Day 4|17th February 2016
3 of us in red while waiting for the car
Trying to feed the little ones
With the red Indian! She bought the head piece from Kuta market if anyone is interested.
Uluwatu Temple
My friends wearing sarong (the skirt like thing) over shorts because it is considered disrespectful to show skin in the temple premise.
The main attraction of the Temple was the Kecak dance and fire performance. The entrance fee for the performance is 100000 Indonesian rupiah and is available on spot.
The dance is basically about the Hindu script on Ramayan and Sita and how the devil actually steals her from Ram with complicated plot twists.
You can get the story summary here: http://www.timetravelturtle.com/2012/12/bali-uluwatu-kecak-fire-dance/
The dance was almost hypnotic, like a trance. and everyone got pretty hooked.
The Arena
The performers
And us
The weirdest thing happened to me, after the dance ended and two man dressed as Giants, enters the arena and started interacting with the audience. After a while one of them suddenly came to our side and started pulling Enru towards him. We were all laughing at the site, and suddenly he looked to me let go of Enru and pulled me hard and took me in the middle of the arena! It was so embarrassing and I was not ready at all. Suddenly the men started chanting and the Giant urged me to dance. The whole thing was very funny.
My friend took this picture and I look all stupid and blushing. :P
Finally the fire performance, which was a bit let down because we were expecting better.
After shopping, we went for dinner at a Halal Chinese restaurant and after that back to the hotel. This was officially the last night of the trip and we were supposed to leave the next day. Although our 3 lecturers already had their tickets back to Malaysia for the following day. We students decided to extend our Indonesia trio to 2 more days and were heading to Gili Terewangan Island in Lombok. That is a whole new chapter. For now this is Bali from my experience.
Bali is so much more than just beaches and thus the caption. Before going to Bali, before the prep to be more precise I had zero idea about Bali except their beaches and Balinese architecture. But their culture has so much more to offer than just that. The people are so down to earth and friendly. The whole experience was quite magical, thanks to the awesome group of people I went with.
**All pictures hold the copyright of writer. Please Do Not use without permission.
Day 4. Technically our last day in Bali.
To my greatest happiness, we started the day a bit late. I could enjoy the extra hours of morning sleep to my heart's content. It was a lazy kind of morning and I was taking my time doing everything slow.
Finally it was time for us to start our touring. We wore the same T shirt on this day, which is our Interior Architecture Departments red tee.
Turtle Conservation And Education Center
The first stop for the day was Turtle Sanctuary. It is called Turtle Conservation And Education Center TSEC, and is located in Jl. Tukad Punggawa, Denpasar Sel., Kota Denpasar, Bali 80229, Indonesia. Serangan island's Turtle Conservation and Education Center is leading
the way in Bali's attempts to heal the ever-dwindling population of
beautiful sea turtles that used to lay their eggs all around the
island's shoreline. Staff at the center are extremely knowledgeable and
most speak excellent English and are ready to answer any questions you
might have.
I befriended this little buddy. Unfortunately I forgot his name :(
Pantai Pandawa
Our second stop for the day was Pantai Pandawa. Yes an actual beach! Finally! We were given free time to enjoy the beach and go for swim. But unfortunately it was broad noon and the un was shining with its full might! Many of you are aware of my love hate relation with the sun. So, I decided to not go for a swim and burn to ashes and just sat on the shore and enjoyed the peaceful environment, while the others went in for a dip.
The entrance to the beach
With the red Indian! She bought the head piece from Kuta market if anyone is interested.
Uluwatu Temple
For our next destination we were headed to Uluwatu Temple, which is a sea temple and located in south Kuta.
The main attraction of the Temple was the Kecak dance and fire performance. The entrance fee for the performance is 100000 Indonesian rupiah and is available on spot.
The dance is basically about the Hindu script on Ramayan and Sita and how the devil actually steals her from Ram with complicated plot twists.
You can get the story summary here: http://www.timetravelturtle.com/2012/12/bali-uluwatu-kecak-fire-dance/
The dance was almost hypnotic, like a trance. and everyone got pretty hooked.
The weirdest thing happened to me, after the dance ended and two man dressed as Giants, enters the arena and started interacting with the audience. After a while one of them suddenly came to our side and started pulling Enru towards him. We were all laughing at the site, and suddenly he looked to me let go of Enru and pulled me hard and took me in the middle of the arena! It was so embarrassing and I was not ready at all. Suddenly the men started chanting and the Giant urged me to dance. The whole thing was very funny.
My friend took this picture and I look all stupid and blushing. :P
Finally the fire performance, which was a bit let down because we were expecting better.
During the performance we got to see the sunset, so by the time the performance finished it was quite dark. Before entering the Temple, we were actually warned about the notorious monkeys who are known for snatching visitors' belongings especially glasses and caps pr hats. We saw a lot of monkeys on the way in and out and was quite scared of their stares to be frank. So, we were almost at the exit and Enru was beside me taking off her sarong while walking to return back; when I suddenly saw she's heading straight towards a monkey. I shouted Enru! She looked at me and the monkey jumped on her shoulder and ran away. It all happened in a blink of an eye and we were the last ones. I was pulling her to go out fast but she just stood there saying 'no my spec my spec!' It was only then that I realized the monkey has actually snatched her spectacles. We were dumbfounded then our driver Shisaw tried to get it back by throwing something at it but in vein. Then came one of the workers did something and the monkey left the spec and ran away. Everything happened very fast!
Apparantly, they can be persuaded into trading the items for fruit.
This incident was one of the highlights of the day and what a way to end the trip.
Krisna Market
Our journey started again and we started for our next destination which was shopping again. It is a fixed priced souvenir shop and is quite cheap. I'd recommend this place if you'd like to buy bulk items for gifting family and friends. We ended up spending 200,000++ IDR each and bought a lots of stuff. They have a wide variety of items from clothing to jewelries to artifacts and even fridge magnets. It is situated in Jl. Nusa Kambangan.
After shopping, we went for dinner at a Halal Chinese restaurant and after that back to the hotel. This was officially the last night of the trip and we were supposed to leave the next day. Although our 3 lecturers already had their tickets back to Malaysia for the following day. We students decided to extend our Indonesia trio to 2 more days and were heading to Gili Terewangan Island in Lombok. That is a whole new chapter. For now this is Bali from my experience.
Bali is so much more than just beaches and thus the caption. Before going to Bali, before the prep to be more precise I had zero idea about Bali except their beaches and Balinese architecture. But their culture has so much more to offer than just that. The people are so down to earth and friendly. The whole experience was quite magical, thanks to the awesome group of people I went with.
**All pictures hold the copyright of writer. Please Do Not use without permission.
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