Sunday, September 25, 2005,9:08 PM
Snapshots of Bali: Part I
About a month ago, TCPJ and the fake Bali in Petaling Jaya was like a million miles away from my soul. I was in Bali with a great bunch of friends (albeit the fact that there are some who almost caused a havoc, just kidding =P). Skeptical at first about Bali, I gathered all the courage I have to shrug off all my worries about what might happen there, although its kinda silly worrying about terrorists and disease, but these are some of the things that kept some people from goin abroad like Bali. But what the heck, time to get away from the haze, Malaysia and most importantly, assignments and classes.

As what I had done before, I prefer to use photos to tell my experiences and stories if I have taken enough snapshots. This is the first part of several parts which I still haven't thought of yet. The scenic and poetic shots are in this part, so feast your eyes, ladies and gentlemen...


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This shot was taken on a road which cuts across a paddy field near a resort called Alila, a luxurious 5-star resort not meant for us, yet. Bali is simple yet beautiful.

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A windchime swings in the cool afternoon breeze at a restaurant overlooking a vast paddy field, such calmness and tranquility are hard to find these days...So that we can reach the state of mental equilibrium. =P

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An overall shot of the paddy field I mentioned in the second photo. Paddy fields are everywhere in Bali, just like palm oil and rubber trees here.

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A cat walks off an offering spot to the Gods, curious at what I'm holding in my hands. Cats there are also friendlier than the ones we find here.

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Kijang is everywhere in Bali, or Indonesia for that matter, since it's considered as their national car there. Cheap, durable and good quality, typically Toyota.

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Dwarfed by the giants he created, a wood carver plies his trade at a wood carving center somewhere near Ubud, Bali. Balinese people are one of the friendliest people I've ever met, although I question some of their intentions sometimes, nothing insulting, just a tourist being aware of his surroundings in a foreign land. =)

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Like a boat stranded on a coral reef, a kite struggles to break free in the dark morning sky from its anchor, a coconut tree.

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The road less travelled, zig-zagging through barren landscape sculpted from a volcanic eruption. In the background is Kintamani, an active volcano which erupted within the last 20-40 years, I can't remember when exactly.

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White herons flying above at dusk after they were disturbed from their trees by our claps, flying in large groups each time, like what those nature shows say, safety in numbers. Wonderful, beautiful puffs of feathers fluttering in the skies...

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Found some little feathered friends there too, although they judge my friendly moves as a threat. Very cute though! Not fit for dinner table. =)

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A beach, a bunch of boats, a boy, a kite and a windy sunny day... Sometimes, the simple joys in life is so much more seductive and sweet than the things that you ever wanted in life. Man, sometimes I wonder how I'll be when I retire one day, sitting on a beach or stuck with my kids' kids...
 
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Saturday, September 17, 2005,5:51 AM
Over the skies of Subang
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A peculiar streak cuts across the 6pm skies of Subang Jaya. Serene and strange, like a piece of rice kernel in a plate of cooked rice. It looked as if the plane is flying towards space instead of flying horizontally above me.

Simple pictures can also bring powerful meanings sometimes.
 
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Friday, September 09, 2005,10:56 PM
Twenty
Twenty years has passed since that fateful day I came into this world. Twenty colorful and individually different years. 8th of September was yesterday, to me it's just another day but with the exception of numerous birthday greetings. I was rather quiet though, as I was reflecting on the past twenty years, especially the last three years, when I "tried" new things. I had thought about a lot of things, things that I have failed to achieve and also my past successes. All the lessons learned and unforgettable experiences. No more a teenager (I'm gonna miss a whole lot of this man!) but almost a young adult. Like what Britney Spears would say, "I'm not a girl not yet a woman"... Bleh... XP

Well, I dont have much to say now actually but I guess I could summarize what I felt yesterday thru "Time's Like These" by the Foo Fighters. Initially I wanted to use Greenday's "Wake Me Up Till September Ends" , but found it a bit too sad and depressing. Heck, it's my birthday, something uplifting should be more appropriate, right?

I am a one way motorway
I'm the one that drives away
then follows you back home
I am a street light shining
I'm a wild light blinding bright
burning off alone

it's times like these you learn to live again
it's times like these you give and give again
it's times like these you learn to love again
it's times like these time and time again

I am a new day rising
I'm a brand new sky
to hang the stars upon tonight
I am a little divided
do I stay or run away
and leave it all behind?

it's times like these you learn to live again
it's times like these you give and give again
it's times like these you learn to love again
it's times like these time and time again

Times like these - Foo Fighters


To everyone who wished me (thru SMS, Friendster, messages and also verbally), Thank You for remembering and also Thank You for making my day brighter! Nick, Bianca, Shyn, Ramesh, Peng Soon, Wendy and Joon, Thanks for the book, although I've already bought it, but it's the thought that counts =) Hansel, Foo, Sue and Du, good friends of mine, my yum cha, shisha, pool and ciggie buddies, Thanks for everything people =)
 
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