Bali, May 2013

Went to Bali. Best. Alhamdulilah selamat pergi dan balik.

It was pre-planned holiday even before the election date was announced.

So, since we already paid the booking in advance, we could not effort to sacrifice it. 

Sorry dear election day. Next time perhaps? Hiks

Actually we went there with husband's bff. Bff dia pun bawa bini + baby dorang. If no mistaken that was their 5th trip to Bali. Bagus jugak pergi dengan diorang. At least they know the destination better. And even managed to get their regular tour guide which based in Bali. And the most important thing they know mana tempat shopping best because I could not get on move without this 'facility', tempat makan yang halal, jagung bakar yang best, and must-visit places in Bali.

So we spend our 5 days in Bali by 2 days with private tour and another 2 days our own free and easy scooter riding. I must say Bali is best place to chill and rilex. No wonder lah mat salleh siap beli rumah kat sana illegally. Selain drp their currency yang affordable, I was amazed by their culture too.

Banyak2 region in Indon, Bali is the only island yang sangat strongly hold to their Hindu & cultural. They have a lot of upacara keagamaan. Seriously, before going there I thought the baju kebaya seksi yang can see through and kain senteng tu dipakai dalam movie macam sundel bolong je. hihi. Masa kat sana baru tahu itulah baju sembahyang diorang. Dari si kecil, dara hingga ke tua semua pakai macamtu. Yang kecik nampak comel sangat. Anak dara nampak cantik dan manis. Yang tua nampak macam mak dara gitu. Hihi. 

Orang kat sana baik-baik. Traveller friendly. Diorang salu ada sumtin like in a small cube bunga2 with some food inside and colok. Colok dia xdala bau macam colok cina. Wangi sebab fresh flower. Memang bersepah kat sana every place you go. Dalam teksi, kedai, rumah. Itu katanya untuk diaorang usir keburukan dari unsur-unsur luar. Dalam tu doirang letak some food jugak. Kuih ke, biskut ke or even gula-gula. I think, miskin macamana pun dorang, kebulur macamna pun dorang, mesti di allocate kan jugak untuk letak skali dgn bunga,colok dalam kotak yang made by daun kelapa tu. Nak halau unsur-unsur tak baik gitu.

Sana ada banyak temple besar-besar. Tiap-tiap rumah ada mini temple untuk diorang sembahyang. Huhu patutlah orang hindu cakap kalo datang Bali macam dah tawaf haji agama diorang. Macam I xfancy sangat dengan bau-bau even xda la busuk. So I tak visit sangat temple diorang. Sekadar melewati aja. Hoho

Bali is well recognized place untuk vacation. So please do not expect everything murah kat sana just because MYR-IND currency exchange rate is low. Kena pandai-pandai cari kalau nak makan, accomodation, and sort of.

Those who are planning to Bali, I suggest you to do some reading before the booking is made. Get some reading about the famous place kat sana. You can even review other traveller punye daily itinerary. There are many places to go kat sana. Since kitaorang nak make it balance and fully utilized the trip, 2 days spend to visit Bali and tempat-tempat yang must-go. Another 2 days we more to be like love bird couple and spent our time privately. So tak sempatlah nak pergi watersport macam banana boat, diving or dolphin seeking. Huhu

We went to Kintamani. Ada volcano kat sana. Sejuk sebab kawasan bukit. Nice view. Fresh air. Went to Urbud terrace paddy field - whereas padi tu ditanam di lereng bukit berlapis-lapis. Kat sana ada jual banyak selimut hand made yang cantik amat! Tapi kena pandai nego sebab mana-mana tempat kalo spot visitor dia angkat kasi mahal sikit la :)

We went to Kuta & Seminyak beach. Macam dah pantai orang putih. Oh ya, pantai diorang panjang, cantik, bersih. Ada macam-macam flag sepajang kawasan pantai. Kalau xsilap kalau flag tu warna merah means it was pantai suci. So mat saleh or sape-sape xdibenarkan bogel kat sana. Haha. Mat saleh ramai berjemur. Dari seluruh dunia ada. Kalao bukan mat salleh mesti korean or japan.

Once me and husband ride through the beach, ada la jugak nampak private area yang monopoly by the private guest house or hotel. Cantik betul tempatnya. Ofcos, siap ada tempat khas untuk mat saleh berjemur dengan kelambu bagai. Topless or bottomless ade la kot. Haha. Tapi xda la kitaorang tengok. Dalam kelambu kot. Bawah sun light tepi pantai gitew. Hoho macam-macamlah.

Pastu pergi Tanah Lot. Sana ada temple kat tepi pantai. Kalau air pasang, memang separated lah dari tepi pantai nak ke temple tu. Oh mestila xpergi pon temple tu. Ramai gile kot orang. But we captured lot of picture sebab permandangan sangat cantik kat sana. :)

Others, pergi kat Kechak dance (lupa nama tempat tapi 45minutes from Kuta - Our hotel). Kechak dance tu lama 45 minutes. Ya rabbi ramai gila manusia. The show macam biasalah pasal agama, culture, history diorang. Walaupun xde orang faham pun what they tried to tell, but people were still happy with the show. No worry, diorang ada bagi brochures so that it can give you hint what they trying to deliver through the show.

Selain tu, kitaorang pergi tengok Barong Dance jugak. Ini dekat je dengan Kuta. I was quite sleepy sebab lama and xfaham apa diorang try to deliver. Yang menarik for me is their costume and make up kot. Hihi. 

Pastu ada jugak visit tempat buat kopi and exclusive batik making. Orang kat sana memang pandai buat art. Dari mengukir sampai canting2 bagai. Arca-arca hindu tak yah cakaplah bersepah. I think total arca tu lagi banyak daripada rakyat Bali sendiri. Huhu. Ada jugak jumpa akar-akar kayu yang entah macamana diorang boleh buat jadi bentuk kuda sebijik. Terror betul. Masa kat tempat coffee making tu hubby even tried kopi luak. The most expensive coffee in the world. I tak lalu nak try. Hubby dengan kwn dia je try. Masa kat sana ada jugaklah beli koko and serbuk lemon tea sebab sedap. 

Kalau nak shopping silalah pergi ke Krishna market sebab murah :). I borong souvenirs je kat sana. Beli untuk adik-adik. :) Bought some scrubs sebab murah dan best sangat. Sanakan banyak spa bagai. Tapi nak pergi massage and spa xsempat pulak. Maybe next time. InsyaAllah.