Bali trip Day 5 and 6

Day 5

Divingless day. It's a shopping and surfing day.

We woke up slightly late than normal and had our breakfast slowly =) We done a little shopping at the alley on our way to kuta beach. =)

There's the popular Bintang beer singlet, necklaces, t shirt to buy for ourselves and frens... =)

We reached kuta beach and signed up for our surfing lesson at Odessey surf school.

~Kuta Beach: Great waves~

~Us on the beach observing how to surf~

~Yeah. I had Bintang beer for lunch. We had a sumptous sefood for lunch, spicy kangkong, fried calamari and something else~

~A horse carriage is spotted~

Day 6

~This is our hotel for 5 nights. The pool looks quite nice but we didnt get the chance to swim~

~My Proud purchase on Day 6. The childhood toy that my dad bought for me when he wen Batam. I cant imagine I can find it in Bali =) ~

The summary of good shopping places:

~ Little shops near Kuta beach

~ The shops along Legian street connecting to Kuta

~ Kuta Square for branded surf shop. They are real pdt so not very cheap

~ Discovery Centre - Air conditioned shopping mall

~ Semyak Square. We went there on Day 3 for dinner. It's a new shopping mall with surf shops and body and soul. I bought a toga top. Nice =)

Things to do in Bali:

Diving!

Surfing

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I also like Liu Zhen's black shoe with liu shu.. It's something which I will like to have too.. =)


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Bali Diving and surfing trip Day 4

3rd Day of Diving

The highlight for the day is to spot Mola Mola. Even though we had spotted 1 Mola Mola yest, I still would like to see more of it.

We went back to Sanur Dive site.

1st Dive Site: Crystal Point. Mola Mola breeding site.
We sighted 2 Mola Molas. They are sea creature which thrive in cold water. It's an amazing sight to see thermal cline (warm and cold water merging area). When I saw thermal cline, I was full of anticipation of the Mola Mola. They are not agressive animals and they will open their little mouth and can stay stationary in water (super good buoyancy).

2nd Dive Site: Crystal Point. Mola Mola breeding site. We dive at this site again as some ppl didnt see Mola Mola. We had some time to jump into the water from the boat, jumped from the deck etc.. =)We sighted 2 more Mola Molas.. And we got close to the mola molas.. so cute =)

3rd Dive Site:S.D. Point
This is a drift dive site. There's alot of corals. But we didnt see any big animals..But there are instances where we were swimming against the current I struggled. =)

With this, it marks the end of our diving session. =) It was the best diving trip ever =)

Then it also start our shopping trip and the exploration of Kuta Beach.. We went to Discovery Centre for dinner. We wanted to eat something local, but seem to find any, so the next best thing it's A&W. =) I love the float.. =)

I looked so sun burnt...

We walked to Kuta Beach and found the surf sch which we are going the next day.. We also went to walk at kuta beach.. There are weird kuta boys trying to sell drugs and "mushroom". Till now i still dun know wat's mushroom..

Feeling tired.. We went back to have a good rest cos we r going for Surfing lesson the next day.. =)

To be continued..

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Janice is the ultimate winner

Everyone is special is his own way

A great article to share with everyone..

RECENTLY heard of a few cases of people suffering depression because they felt lousy about themselves, some to the extent of contemplating drastic measures, like suicide. This has impelled me to share my thoughts on the topic of self-esteem. In a country as affluent as Singapore, where the rich are fast getting richer while the poor find it a struggle to keep pace, the aspect of self-worth or self-esteem features as an important element that needs to be addressed across any individual’s scope of reference. Someone once wrote that self-esteem is about how much you value yourself and how important you think you are. It’s about how you look at yourself and how you feel about the things you have accomplished.

Many people get the wrong impression that self-esteem is all about how great you feel about yourself and visibly demonstrating your confidence and ability, sometimes to the extent of coming across as being boastful. To me, self-esteem is akin to quietly knowing that you are worth a lot, regardless of race, wealth, intelligence or station in life. It’s all about recognising that you are blessed, talented and “priceless”!

