Bali, 26th July 2009, Day 2

Continue from Day 1.

It was 6am in Bali but the Sun had arise as if 7am in Malaysia. We wake up to catch early breakfast in the hotel cafeteria and ready by 8am to start our journey.

Now i know why LCH keep push me update blog. Because i have his photo. LoL. Early breakfast in Harris Kuta Resort. The food was not bad but maybe the environment is not so pleasure (That’s what the ladies comment).

Overview of Harris Kuta Resort with their swimming pool. Poor photo. Sigh.

We then continue to Mas and Celuk for handy craft and batik. Which doesn’t make anything interest. But we do stop at Batubulan for Barong Dance.

 

 

The musical band, which i feel very pleasant and enjoyable. Don’t know how the others feel. LoL.

This is the so called Barong.

Monyet. One of the character in the show/lagend.

Two dancers. Ivy was keep commenting their butt is so curvy and hope to have one. LoL.

Overall, the Barong Dance was entertaining. We have VIP seat/First class sit which is actually quite near the ‘stage’. But too bad the brochure with very less information and major grammar mistake and not understandable. And they speak in Bahasa Indonesia. Don’t get the humor. Anyway, you can get more info here.

We then continue our journey to Kintamani with the small little van. Not actually small but warm van. Luckily we get cold wind as we were uphill. Kintamani was famous with volcano. Active volcano. We had our lunch there with accompany of many flies, and the food sucks. But nice scenery. This is the first time we see volcano, isn’t it? But maybe not to me. I been above the volcano, but of course not this volcano la. It’s Lake Toba, when i was kids. LoL.

Stop half way when our rich companies want to try Kopi Luwak, which claim the most expensive coffee in the world. Is it? And it is made from Luwak or Civet Cat undigested waste. OMG. Anyway, it cost RPH 300,000.00 per cup and it’s millions if you consider buying 500g.

From Raw to Processed.

Kopi Luwak. Don’t taste right for me. Because i don’t drink coffee. HEHE.

Before we went for dinner, we asked the tour guide to stop us at Ubut market. You can get your souvenir here but please bargain as low as you can get. Because the starting price is sky high. Some small things can cause you hundred of thousand. After finish shopping, we hopping around Ubud palace which is just next to the market.

And we stop somewhere for this Bebek (Itik/Duck) as dinner. Aih, we should have Dirty Duck instead of this. But this is dirty too. Is really dirty till someone expect food poisoning after consume this. HAHA. They don’t have their feather/hair/bulu (whatever you call) clear. But anyway, i ate two of this. HEHE.

 End of day 2, some of them continue with night swim while me with the other shop for plain water and beers nearby. Their beers is cheap and the convenient stall are every where. 

Hope this blog entry can tahan for some times. I want to watch Burning Flame III lar. HAHA.

P/S: Thanks LCH for information provided and please check for any error or wrong information for me. OPS.

Bali, 25th July 2009, Day 1

Unexpected i will start writing about Bali travelogue. Got ‘inspired’ by my dear housemate who ‘challenge’ me. Well. It’s ok. I was about to blog this anyway, for myself record. Just he got in way that push me forward. Haha. But Day 1 is going to be very short, because its traveling date.

We were boarding Airasia to Denpasar, Indonesia, which we bought about exactly one year ago when they have zero fare promotion. And another ground package from Triba East travel agency during the late Matta Fair. Thought the agency can provide better offer and better accommodation. But end up, the stay offered was change and the tour guide was lousy with almost air-cond-less van.

Anyway, we were masked once we left the taxi. But seem like the AH1N1 outbreak is not yet an issue, where almost everyone else was so ignorance that they don’t concern wearing mask. But honestly, breathing is so uncomforting and smelly when we can smell our dry saliva. Yucks.

Our flight took 3 hours to touch Denpasar at around 10.20pm, where all surrounding was already dark. (Sure lar…) We were greet by our tour guide and transfer us to Harris Kuta Resort, Kuta town and it’s just opposite the beach, Coast 2 i heard. We were suppose to stay at All Seasons Hotel, where the agency last minute change it without any intention of informing us.

After done check in, it was about 11pm. So we decided to check out nearby eating to fill up. We walk a distance and there are few decent pub around, but end up with this food stall where everyone rebut for our business. LoL. And ‘thanks’ to my fellow friends, they say the food every where here even nasi goreng ayam was so special and nice. So we ordered these normal food and just to found out, it was tasteless and that they don’t even have any from here yet. LoL.

