Yes..Kami da sedia…kami da sedia.. 🙂 after 3 days of worrying “tak sempat buat passport” akhirnya Berjaya juga settle the last checklist.. :)….lalalala 🙂 tak sabar nak ke destinasi pertama…Denpasar..hehe
Actually..this is our first time travelling together all alone…Discovery new places that we never been to..so..kinda nerves la juga..if we can survive at this place, after this we decide to go somewhere farrer..hehe
Sempat lagi taking picture before getting on the plane..its not that we never naik plane before tapi excited cuz its our first time naik plane together..snap..snap…selagi tak kena marah..hehe the journey was 3 hour long. Jauh juga Bali ni ye..tapi there was no time difference between Bali n Malaysia..hurm..Interesting kan..huhu
Da sampai bali da….sampai2 je hujan.. B worry so much about it..according to weather forecast, the weather is kinda bad..raining with storm for 3 days..B worried if we cant do anything since the storm and heavy rain is going to happen everyday .. tp syukur Alhamdulillah..cuaca di Bali BAGUS sekali..masa baru sampai je hujan lebat sehingga we thought the weather forecast tu betul.rupanya malam tu je hujan lebat…hehe
below, i show a few photos of places in Bali that we have step on..
PANTAI JIMBARAN
Pantai Jimbaran..one of the beautiful places in Bali. This beach is where we can get a fresh seafood from their sea. There was a row of seafood restaurant beside the beach…fuhh ..so many restaurants to choose from. It doesn’t really matter where to sit, as most restaurants offer the same thing: grilled fish by candle light with your toes in the sand.. :). This was another Best Dining experience we had in Bali. The tables are all arranged on the beach, moonlight on the sea and accompany with a small Un-Plug band! just request any song tak kisah bahasa apa..they got it all. The planes was continuously landing at the Ngurah Rai International Airport, one of the busy airport. The beautiful sunset can be view over if come before 6pm….. 🙂
Sedap..sedap…but the price….ayo..yo… At Terengganu pun sedap juga plus..quite cheaper.. 🙂 Rp 800.00 da boleh makan macam2 kot kat Restoran Seafood Terengganu yang Exclusive.. 🙂
KINTAMANI
This photo was taken at Kintamani..In the first photo was a panorama from the place that me n B are standing. an the highest peak that can be seen here is called Mount Batur, located less than an hour from north Bangli, is a mall volcano that still active in this island. (nasib baik tak meletup kan..kan..) Created by an eruption of Mount Batur approximately 30,000 years ago. It sets in the hearth of a huge crater 14 km in diameter and 65 meters deep. We had a great day tour with a private driver who took us to various sites and mt batur and lake batur. We view the volcano and lake from the restaurant we stopped at for lunch. There had been some rain and low cloud when we got there but not long after the cloud lifted and we had a magnificent view 🙂 Our first time tengok valcano nie.. 🙂
TEGALALANG
The picture above shows Tegalalang rice terrace at Ubud Bali. Tegalalang Rice village located on the north-south road from Kintamani and Ubud. Various woodcarvings can be found in this village and its neighbors. Very colorful carvings of flowers, animals and other designs are displayed along the road, and of course a beutiful ricefield. On the way go to tegalalang village both side of the road there are many shops with selling woodcarving. Note the harmony of colors, the vivid green of the coconut groves and the pale blue of the sky. Wet rice agriculture (sawah) is the basic and most important activity of Balinese life; Rice is the major crop and the staple food.
haha..nak masok dlm pict juga..ada gaya cam Indonesian actress tak..bukan saya yang cakap..orang bali yang cakap..hehe..most of them thought i was from Jakarta..ape..ingat orang Malaysia takde pempuan cantik ke..(owh perasannya saya..hehe)
PEMANDANGAN SEKITAR BALI
Bali is known as the “island of a thousand temples”.Memang banyak sekali..almost everywhere and every home..Masjid tak nampak pun..huhu
Hindu religion or Hindu Dharma is held by almost 95% of the Bali population.. Hindu Dharma is a special blend of Hinduism, Buddhism and ancestor worship that has been flourishing over the centuries. They believe in One Supreme God called Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, with His three manifestations known as Trisakti, that is Brahma The Creator, Wisnu The Preserver, and Shiwa The Transformer. The strength of their religion and traditions may be the main factor that enables them to preserve their culture from the outside influences.
