The Saga Continue

Seem like the saga continue again when I was told to go for interview again. Having assignment coming back to back, it is really tiring of keep thinking about the same thing, talking about the same thing but to a different person. Is it because this is my first time? Maybe. Anyway its good to have a first time, this will prepare me when second time comes. I think now it is really the time to step out of the well, if not I will always be inside. I must be firm now.

Being Firm

Think that by being firm on what you want to do, you can achieve the things you want. I'm trying to change something in my life which I have been doing for many years, but when the time comes to change, I started to ponder and become indecisive. Now it have become a draggy affair which mentally drained me. How I wish I was firm and execute the things I want to do in the first place. Is it because I think too much? Or because I have been doing for the past 11 years that I need time to adjust it. this really affect my thinking and I just want to get the things done with and move on. Hope things can go my way and everything can be settle fast and harmony.

3rd Anniversary Trip

Went to Bali for our 3rd Anniversary Trip last week after the Chinese New Year. Our Anniversary Trip was suppose to be in last year December, but because of my exams, I postponed it to last week.

Thou it was rainy season, we were blessed that the rain only came during late at night so the weather was still hotter than Singapore, most of the time Jerlyn was in her bikini walking around. I engaged an agency from Joseph, who ask Wayan to be our driver. Joseph is the boss of the agency, he had 8 drivers under him, Wayan handle mostly Singaporean and Malaysian. He is a very funny guy, we enjoyed chatting with him. However Wayan got into accident on the 2nd day and had to change a driver who is much more quiet. We didn't enjoy much after that. Traffic was pretty bad in Bali. We were always caught in the traffic jam. The blue bird taxi which is their main authorized taxi company which goes by meter was cheaper than Singapore.

At first we should be staying in Nunia Boutique Villa as we bought it from www.outlet.com. This deal go through this middle company called Villas Indonesia and they are not really professional about their stuff. They forgotten to book the slot for us and 3 days before going to Bali, they called and said there some miscommunication between them and they were fully booked. I had booked way before ahead, about at least 5 months ago. Then told us they will help us to change to a better villa for us. Since there is no other choice, we accept and hope the next villa will be better. When we reached Bali to the new villa, the villa people say they were not informed by Villas Indonesia, but lucky someone cancel their villa, so we managed to stay in there, if not we got to sleep in the streets. Jerlyn was so angry with Villas Indonesia. Their service were poor and not helpful at all. We asked and found out that most villas in Bali goes through booking from Villas Indonesia. I will never use their service again.

Lucky the Astana Batubelig Villa was good, very quiet and lots of privacy, with private pool, open space bathtub, suntan bed in the villa, the weather was good for suntanning too that we tried suntan naked. The service is good, called them they will come help quickly. Had breakfast and candlelight dinner in the villa, they will come set up and let you enjoy the ambiance. It is a very good place to make babies as it is very secluded in a corner of seminyak, no one to disturb us. They provide transport to the town too though booking must be early. The spa was far from the villa and was only so-so, didn't have the feel like the one in Koh Samui. Checked their price for one night is USD300+ , really worth staying.

Sight seeing we visited Tanah Lot temple (temple in the sea), Tegallalang Rice Terrace and Kintamani volcano. There was so many people at Tanah Lot. Tegallalang rice terrace there was only terrace to see that all, we took about 1 hr plus to reach there just to see for 5-10mins, and lots of locals keep asking us to buy their stuffs. Kintamani Volcano was better, lots of restaurants there but we didn't eat their buffet, we saw they use the lava soils to built roads and house. Went to a coffee break which we were so called cheated as the coffee they sell were expensive but we were not in our clear mind when we bought it.

Water activities we went to Sanur for the seawalker. It was quite an experience and was really scared at first as the diver push us down the water and our ears felt pain when we reach the water bed, but they do teach you how to overcome it. Jerlyn said that I was very brave as I was the only one who went down wearing only swimming trunk while others were wearing board shorts. But this come with a price as I got bitten by the small fish. Jerlyn was wearing t-shirt over bikini as she scared it will be cold. The duration was only about 15mins and we saw fishes and starfish. They gave some bottles to feed the fishes, that when the fish came biting me.

Naughty Nuri have the pork ribs which is not bad and near our villa too. Learn from my driver Wayan that Bali main religion is Hindu, that why people eat pork here. The Babi Guling(suckling pig) is one of the famous food here. Ultimo Italian restaurant was not bad, quite reasonable. Wayan took us to their eatery where most drivers will eat their local food, it was cheap and taste better than some of the expensive food there. Seafood dinner at Jimbaran Furama restaurant was bad, not sure is it the food that caused both of us having slight diarrhoea after that.

Overall I think the place was quite expensive, maybe next time if we go again, it will be just relaxing in the villa and suntan naked.