Bali Bliss-Day 5

Our final day.

Daily breakfast menu.

After the breakfast, pack a bit and went out to walk around the Legian street.

What a treasure! Bought 1 set of these at Sukawati. Such a beautiful mosaics. Bought table runner & cushion cover from this shop. I really admire the 'kelambu' but...i'll be just excited buying it, back home, sure kelambu tu dah tercampak ke mana2. So??, baik jgn beli.

The umbrella above, are definitely attractive.
Thinking twice, I knew it will definitely just to add more things to my hse..nahhhh...i dont need that, dont I? (makcik berjaya melawan napsu tau..)
Keep on thinking, I will definitely not buying all these balinese craft, coz i'm just not into it. But, if travelling to Europe? ahhhhh....kurus la poket ku...huhu...
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Lot of these miniature guitars & drums. Yup, i really admire those..buttt....do I need one?
Nahhh...not again...Almost wanted to buy the 'Nirvana' guitar, but...I just dont know where to put it, so..dont buy a.j, eh.
(but now, I did think..why I dont buy these thing..it must be damn cheap there,..huhu)
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RHCP drum is really cool!!!


F showing off her decorated nails.

Kids...daddy paid IDR 75k for the service. Look , what have u done; habes comot-comot, chisss! And she chose blue! sooo obvious, grrr...

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When we cant take the mineral water no more, or, balinese used to call it 'Aqua', we turned into these drinks instead.

What a cool 'Sensasi Plong' by Sprite..heheh

Part of the shopping item..

Our supir came around 12noon, we checked-out at 12.30pm. Bye Vilarisi...
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Had lunch at a Nasi Padang resto -damn lazy to post pic, sorry...

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Then, pak supir took us to Nusa Dua (I insisted as our last day itinery as the airport is just nearby).
Basically it was such a relaxing place there where those 5 stars resorts are located. it seems that we have to pass a securitry check to enter the Nusa Dua township.

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We hardly saw people around the Nusa Dua, and just about 2 or 3 cars at one time, definitely a totally an awkward scenario in Bali.
We drop by at the public beach, but still not many ppl there, unlike the Kuta & Sanur beach.

As u can see, not many ppl behind us, and no locals around here. Thus, this is a place for u to unwind.

Budak2 ni mmg pantang dpt beach, sure nak main, siap mintak nak main air lagik.

Jgn mengada, sat lagi basah2.. lagi la pasir melekat2, pastu nak msk van. Tak payah! i said.

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Then we drop by at the one and only Nusa Dua's town centre.

Thats where all restos, shopping malls, boutiques etc are located, perhaps if u guys are bored with the resort's menu, u may have your dinner here.

Wanted to drop at the Starbucks as we saw the Starbucks sign..hampes..tak jumpa2 pun...rupanya town centre tu besar giler!

Lain pulak yg ku jumpa..hahah

Actually lots of nice pics taken here, but i'm just damn lazy to post those here..huhu.

In one of its souvenir shop.

Indeed, it was beautiful shop. The most beautiful souvenir shop i ever found in Bali. Ye la..dah asyik2 supir tu bawak we all gi marketplace je kan.

But, its a bit of higher price here, but its ok coz the quality is good!

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Bought few aromatherapy item here, the soaps, bath salt..etc..nice ..and the price..not much different I can say.

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This deco is everywhere in bali..love it!

Then, we move on to Jimbaran.

This was where it was famous for its sunset dinner.

walla...not bad eh? it was all along the beach!

At the far end of the coastal, i can see airplanes took off and touched down.
What a nice place to have dinner, yup, bet I gonna love this (but this will also depends on the food & the service. Tapi, if food tak best, ku ampunkan lagik...but if services are lousy..sorry la brader....)

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After zooming in 18times..wahhh..Garuda air rupanye...

There....is it really a time for us to leave???...

Yyup, we turn left..uwaa....tapi tak nangis la kan...tak main arr.....

Sesi photography bersama supir...plus ada buah-tangan sikit utk pak supir.

TQ ye pak...tima kasih la kerna bawa kami kesana- ke mari masa di Bali ya...

If ada rezeki, ketemu lagi ya....
(the Suzuki behind there, yes its out transport thruout the holiday)
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Reach there around 6pm where our flight is at 8.40pm.
Lepaking at McD..and as usual..last flight sure gonna be delayed...hmmm..so, its delayed to 9.30pm..maka melepak la kami kat airport...
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Around the Ngurah Rai Airport.

(kalo baca yg BM sure tak paham kan?) ('',)

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my love...

Masa nak naik flight, ya allah..group yg pot-pet2 tu balik sama jugak..adussss.....mau pening la kepala gue dlm flight kang, dah la penat kan?

But lucky us, they seated far behind, so tak la ku dengar pot-pet2...lega...
T slept all the way..pretty tired i guess.

Start smelling KL's air at around 12.30midnite. We safely reached home somewhere around 3am...fuhhh..penat....balik, pulun tengok astro lak, sampi la 5 pagi...camno tu, hahah..