When visit temples , proper dress is encouraged, i wore a long skirt.they give me a sash to tied around the waist. B was wearing jeans. The “penjaga temple” gave sarong to B to put on..
B and other tourist with sarong 🙂
Bergambar kenangan.. 🙂 just look at the unique structure of the building..Nice eh..macam dalam game “Tomb Rider”.. ;p
BARONG AND KERIS DANCE
Picture diatas ialah BARONG.. It was taken during the show..According to the story, the Barong is the magical protector of Balinese villages. As “lord of the forest” with fantastic fanged mask and long mane, he is the opponent of Rangda the witch, who rules over the spirits of darkness, in the never ending fight between good and evil. During the show, they use bali language.. maybe all tourist can’t really understand what are they talking or mumbling about.. Even we don’t understand about the story behind, but we enjoyed the show very much! Especially their costumes…
Let me share some photos of the Cultural Dance below…
The show was ended after about an hour, we enjoyed it very much! ! The show was worth watching and it’s one of the main attraction of Bali.
🙂 LUWAK COFFEE 🙂
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Millions of people around the world drink coffee every day. Some people may like to drink it in the morning to gear up the day, while some will drink it for enjoyment. Coffee is sourced from all over the world. Different places produce different quality of coffee and prices ranged from a few ringgits per pound to more than hundred ringgits per pound. The most expensive coffee in the world does not come from Europe, South America or Central America, it comes from Indonesia. The name of this coffee is Luwak coffee.
Luwak coffee, it is one of the most unique and expensive coffee in the world.
They even have a live Asian Palm Civet in the captivity. The furry civet was taking a nap, probably had too much coffee berries for breakfast.
What is so special about Luwak coffee? Unlike ordinary coffee, luwak coffee is made from the beans of coffee berries which has been consumed and digested by the Asian Palm Civet. Surprisingly, when the civet eats the berries, the beans are then defecated keeping its original shape. Then, the beans will go through process of cleaning, drying, light roasting and brewing after which the beans will have an aromatic taste with much less bitterness.
My recent trip to Bali, Indonesia provides me the opportunity to try this infamous Luwak coffee. It is available almost anywhere in Bali. It is seems to be very commercialize due to its popularity. Our guide took us to one of the coffee house near Ubud. There, I was given a brief tour and explanation on how luwak coffee is made. Beside the coffee shop, they planted a few coffee trees. From coffee flower to coffee berry, the farm has it all.
SACRED MONKEY FOREST UBUD SANCTUARY
Ubud Monkey Forest is a small rain forest dwelt by some group of monkeys and other tropical animals. It is strategically located in the hearth of the Ubud Village, precisely located in the region of Padang Tegal Village. Monkey Forests in Balinese language called Wanara Wana are spread out in the island and Ubud Monkey Forest itself own very important function of the continuity the monkey habitat in Bali. Meanwhile the local community own important role to keep this forest naturally in order to all wild animals able to live smoothly.
This is the entrance of the monkey forest..we are not allowed to feed monkey in this forest but there are a few people selling bananas to tourist so that they can feed the monkeys. ape daa…..luckily we didn’t bought the banana cause once u have banana with you..all the monkey will come after you..hehe..takut…they can be very agressive sometimes..there was once B trying to pet them and it turn out that the monkey marah at B and wanted to attack B.. we also saw a monkey with a pink purse..wonder whose purse the monkey has snatch it from..kesian..
There is a “secret path” on the left of the main entrance where you can walk in for free. we saw our driver walk through that entrance after we bought the tickets..ciss…. so ..if anyone wanted to go there for free..u can go through that entrance..hehe..
