Bali IV: It Stings!
Sun, sea and surf was the theme for our fourth day in Bali. At around 9:00am, Pak Media whisked us off to Turtle Island for some watersports. Turns out the price of activities there was quite steep when we compared the price to the day trip provided by the hotel, but what to do. We ended up with the glass bottom boat (basically nothing to see, it was just a mode of transport) and the snorkelling at USD30 per person. We took our gear and headed out without much of a talk about safety precautions. Took the boatmen some time to find a good location for us. After putting on the life jacket, flippers and mask, we jumped into the choppy sea. It was such a shock for me to be in such disturbed waters and the water was damn salty. Felt like a salted fish in a jar. I couldn't the hang of breathing and I kinda struggled for some time before I could properly look at the colourful fishies at the bottom. Not that many fishes, but there were more towards the end of the reef, but it was deep waters over there. I scrambled back up on the boat after half an hour. Phewww... felt so good getting out of the water. Unfortunately, the combination of salt water and sun wreaked havoc on my skin. It burned!!! Luckily SK had hyaluronic acid handy. My skin was so dry that applying the moisturizer added even more pain! I'm such a city boy.
Jack also climbed up soon after complaining that a mini jellyfish had kissed him square on the lips. Luckily it wasn't the poisonous type. His lower lips were just a little bee-stung for an hour or so. KH was the last to board, and after he did, we headed for Turtle Island. The place was kinda like a mini zoo of sorts. At the island, we were greeted by a friendly guide who brought us to a pen in the water that housed several large green sea turles. She pulled a 500-kg turtle for us to take photos. It looked very sad. The poor thing looked tortured. According to her, they are affiliated with the government and they release the turtles every couple of months. Moving on, we saw the hatchlings and even had a chance to handle the juveniles. At the back, a menagerie awaited-- phythons, a bat (it kept licking it's banana), an iguana, monitor lizards, owls (one looked like Harry Potter's) and an eagle. All that petting and camwhoring left us tired, so we sat around for a while sipping coconut water. The guide also chatted with us for a while and remarked:
All three of the guys are your husband? You very STRONG woman!!! Hahahahah!!!
Back on the beach, we camwhored a bit and oogled at the para-sailers. Then we changed out of our wet clothes and headed to Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Badung for lunch. The restaurant is nestled up a hill at a park that is supposed to house a giant statue of Vishnu riding on the shoulder of a Garuda. However, due to the ambitious nature of the project and budget constraints, the metal structure (cleverly made to look like granite from a distance) was never finished. So the authorities made do with the torso and arms of Vishnu and the Garuda's head. All three huge parts were displayed separately. The restaurant was beautiful but the lack of patrons was really obvious. Food was mediocre at best. After lunch, Pak Media displayed his skill at the rindik (a bamboo instrument) and SK even tried her hand at. Her musical background did not help her with the coordination. LOL.
Next on our plan was Kuta Discovery. Quite a nice mall where we did some shopping. KH and Jack both bought sports shoes, while SK bought a batik blouse from Batik Keris. I on the other hand got nothing for myself, just helped KT to pick out a bikini for her. Leaving the mall, we went to buy some kueh lapis, peanuts and biscuits at a local store. I was amazed that the Balinese version of the layer cake surpassed the Jakarta version due to its lightness and mild taste. But perhaps one would call this not genuine. Dinner was at Formosa Restaurant, where we unfortunately ran into busloads of mainland Chinese tourists who were talking loudly, smoking in a air-conditioned premise, getting drunk on their personal stock of rice wine, while their daughthers were serenading everyone else with their bad karaoke! And some uncle in the toilet cubicle left the door wie open while he jerked his whole body in wild abandon trying to shake off the last drops of pee from his cock slit. :S. Back at the hotel, we packed our stuff and readied ourselves for the journey home.... And amazingly, I didn't skank much!
Jack also climbed up soon after complaining that a mini jellyfish had kissed him square on the lips. Luckily it wasn't the poisonous type. His lower lips were just a little bee-stung for an hour or so. KH was the last to board, and after he did, we headed for Turtle Island. The place was kinda like a mini zoo of sorts. At the island, we were greeted by a friendly guide who brought us to a pen in the water that housed several large green sea turles. She pulled a 500-kg turtle for us to take photos. It looked very sad. The poor thing looked tortured. According to her, they are affiliated with the government and they release the turtles every couple of months. Moving on, we saw the hatchlings and even had a chance to handle the juveniles. At the back, a menagerie awaited-- phythons, a bat (it kept licking it's banana), an iguana, monitor lizards, owls (one looked like Harry Potter's) and an eagle. All that petting and camwhoring left us tired, so we sat around for a while sipping coconut water. The guide also chatted with us for a while and remarked:
All three of the guys are your husband? You very STRONG woman!!! Hahahahah!!!
Back on the beach, we camwhored a bit and oogled at the para-sailers. Then we changed out of our wet clothes and headed to Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Badung for lunch. The restaurant is nestled up a hill at a park that is supposed to house a giant statue of Vishnu riding on the shoulder of a Garuda. However, due to the ambitious nature of the project and budget constraints, the metal structure (cleverly made to look like granite from a distance) was never finished. So the authorities made do with the torso and arms of Vishnu and the Garuda's head. All three huge parts were displayed separately. The restaurant was beautiful but the lack of patrons was really obvious. Food was mediocre at best. After lunch, Pak Media displayed his skill at the rindik (a bamboo instrument) and SK even tried her hand at. Her musical background did not help her with the coordination. LOL.
Next on our plan was Kuta Discovery. Quite a nice mall where we did some shopping. KH and Jack both bought sports shoes, while SK bought a batik blouse from Batik Keris. I on the other hand got nothing for myself, just helped KT to pick out a bikini for her. Leaving the mall, we went to buy some kueh lapis, peanuts and biscuits at a local store. I was amazed that the Balinese version of the layer cake surpassed the Jakarta version due to its lightness and mild taste. But perhaps one would call this not genuine. Dinner was at Formosa Restaurant, where we unfortunately ran into busloads of mainland Chinese tourists who were talking loudly, smoking in a air-conditioned premise, getting drunk on their personal stock of rice wine, while their daughthers were serenading everyone else with their bad karaoke! And some uncle in the toilet cubicle left the door wie open while he jerked his whole body in wild abandon trying to shake off the last drops of pee from his cock slit. :S. Back at the hotel, we packed our stuff and readied ourselves for the journey home.... And amazingly, I didn't skank much!
Comments
best nye...
gotta go some day!
As long as you guys didn't have to do the driving.
@CyiD:
It's a quite an island paradise... a bit commercialised, but still...
@Leu:
Hedwig!
Think Jakarta's kuih lapis is better leh.