Bali Trip - 12 Nov to 16 Nov

Bali is fantabulous! Love it, love it, love it!!

The scenery..Masya Allah...cantiknya! The people are all very nice and friendly...and they still preserve their culture. That's what I like abt travelling..able to see other country, the people, the culture and learn abt them. Bak kata pepatah, jauh perjalanan, luas pemandangan.

Some of the memorable things that I love abt Bali...

Shopping
The salesperson...they are soooo persistent..mati2 nak suruh kita masuk kedai dorang...Tak nak give up..."Come looking ma'am".."Ayuh masuk Buk..lihat lihat".."Lihat lihat saja Buk..saya kasi murah murah"..and both of us will juz be shaking our heads and walk as fast as we could from them. Nak shopping santai2 pun dah jadik seram...takut kena serbu dgn dorang.

Kalau kita berkenan dgn barang2 kat kedai dorang, dah pening pulak pasal nak tawar menawar. Dahlah aku ni lembab sikit pasal mental sums..whatever they quote in Rupiah, kena convert cepat2 in Sing (S$1 is abt Rp5,600 plus minus..so kita divide by 5 jer..nasib tu divide by 5 jer..kalau kena divide by 8..mampos aku terkebil2 kat kedai tu). Nasib lah laki aku ni terror pasal mental sums..kalau tak..terpaksalah keluarkan calculator.

I didn't buy much..although the things here are very cheap..juz some souvenirs for families and frens and some clothes and bags...tak menggila macam kat Bangkok. Sikit2 sudah..budget trip lah katakan.

Kecak and Fire Dance
Kecak is not accompanied by any musical instruments tapi diiringi dgn paduan suara sekitar 100 lelaki saying 'kecak' throughout the whole performance. The performance was ok...but at the end of it...ada tarian pasal lelaki ni kena sampuk buat aku rasa kecut sikit. Dahlah time tu time Maghrib, langit makin gelap, lampu kat dewan tu pulak very very dim. Isshhhh...berdiri bulu roma aku jap.

Kintamani
The scenery here is so beautiful. We gotta see the spectacular view of a volcanic mountain, Batur Volcano (abt 1700m high) and Lake Batur. The air is fresh...sejuk jer...tapi tak sesejuk Genting...tu sejuk gila. Ni boleh tahan punya sejuk pasal tak payah pakai sweater...macam taknak turun jer dari gunung tu..

FOOD!!!
Yessss, food is the best! Sungguh enak dan pedas...I'm talking abt the Nasi Padang style...

Our tour guide, Pak Nur, who is also a Muslim brought us to a warong that sell Nasi Padang. Time tu dah betul2 lapar coz the last time we ate was breakfast and our so called lunch was at 3+pm. Tau tau aja lah..food is a problem down there coz majority of the people in Bali is Hindu. So banyak rasa was-was.

But once we are set to eat, fuyoh!!! Semua senyap beb. Aku lantak kuah lemak nangka, pucuk ubi cecah sambal belacan (looks like sambal belacan lah), paru goreng, ayam lemak cili padi..macam2 lagi lah. Pendek kata, kalau mak mertua lalu pun aku tak sadar. Lapar gila beb..

Another warong we found near our Resort, tu sambal dia pedas gila. Power!!! We ordered something like Ayam Penyet..ayam dia kecik jer..ayam kampung lah..tapi yg buat sedap sambal dia...powerdema!! Aku rasa dorang gunakan lada padi buat tu sambal. Terjeler lidah aku jap. Laki aku makan cam biasa ah..tapi berpeluh peluh. Fuyoh...best ah...tak terkata dia punya best...

For those yg tak pernah pergi Bali..make this yr next destination. It's beautiful...trust me! Hope to go there again soon...

Ok here are some of the photos that we managed to take...you may view them at my husb's multiply..here's the link

http://arfisaurus.multiply.com/photos/album/6