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So, thats bout it, and if I got in the 'mood', or sumting came to motivates me, i'll post pic of 'Around Bali', insyaallah.

Bali Bliss-Day 4

By day 4, I'd already have few small change e.g. 50k, 20k, 10k & 1k IRP, including few pennies.

And i'm becoming more familiar dealing with that extra '000's.

Breakfast at hotel as usuals...toasted bread with strawberry jem & butter or, scrambled eggs perhaps.

The hotel we stayed for the past 3 nites.

As it is towards the end of our exploration, thus, its time for some souvenirs.

Went to Krisna. It is quite cheap here, but no bargains..all prices are fixed.

As expected, cheaper price will definitely packaged with poorer quality.

Lucky that we'd bought those Bali's t-shirt last nite at Matahari. Dont buy much here.
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We moved on to Sukawati for more souvenirs.

Around Sukawati Market Place. Bargain, and bargain...i aint good in bargaining, Pak Supir pun tlg bargain sama. As long as dpt 50% is gud enuf for me.

Bought a set of that mosaics plate (far right) in white. Will post the pix later.
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Stop for 'Nasi padang' lunch. Phewww..finally got a chance to taste nasi padang. It cost us RM100/- for the lunch... 'o' !!!. probably we touched so many lauks, haha, coz the rule is, once it is touched-its considered sold, mueheheh..
Our pak Supir nan tersenyum simpul...

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Next- a visit to planet Hollywood.
Actually went there last nite, but was closed-it was 11pm at that time duh...

My cheeky angelsSi kenit tu saja je buat2 memacam pose tau, takmo nyer posing elok2. anyway, its cute..belasah je lah..
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Then , theres one corner where artists sealed their kisses. There're Demi Moore, Susan Sarandon, Whoopie, Michelle Pieffer ..bla..bla..but suddenly i noticed one name...

Wow!!! its my favourite winona's!!!! Had no idea that she's been there too! This is really cool!! huye..huye..!!!! love ya! ('',)
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After few shopping spree at Planet (few eh??), then we checked into 'Uluwatu'.
Uluwatu is where a temple by the cliff is located.

As we wore a long enuf pants, we are allowed to enter the temple without having to wear the sarongs provided by them. BUT, we need to wear a colorful sash (even our supir need to wear one).

All tied up & ready to go!
My cute Thumbelina - rear view.After few minutes of marching & huffing, we reach the far right side of the cliff.

Goshh..what a beautiful God's creation!!

Top left-F standing in the right side of the cliff; our first pit stop. The temple is located far behind her.

Top right-that was the far right end of the cliff. We were there earlier. I'd snap this shot fr. the far left corner of the cliff (imagine the sweat we've sworn?? hahah...but it was windy & all worth it!)

My angels again..on the right side of the cliff.(asyik teringat cliff richard je masa kat sini, heheh)

Us!

While walking towards the other end.

The far behind temple, after 18x zoom We didnt really go to the temple as we need to join the crowd to watch the 'Kecak dance'.

Paid for entrance..errr..forgot how much (as usual, sbb pokcik yg bayo, maka daku tak ingat la kan), but T was definitely f.o.c. Could be somewhere around IDR50k each (think so)

So many versions of the summary of the dance info e.g. in Japanese, French, bla..bla..good effort! Dont be surprise there are few staff there, quite fluent in French & Japanese, tabik ah ngan korang nih.

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Quite a sunny day, we're all got roasted while waiting for the dance to start. fyi, this dance dont need any musical instruments, just nyanyi 'cak..cak..cak' in rythmic all the way, till few of the tourists pun tergelak2..

H pulak buat jokes kata, dia ada member nama Cicak, member dia sure bangga giler if datang sini..muahahaaa.. aku takleh tahan, sampai tergelak kuat giler, mengong tol!.
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Sunset at Uluwatu
The show took almost 1 hour. It was quite boring in the beginning but it became more interesting towards the end. In short - memang best!
This is a must do in Bali, u'll never regret.
As usual..we're allowed to pose with the dancers after the show.
The girls with the 'Hanuman'...nak nyebok jugakkk..... Hanuman is the best character amongst all. Exciting gitew...
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We left Uluwatu & went to Wang Solo again for dinner. After a whole lot of tiring day, its time to pampering ourselves...

I chose for facial again, H with reflexology & the kids wif the manicure... Back to hotel at almost 11.30pm, penat tul la....

Bali Bliss-Day 3

Decided to made way up north on our day 3.

Our first stop for the day - Mengwi.

Famous for its 'Royal Temple'

By 3rd day, the woven basket with flowers (below) has become my common sight already.

It was everywhere in Bali. Be it in front of their shop, at their temple, in front of their door, at the cashier's counter, in the car..etc..u name it. Its part of their prayer actually. They'll prepare it early morning before starting daily activities & after completing the job for the day.

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Signage before entering the temple (tp gue belasah je..sbb gue nak tengok2 je..bukan nak buat apa pun-nak sedapkan hati, hehe)

This, the great temple of Pura Taman Ayun. It was built in 17th century and served as the family temple for the Mengwi Dynasty. The dynasty lasted until late 1800s.

