Honeymoon @ Bali - Day 1

Couldn't sleep well the night before as I am totally feeling excited that the day I hope for so much is finally here. Tossing and turning in my bed and kept looking at my watch, praying that each minute pass slightly faster. Finally it's time for me to leave house and grab a cabby over to my wifey's house to fetch him. Gave him an sms to confirm he is ready to go on this journey with me and in less than 5 minutes, I am heading east already.

Picked up my wifey and we continued our journey to Changi Airport Terminal 1. It was really exciting and happy ride knowing that our honeymoon had started from this moment on. We were early but we checked in our luggage and took a walk inside the transit area. Most of the shops are closed as it is still early morning before 6.00 am. We bought light refreshment Delifrance to fill up our tummy before heading to the gate to queue for our flight.

Lionair flight is pretty stable. Guess Boeing 737-900 is indeed safer than airbus. The service provided by the air-stewardess was not impressive though. Simiarly with the food provided by them. Guess that's the reason for it's low-fare. The cleaniness of the aircraft was kind of below standard as well. Some leftovers can be seen around the plane also in the pocket of the seats in front of us. But then it does not really matter to me as long as they can send me and my wifey safely to Bali and in time.

The best thing of all which brightens our day is of cos the beautiful sunrise we get to see from the aircraft. It is not always lucky to see this great scene and view in one's life when both of us do not travel often. It indicates the start of a romantic and loving honeymoon.

Once the aircraft landed and stopped moving in Bali Tempasa Airport, we alighted and was asked to wait at the apron area. There is no arrowbridge to use thus a bus was catered to pick up all the passengers and send them over to the arrival hall. The trip is only about 1 minute. The only irritating thing is the manpower allocation in the morning at Bali Airport. They only had one station open to checked the passport and clear the tourists. Thus the queue was long and the person checking the passport was incredibly slow. It took us almost 45 minutes to queue and clear the customs before we are out of the place and seeking transport to our hotel. We have totally forgotten to book the transport from the hotel in advance so we had to hire a cabby to send us there. The price was not that high, about Sing ten dollars for the cab fare.

Upon arriving at the hotel, we was hoping that we can deposite our luggage with them as we were way too early before the check-in timing. The lady at the reception was very kind and allow us to check-in upon the readiness of the room. We were happy as the place is indeed very very nice. It's just like what we saw and described from the website but with a little more feeling when we are personally there.We took a little rest in the room, enjoying the air-con and also waiting for the hotel personnel to bring us new blankets as one of them is slightly dirty. After we had enough rest we set off outside for a walk. And our room number is 213.

Bali's weather is very hot. We were perspiring in a very short time and also getting hungry. It was about lunch time, me and wifey were really getting hungry. We chanced upon a café looking area which is 4 storeys high. Decision was made pretty fast with our growling stomach. We made our entrance into this place called sky garden lounge.

The whole place was air-conditioned except for the top storey. We made our way up to the highest and took a seat. The place was nice. Sofa was used all around the place for comfortable sitting. Plants are everywhere and the wind was cooling up there regardless the hot weather.

The menu on the list was great too. There were many different varieties of food and drinks available and all of them were of reasonable prices. We took our time to look through the menu and ordered two main dishes, two side dishes and also two drinks. The food portion was huge and the taste was great. Wifey and I were really enjoying ourselves up there, with the food, the wind and the flowers all around us. Sitting so comfortably there made us lazy and sleepy too.

When we finally finished our food, we just continued to sit there, refusing to move our butts. The place is too cozy even in the hot afternoon. After the meal, all we hope to do is to lie down side by side each other and enjoy this very moments. We were very happy as we have a lot of time to spend. It was just slightly after 12 noon and we already reached Bali, check-in to hotel, and had a hearty lunch. We really have a lot of time to rest before we head out for a walk again.

Finally, we called for the bill. It was a really great lunch we had together in Bali. We were certainly looking forward to more nicer and tastier meals that were to come along the way in Bali.

We headed back to the hotel for a little rest again before heading out for a long walk. Wifey took me around to see the place. He showed me a McDonald located in the centre of a beach and that McDonald was very, very nice. Forgotten to take a picture of it else can put it up here. Me and wifey bought ice-cream and eat along the way as the weather was really hot. We went strolling along the beach and enjoying the sea breeze which helped us to cool down a bit under the hot sun. Wish I can hold my wifey's hand as we walk down the beach. It was a long walk and Wifey brought me to an area full of restaurants. At the end of the way is a clubbing area. It was huge and the club was celebrating it's anniversary. Guess it's gonna be crowded at night and gonna be happening too.

We were getting hungry after the long walk and also the smell of the food from the restaurants were making us salivate. We took some time to decide which restaurant to eat our dinner. Since Wifey is allergic to seafood, we skipped all those that only sell seafood. We picked a restaurant from Kumala Pantai Hotel.

We chose to eat Indonesian food dispite of all the different varieties available. The food was served very fast and was very delicious. We enjoyed our dinner slowly and chat about the different people we saw walking by the beach. It was about sunset timing thus many "stall holders" along the beach selling drinks started to pack up for the day too. However, many people are still having fun at the beach. Some brought along their pet dogs and were playing "catch" with their pets. Others were still having fun at the shallow end of the sea.

The sunset at Bali was very beautiful. Me and wifey were still seated at the restaurant after our food. We were sipping slowly on our drinks and enjoying the sunset. Although the view was slightly blocked by a huge tree in front of us, we still enjoy the moment. It is something you can't really get to enjoy in Singapore and wifey was feeling very emmo about it.

We proceed back to the hotel after a very sumptuous dinner and beautiful sunset. We will need some rest and preparation as we will be going clubbing at night. Can’t wait to see and experience the clubbing scene in Bali with wifey tonight. Back at the hotel, both of us washed up as we were all sticky throughout. There after we started to prepare our baju to wear for the night and proceed to rest on the comfortable bed.

When it was time to set off, we hailed a cabby from the street and wifey instructed the driver where to head to. We alighted at someplace at the rear area of the clubbing area. There was a really grand hotel where we alight which is just beside the beach. The night is cool and still young, thus we walked around the area, deciding which bar we should head to first before clubbing starts. We entered one of the noisier bars which looks nicer and friendlier and ordered some finger food. Wifey also ordered Vodka as the price was low and affordable. There were live performances in the bar and the atmosphere was really great. Managed to kiss my wifey there as that area was supposed to be gay-scene area. I love gay-scene hehe. After the light food, we proceed to clubbing.

Wifey did not dance much as the clubs were not as happening as I had imagined. One nice part is the performances of drag-queen lip-synching nice songs from well known female artistes. The performances were great and some of them looked more womanly than real women. There were also a lot of money-boys as what wifey told me, that was trying to fish male caucasian tourists to make them become clients/sugar daddies.

The night was interrupted with a raid from the Bali Police. They went around asking questions, checking IDs and also “touching” people all over, including me and wifey, to ensure there was no illegal stuff with us. It was about closing time when they raid the place, so most people left after the raid and proceed to another clubbing area where the club opens till morning 7.00 am.

Me and wifey went over to the other clubbing area as well. There were also many performances but they were not that exciting. The place was much bigger and spacious but somehow the atmosphere is not there. The feeling I get from that place is more of like an area for money-boys to seek potential clients rather than clubbing and dancing. We hang out there for a short while and then we just left the place and proceed back to the hotel for a good night sleep.

It was a really fun day 1 intercepting into the early hours of day 2. I really enjoy the time spent with wifey without any disturbance from any sources such as our mother-in-laws, and friends.

"I LOVE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH MY WIFEY SHAARI."
Hubby Roger