This brings to mind Master- Card’s “Priceless” advertising proposition. Dr Jim Farrell, a professor of history and director of American Studies at Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, has commented that MasterCard’s ‘Priceless’ ads are obviously designed to respond to the American public’s worry that everything is being commodified, and that we’re becoming too materialistic”.“So the ads emphasise thethings money can’t buy, the intangibles that make the good life really good.”

You need neither money nor a high position to know that you are worthy of being loved and accepted. Stop for a moment and you will realise that nobody in the entire world is perfect, and that having a positive self-esteem does not stem from material things but from a perception that is within yourself.

I stumbled upon a story recently about a well-known speaker who started his seminar by holding up a $500 note. In the room of 200 people, he asked: “Who would like this $500 note?” Hands started going up. He said: “I am going to give this note to one of you but first let me do this.” He proceeded to crumple the note up. He then asked: “Who still wants it?” Still, the hands went up in the air. “Well, what if I do this?” And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked up the dirty and crumpled note and asked: “Now, who still wants it?” Still the hands shot up. The valuable lesson this speaker was trying to inculcate in his audience had to do with “value”. No matter what he did to the money, the people still wanted the note because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $500.

Friends, I’m sure you realise that life never promises to be a bed of roses. All of us go through ups and downs, with more downs than ups sometimes. Yes, there are occasions we are made to feel like the $500 note – dropped, crumpled and ground into the dirt, to the extent that we feel as though we are worthless.

We live through situations that come by us and we make decisions to the best of our ability. But things don’t always end up the way we want them to be. But, regardless of what transpires or what will transpire in the future, you need to remember that you – just like the note – will never lose your value.

All of us are special in our own right.

Someone once said: “Never let yesterday’s disappointments overshadow tomorrow’s dreams.”

So lift your head high and recognise that “value has a value only if its value is valued”!

Day 3 in Bali - Diving

Day 3 in Bali

It's our second day of diving in Bali. We will be going to Sanur Dive site for our second day of dive. It will be a boat dive.. I thought it will be better than the first day.. .. but there's something else which bothers me.. sea sickness.. the sea was super choppy... I thought i had it under controlled..

Our dive instructors: L-R: Jimie, Wadu and Heatler

First Dive: Manta Point - The place to see Manta Rays

A fruitful dive.. Cos Manta Rays were sighted, White Tips shark and Black Tips shark... Super cool.. The White tip was resting on the sea bed.. Then it awokened from it's sleep, then it started to swim around us.

We swam to the huge boulders in search on the Manta Rays.. There was 1 swimming towards it.. =) They were super graceful.. 1 flip of their fins, they can move soooo far.. I feel so handicap in water and I sawm slower than the small fishes.. =(

After I'm on the boat, I was feeling quesy.. Then I drank some water.. Then before I could control, I merlioned.. =( I fed my breakfast to the fishes..

Video tt I koped from You tube on Manta Rays- This breed of Manta is different from the one I saw. The front part of the Manta is diff...

Second dive: Manta Point again as some of them didnt get to see Manta Rays
We saw Manta Ray again. This time round we saw a super huge one and it was swimming towards and above us!!!!  I even saw the underside of the Manta Ray.. Cool to the Max!!

Manta Rays reminded me of the sea creature I have seen in a super old move. I think it's called One way ticket. Someone had dropped a deadly bomb in the sea and they had to deactivate it. However, the bomb is very deep and he had enough air for one trip. So he thougth he would die. When he thought he is going to die, there's this sea creature which looks like manta which rescued him and brought him to his "home". In there, there's space which it can seperate the water so that he can breathe. Then this whole thing raise and floated onto the surface of the sea and he's rescued.. Not sure if anybody have seen this movie.. haha

We also saw Nudy Branch and Puffer Fish which is as big as 1m... Really looked like a box..

