Bali 2010

Time flies when you're having fun

Countless times that I've had this feeling

Of course, same goes to Bali~

Just a short 3 days stay over there, made me feel like going back there again in the future.

How should I start?

Detailed narration of the whole trip? Nah, too lazy and too meaningless for that

Decided to be stingy this time, and to be kind at the same time

What more can I say? 

YOU'VE GOT TO GO TO BALI TO FEEL IT ALL, AT LEAST ONCE IN YOUR LIFETIME

Clear enough? Yes, I'm kind enough not to spoil the fun and speculations :b

Then what should I write?

Hmmm...

This trip basically featured 6 people:

Us 4 (Dad, mum, sis & me) + Tanti (Uncle Julius's daughter, our super tour guide) + Pak Nyoman (our super driver)

Tanti's doing her internship in Bali 'cause she's studying Tourism, hoping to be a tour guide someday

Pak Nyoman, an experienced tour guide himself too, a typical Bali natives, kind and faithful. And he speaks many languages!

Bali's a place overloaded with friendly people

They are ready to help anytime, anywhere, seriously anywhere (even in the middle of a traffic jam)

Unlike most part of Indonesia, it's main religion is Balinese Hinduism. And more than 90% of the residents here are Hindus. They worshipped a lot of things, mostly magnificent things like huge rocks, giant trees, metals, giant turtles and of course beautiful statues.

They are all faithful servants of their religion and thus the crime rate here is almost negligible, as they are fearful of their god.

And everything is built on the foundation of their religion

Buildings are not allowed to be taller than 4 or 5 storeys, which is not taller than the tallest coconut tree, because they believe that coconut tree symbolises the god of Sun.

They believe their faithfulness could prevent natural disasters from happening to Bali Island.

I believe it's because of these beautiful traditions and beliefs, Bali's a terrific place to get a peace of mind and to relax yourself fully, without any worries.

One beautiful thing about the people in Bali, despite all the foreigners and migrants from every other part of the world, they stick to their tradition and their fashion no matter how cool the trendy clothes are. It not only maintained the unique qualities of Bali, it also made Bali a place like no where else.

We didn't really get into a Bali-like resort this time during our stay there

But the location of our hotel is in the middle of Putar, kind of a central area of Bali island.

Which makes travelling and shopping a lot easier ^^

Phew~~~

This holiday just came in the very right moment of time

Right after a year of hard work (erm...maybe not hard enough :b)

Beautiful sceneries, the tranquility of temples, what's better for a place to close ur eyes and hear the sound of your heartbeat?

By having Tanti as our tour guide, we made it to many places which didn't have many tourists, sometimes none at all! How nice???

Not to mention it's a beautiful chance for us 4 to reunite and have fun together, to have the usual dramatic war and all

As holiday's shorter by 1 month this time, it feels more precious to me

Bearing in mind it might be my last long holiday before stepping into the workforce

It should be more cherished!!!

Hope that this would once again be an unforgettable one~

Growing up means letting go of something, to grab hold of something bigger

Stay optimistic, with all the supports I have, I step forward with all my heart

Bali, I'll be back!!!