My first trip to Bali a few days ago was with a childhood girlfriend of mine,Lila. Just the two of us. We had a bad start when Lila arrived a few minutes late for check in at the airport. Being strict, we were not allowed to enter after the gate closes even if we are nitty gritty late. So, Lila had to fork out extra cash for the next available flight next morning. I bet it was painful for her but I hope she have learned an important lesson of being earlier, urgency and to take things more seriously. It doesn't just apply for flights, for any others too, although this is her first flight.

Day 1

So the next morning we were out very early in the morning at 6am as we had to be at the airport by 8am. Departure to Bali from Spore was perfect. The weather was sunny and it was a great morning view from the above. We finally arrived at Bali and was greeted with a small and cute looking guy, Toto from Ceria Agency Transport. It was about 10 to 15 minutes drive from the airport to the Kuta area where we were staying, Tune Hotel.

Splashing at the water theme park, Waterbom Park was what we had originally planned but due to money constraint as a result of the new flight, we decided to forgo the theme park. Frankly, it was all because of what happened earlier that ended  us up with money constraints and that was already a bad sign from the start. So on the first day, we just head down to explore the Kuta streets and malls. There was a big volcom sale and we did bought some tops. Lila had a volcom jacket for just 10 bucks. Little did we know that we spent almost 2 hrs in there and when we're out about 6 pm, its already getting dark We had our first meal at A&W as poor Spore no longer had any a&w. We walked around Discovery Mall, Kuta Square and Matahari. For cheap stuffs, go to Matahari and Discovery Mall often has live bands at night for entertainment. They also have a nice eating place like a food court at level 3, where we had our Es Campur. It was nice, with lots of 'stuffs' inside which are some fruits and made from flour.

At night, we had a hilarious encounter at one of the little warung shops nearby the hotel which we called, Kedai Bob, a nickname we give for the big guy there. Lila and Bob was like chicken and duck talking all over mee bakso and takeaway tea. Oh yes, there wasn't any plastic cups or fork and spoons at Tune hotel, so Lila ended up borrowing fork and spoon from the shop back to our hotel. There is a mini mart at the lobby. Luckily there was free hot water at least.

Day 2

We were up early too the next morning and it's marine water sports that day! A driver called Gede Gunarta picked us up and brought us to Nusa Dua, location for the water sports. He is pretty friendly but sounded a little ambiguous i guess. We arrived early and there wasn't many people yet. We took off with jet ski first, followed by banana boat, parasailing, snorkeling then went to the turtle island to see not only turtles but also to take photos with a snake, komodo dragon, eagle and naughty toucan! Jet ski was uber fun riding in the open sea with Johnny guiding me behind.His "yippie!" sounded cute but kinda forced too. Haha. Banana boat was again hilarious, with Yoga, riding with us. Parasailing was great! wish it was more than 15 mins. Think it wasn't even 15mins long. 5 mins? Snorkeling was fun too. Had to feed some bread first to be able to see the fishes out. The blue fish is very nice. Stripey ones too. I felt frustrate as i can only see the fishes from far, thus this makes me wanna do diving BUT i gotta need to learn how to swim first. LOL.

It was packed at the turtle island. There were the baby turtles, big turtles, the komodo dragon was a nice mixture of orange and light blue. I thought the eagle was very elegant and the toucan was very very naughty! Bit my hand and arm and pecked my forehead when we we standing near them trying to take photos. They have nice long eyelashes too tho. Haha! A pic with the snake was cool too but it's not something i fancy, snakes.

Time passed so slow in Bali and i love it! We went down to Kuta beach and splashed in the waves. Seeing people with surfboards there makes we wanna learn surfing too!

I don't club nor pub so there wasn't much nightlife for me in Bali. We were trying to find a cinema in Kuta but it was pretty far from our area. They have one in Galleria and movie cinema are called 'bioskop' there. It isn't popular as they mainly buy fake cds and just watch them at home. Lots of cd shops around for movies, games and songs.

Day 3

Sightseeing tour too almost one whole day, close to 12 hours of travelling. Our drive, Ariawan (http://www.ubuddriver.com/). Ari is fast at replying emails and he is very accommodating. I had a great chat with him in the car throughout our tour the whole day. His great knowledge of bali is captivating and he is also a good driver. Places that I have visited is ubud village where we saw stone carving, wood carving, silver and gold smith, painting, batik factory, gunung batur, holy spring temple (managed to see a ceremony there), kecak dance at batubulan and tegalalang rice terrace. Whether wasn't so great for sunset at tanah lot so we skipped that and went for the kecak dance instead. Lots more of places worth visiting and one day is just not enough. Go to his website for more details on Ari. I highly recommend him!

