Ika, Justin and Rania left for Bali on early flight 1st August whereas Maz and I flew on the afternoon flight. It was such a delight to see Rania who was always overjoyed to see me and her Mak Yang. Now she can say 'Mak Yang' already and sometimes Mak Yeng (like mat saleh's twang) and not Mak Ma anymore. Maz was delighted.
We checked in at Uma Sapna Villa (Papua) in Seminyak. The villa has a small privte pool and Rania was so eager to get into the pool. We have to be vigilant over her as she would run towards the pool to play in the water. I am not crazy over Bali. To me it's like any other place in Malaysia but it was a good place to get away. I love the placid atmosphere and the privacy - it's like a house on it's own.
Rania swimming with Mum.
The small private pool at Villa Papua, Uma Sapna, Seminyak.
Rania kissing herself at Papua Villa room.
Rania was so fascinated with the big painting in our room with a huge face of a fat man. She said 'Dada' to the picture associating it with her father. Justin was nothing like that but she was excited. We spent 4 days in Seminyak and on 4th September 2011, Maz and I moved to Komeneka Rasa Sayang Hotel in Ubud which is inland and green. Ika, Justin and Rania remained in Seminyak near the sea.
The beautiful garden of Mayan Cafe in Ubud, so unique.
I found a cat shop tucked away on a narrow lane to the massage and scrub spa in Ubud. Love being there.
Ubud is overflowing with tourists especially mat salehs. I don't see their fascination with the place but it's nice enough and cozy. Our hotel is new and the service is superb. One thing I like about Bali is the workers are all locals, there's hardly any foreign workers and they guarded their job closely by making tourists feel comfortable so that they return.
But after 2 days, I felt bored. I spent most time in Bali writing my working paper for PRS seminar in UMS and preparing the powerpoint.
I received a disappointing SMS from Jin who said we might cancel our driving trip to Scotland because her friend said it was cold and rainy. I was livid. She listens too much on what others advice though they meant well. She knows that we are going in late September and Scotland is cold by then. Isn't it normal? We should be prepared but not cancel the trip for that reason. After talking to Mages, she SMS me to say we are going driving as we originally planned.
Actually I don't understand the over cautiousness and the fear she is having and at age late 60s? It reminded me so much of my old friend who couldn't sleep the whole night when we stayed on a floating house on a quiet and isolated part of a lake. She imagined us being kidnapped and brought somewhere. I laughed at her ridiculous fear but since I traveled with her I have to accommodate her wish to leave immediately next morning. At this age, to me, such fear should not be in our mind.
I was able to relax when I received her SMS. However, I already decided whether she goes or not, I am still going on my own. I have no intention of letting someone's fear to stop me. Maz and I walked around Ubud and shopped a little. We went for body massage and body scrub at a dirt cheap price. I love it.
Thank you Maz for giving me this holiday at 5 star hotels. I enjoyed the hotel more than Bali itself.
No comments:
Post a Comment