Bali Escapade

Bali, Indonesia (18 - 20 June 2010)

This honeymoon was surely a short and sweet one. The quite moments spent together with Z was a great remedy after my work stress. Too short though, that I wished we could have stayed longer..

Since the original intention was to distress & unwind, we skipped the visits to many places due to the distance factor from one place to another. We just visited a few, like Tanah Lot, a famous "pura" or temple, about 20 minutes north of Kuta.

We only enjoyed the view of the pura from far and dared not go any closer ;-). Did some shopping at the market and had our portrait done by a Sulawesi born artist there. Hmm, nice moment..and I didn't know that Z knew so much about the Indonesian legends, the Presidents Sukarno & Suharto until I heard him chatting to Francis (the artist). Hey, my hubby's not bad at all, yeah...he reads a lot, and he reads on just anything! Unlike me, my love is LOVE, so my kind of books are..hehe..Daniel Steel's! Such a hopeless..

Then at Ubud (the center of arts), we bought a few paintings & some souvenirs for d kids ;-). There were beautiful & colorful ones everywhere...and we had a tough time choosing one! Along the way to Ubud town, there were gold and silver factories, stone carvings centers, wood carvings centers, etc. No wonder Bali has always been famous for these uniqueness..

even the pavements were nice..

Then, more shopping back in Kuta! Dresses, t-shirts, parios (can't help it, they are too nice to ignore), and shhhh...Tiffany's bracelets and ring for me. That was the highlight, hehe..

The must not miss of all in Bali was....taraaaa....the spa! We rewarded ourselves with a Balinese massage treatment at the spa, and it was a greaaaaat one! The use of aromatherapy oils, with the ancient techniques (skin rolling, kneading and stroking, acupressure and reflexology...around my body, mhhhh... really brought deep relaxation!

The best moment we had was at Jimbaran Beach, where we just walked together slowly hand in hand..watching the sunset. It's so, so beautiful and no words can describe the beauty that Allah has created for us. I'm so blessed..

We both have gone through a lot of hick-ups throughout our marriage. It is essential to have quiet moments like this once in a while to recharge... We are looking forward for sweeter and greater things ahead of us..

Black can never go wrong..

With the right accessories, black can never go wrong.. Gorgeous! Which do you like most? I love them all..

Been so long...haven't had the time to sit & keep track of my fav blogs, let alone to write. Work is killing, one deadline after another and some are overlapping... already feeling like an exhausted machine. Feel so bad for not taking leave during this school holidays, except next week. But that's for MY holiday...uhh, am I doing the right thing? I'm so sorry kiddo..

Our car broke down twice this week, yup, TWICE! The first time, we had to change I don't know what hose which seem to be overused and cost RM600. The 2nd time, that's just 2 days after.. was the battery, that costs RM250.. Saw my RM1K flew away just in split second..wadoi!
No doubt Z paid for it, but it could have been mine if not for the car..;-( should have been..

It's my sister's birthday today... and just called to wish her happy birthday. Maybe i'd get her a present in Bali..she deserves something nice ;-) Ou, and that reminds me that I need to get a special gift for Era's newborn baby boy too! And.. a Father's Day gift for my darling hubby, of course! Hulaa...that's so much to celebrate..;-)

Purple..?

Last week my tailor called to tell that our baju raya are ready. Ou, but i thought earlier she said it should be ready at end of June...so she's 1 month early, and that means i'm 1 month out of my budget (3 pairs to pay..!) I have another pair of baju sent to Dzulldeclassique that's also ready for pick up! Ou, ou! I don't know how much that one's gonna cost me ;-)

Also last week my sis called to ask if I've got new baju for Ayang's engagement ceremony in July. Proudly I said yes, already sent to tailor and ready to pick up. "Purple, right?" she asked. "No...., it's brown & peach". "Hey, the colour theme for the family is purple la dear...." Hah! Why didn't anyone tell me it's purple?? Why? ..alahai... sob sob...don't tell me I have to make another baju...
Anyways, I told my sis ...very sorry, but whatever happens, I'll be the only one wearing brown on that day +*%$# ...

Not that i don't have purple baju kurung..my last 2 year's baju raya was purple. But, so tak cool kan pakai baju lama.. I think I've worn that baju many times on many weddings already.. huuhhh...

now..should i make new one?..that would be nice...but, hmmm more $$$$$... sighhhh...