Friday, December 17, 2004

10 more things

To make light of the semi serious previous post, here's yet another list.

Ten things that one MUST do in Bali (Refer to Dan's Blog for full account)

1. Hang out by the Hard Rock pool
2. Have a Seasons in the Sun no matter How Sweet It Is
3. Have dinner at Jimbaran Bay (Pick your own seafood and have it grilled and served as you sit and watch the sun go down)- And this is coming from someone who does not eat seafood
4. Try an Indonesian Lulur- it's an Indonesian Massage that ends off with a scrub, a cold yoghurt body mask and a milk bath to follow.
5. Buy $1 dvds
6. Take a metered cab that ends up costing the same amount as one of them dvds
7. Walk along the beach by the water's edge in bare feet and feel the sand disappear from underneath when the wave recedes
8. Try babi guling- just don't look at how they prepare it.
9. Go to Tanah Lot at low tide- it's like the 12 Apostles but in Asia.
10. Rent a private cabana by the pool or the beach- it's well worth the 10 bucks for the entire day- plus if you do it by the pool and you order food, they serve it right at the cabana so you don't have to eat with the plebians...- off with my head...heh

10 things NOT to do in Bali
1. Believe that Prada or Furla can cost SGD$100 even if the stores look real
2. Drink water from the tap or ice for that matter
3. Forget to save 100 000 rupiah per person for airport tax or they won't let you into the departure hall
4. Wear anything more than a tank top- Dan lost about 3 kgs just in water weight
5. Buy sun tan oil from the hotel (it costs twice as much as the surf store down the street)
6. Not bargain (everything is marked up about 50%)
7. Assume they're Muslim just because they're part of Indonesia- they're hindu hence the aforementioned babi guling dish
8. Go out without sunblock (read No. 4 and proceed with caution with No. 5)
9. Expect to order, eat a meal and get the bill in half an hour. These people take the meaning of resort meaning to its most extreme.
10. Wait for the traffic to clear before crossing the road because if you did, Christmas and New Year would pass before you, or the chicken got across the road. Just put out your hand, close your eyes and hope God isn't averting famine, earthquake or something that day. :)

Ondine tossed this thought in at 23:49

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