Terrace Paddy View Guest House - Bali

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he is gorgeous.that's all

my eyes stick on ed westwick tweet picture. since i follow ed westwick on twitter, he's infrequently tweet-ing and this picture stunned me alot.

Since i saw his performance in Gossip Girl and act as coward and sometimes annoying with his but it does not change my mind, saying that ed westwick is totally panas, baby!

p.s: his British accent is super sexy.

current tune: Plain White's - Let Me Take You

current ambition: having eos D1000 + lomo underwater cam.

Mayesta Beach, caught up with old pals.had so much "jamur"

me is in my semester break holiday. ive read too many teen magazine fr A-z, surfing into fashion blog from bloggers around the world which stunned me a lot and was inspired to manage a photo-shoot with my narcist sister.

friendship will always there. Few days ago i caught up with some old pals from 10th grade, and it was totally fun. We went to Mayesta Beach and the beach which is located nearby Jimbaran Hill was super beautiful with it corals, big wave, lagoon and sea cave. TOTALLy STUNNING! Before we reach the beach, we have to climb up the hard coral and steep coral. (i cried for my CROCS. the sharp coral created scars on it.wth!) i supposed to wear a pair of cheap slipper. i was totally saltum on that day.

I sighed a lot when i reached the beach. We (beach hunters) were getting crazy coz one of our member bring SLR camera. We competed with other couples who did pre-wedding photo-shoot.hell yeah, so sorry if ur camera caught us posing behind the couple. lol

During this break. Beaches has enchanted me. I went to beach like quite often than before, and i had so much fun. im gonna beg my GPS friend #astri puspaswari to show me other virgin beaches around southern part of Bali.

everyday is holiday in bali.

Menjangan Island for Snorkeling Indulgence *part 2

The underwater adventure was about to start. I wore my scuba fins, mask, and snorkel, ready to explore the richness of colourful coral reef. The instructor asked us to walk-backward because if we walk as casual the waves will strike our scuba fins and we will stumble until we reach into the normal depth for us to swim. After I swam a bit far from the beach, my eyes could finally catch the underwater nirvana. The beautiful soft and hard coral as well as fan coral and sponge, from small neon colour until Finding Nemo’s kind of species. The sponges were puffing following the water circulation, showing that there is life. The instructor shepherded my hand to swim further and I found a dark vertical walls down 30-60 meters under the sea which scared me a lot. I saw bigger size of fishes and I remembered what my instructor told me that Menjangan Island is famous from its tropical reef fish, sea turtles and SHARK! I had to recall my memory and remember that yeah, sharks exist and maybe they were swimming not far from me. My instinct told me that something scary will come out from under water, but beside my anxiety of cannibal fishes, I enjoyed following shocking pink and neon green colour fishes. Even though I knew I won’t catch them, but the pleasure was indescribable.

The blue crystal water reflected the warm sunlight, sparkling on the horizon. That was my very first time observing the underwater richness. Nothing can be described. If we look to environmental issue concerning coral reef mutilation through anarchy ways for business profit, that makes me furious. Nature and environment are our friends, harmony and balanced life between us will create a great condition of living. Remarkable exploration and pleasure finding bonded my feeling together, colouring my vacation with new astonishment for West Bali.

**due to my Colour Story assignment.

Menjangan Island for Snorkeling Indulgence *part 1

A thousand temples or even more, foreign tourists from almost every part in the world, warm sunshine, ocean breeze as sweet lullaby, white sandy beaches and friendly people are all waiting to be explored in Bali Island. I will bring you to the most western part of Bali, a place for slower pace and nature sanctuary.

Arriving at Ngurah Rai airport is quite an excitement for even the most experienced traveller. The first thing that you’ll notice when stepping out of the plane is the Indian Ocean right beside the runway. Traditional Balinese rindik (music instruments from bamboo) escorted my way to immigration desk and authentic Balinese engraving adorns every corner in the hall. It’s a most unusual but pleasant welcome, and not one that most people expect.

I was in summer break vacation. I’m a native Balinese who studies abroad, and going back to my hometown is a real pleasure. I come from the most favourite holiday destination of the world and people will start feeling envious to me when I tell them where I come from. Before I went to study abroad, I always felt that Bali is just like any other islands, the place where I was raised and born, nothing more to describe. But after staying away from home, I realised that there are many places in Bali that enchanted my heart and I never pay particular attention to them.

Walking out from arrival gate, my parents welcomed me with big smile in their face. This is what I call as indescribable feeling, joy and pleasure, no more walking, stumbling alone on strange road. Even when I was surrounded by a million people I feel alone without my family. We planned to go to Menjangan Island (Deer Island), one of Bali’s best scuba diving sites which is famous from its underwater richness and deep coral reef wall, next week.

My friends and I departed to West Bali at 7 in the morning, three and a half hours driving from Denpasar, capital city of Bali, headed to western part of Bali. It was like a déja vu, my car passed through the curving roads with the golden carpet of terrace paddy at the right side of the road, ready to be harvested. I was so amazed, I had never concerned that this exotic landscape is literally exist in Bali. From my car window I saw Balinese women wearing colourful kebaya and kamen (traditional clothes) walking in a row on their way to the nearest temple while putting an offering pilled with fresh fruits and rice cakes as tall as 40 cm on their head to be offered to the Gods, sometimes without being hold by hand and for me that was a real magic. Besides its gorgeous landscape and scenery, the social cohesion between Balinese has captivated my heart. The strong women, family-oriented kind of belief, a harmonious relationship between people and God are perpetuated through every aspect of life.

