Beautiful sunset & sunrise @ BALI

Recently, just came back from BALI & absolutely LOVING IT....Bali is a very big island in Indonesia. It's quite near to Australia.  The uniqueness about Bali is that most of the populations there are Hindus not Muslims.  FYI, Indonesia is the most populous Muslim nation.  I found that the people there is warm & friendly & there're many beautiful & interesting places to visit.  And many cultural related activities all day long.  Still there are many tourist there even after the bombing incidents which happened some years ago.  In comparison with Phuket, Phuket is infested with more nightlife & prostitution whereas Bali is more for family holidays & honeymoon couples.  


The best thing I found out in Bali is there are many good spots to watch sunset & sunrise. The first day we arrived, we got the chance to watch a beautiful SUNSET in Kuta.  2 days later, we were heading to Lovina area to watch dolphins, kinda missed the SUNSET coz we reached there about 6plus in the evening. But we were compensated with a great SUNRISE the day after when we went out to hunt dolphin (actually is to see dolphins but with so many boats around hunting the dolphins, I guess the dolphins must be too scared to come out but yet we managed to see a few times)  BONUS BONUS!!  Thereafter, we went watch SUNSET in Tanah Lot but unfortunately it is too crowded & cloudy.  TANAH LOT is a MUST VISIT place in BALI - I think the MOST POPULAR TOURIST SPOT in BALI.  The next day, we went to ULUWATU as suggested by the driver, it's a better spot than TANAH LOT to watch beautiful SUNSET!  Indeed it was....But to go there, we have to becareful of all the monkeys around there as they will snatch your belongings like camera, spectacles, earrings & all dangling things.  I was a victim too - the monkeys just jumped towards me & snatched my keychain.  I was so shocked that I just stunned there.  Luckily I kept my camera & other things safely in my bag.  I even took off my spectacles & keep it inside my bag - in case the naughty monkeys decided to snatched it away from me.  I was told these monkeys were being trained to snatch away people's thing & in order to claim back your stuff, you need to pay a certain amount to the caretaker.  HHmmmm...very bad of them doing this.


All in - we spend 6 days in BALI & we later flew to BANDUNG before heading back to KL.  I would say BALI is a great place for holidays if you like the SEA, SUN, BEACHES, TEMPLES, CULTURAL & nit forgetting their SPA. 



First Day @ KUTA Beach:

AT LOVINA - first pic is SUNSET, the rest is SUNRISE:

TANAH LOT - Cloudy:

Below pics are taken in ULUWATU:

 

Halo September

Time just flies....It's already September 2011.  Another 3 months plus for us to achieve our set goals in 2011.  Haven't been blogging lately...too tired & no inspiration to write.  Will be blogging about my recent trip to Bali & Bandung soon & some recent important event that happened recently.

Have you achieve 75% of your said goals this year?  If not, we have to GAMBATE!!!!!   Life is like fireworks.....sparkling bright, full of life & energy........ After months of feeling down, I'm up again now....Probably it's due to hormone imbalance.....Thanks to August, I always love August as August always bring me good news & positive energy.  For the rest of 2011, GAMBATE!!! Go all out to achieve our goals!!!

Fireworks.....Our life is so colourful, full of energy & sparkling bright.....









Bali - I love Bali

New addiction - K-drama & Ha Ji Won

Lately have been hooked to K-drama especially Secret Garden......now got a new idol which is Ha Ji Won.  Just love her acting & her character - always so humble & respectful to others.  And started to take note of the Korean entertainment industry - their industry is so vibrant & different.  It's a very big industry there with lots of job especially production crew.  When I watched the "behind the screen" of the drama, I can see for a drama to be made, they have 10 times more production crew working round the clock.  And the attitude of the actors & actresses is just amazing.....How they study a character & immersed themselves into the role is really superb - they went for training, they purposely lose weight, gain weight etc.... WOW & almost all their actors & actresses graduated from university with either a performing arts degree, music & related courses.....

Bersih Rally 2.0 709

Yesterday was a very tense day in KL due to the Bersih Rally.  Most of the major roads leading to the city centre was closed & road blocks was everywhere.  There's a massive jam just after the toll from my housing area due to road block.  Since Friday midnite, the traffic already built-up.  I was late for work on Saturday. I reached office at 10a.m - late 2 hrs.  I have to make a U-turn back, waited about 1 hrs before i can make a U-turn, the distance is just 500m.  My parents were so worried about us & called us to to check whether we are safe & advised us not to go out.  My sister told me that most of her friend's parents also did that.  You see, we are from outstation, we only work in KL.  In times like this, really feel want to be with my family.

