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From previous chapter of Bali Day 1 – Bali Sorgawi Hotel & Made’s Warung in Kuta …..

Breakfast spread at Bali Sorgawi Hotel in Kuta, Bali – Complimentary with the rooms provided (for rates and contact, please refer to the previous post HERE)

After endless hours on transportation modes, from trains to bus and flight to van, we retired to our slumber in record’s time, but not before channel-surfing for a dose of Hollywood in the form of Terminator : Rise of the Machines on cable channel. Nothing beats a shower after some serious brisk walking for at least a kilometre (or probably more) from Bali Sorgawi Hotel to Made’s Warung, followed by some pampering in the form of appeasing the couch potatoes in us.

The entrance to Pura Taman Ayun (Taman Ayun Temple in Mengwi, Bali)

Day two of our journey started off with a bang. Waking up refreshed, and recharged, we had our breakfast in the hotel. Options include the predictable toasts, fried rice and fried noodles. But we ain’t complaining, for free food sounded good, plus eliminating the need to walk under the hot sun (note that the sun rises comparatively early in Bali, and by 9-10am, it got a little too warm for a leisurely stroll).

Better plan ahead, ladies. Or bring along some pills to delay your monthly calling.

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Had enough of the food posts? Longing for some food and adventures out of Malaysia? Like the Bangkok story in July, the Hanoi escape way back in February? Or even missing my incessant ramblings last year when I sweated it out with thousands of others in Macau and Hong Kong? (note to self – DON’T EVER CHOOSE TO TRAVEL IN THE HOT SUN AGAIN!!!!)

Then HEY!!!! You’re in luck !!!! (Or not, depends on how eager or bored you are). For J2Kfm had just returned from Bali two days ago, and my engines are back in roaring form now, with words pouring out like curses/swear words in the elections/emergency GM.

“Eh, we’d better sell these tickets off or our arses would be fired like rockets on steroids! …. what you mean they’re FREE?!!”

Where do I start now? Hmm ….. we booked these tickets since November of 2008. Yup, almost a year ago. So imagine the initial euphoria, then the slowly-fading interest, then reignited anticipation a few months before, followed by the looming threats of terrorists, natural disasters, and of course, the infamous pandemic.

With mixed feelings, and half-prepared, we were off on a journey to the island of Bali, Indonesia ………

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