night at ET's.

Bali was great. Same same but different. Sometimes like Thailand and sometimes not. Haa.. White water rafting was awesome!! The snokelling, not so due to choppy water but the Turtle Island we went to make up for it. OHh... Not forgetting the overly short Para sailing. ilike!!

Our accomo was cheap at good, at USD15 per nite per pax for our first 2 nites in Ubud and USD30 per night per pax in Kuta for our last nite. Our own Balinese villa. haha.. Not forgetting our 22yrs old super lame but funny tour guide who showed us the Kuta Cowboys. Had not been having much guided tours hence really appreciate the explanations that he provided thou we can only believe 50% of what he said. But it was a good good nua trip.

Great company too as ET and i just nua there and let the other 2 guys make all the decisions and settle all money issues. We just contribute our money and nua.... wonderful!! Had not been having a decision-less trip for a long long time.

But the downside is, because i didnt do much hmwk for this trip hence i have no idea where i was at other than the 2 cities i stayed in. I dun even know if im in the North, South, East or West of Bali when i get off the car and honestly i dun care. Hahaha... This is how nua i was.

Due the the low US rate, the Balinese prefer getting 'Balinese money' to USD. Hence of the USD$300 i change, im still left with USD160 whereas we changed an extra SGD100 to IDR on top of the SGD100 we changed in SG. Cld say the SGD-IDR rate in certain parts of Bali is better than what we got in SG. So can exchange there next time.

For this trip, i spent SGD55 for air tick, SGD200 to IDR, USD 60 for accom, USD110 for activities and tour. So perhaps a total of SGD500 for a 3D3N trip.

Before i forgot,
Night 1 - Took a 7+pm valueair flight to Bali (got the emergency exit row to e 2 of us!! Even more legspace than SIA lor.. Haa) Reach Bali at 10+pm, clearance at the custom was quick. Found our driver at the arrival hall, went for supper at a roadside stall and McDonalds (they call it MacD in Bali) ice cream for dessert and set off for our 1hr ride to Ubud. Got a shock when we reach Damai T-House because it was so dark and instead of beds for 4, there was only bed for 2 hence the other 2 guys have to make do with sofa padding for the first night. We had COLD shower as we do not know how to operate the heater at 1am, den aft finishing watching Bridget Jones Diary 2 on e DVD provided we went to bed.

Day 1 - Woke up at 7+8am and was treated to a view of green paddy fields. Went downstairs and soaked in the peace and silence as the others were still sleeping. They started waking up one by one and our cooking lady arrived at 8.30am to cook our breakfast in our kitchen. Our dear guide Joz arrive on time at 9am and waited for us to finish and get ready. We started our long journey to a volcano lookout with many stops along the way at temples, paddy fields view and temples. We had buffet lunch at the lookout (kena tok but no choice as that place is too tourisy) den make our way to Tanah Lot for Sunset and a seafood dinner (tok again). We reached damai at about 10pm, took turns showering while the rest watched The Education on DVD (provided by the accomo)and went to bed at think it was 11-12plus.

Day 2 - Woke up at 8am and waited for the cooking ladies to come and they arrived at 8.45am.!! We were suppose to depart for our rafting trip(USD30) at 9am. Once again, Joz was on time and have to wait for us while we TAKEOURTIME. Seriously we have no sense of urgency and really nua our way around. We finally got into the car aft 9am, drove to our rafting river and had a great time there. But the climb up at the end nearly killed me and i was whining, complaning and swearing. Cause i hate climbing stairs or going upslope. Lunch was provided(lousy) and we drove back to Damai to wash up and check out at bout 2pm. He den drove us to Kuta area for a massage(USD30 per hr) which wasnt as good as Thai massage den to dinner at a Balinese eatery for dinner. Finally, authetic Balinese food which only cost about SGD12+ for 5 of us. After which he drove us to the other accom @ Dewa Bharata. Aft checking in it was only 7plus so we went for a walk along the happening upmarket street. Bought satay, chips and beer and went back to our living room to nua the night away.

Day 3 - Woke up at 8am, went for breakfast and meet Joz at 9.15am with all our luggage. Checked out and went to Nusa Dua (Isand 2) for para sailing+glass bottom boat+snorkeling +Turtle Island(USD30). Shower at the beach, had their roasted pig for lunch, think it is their sambal chili that made the dish good else its a bit too oily for us. Drive around for some sightseeing and finally to Kuta Beach for some Cowboy sighting.

Seriously, they are everywhere. Joz told us that those cowboys are actually from Jawa and are malays instead of Balinese thou they try to pretend that they are Balinese. If the ladies are young Japs, Russians and cant remember the 3rd country normally the ladies will be their girlfriends. We saw a couple of jap girls who are actually quite pretty hence we do not understand why. Maybe they want a change in taste or more variety ba. Den those older ang mo women are normally paying customers.

The cowboys have a typical look, they are all very very tanned, with toned arms and distinctive colored hair, not shuai and mostly short. Easy to spot. Joz said they used hypnosis to attract the girls. Just one look and you are gone. And because i wasnt wearing shades, i didnt dare stare too openly. Scare ar.. But ET gets to openly look without feeling stressed.

Aft which we did a little shopping for Bintang singlets, beachwear den went for Seafood dinner at i dun noe where but i like it a lot. We were sitting on the beach with sand underneath our feet and the low lying cresent and stars above us. With live band playing around. A beautiful dinner. And the food was good too. We had a grilled red snapper, grilled tiger prawns, grilled sotong, grilled mussels, beer and rice. It wasnt cheap (SGD150 for 5pax) but the atmosphere was worth it. Joz drove us to the airport at 8.30pm, bid our farewells and hes in our fb. We arrive back in SG at 5 to 1 in the morning.

Good to be back, ready to be back. I just wonder hw long i will be able to last tis time.

2 mths more to go for the next short trip!I hope it will be as awesome as well!

Jinx traveler..

Had nt been having good travelling luck for the past few yrs. By travelling luck, i mean able to see what i want to see and do what i want to do.

For example, i like sunrises and sunsets, skies full of stars, beautiful weather etc.. But i'd nt been having as much as i wld want to have. Maybe i was getting greedy and wanting too much. So i must learn to have less expectation.

Pls let me have good weather for the next one wk. Im gg to Bali. May we have snorkeling and white water rafting.

I'll paint my nails red.

idunlike..

Waiting for cab @ paragon alone.

Until a nice old ang mo let me go first as hes waiting for his wife n kid