Third Dive: Drift dive at Doya Pakeh
Drift dive is quite challenging.. Cos sometimes need to swim again the current and to catch up with the dive instructor.
The main highlight was the huge patch of corals on the sea bed which looks like a field of lavenders. Amongst the corals, fat and cute star fishes were spotted. =)

The unexpected guest we spotted was mola mola aka sun fish. They looked super weird. To me, it looks like a giant pomfret without tail. I koped a video from youtube for ur easy visualisation. You dont underestimate it's small fins, they can also swim very fast with a single flap of their tiny fins. It was also very cold at the area where it was spotted. When the instructor first pointed us to it, I thought it was a mini whale staying vertically in water. Then I cleared my mask for a better look, i thought it was manta swimming vertically. But it started to swim and I saw it's whole body, then I realised that it was mola mola which I have researched before my trip.. what a surprising moment. Cos this creature looks really huge.. abt 2m in width..

With this, it ended the GREAT 2nd day of diving.. =)

Stay tuned for the next 3 days of adventure in Bali. =)

Bali trip: Diving and surfing

It was such a tiring and eventful trip.. Let me bring you thru the things we have done everyday.

Day 1

Met at Changi Airport Terminal 1 at 1240 for our flight at 240 on Garuda Airline. The excitement and adrenaline starts at this moment. Mola Mola, manta rays and sharks which we hope to see during our dives. Surfing lesson with Odessey surf school. Shoppings for cheap board shorts and rash guards.. Good seafood and indonesian food.

We arrived at Dempasah airport in Bali. We anticipated that there will be ppl asking for Taxis but there were done.

We checked into Bukung Sari Hotel at 630pm. ut our stuff and we were out for our first dinner in Bali. We were to a place where there's chinese and muslim food. We ate fried noodle.. the food is so so only.. then we walked around to Semeyak area for drinks and dessert. This place is well known for designer dresses and clothes. Dresses looks nice same goes for the price. Rachel and I order chocolate cake.. The cake is NOT NICE. It's as hard as sponge. We ate less than half of it..

After tt we all went back to the hotel to rest cos we need to leave the hotel at 710am the next day. The dive site is quite far. 3hrs on the bus..

Day2

After assembling at the hotel, we went to the dive centre to settle our equipments and wetsuit. Our dive instructor is Jimie and dive guides are Wadu and Heather.

We went to Tulamben dive site for a warm up and familiarisation dive. Rach and I haven dive for a long time while the rest of them r dive masters. So super stress so we will drag the rest down.. But the dive guides r quite good cos they took good care of us.. The 2 of us r in the same group and we had 1 guide to us.. =)

We did 3 dives in 1 day. Initially we thought we had night dive, but there was a miscommunication. There isnt.

We are going to do beach dives which I have not done before. We have to carry all the equipments and walk down the beach then put on the flippers in water.. We had beach porters to carry the tanks with BCD to near the beach area. They are women who's abt my height and they can put 2 tanks attached with BCD on their head. I cant even carry my own tank and they can do 2. I'm super impressed. Nonetheless I empathise them cos it's a very tedious work.





1st dive as at Drop off point. I saw blue spots stingrays. They camoflage at the seabed by covering themselves with sand. Also saw yellow strips angelfish.

~ bluespot stingray~

 

2nd dive @ Liberty wreck. It's a US ship that was shot down by Japanese in 1942 (WW2). We saw Baracuda, "sand hiding eels" and a wall full of beautiful corals. It's especially nice when u look up the wall and corals and fishes reflecting the sunlight. Sui.

~ baracuda~

~Hiding Eel~

3rd dive @ Coral Garden. The most tedious dive. Cos there's no porter to help us carry our tanks to near the beach area. I had to carry my tank from the preparation area to the beach. We spotted a field of corals on the seabed, lion fish bumphead parrot fish.  bumphead and sea turtle r on video. Will upload to you tube first.

~Lionfish~

~Us~

Will cont on the rest of the days later cos something wrong with my keyboard.. alot of bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbs