bali: a diary - from eli's personal view.
thursday (21st june 07)
ngurah rai airport - 4.50pm...nearly sunset, exotic airport, nice view....
1st time ever, MS. SUHAILI SUNAR...damn...nama ku dipampang....gila bangga..fetched by travelling agent...Pak Kecut: our tour guide...n pak supir (nama aneh, x ingat)...big n quiet guy..always smiling....
Jimbaran Bay - 5.50pm..sunset, dinner at beach, view; breathless.....
from airport straight to jimbaran bay for a SEAFOOD dinner...wahahaha...my favourite...1 big plate filled with fish, udang (besar), cumi-cumi(sotong), kupang, all BBQed...duduk in between mak n abah....abah x makan udang n sotong = masuk pinggan eli, mak x makan kupang = masuk pinggan eli lagi...xtra kupang,sotong n udang = eli gumbira (x igt dah psal idong gatal; wise words from my sista, alang2 idong nak gatal, baik kita makan byk2...)....after dinner...check in...at bali garden hotel...nice hotel...like a garden indeed...near main road which is not very besar....n centro (new shopping complex; eli senyum lagi)...n also kuta beach (panjang betul pantai dia)...
friday (22 june 07)
focus: kintamani - volcano, still active, last 'meletup' year 1963, kesan lava still ada lagi.....hmmm....tp cantik tpt tu...
early morning, take a walk at beach, meet untie mida (pronounce:maida) from bosnia...then, depart for kintamani...1st stop, barong n keris dance....kisah dewa siwa....ala2 opera sket...2 dancers perform bali dance....dr kepala, mata, kaki, sume must be coordinated...lentik betul badan mereka....pastu ada play...just like teater....then visit celuk: silver n gold art....here i notice that, org2 bali mmg penyabar...all the brooches, cincin, etc...are hand made, from scratch...bola2 besar mcm fullstop (noktah) glued together smpai jd loket....series...mata diorg x juling pn tgk bola kecik2 tu...kagum dah nih....then...tgk wood carving...pastu...painting...here i bought 4 paintings...abstract tu...mmg x paham maksud ah...tp cantik.....ngorat the painter utk dpt good price....hahahaha....kuasa wanita....then g kintamani....gunung berapi yg ada sket2 asap kuar dr kepala dia....lunch ngadap volcano...buffet style...nice food..after kintamani, pegi tpt org proses kopi...tpt mari mengenal tumbuh-tumbuhan..minum koko ngadap pokok...dekat bali, ada pokok vanilla...n all these while, i thought vanilla only exist kat brazil...huhhh....jalan balik, n stop at tegalalang....famous for the rice terace....tanam padi kat bukit, jd mcm tangga giant...all done manually.....speechless jap...rajin betul diorg...kita kat Malaysia, sume pakai mesin... our final stop...pasar sukawati...eli sgt sukahati........(sukawati=pasar yg jual brg2 bali dgn harga murah).....sandal dah nak tecabut...emergency kena cari sandal baru...hasilnya...1st sandal, sandal jempol (as described by mbak yg jual sandal)...jempol = ibu jari kaki in jawa....then, eli went crazy...shopping....bought a lot of necklace, 1 sling bag, pencil utk anak2..bargain utk abah...smpai la petang.....pastu cari umah sedara....tgk bali in person....the truth of bali....rumah...tersangat la rapat2...islam n non muslim sgt muhibbah n understanding....anjing rata2....horror....time ni...pak kecut was like my superman....tolong halau anjing2....banyak sgt....nangis....then dinner n jalan kat kuta...jalan carik kedai menarik....byk betul killer word..."SALE"....huhh....time to sleep....
saturday (23 june 07)
bedugul - danu aka danau....on top of a mountain...people here mostly muslim...
stroll along kuta beach while waiting for pak kecut n pak driver....n then depart for bedugul....short stop at pasar buah...suppose pasar buah = jual buah....but here...just like sukawati yesterday, a short stop became a "shopping" stop....mak punya turn mengganas....one and a half hour later....bedugul....lunch...nice food...pastu tgk tasik atas gunung....view...huhhh....sgt calming....here..i met my batman...a man + a bat....a big bat....n went for a boat ride wit mak n abah...initially, mak xnak join...tp kena psycho ngan eli n abah....= 3 anak beranak + pak kecut naik bot keliling danu....my aunty....xnak join...sejuk....best...air sgt sejuk....(sempat lagi main air)....
