I shall blog about my wonderful trip to Jakarta and Bali about three weeks ago before I get busy and forget all about it.
Anton's sister accompanied me to Jakarta. Her impulsiveness rocks the world!
No nice photos taken in Jakarta as I was just happy to be able to spend time with Anton. We stayed at Jakarta for only a day. Got Anton his birthday present from Mangga Dua Square and ate some nice food there and off we flew to Bali.
Denpasar Airport, Bali.
First shot taken once we arrived at the villa at noon. We were served thirst-quenching lime juice. A cold towel was also given to cool us down on the bright sunny day. Good service. We love it!
We ate lunch at our hotel's cafe as we had to wait to check in to our villa.
Finally got into our cozy villa. We have a private pool but we only had the chance to have a dip on the very first day due wet weather on the consecutive days.
No nice photos taken in Jakarta as I was just happy to be able to spend time with Anton. We stayed at Jakarta for only a day. Got Anton his birthday present from Mangga Dua Square and ate some nice food there and off we flew to Bali.
Sun deck chairs for basking in the sun and the daily sumptuous breakfast served in our villa. Heavenly.
We visited some beaches. This one is the surfers' favourite. Dreamland Beach, but nothing dreamy about it. We didn't bring our swim clothes so we just had an F.O.C. self-entertainment session, like we always do.
One of the Painters' Gallery in Bali.
The Barong, an auspicious character of Bali (left). It resembles the Chinese's Lion Head. On the right is a colourful painting of flowers in a place that looks like a paradise. So relaxing just looking at it. It is so beautiful but of course costly. And that is the reason why I'm back here to work again. I want to have that in my own house in the future!
"Master Shi fu" of the Painters' Gallery. The most valuable picture, according to Mr Hartanto, taken at the gallery.
Batik Painting and Weaving of Fabric. It was quite an eye-opener to us. It brings back memory of me having a chance to do batik painting when I was in my secondary school.
At Monkey Forest Sanctuary. The monkeys are no different from the ones in Bukit Timah Hill. Not too enjoyable and we started being silly. I forced Mr A.H. into this, he can't be that silly, right?
Rice terraces.
I didn't enjoy as it was chilly on top of the mountain and I was sick and so was moody. Poor Anton was trying his best to smile.
Painting of Balinese women with prayer offerings. The offerings, inclusive of a lighted incense, is a common sight in Bali. They can even be seen in shopping malls.
Mountain top dining at Ubud.
We headed back to our villa before my cold got worse and that was the end of second day. We ended up eating cup-noodles which his sister prepared for us for dinner that day.
I'll be continuing with the remaining days soon.
