BALI Part 1

15th March 2009
arrival at hotel!!matahari bungalow(fyi,it's pronounced as bunga-low) the settings very flora and fauna like- natural. the architecture very balinese.


that's the lobby.

while waiting to check-in, take pictures first ngek2x

16th march 2009
the next morning, our breakfast is provided by the resort. from this day onwards, we ate a lot of nasi goreng and mee goreng. >< onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6fRC5-V7ZDQpbWRKuVy-MJdQeFGijN6b_9W0qjtOrqAaG7QVb5cAwJKbxQmMNzLw6aA5Dz27-R3cI4DoxXDka5ReizeprPL9e80EVO1mXnoK7FHm4XOfhFsp1OiuUNn97A5h-Q/s1600-h/IMG_4767.jpg">the resort has a beautiful swimming pool as well! the sun is great!!

after breakfast, getting ready to explore kuta street. going on a shopping spreeeeeeee

lunch time! this is bagus pub. it is BAGUS! good food, haha and see the tagline! bloody cold beer!!


mee goreng!!
on our way of exploring, my sister and lai li got their temporary tattoos. i very lazy to get one.>< aahh..wats better than a foot massage after a long long walk?? This is shinkei spa, very good with cheap prices! i came back here again another day. hehe.

here is ngurah rai airport. we were waiting for chi ling to arrive.

at night, we went to maxi cafe to chill out. and had their drink called "arak on the rock". its a balinese traditional drink woh.

kuta street is very very happening! day time lots of shops to walk around. night time its all clubs and pubs. some even opened for 24 hours. this is one of the clubs. we came here clubbing on the last night. HEHE
we had dinner at jimbaran bay seafood. its absolutely majestic here. eating by the beach!! something i've always want to do!! the wind blowing, the sound of waves, good food - sooooo relaxing!



17th March 2009
First destination was batu bulan, where we paid 50,000 RP to watch a tradisional performance called rangda and barong.


Rangda and Barong are both mythical creatures. Barong is the good one. A fight between good and evil.the performance was held at a temple. that's the entrance door with such rich carvings.

after that, we went to see how batik was done. in bali, batik were drawn just like that!! in malaysia, we have to lay the fabric before drawing.


this reminds me of my workplace. haha

this is one of the pics from visiting Celuk, the balinese village. Aunty was cooking some delicious food. heheanother shot from the balinese village. the rooms are really small but felt cosy :)

Kinta City, the volcano mountain. we stopped for lunch here :)

Pura Pusar, the home of studio artists. its indescribable the quality of paintings here. it's just WOW. we bought two painting from here XD

trying out the coffee and other drinks in Tapak Siring. The famous ones was luwak coffee. very expensive. it's very nice to drink lo! luwak is an animal, it eats a fruit then it was processed in the body - haha then the shit is use to make coffee beans.

cheers! the ginger tea is nice too. i bought bali coffee only. for ah fong. the coffee lover. lols.