Tanah lot - aka tanah laut...has it own legend....terpisah dr tanah bali...if air pasang...xleh g sana...lucky...air surut....
from bedugul...depart for tanah lot...pak kecut said...."kalau ada pacaran, mengikut lagendanya...jangan ke tanah lot bersama...nnt bisa putus"....di dlm hatiku.."ya...masa sih...jadi...kalau ngak ada pacaran....ya bisa oleh pacaran....hmmm....bagus itu..."....hati kobar2 nak g tanah lot...fuhhh....tido dlm van...jauh betul tpt tu....tetiba...mak kejut...smpai dah...hehh....kedai je? tpt shopping lagi ke? aduuu..."tanah lotnya kena jalan sikit" giler ah....pak kecut ada telepati....ke muka ku ini melampau blur....series...xnmpak laut pun....jalan2...jalan....lalu kedai2....cuci mata....target menda2 yg nak di beli...hmmm....suddenly...cantik....tpt ni sgt cantik....ada batu bolong (lubang=bolong; bahasa jawa)...n tanah lot itself....sgt cantik....Allah dah cipta satu tempat yg sgt cantik...n semulajadi...kat tanah yg orgnya 90% hindu....sgt2....cantik....in love with bali....i spend my time here...mesmerizing....n then....shopping....final stop...eli yg mengganas....mak n auntie xmo shopping dah....abah je yg teman....abah memberi galakan....ayat abah..."bila lagi nak datang sini"....abah xtau yang anak dia ni....dalam hati dah cita2 nak honeymoon bali...kot x pun....datang ngan kawan2....nak tgk penyu n ikan lumba2 lak....next time....insyaAllah....jumpa dah pacaran....bali....hehehehehe....tpt cantik, shopping best, frenly people, nice food.....seafood...i could not ask for more...in love with bali.....
kuta square - juz cuci mata....duit abes dah....hehehehe...
after dinner yg sgt byk makanan...naik 3 kilo trus...on the spot....jalan2 at kuta square (kononnye excersice).....final shopping...shopping je keje budak nih....utk kwn2 la...anak2 la....n most important...diri sendiri....stop at hard rock...mak, abah n auntie...pg kedai lain....byk kedai sini....beli2....n then pegi cari wangi2an bali....sabun, essential oil, massage oil, n colok wangi....all natural, made in bali....then...penat dah....cramp dah kaki...sok spa...huhuu......sleep......
sunday (24 june 07)
nak balik dah....huuuu....after bfast...spa treatment...abah...massage je...eli n mak....full treatment....nice.....sah...saya sudah jatuh chenta sama bali....time spa...tetido...masa pakai masker muka....pastu mandi bunga...wangi betul air dia....rasa 2 jam stengah tu macam kejap je....
11.30 depart for airport...1.50...terbang....aduu....soknye keje....tp xpe....i'll be back....
prolog:
bali: a nice place indeed...nape la depa sanggup bomb...people there...sgt frenly...sgt berseni...sgt berbakat...i couldn't forget the pintu...cantik betul ukiran dia...if only bole masuk kapal terbang...abes segala pintu, pasu, batu2...sume borong...
bali: buat org yg buta seni beli lukisan....hahahaha.......i love my abstract paintings.....n my bali shoe...sandal jempol ku....all the wangi2an....necklace..shawl gamba bulan bintang.....handbags....i just love bali....