With all the road closure & road block by the police, it still cannot control thousands of demonstrators of managed to get to the city centre & do their marching to the stadium.  The willpower is really strong to pass on the message of a clean & transparent voting system in Malaysia.

For those who do not know what is BERSIH, please check on wikipedia...WOW, they are damned fast to add into wikipedia.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Bersih_2.0_rally

I can see a sea of changes coming real soon......on the next coming election.  The power of media....GO GO GO!

Injured my back doing yoga

Date: 4 Jul 2011, night

I've injured my back after my yoga session.  This happens after I did my plough - probably I've overstretch my back.  I felt very sore & pain after that.  Sob sob...


Date: 5 Jul 2011, noon


I went to see doctor & told him about the pain & soreness.  After checking, he told me might be due to torn muscle.  Asked me to give it 5 days to heal & prescribe me with painkillers & muscle relax pills & cream.  I felt the pain sometimes & not all the time especially if it involves lots of movement like bending down & up.  Hopefully it'll heal up soon.


So no yoga & heavy exercise for me this month.  Time to take a break for awhile.  

休息时为了走更长的路！

Going to travel soon .....

I'm going to travel soon ...... counting days to it..... I need another holidays to rejuvenate but this time no more adventure holidays coz my body can't take it anymore.....This will be more relaxing trip & I purposely book during my birthday.....A birthday gift for myself.  After this trip, it's time for serious planning on my life direction.....Cannot waste more time.....Good nite everyone.....My blog is not so updated now but I'll share more on my travels here.

Adventure 2011: Mulu Pinnacles & Show Caves

I've came back from my adventure about more than a week ago but still cherished every moment spent there.  I did not make it to the top of Pinnacles, as a consolation I make it through halfway up to 1200m.  To view the magnifcent/awesome view of Pinnacles, we need to climb up to 2400m.  It was tough for me.  Weeks before the adventure, I already start worrying about the climb as I'm not in a good condition...my heel is aching & my feet is weak & easily stress out due to overuse.  1 week before the adventure, I joined my group of friends to hike Gunung Datuk but it was too tough for me, I almost wanted to give up before reaching the top. When I came back, my whole body & leg is in pain for a few days.....That's when I realised I might not be able to make it due to my physical & health condition.  But it was a fun & adventurous journey to me - this is not a rest & relax trip coz we need to walk everyday......I think for the whole duration of this trip, we have walked more than 50km......I feel my leg not belonging to me anymore.  I don't know whether I'll be going back to conquer Pinnacles but I know I need to cure my aching heel & get fit before I embark on my next adventure trip.  I've learned from my fellow group member, it's not about reaching the top that matters, it's the team spirit & the experience of hiking that matters.   We have to take good care of ourselves & not let us become a burden to our team members.  Whatever it is, safety is no. 1.   Besides Pinnacles, we also visited 4 show caves which is Deer Cave, Wind Cave, Lang Cave, Clearwater Cave.  Each 1 of them with their own characteristic & charm.  And we also got to witness the amazing exodus of bat from the Deer Cave in the evening.  We are lucky to have view it as the bats will only come out when it's not raining.  ....Photos will tell you more.....I grabbed some photos from my friends camera.....hehe

 MAS Wing - the only airlines to fly in to Mulu Airport

 Bridge going into Royal Mulu Resort

 Melinau River - we have to crossed over the bridge to get into the resort

 Welcome to Royal Mulu Resort

 Our guide, Kate - very fit

 Our room in Royal Mulu Resort

 Melinau River

 The Penan kids

 Me & the Penan kids

 Mini Pinnacles - rock formation

 Imagine what's this?

 In some places, we need to come down & push our boat...Interesting

 Gunung Benarat - view from Camp 5

 Wish I was there too!

 Giant leaves

 Still white - means the rock still living

 Lang Cave - very beautiful rock formation

 The Deer Cave - see this pic - anyone familiar crossed your mind?

 They come in big group

 The bat exodus - amazing sight for more than 15mins

 All of us with our certificates

 Sarawak Ko Lo Mee

 Sarawak Laksa - yummy

Te Grand Old Lady - first oil mill in Malaysia

The group who made it to the top of Pinnacles

The best present that I get from this trip is a group of friends who loves outdoor, loves life, enthusiastic, positive & very OOOmmmmppph all the way.  Most important they were helpful & won't leave me at the back.  I'm so touched with their spirits & energy.  It's an honour to know all of u....some old friends & some new friends.  Never judge a book by it's cover & never judge a person by their look.  We need to get to know them better.   Everyday is a new discovery to me, every journey I walked, is also a new experience for me...something that only myself know & valued.  


Many more photos to view......to be continued