Beautiful temple entrance.

Lets peek whats behind the closed door.

Right-the temple's 'hut'. Each hut has its own purpose, e.g. to place the musical instruments or for gathering..etc..wish i knew all...

Left- a woman, praying.
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Then, we move on to Bedugul. It is approximately 1400mtrs above sea level.

Good thing is, we dont even noticed if the road are all winding, coz it was not!

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I dont even know that we're actually in a higher spot until we reach a strawberry farm.

Never knew that Bali has a strawberry farm? Was not mentioned anywhere, thus it was not in our schedule either.

Cant u see that no one's there? Just us!

Thanx to Pak Aris- our supir. Kids finally got the chance to pluck those strawberries, haku pun excited jugak, heheh. Lots of ripe ones.

Lucky us, sbb kat cameron selalu tak dpt pluck, coz takde ripe strawberries.

Good thing is, it was yummylicious!!!, tasted better than Cameron's.

Err...yes, they charged us - IRP25,000 only..hoho... around RM10/= for 2 packs.

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Somewhere in Bedugul.
Spot lots of monkeys on the way (damn lazy to post the pics here-u know how monkeys are , rite?). And no wonder our supir bought bunch of bananas just b4 that. Apalgi, suka la budak2 tu bagi pisang kat those monkeys by the road.

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Then, after a few winding roads plus, daku tertidur sikit, we finally arrived at 'Pura Ulun Danu Bratan'.

Please dont ask me why it got such a long name.

This temple is also known as 'Temple by a Lake'

..u know why..

Again...told ya, it was everywhere.

Nice, cooling & fresh air are everywhere. It was such a beautiful sceneries.

Far behind is the Lake Bratan.

But, we dont went any nearer to the temple, plus daku dah tak larat nak visit temple lagi.
And I just cant afford to upload the whole pics, huhu.

Around Ulun Danu.

Lake Bratan.

Had lunch at Restoran Ayam Bakar Taliwang.

Hold on for the foodies pics, eh.
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After mengisi tank, we move further to the north.
As usual, bila tank dah penuh, maka mata pu n memberat la kan....sedar2, I'd already at 'Gitgit'.

We walked for about 400mtrs before reaching the waterfall. Nice surroundings plus various art shops accompanied the journey.

But in short- this is such a waste of time, penat lak tuh kena menapak..huhu..

coz nothing much other than the waterfall (kut boleh mintak wish ok la jugak kan, heheh)
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I planned to move up further to Lovina beach and Singaraja.

Lovina beach is where the dolphin park is & Singaraja is another town in Bali island. But H rejected my proposal & suggested to move back to Kuta to watch those surfers.

Ok la bossss.....(dgn hati yg berat, huhu...)
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Slept all the way back. The journey could be around 2 hrs or so.
We reached Kuta at 5.30pm.
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Here we are at Legian Street.

Behind us is the memorial for Sari Night Club bombing victims. 202 were killed in the tragedy way back in 2002 (what a coincidence).

As u can see here, Autralians lead the list with 88 victims.

-Which country is 'Selandia Baru' by the way?-

Oww..got it, could it be New Zealand perhaps??? Only Indonesians will know.

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The whole list. None of it Malaysian, thank god.

Actually the bomb is mounted in a car along the Legian St., just outside the club. So happened that it burnt the club, thats what caused it.
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What was left -the site of the club now...a car park area. From my humble observation, the area was the hottest spot there. It was a cross-road of lost of pubs & discos, no wonder stevie wonder. Our Supir left us by the Kuta beach.

Lepaking for a while to watch those surfers.

-was all packed, tho it was Monday-

Around Kuta St.

Had our dinner at McDonalds.

Clockwise-1. The sause: check the spelling - 'saos'. Grr...hate this packaging, huh.

2. Check out the all-round BigMac packaging. 3. Fries. 4. Swirllllll drink caps.

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Finally...it was shopping time!!!! (maklum la..duit gue tak guna lagi nih, heheh)

Clockwise-1.Starbucks (our fav. lepaking site).

2-Polo...lots of Polo boutiques, sampai daku berabis jugak la kat sini..huhu..

3.Rip Curl-H target to serbu this if we'll here again next time..(god will)

4. Hard Rock Megastore-actually nothing much here, better check out the H.R's hotel's boutique.

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While lepaking@ Starbucks. Checkout the busy background.

Hasil nyerrr....(baru part of nih..)

I cant wait to be here!!!!!! Lucky, not so much of people in the boutique.

But outside the hotel, along the narrow road..gosh....ramai la hai maknusia...

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Longing for this....gorgeous, aint it???

Tapi..yg aku..dapat??????

Ini je lahhh.....too bad, theres only XL & XXL left for my fav shirt above, sadiss....

So..bought this..

..and this...

Beautiful glittering HRC shirt, nice!

And, thats for our day 3. Back to hotel around 11.30pm.
Couldnt sleep (penangan Starbuck la ni kan?) , spent my time browsing all our pics & transferring all pics into my notebook.