Other Things We Did at Bali

There are many other things that we did at Bali actually. The five of us, including my brother and his gf stayed in a clean and pretty decent hotel at Kuta area.

We took a day to do white water rafting, which was a first time for all of us. It was an experience and all of us had lotsa fun. We also spent a day exploring some popular tourist areas like Ubud, the rice terraces at Ubud, Kintamani Volcano, the monkey forest etc. We spent some time at the beach, frolicked in the waves and soaked up the warm sun.. Other times, we were just indulging ourselves in their balinese warm hospitality, beautiful nature and idyllic mood. Shopping, walking around, massage and of course, food! We simply ate alot whole day long - just a proper meal at this instance, and the next moment we were at New Zealand Natural. We treated ourselves to ice creams almost everyday! Not forgetting the nasi and mee goreng almost every morning at the hotel. What a way to rot and grow fat!

People are always talking about going to Tanah Lot for their beautiful sunset. Guess it is human nature to miss the nicest, which is always just right in front of them. The far and unreachable always seems the best, isn't it? The sunset at Kuta beach was actually as spectacular. We were there to see it during midweek. Do you know that the sunset is often more brightly coloured than the sunrise, with the shades of red and orange being more vibrant? I was popped a question "Do you like sunrise or sunset more?" Should I add, “ Who do you want to be with at moments like this?”

Here are 2 shots of the sunset... Isn’t it beautiful?

Did not get to see the sunrise this trip even though I could when we were staying at Sanur for diving. After the dives, all of us just could not wake up early the next day! Haha.. Saw the pretty moon again in Bali though. (Dunno when, I start to pay attention to the moon too, especially when it is full...) It wasn't as full as it should be then, yet, it was big and bright as usual. The full moon day was on 7 Oct, so I was hoping to see a really round and bright moon on that particular night. But unexpected always happened- it was raining and thus the sky was very cloudy. As you might have guessed, the moon went missing! However, I did realise in advance that whenever there is a full moon, there will be religious processions in Bali as a form of celebration. So on way to Tulamben for diving, we got caught in that, and ultimately had to make a detour just to avoid the human jam. Yet, we caught a glimpse of how the processions can be. A pretty interesting sight indeed. And due to the detour, we had a bumpy ride along the more rural area along the mountain, allowing us to admire the nice scenery and seeing the local ways of lives, so I figure the 1+h delay was not wasted.

Guess being there with an open mind and a constant reminder to set no expectations made the trip more enjoyable. The 5 of us spent most of our time indulging in 'rotting' and self-entertaining! It was one of my most relaxed trips so far in fact, with lots of time to just laze, be around and be present at each moment…