My trip to Bali - Part 4.
Another photo of the sunset on Kuta Beach. :) Just enjoy.
Day 4 - 01/01/2005
9am
Happy New Year,people! :D Wow,first time i spent ushering in the New Year somewhere not in church. Oh what fun! ;) I wonder if i can do that every year? hehe. :P Maybe i can party in Bali or Australia then fly straight to somewhere thats still waiting for the New Year to come and party again..hmm,wouldnt that be nice? hehe. ;) Nah,think i'll get shot for doing it. ;) It was so packed on Kuta beach..it was like everybody in Bali was there waiting for the countdown..well,the foreigners were mostly at Hard Rock Cafe or KamaSutra..and the locals were all waiting on the beach for the New Year and the fireworks that would follow. :) For me,it was pretty easy to move around the crowd cause i look like a local to the people here. :D Even when i was walking with Naho the other day, the locals are pretty unsure about my nationality..hehe. :P Some think i'm local, or a singaporean or japanese. :) Really interesting..hehe..and definitely an advantage for me. ;) I could act as though i dont understand them and try to listen in if they are trying to pull a fast one over me or i could just talk in malay or try to speak indonesian and get the stuffs for a cheaper price..hehe. :) Think for the New Year i'll try to learn how to speak indonesian from Putri, Diva & Wulan. :D then i can come back here and pretend that i'm a local and get all the stuffs cheaper..hehe. ;)
Today's plans are pretty much sorted out already. :) 11am, Lisa & Susan the 2 Australian ladies are gonna bring me around to show me where to find cheap and good food..then go over to Hard Rock Cafe to make some collect calls home cause like i said before, my mobile's out of credit and i think i should call home cause i think i missed a call from home..well,i cant see the number that called but i'm guessing its home cause i only gave the number to my parents and to 'someone' So i better make those calls soon..afters they think i'm dead or something..hehe. :P I think people's perception about Bali being a dangerous place to be in since the Bali bombing in 2002 is totally wrong. Maybe u might have to travel in a group if u're wearing skirts but overall..i think Bali is a pretty safe place to be in..yeah,u might have to be careful about certain groups of locals but isnt everywhere like that when u're look foreign? :) I'll definitely come back to Bali again..hopefully with more people and also a better place to stay..hehe. :P Definitely will travel around Bali more the next round..maybe over to Sanur beach and also to Dreamland which is south of Bali..suppose to have the best sunset in the whole of Bali. :D
Guess this evening i'll go over to Legian Street to use the internet and make some calls home as usual. :D then maybe head over to the beach for a night beach stroll. :) Sunday and Monday would be for sunbathing on the beach..maybe try surfing and body-surfing. :) Then Tuesday i'll go to WaterBom..Bali's only water park which is situated just 3 minutes away from where i stay..so its pretty well planned. :D Wednesday will be for my hair..cause i'm thinking about getting something done to my hair. ;) Really am thankful to have met Lisa & Susan..because of them..now i know where to find cheap places to eat and also i can get into Hard Rock Cafe easier now since they have introduced me to the people there. :D Even the hairstylist that i'm gonna meet on Wednesday is Lisa & Susan's friend..they've been here for many times and Susan has worked in Bali before for 4 years straight so they do know alot of places and alot of people..so good for me to have met them. :D They did tell me to becareful about the hairstylist that i'm gonna meet cause he/she is erm..gay. :) Not that i have anything against homosexuals but they told me that i should be careful..hehe. :)
Maybe if i could have used my credit card to pay for the 800,000 rupiah for the room..i would have alot of extra cash to use for food and also for other stuffs. :) Could have bought myself a pair of Oakley glasses,ok. :P Oh well,now i know how much i should bring the next time i come. :D I think if the first few meals i have found the cheap restaurants then i would have alot of extra cash right now to use. :) It rained early in the morning so i think today would be a good day to go to the beach for some sun. :) Really need to even out the tan that i got from all the walking that i've done for the first few days. :) Was talking to Jay,a lady that works here awhile ago..was asking her for some suggestions on where to go for cheap food. :) Should really have asked around first before i went out alone to look for food the first day. :) Would have saved me alot of time and money. ;) Oh well,i have to say that this trip is a big learning experience for me..so its all good. :D Can be a tour-guide to Bali already for the next round. hehe. :P
6pm
Just got back from the beach...had a great time sunbathing..wait,let me correct that..had a great time getting a sunburn. hehe. :P Lisa & Susan just left..was really nice of them to have shown me around. Too bad they have to leave early, else would have been able to hang out with them. :) But guess i wont cause they most probably would be drinking most of the time and i dont drink..so it'll be kinda weird. :) Tried to call home 3 times already but nobody answered..guess i'll try calling again tomorrow. :) i have to say Hard Rock,Bali is so much way better than the Hard Rock in KL. :D Plan to go body surfing tomorrow..gonna cost me 40,000 rupiah for 2 hours..thats about RM8++ I guess it should be enough for me since i wont be in the water the whole day. :D Maybe i'll go over to the hairstylist's place to make an appointment for Wednesday. :) Really wonder what am i going to do with my hair? Something even more radical than my plaits that i did erm..dunno when? hehe. :P Oh man,my feet are so tired..think i wont be walking alot tonight. Maybe i'll try to sleep early tonight but i dont want to wake up too early tomorrow also..Sigh,what do u do when u're on holiday faced with such questions? hehe. :P Gonna go to Legian Street again to go online.
Checked out the price of the ticket to get into WaterBom already..about 173,000 rupiah. Guess it's ok since i'll be in there from 9am til 7pm. :D Hopefully there's alot of rides to ride and stuffs to do..else it'll be a waste of time for me to be in there for so long. ;) I just hope that there wont be too many people (read : indonesians) in the water park. ;) Guess i'll bathe now then go out again..not really that hungry though..maybe i'll just go look for a place with a big @$$ tv. ;) Really hope i can get into Hard Rock Cafe again without any problems. :) I mean u know how it is if u look like a local. ;) But then again..i've been able to make people believe that i'm either a singaporean or a Japanese so i guess i'm safe. :P Man,i really wish i could stay in Hard Rock Hotel..just looking at the swimming pool made me drool! ;) hehe. :P The place looks really really good! ;) Crap..the next time i come i've gotta make sure that Wulan comes with me so that i can stay in Hard Rock Hotel for free..hehe. :P Man,why didnt i get to stay in Hard Rock Hotel? hehe. :P
11.30pm
Just got back from the Wartel on Legian Street..kinda gave up on the collect call thing and decided to just pay and call home to let my parents know that i'm still safe here in Bali. :) But guess what,it wasnt my mom that called and it wasnt 'someone' too so i really dont understand what happened there. :) Oh well,anyways..that kinda wraps up day 4 for me..and i must say that day 4's entry is the longest by far..i wonder why..hehe. :P Dont think i'll have enough money to keep calling home and get something for myself to bring home..but i did allocate enough money for food, the hair thing and also for WaterBom..Crap,was kinda hoping to get something for myself from here. :) Oh well,there's always next time. :P *YAWN* think i'll go to sleep already..gonna try to sleep in tomorrow. ;) Never got to sleep in on a Sunday before..hehe. :P Gonna finish my supply of Famous Amos Chocolate Cookies soon..Gave one packet to Naho just before she left..just in-case she feels hungry on the flight to Bangkok. :)
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