Car Rally really

We are having our own Amazing Race. All teams are named after countries. And I'm from the US of A...haha...next destination on my travel list. Let's see how it goes, praying for just a teeny bit of sun & no rain. Wll be having BBQ dinner at Big Boss' house...and I do mean HOUSE. Yipee, more pics for mi blog...

Farewell Friend

Look what Ms Ho got for us. Cookie monster for me & Elmo for Haz. *Muakz* Hugz* Thanks gal, makes me feel like a kid again.

Secret Bear @ Work

So Long

Bye gal, been great knowing you.

Saying farewell is a good reason for tacky poses, hilarious shots & of cos' a nice group pic

The End Of The Very Long Weekend

Hair-fan from the hotel NOT hairdryer

Can you spot my giraffes, lamp and stool? A jolly farewellDestructive flight, see what they did to my baby...My other baby then fixed it, note the scars but at least the head's where it belongs

Our gorgeous lamp, picture does it no credit

The Very Long Weekend IV

Morning was spent by the pool tanning. Then it was off to an afternoon of shopping, shopping & more shopping. We started in the middle of Kuta, went on to Legian then to Seminyak...by foot. Had Japanese lunch at Seminyak, wasn't as good as the one we tried on our first trip here. We did our shopping backwards from the very last stop and backtracked to some shops we wanted to have a second look....hahaha, didn't want to miss out any good bargains. So we got ourselves a stool, a lamp, a basket for my bags & a pendant for me. Fell in love with a mother-of-pearl bracelet that cost S$100 after conversion!! Decided to forgo it...We had to grab a taxi back cos of all the stuff we were carrying and we got the driver to stop mid way back just so that I could get my pendant...talk bout weird shopping experience.

Nasi Bali. Had Nasi Goreng & Chicken ball with young papaya Sop, not bad...Did more shopping after makan, bought more accessories for myself while he got a pair of slippers. Been trying to look for a bag for Lyn...woven, tacky, poor workmanship? Yes. Nice, good size for work? No. Ugh...

Went Kopi Pot for dessert, huge Blackforest Cake, bit dry though.

The Very Long Weekend III

Whitewater Rafting in Ubud. Grade 3 with a 4m drop at the end. We want more!!
Lost & Found:
Case 1: A raft behing us capsized and we 'saved' the boy.
Case 2: My paddle got stuck before getting swept away. 2 of the guides managed to rescue it back.

i)On our way to Tanah Lot

ii)The magnificent sunset against the crushing waves

iii)A wedding photoshoot in progress (think they're S'poreans)

iv)One for the album

v)Clambering down for more great shots

vi) Silhouette

Hawker fare for my long awaited Babi Guling (roasted Pork with rice). What's in it? Pork crackling(I want more!), pork skin(I want more!), chopped up roasted pork(I want more!), green chillies(delicious), deep fried liver, deep fried large intestine with stuffings (yum yum), deep fried small intestine (very chewy), pig's blood boiled down with coconut (think I prefer cubes of blood)... Saturday Nite:

The Very Long Weekend II

Drop by a factory producing batiks and woven materials while on our way to spa. Spotted 2 gorgeous shawls but was hoping to find it cheaper elsewhere...sadly, didn't come across any similar ones. Next stop: Wonderland.
We took the couple package which includes:
Mandi Lulur - Floral Bath 1h 45 min. 17th century Javanese royal treatment. A traditional body massage followed by a body scrub with turmeric, sandal wood and rice powder, an exfoliation of yoghurt to eliminate toxins, and a fragrant blossom bath.A true royal treatment!
Rp. 115,000 per person
Conversion: S$21 ONLY! Can you believe it?!
http://www.zenbalispa.comLunch at Kintamani with a great view of the few active volcanoes in Bali. Temperature was bout 18 degress celsius, nice and cooling. Food was quite good cos we were starving by then!

Educational Tour: The Cocoa trail that Billy our local guide brought us to. There were pineapple, buah salat, jackfruit as well...got to try the aromatic coffee for free and even helped the packik to fry the coffee beans! Bought a couple of packs each, just couldn't resist. They have ginger tea as well which is suppose to make the Papa 'strong' and the Mama 'happy' Lol...Group pic, I squint whenever the sun's in my face..ugh...Padi fields, messy me & the strong Pacik. Reckon he drinks ginger tea daily ;P

Off to Pasar Ubud. Bought some tshirts from this shop, get to choose whichever design you want & they'll just iron it on.Dinner at Ketupat just a stone's throw away from our hotel. Fairly expensive for the locals, it's about S$30 per couple inclusive of drinks. Think you can see how gorgeous the place is from the blurry pic. The tables surrounds the pool and there's a couple of huts for 2-6 pax, very cosy with candles all around. Food was delicious. We had soto ayam, sop sulawesi (a spicy soup), a form of nasi campur (a variety of local dishes) but replaced with ketupat & grilled tuna in banana leaf that was served on a mini rotisserie. We pop out for some late night window shopping while the rest remained in the hotel. Whispers of 'Da-Ma' & 'Ss-tecy' followed us. Like we would try LOL...