Here’s some of the photo for the food. Thanks to Pei Chen 50mm/F1.8 nikkor lens, but the pictures was not so sharp due to shaky hand and first experience with this lens. Haha.

Then, back to sleep after tiring day. That’s all. Short Day 1. LoL. Don’t know when i will got the mood to start Day 2.

Series of Unfortune Event

1. Car Water Pump condemned, so i need a new one. Total damage RM 230
2. On the way back KL from Sg. Lembing, cannot start my car after stop my car.
3. Reaching Kl, aircond condemned, went to workshop the next day and came out normal, change a new air cond compressor. Total Damage RM 660
4. Handphone drop to floor from 1 ft high. Screen turn all white. Cannot read or call hp except speed dialing or manual dialing. Get a new Nokia 5800 yesterday. And this morning i juz found my old hp come back to normal operation. Almost got heart attack. Total Damage RM1230
5. This morning car break down at Kesas Highway. Temperature reaching max. Sent to workshop and found that the radiotor is leaking. Total damage UNKNOWN YET.

Ok. That is what happen since last Sunday till Today. It is 5 days time. WTF.

But, i get a new air cond compressor, water pump, a fixed car radiator soon, a new Nokia 5800. At least i'll be safe for the next few years. (I hope so). Have to be optimistic. Althought hard to achieve. WTF.

Enough for today. And enough for unfortunate events. I cannot tahan already.

So tell me, who else unfortunate than me? If not, try to get ur day better and better.

Update: The radiator cost me RM220, and then i found my auto transmission is having problem. Gonna check it up this saturday. I don't know how to pay my CC next month. WTF. Mentally broken. Totally broken.

1st Putrajaya Dragon Boat Festival

Putrajaya always organize 1st what what event this recent. I came across this event from banner hang on road side. Feel quite interested because i never went to Dragon Boat competition before. Heard so much about the tradition but never really participate in it. So, i invite my housemate go along. But he at first don’t feel going. Not until he get a new UWA (ultra wide angle) TOKINA lens. See his pictures by UWA here and here.

The day was so hazy that my photo come out with all white sky background. Have to apply heavy photoshop. LOL. But the race is very interesting. Just that it a bit of Malay style. The drum is not chinese drum. So, sound doesn’t right. But, many malays join the competition, which i feel very surprise but yet proud. Because they don’t mind joining an event that originate from chinese culture. I salute. Compare with those that really care and mind of these small things. And guess what, they have international participant also. We hunt for Cathay and Air Crew leng lui. HAHA. And LCH die die want to wait Cathay Pacific team down to field and race.

We just spend, i think half to 1 hour there. Then go back edit photo plus continue sleep. ZZZ.

HEHE. Lots of non moving things also.

Happy Mother’s Day

I went back hometown during labour day holiday. Of course, since i earn another extra holiday. Going back was a right choice. HAHA. And since my elder sister was here too. We plan to have early Mother’s Day celebration, and it doesn’t get any way from having a dining. So, we decide Choo Choon Huay Restaurant after some struggle. And we both missed their famous dish, pork leg bao. HEHE.

I thought we are going Bkt Kluang, somewhere inside Kelantan still but i don’t know where it really locate. We suppose to go there for some vacation, a nice chalet or resort, but end up plan canceled.

My dad was complaining ‘eating also want take photo’. HAHA. Kind of nonsense. But i insisted. So hard to get gather together le.

My siblings. Another one is missing in KL.

My beloved mum and grandma, who take care of me since i was born.

The dishes :

Sweet & sour meat.

Pork legs with pao. Kinda fatty but quite nice. Tofu and Sweet & Sour fish. Sweet & Sour again? :S

Happy Mother’s Day again. I love you. And thank for take good care of me all these times.

New Born : Elwin Ang

Portfolio:

Name : Elwin Ang

DOB   : 28 February 2009

My new cousin. HAHA. Cute ma? I just got to knew him for 4 hours. SIGH.

Sepang Gold Coast

In conjunction of Jia Zin early celebration, we decide to visit him at Sg. Pelek, surprise him. This time only 5 members went only. HAHA.

But of course, i don’t miss the chance to take some scenery photos. Sepang Gold Coast now is developed as tourism place, where beach and sunset can be so attractive. And this is my first sunset series, that are acceptable and viewable. HAHA.

   

Special thanks to my sifu for giving me advise on what time is the sunset is nice to capture and with the right setting/composition. Arigato. Catch up another series of photos from chleong.net, where he snap lot of portraits and birthday’s guy photo.

Quite satisfy with this series of sunset outing. HEHE.