Day 4

Bungy at Double 66 club, Legian. 45 meters tall. Tandem bungy. I've completed the first step of insanity! Looking forward for harness bungy next.

Bali is a great country filled with tremendous activities, polite and warm people all around. It is not just worth visiting but revisiting many times! i'm planning to revisit again, next time to visit some schools. There are many other places and activities that I have yet to visit or do, thus i will definitely come back for more. May Bali remain a peaceful and serene country always, forever.

Rainy days always make me craves for nice food and here are some of my discoveries.. Do try them! and if u have something to recommend too! let me know! Im always up to try new yummilicious foood!
 
This was my first encounter with a mochi bread at a bread shop at Shaw House Scotts, basement. The have sesame, chocolate and cheese and i like their sesame best!


Egg tarts are always colourful and most importantly, yummy at Fancy Delight! They have durian egg tart too.



Want something chewy(*swallows saliva*) and mouth watering? Try chewy junior! with a cream filled soft puff and a generous topping of various flavour, u sure gonna love it!


Highly recommended to try is also Durian Bun at Oishii Bakery. What makes it nice is of course the durian itself! soft bun with D24 durian filling!

If you are craving for an apple strudel, a cheap but nice and easily found is at Polar.

I'll come back for more sharing. Perhaps ice cream next! :))

Happy trying!

In other words, fulfillment or gratification of having accomplished something especially when you doubt about your own capability initially. It makes you have a great sense of control, pleasure, motivation and of course

happiness! It makes you smile, or jump even.

It makes you believe your own self.

There are many instances out there that can make us satisfied. Be it the end product of an art craft or projects that you've been working hard at or your first attempt of baking an edible cake to even being able to fly a kite. Thus, satisfaction does just ends there. It makes you want to do it again even addicted to it or it can makes you want to try something new.

For example for an adrenaline junkie like me, going on a roller coaster ride is now merely for fun thrill, nothing challenging and to try for one, I'll go for bungee jumping next and then, parasailing, then paragliding and then perhaps parachuting!

The more you work upon your prior satisfaction attempt, it'll boost your self esteem even further. Isnt it a great feeling after accomplishing one task then going on to the next and so on?

You'll look forward to it, you'll crave for it.

So, when will we be ever satisfied in life?

I was on my way home in the train and as usual, the train is packed with people like sardines in a tin.

As I was looking around and at the reflection of the people in the cabin I was in, I realised that there were several senior citizens, standing miserably, holding to the nearest hand grip that they could reach.

And as usual, everyone is tired from work thus once u managed to grab a seat, immediately most ppl will pretend to sleep. I was particularly observing this young lady, perhaps in her middle to late 20s, who was sitting at the priority or reserved seat.

A few elderly were crowded near the door area, which is close the reserved seat, where that lady was sitting. She was sleeping initially and then wakes up to entertain a phone call. An old lady was standing right in front of her, ignored. At one point, she simply looked up at the old lady and only gave her a forced smile. What the...!

It was not just one old lady but a few others elderly standing nearby too! I felt soo angry but I dont have that courage yet to say it straight to some stranger and fight for some elderly rights. All we could often do is curse in our heart and just look.

We are aware of the reserved and priority seats but most of us plainly cant be bothered by it. Singaporeans still lack a lot in manners. Selfish and ignorant. Yes, ignorant is the perfect word.

Each time we think that we are tired and badly need a seat, well ask yourself, are you that old and wrinkled?

The great thing about Burfdays is that it gives us the opportunity to meet old friends, gather everyone up and have fun together.

A friend of mine had a blasting 21st birthday yesterday and a chalet. There were lots of phototaking with almost all the ladies sticking to theme of wearing sundresses, yummy food, cupcakes as door gifts and an elegant 2-tier cake (tho i didnt get to eat for i had to leave early.hurhur)!

All those reminded me of my 18 year old bday party at that very same place too! (and it was 3 yrs ago! how time flys)

Age 21 is so-called another milestone age (oh sporeans can start to vote and get $ from the govt.lol) So i shud have a blasting one too! and i thought of doing something.. NEW and thrilling. I would loove to go for some parasailing or bungy jumping! yea thats what im thinkin. Some adrenaline rush and risk taking to conquer my fears. haha! Its not often that we can get to try those things. It might even be a once in a lifetime kinda thing. Roller coasters and water parks are found almost in every country but they arent that adventurous enough. Most of the time u just sit and scream ur lungs out.

Another special event that I shud start thinking is also my 4th year anni with bf. I am much much more confident with him now. I shall not elaborate much here but most importantly, he has regained my confidence in him to be someone whom I would share my life with someday...