Above: Balinese women with smile on their face, even the offering on their head is not light.

photo was taken from google.

“I like the friendly and warm nature of the Balinese people and the sunshine! I like that just out from the tourist areas are beautiful landscapes and natural environments that really show the family-oriented culture,” said Janette Wajs my Australian friend who had just visited Bali for two weeks. Now I understand why people love Bali more than I do. They found a uniqueness that I have never realised before.

West Bali for a slower pace and more intimate encounter with nature

Vicious waves in black sandy beaches was in the left side of the road, it signalled that we were so close to borderland area between Jembrana (West Bali) and Tabanan (South Bali). No more curving roads and terrace paddy, all are replaced by cocoa and coconut plantation. Yes, West Bali is famous from its cocoa, coconut and teak forest. After one hour the car left the border, we entered a very long road and nothing but woods to see. That was West Bali National Park, the only conservation forest in Bali. This National Park is home to deer, civets, monkeys, rare wild Javan buffalo and the nearly extinct Bali starling or Rothschild’s mynah (Leucopsar rothschildi), a small white-crested bird. Along the road, I could see a bunch of jumpy monkeys playing on the side road. The local people said, if the inside the forest lacks of water, the animal will appear on roadside. That was on July, during dry season in Indonesia, so perhaps the forest ran out of water.

Arriving at Labuan Lalang on Teluk Terima (Reception Bay), we had to check our reservation for snorkelling and fitting our snorkelling equipments, mask, snorkel, and scuba fins. We used a motor boat to go to Menjangan, spending 30 minutes until we reached the island. Menjangan Island is an uninhabited island about 10km offshore with slopes and walls encompass the land. Applying sun block lotion with high SPF is a must if you don’t want to get burnt skin and reddish face (but my Germany friend was obviously applying tanning lotion onto her skin!). The stinging sunlight could be an enemy for skin but a saviour for snorkelling pleasure. The great sunlight will help us see the underwater clearer. Menjangan actually means deer, just like its name, Menjangan Island is a home for a flock of deer. If you are lucky, you can found them drinking water from the spring not far from the beach. There is an old temple inside the island, and the worshippers oftentimes bring their offerings for praying at the temple.

to be continued to part 2

French Village and Japanese Garden.boo!

I went to Berjaya Hills like couple months ago. Since my friends are so excited telling their travel journey. im gonna add more story to it.

It is also called as Bukit Tinggi, it took 2 hours driving from Kuala Lumpur. and it's only 45 mnts from Genting Highland. I went there with groups of my friends, three quarters of them are new pals which I knew them when we met at FGCC office fro further briefing. So, the itinerary is like this, we were divided into two groups. First group is a paintball-lover, so they re gonna play paintball in separated area. Instead, another group went to French village and Japanese Garden. I joined the second flock, since i dont like paintball, because for me it's kinda painful way only for satisfying your passion (my girlfriends came out with stone bruised and minor wounds, ive told u my dear!).

French Village

: is actually a hotel resort of Berjaya Company. It was designed pretty same like French-typical of village. I could find a wishing well, clock tower, clowns while playing their typical attraction, french house, french food. And im sure you will find French Fries, there. Many westerners were there, i felt like im in abroad (yeah literally im in abroad, but the ambiance at French Village was more abroad).



Japanese Tea Garden

:is just like its name, Japanese landscape with its original decoration like koi ponds, japanese bridge with stones and typical japanese plants also japanese style of house where you could rent the kimonos for RM 20. The people from japanese house wore yukata and they will offer you many types and colors of yukata that you could rent. Some of them were imported fr Japan and cost around RM 1,000.boo!

i took it from thelittleglobe.com ;D, since i left my friend's camera @ home, while rushing to catch a taxi.
(stupidity mode: on, me borrowed it for the trip, and me left it at home)

I suggest these two spots for those who love photography. While journey, most of my friends are photographers, they purposely joining this trip for capturing the scenes.

Fashion is a lifestyle, believe me

Since I am a fashionista (imean ilove fashion, but yet im not that stylish) , i bumped into JTimberlake's personal blog (im also kinda of amazed that apparentely Justin T is a fashion addict) and found some fashion blog links.

Garance Dore

: a typical fashion magz. blog. It's more to TeenVogue writing style of fashion article. And yeah it's true, the blogger, are partnered with TeenVogue. It's a french blog, it was written in french, but since she realised that her blog visitors come from every part of the globe. She created the english version of it. yippie! I was amazed by her style of writing and her mood of fashion. It just so stunned me out here. It's kinda inspired me and recall my dream to become an intern in teenvogue magz. and day im gonna have my own fashion magz.



StreetPeeper

It's another blast for fashion street world. I was so amazed that Jakarta is listed into "cities we peep". Hmmm, oh yeah im a proud of it, Indonesia finally could compete in the same lists with NewYork, Milan, Tokyo, London and Paris. It's a manual e-book for those who love street style.


**oh jezz and ibecome so motivated after surfing into these two blogs. and yeah iwont bury my dreams of becoming an editor-in-chief of my own fashion magz.