Bali - Day 5

Bali - Day 4

Bali - Day 3

The weather today is really cloudy and it has been raining all morning. It looks like our trip to the lakes have to be canceled as the view is really bad. Instead we switch gear and head on over to Sukawati for some light shopping. We bought some art pieces and some t-shirts. It was a wet and rainy morning and most of the store were just opening. After walking around the huge market, we stop to eat the famous Bakso...very yummy I might add. After that we adjourned back to the hotel to rest and then off to the Spa. We had to wait for almost an hour for the shuttle to come get us...he got confuse and went to the the hotel instead of the resort to pick us up :P Nevertheless, it was really nice and relaxing afterwards, I think I feel asleep at one point.

After the Spa, we had dinner at the famous Bebek Bengil (Dirty Duck) Restaurant. The duck is so crispy and tasty...was really a great dinner and great evening. The shuttle from the hotel came to pick us up. One thing I like about staying in Ubud is that they have free shuttle service from one place to another.

Bali - Day 2

Our trip today takes us up north to Kintamani/Mount Batur. First stop Goa Gajah, then visited an art gallery....lovely paintings but very expensive. Next stop we head on to a farm where they plant local coffee, cocoa and herbs. Then up to Mount Batur (still and active volcano) last eruption in 1963. We had lunch on the top of the hill facing the volcano. It was a rather cloudy/rainy day...pictures came out unclear. Next we stop by Pura Mount Batur, this is where my camera (which has been with me for 5 years now) was pick-pocketed by the traders selling us sarongs and postcards. Everything happened so fast, that I didn't realize it was stolen until we got to the next temple. Their hands are really quick and fast. I would suggest that if you intend to visit this temple, think twice...the temple is beautiful but the people especially from Java are not so nice and quite nasty. They split us up and distracted us while they fish out my camera from my bag. Last picture of me and my camera together. T_T After making the police report, the police helped escorts us out from the town. It was quite a scary event.

The next temple was in Tegallalang, at this point I was still upset and sobbing couldn't really enjoy much, just walk walk no pictures. T_T No mood to go out anymore so stayed in and order room service.

Bali - Day 1

The flight took 3 hours from KL. We arrive at 1.45pm, our taxi driver Nyoman Suastika was already waiting for us at the airport. He took us to Jimbaran for a seafood lunch. At lunch we were serenaded with a musical beach band. Lunch was good, we manage to take some pics before it started to pour.



The next our taxi driver took us around the city of Kuta. I find it looks a lot like Patong Beach, very westernize to cater for the tourist. There's a big mall there can't remember the name and in it I saw Krispy Kreme...yummy, we didn't have time to stop :(. Next we visited the place where the 1st Bali Bomb took place. The place now has changed and evolved so much with lots of new shops for shopping. After that we took a slow drive up to our hotel in Ubud...journey takes about 1.5 hours.

Our taxi driver is really friendly and nice. If you need a guide and a taxi driver, do call him - he's very good. Mobile: 081-338 701962 Email: nyomansuastika@yahoo.com or you can check out his website too http://nyoman-suastika.tripod.com/index.html

We checked in at 6pm, showered and then took the shuttle out to the town. Most of the shops were close by 8, found a really nice cafe to have dinner. I had the nasi campur and he had curry chicken but balinese style, quite yummy.

Honeymoon @ Ubud Village Spa and Resort

This is our lovely new home (Honeymoon Suite) while we were on our Honeymoon in Bali. We stayed there for almost a week. A very serene and quiet place, right next to Rice Padi Fields. We had our own villa with a private pool. There's even shuttle service hourly to nearby Ubud town. They have Yoga lessons on Tues and Fri plus free DVD rental of the latest movies. Also, room service is great! Lovely portions and not to mention very very yummy! Oh breakfast and tea provided too. Can't wait to go back there again.

Here are some pictures of the Resort...enjoy!

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Our Registration Day Photo's are up. Pictures taken last month - September 25th. Will be posting more soon.

Wedding Registry

I have added a new webpage with information about us and our wedding registry at http://www.mychocolatemousse.com/scoobywedding

Do check it out thanks, this website here is quite limited but it beats cracking my head and coming up with one. Love technology...make our lives much easier. Also would love it if you could sign into our guestbook and there's also a RSVP section.

Unofficial Wedding Invitation

I've sent out the unofficial invitations to friends and family abroad. I hope that you'll save this date and hope to see you at our wedding. Miss you all!

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The Proposal 7-7-07

I've known him for such a long time, he's always been sneaky and very cheeky. Last week, he proposed to me on in the air. Literally up in the sky. Some would say 'Cloud 9'. It was really sweet and romantic and I was really surprised and shocked.

The week before this he had me dressed up nice and said he wanted to take me to KL Tower for dinner. I've not been there before especially at the revolving restaurant. And I had a strong feeling then he was up to something and I thought he wanted to have a nice dinner and proposed to me. Sadly, it did not happen. There was a wedding dinner going on there that night, so was kinda disappointed. But we did managed to find a nice Vietnamese Restaurant downtown @ Chulan Square that was really nice. So came home disappointed.

The Next week which happens to be 7-7-07, we were up early and went shopping the whole day. After viewing our wedding photo's at the bridal shop we headed home to freshen up before going out to dinner. Since we weren't that hungry we decided to stop by Taman Tasik Titiwangsa to take some pictures at the Eye of Malaysia. We decided to take a ride on the Eye seeing that we miss that the last time (had to queue very long). The little cube can take on 6-8 pax. We got on with 2 other elderly malay couples. The whole time up there Phil was snapping away and right about the 2 round (we get to stay in there for 4 rounds) he ask me to hold the camera bag and help him to take our zoom lens. I opened the bag and guess what I saw...a red box. He ask me to open it and there it was the "RING" and then he took it and placed it on my finger. The whole time this was happening the 2 couples were in their zon, didn't really kacau. So weird ya anyhow, it was really a memorable day. I must say quite cleverly plotted, very mischievous. If I were to say 'no' also cannot cause trapped up in the air and cannot run away... Hehehe just joking. :P

We Are Getting Hitched!!

Dear Friends and Family,

The time has come for the both of us to actually settle down after 3 years of being together. We are really happy and excited to start our new life together. The story on how we met, will be posted on later. Will get both version just to be safe. There was actually no proposal, it was more of a mutual understanding (ahem...still waiting for him to get down on his knees and proposed. Hope it will be done before the wedding day).

There's only 4 months and 27 days left to our wedding day. We are counting down the days....quite stressful as there's so much to do. At least we got most of the major things done for now. Will keep you all posted weekly or bi-weekly depending on my schedule of our lastest progress.

After months of preparation and planning, we have now 3 dates for our wedding ceremony.

Part 1. Blessing and Registration Day - Sept 25th, 2007
Part 2. Tea Ceremony and Actual Wedding Day - Oct 27th, 2007
Part 3. Wedding Banquet - Oct 28th, 2007 (Wedding Theme - Oriental)

Venue for the ceremony are as follows:
1. Buddhisht Mahavihara Temple, Jln Brickfields
2. My mommy house in Subang and then back to our new home in Sutramas
3. Parkroyal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

So please save these date ya as you're all invited!