The monkeys and their babies…there are tons of monkeys carrying baby with them..the babies hair is so funny..it looks like a Trojan hair and its actually natural..
more mommies with babies
Pict above is a temple in the monkey forest. The temple name is Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal. It is said to be the most frightening temples in Bali. Masa melawat tu tak tau pun.. no wonder the temple has some frightening carvings such as vampire children with fangs. But apart from that, to the visitor, it is another of the beautifully ornate temples of Bali.
ok laa…bye monkeys…kita ke water sports pula..di…
NUSA DUA
Nusa dua is actually another place that have a beautiful beaches. There is also a beach here that allow u being topless. the beach name is Geger Beach..we didnt go to that beach..hehe..topless di bilik sudaaa… :p we go to Nusa Dua to do an activity that kinda extreme (to me laa…hehe).. we spent here almost SATU JUTA RUPIAH..haha..mahalkan..exclude makan tu..tu pun was said to us HARGA LOCAL..huhu. Harga tourist lagi laaaa mahal berganda2..in USD again that..ish ish.. here are some of the photo of us doing water sport (water sport la kunun) :p
this one called banana boat ride..a speed boat will drag our banana until we are so far away from the beach (but not in the middle of the ocean :p) and suddenly made a what we call that eh.. kelantanese will call it kona leper..haha and make us fall into the water..dalam tau but we all are floating coz of a life jacket that we are wearing..they did it a couple of time..dalam hati berkata2 “perlu ke buat kami jatuh tenggelam dlm air..huhu”
pict above plak an activity that is called “flying fish”. Me and B are the flying fish..hehe..want to see macam mana kami bisa fly..scroll bawah….
tadaaaaaaaaa…..
haha..tinggikan.. 🙂 we are on that thing..we ask our Bali friend to took our pict..this was done a couple of time.. Best 🙂 and the next activity is..
SCUBA DIVING
yes..i’ve done it fort the first time.. I’m the one yang choose to do this..kalau snokerling da biasa right.. UMT students pun semua da snokerling at Bidong Island kan.. so i want to try something different.. i was so excited..lebih2 lagi when we are in the diving suit..
masa atas boat ok lagi..excited sangat..we were taught a few basic about diving.. well..kami da ada laa sket ilmu diving even-though have no licence..huhu
masa ni agak nerves..only a few meters deep i feel like give up already..rasa cam nak lemas pula ditambahkan lagi tengah batuk and kering tekak..huhu..udara yang Tuhan buat lagi best compare the one in the tank..huhu nasib baik instructor tak putus asa teaching and guide me until i berjaya reach the bottom of the sea..B pun sama..B da banyak kali turun naik turun naik but i still on the surface dan rasa macam nak snokerling je laa..(masa kat darat tak terlintas nak snokerling pown)..hehe apa laa Balqis nie.. :p.setelah diberi semangat ..finally i’m goin down the sea..tanak lepas skit pun lengan B..hehehehe
after a few minutes baru la slow2 nak lepaskan lengan B..tu pun coz of too many fish datang kat B..yeah..i’m afraid of the fish..hehe
akhirnya, dah mula rasa seronok…walaupun perasaan nerves masih menebal..hehehe..scuba diving is fun..i think, i will go down there again once i have my very own scuba diving licence.. 😉 Ok laa..i think i have to stop here..there are actually more places that we have been at bali..tempat buat silver..tempat buat batik bali, tempat menenun..berjalan kaki meneroka bandar Kuta..maybe i will continue in Part 2..waaa..ape nie..documentary ke.. :p paling teruja dengan Kuta city la…banyak photo yang hendak di share masa kat Kuta.. :)..feel sleepy sangat2 nie..bye.. 🙂
I just got back here from Lab.. finish everything that has to be done for today..suddenly ..i feel like sharing something about Kuta..hehe..since i didn’t post it in the last post..last post was too long..so i decide to put it in new post.. what is KUTA ?? hehe 🙂 well Kuta is a place in Bali..also a famous tourism object. It is easily access by public tranportation, about 20-30 minutes from Denpasar and 10-15 minutes from the Ngurah Rai International Airport and 10 minutes walking from our hotel.Most of the activity in Kuta is related to the beach. Kuta beach has become the most popular visited since 1970s and very famous around the world. You can find people from many countries there…Those for the beach lover it is the perfect place to enjoy. Kuta beach has a beautiful white sands, great waves for surfers, amazing sunset views, suit for sun bath..hehe, relaxing, swimming and various kind of activities..
more photos around Kuta ;
more sepeda than cars….
qischuque 