Bali Shot-Getaway

Hi all..!

I decided to go ahead making this blogpost after randomly open my blog and surprised by the number of pageviews! i was like wuaaaaaaa..! i'm not sure where all this pageviews from [most probably from instagram] but thanks!

Anyway - last week, I went to Bali for the 2nd time in my whole life. Best part is I was there only for about less than 48 hours. So this post will cover some of the things we [yup! i meet some of my colleague-friends there] do to sieze the precious Bali-Experience.

So, we all went to Bali for a good reason: attending one of our colleague's wedding. Thank GOD it was on saturday, so uuu-yeah...we got 1-extra-day to so called explore bali.

The Wedding

It was my first time attending such wedding. It was SSSSSSSOOOOO BEAUTIFUL. [Thanks Frans and Yessie!] A private wedding held at The Asmara Luxury Villa, Nusa Dua - Bali with only 6 tables, super romantic decorations, very good music, and of course - great food. It's like no-strangers kinda feeling? i mean since the groom and bride personally knows all the invitee, i think it'll be more meaningful for both of them. [when all weddings you've attended was so big - some of the invitee not even care of the event itself, you get amazed.]

I was grateful enough I can make it on time for the 2nd session. [eventhough it was dark by then so i didn't get to see the beach and the entire 1st session of the wedding]

so here are some pics!

Dat coaster is their invitation - it was designed by the bride herself. How lovely is that???

tryin' to catch some photos from my seat was a bit... challenging?

With da Bride!

There were LOTs of foods, but silly me - I only took this one.
[and it's my first time trying this thing. pretty good!]

We-fie wif da bride!

You can't leave ugly-face behind, can you?
[ps. love this shot!]

The Holiday

After a good night sleep at The Swissbel hotel rainforrest. Here comes the morning..! And yessss..some of us decided to get ourself a lil bit of more of what bali can offer. Since we only have less than 12 hours. We got ourself a local tour-guide, a car, and a driver to help us ticking our list.

1st: Surviving 'Pia Legong' queue.

If you don't know what it is, you might head up to their web here, but then it's in Indonesian, and if you're indonesian most probably you've heard it cause it's incredibly famous...
Soooo... ok i'll try my best, to make it simple - it's something like a round shaped pastry with generous fillings, comes in 3 filling flavours: Cheese, Chocolate, and Mungbean (green bean). Personally i LOVE their cheese, runner up is the chocolate, and i think the other one is just like the least favourite.

This outlet is rather interesting [some of you might heard of the rumor] cause apparently each person can only buy 2 boxes. [period] you can't even re-queue and buy another 2 boxes. [I actually witnessed a guy who's trying to re-queue, turns out the employee recognised him and not letting him to buy more. how awesome is that?] So if you're planning to buy in bulks, you might wanna consider pre-ordering. It's not the one-day-ahead pre-order. it's more like 1-2 weeks ahead!

How to order? according to the website, there are only 2 ways to do so: 1st is to come to their store [which is a bit impossible if you're a tourist] - 2nd is to order by phone at:+62 8118 77777.

YASSS!!! Survived the queue!
it was quite intimidating to see how many people q-ing. but turns out it's a quick one..!

2nd: Indulge in local delights.

When in Bali - Eat Suckling Pig [Babi Guling in indonesian]. [they say]
We've heard of the famous Babi Guling Ibu Oka, but instead of going there, our local tour guide recommend us to try the less-touristy one [and perhaps more local-choice] called Babi Guling Gianyar "Warung Pande Oka".  

As mentioned on my instagram post, we were there around 12pm something, and they're finishing their 3rd whole-pig by then. o.o

Babi Guling Gianyar "Warung Pande Oka" idr.50K [est. S$5] veggies not included.
you can order the one with the toppings being put together with the rice for a cheaper choice [idr.35K]

Apparently i'm not a big fan of suckling pig. it's not that it wasn't nice, it's just not for me, i guess.

3rd: SPA

SPA in Bali, sounds perfect, isn't it? yeaahh.. we think so..! So we requested it to our tour guide, and he made a reservation at Bali Orchid Spa, and even get us a special price for the package! a short review: the massage was sssssssooooo good! really.

Orchid Lulur Package - 2Hours for only idr.400K [u.p. US$70]. YAY!!

Unglam explosion before spa.

Ginger tea! [not sure if it's complimentary or included in the package] 

playing OOTD cause it seems artsy. [apparently i fail XD]

4th: Domba Coffee Factory

Oh! so you call yourself a coffee-lover?
Did you know there are male and female coffee bean?
Did you know that drinking 1 to 3 glass of coffee a day is good for your health? [strictly NO SUGAR]
Did you know .... .... ....

The thing is, we learnt a lot in the factory, and it was a really good experience. We even get a free coffee! thanks to mr. tour guide for adding this into our list!

preparing our coffee-testing session

Coffee from male coffee bean, known to have zero acidity. EXTREMELY bitter, in a good way.
[the only not-good part was the price]

Mandatory proof-shot! XD

5th: ICE CREAAAAMMMM

Finaleeeeehhhh it's time for the famous gelato in town: Gusto Gelato. We [or rather I] have heard of it, and we're not missing it! paid our visit to their outlet in Bali, and as expected. it was awesome!

We ordered The Cone - idr.24K [each came with 2 scoops of gelatos of your choice]

You know when you go into a gelato place and they have like A LOT of flavours and even though you can only have 2 scoops on your cone, the best thing is you can try as much as you want!
Guess what we found there? CHOCOLATE CHILI FLAVOUR. know what? I TRIED and IT WAS GOOD! first you can only taste the rich chocolate flavour, and just when you're about to say it's not spicy at all, THEN the chili raise and be like U-UH.. HERE I AM. #lol

After a good session of "can i try this" and "what about that one", we finally made up our minds and choose our 2 scoops.

Happy Troops! 

Cheers!
Strawberry sorbet ✖ Snickers // Chocolate ✖ Mascarpone crunchy chocoChoco-avocado ✖ Stracciatella // Crocante ✖ Mint choco

Mine!  Choco-avocado ✖ Stracciatella

6th: Dinner

Again, as per our tour guide's recommendation, we had our dinner at Warung Sunset for more pork delights. This time, it match me! i was like "this is more like it" Personally i really...really...really recommend the crispy pork belly. Say no more, let the pictures do the talk.

'Iga Bakar Madu' / Honey Pork Ribs
Half Slab - idr.135K++

Crispy Pork Belly
idr.120K++

Crispy Pata [Pork Knuckle]
idr.160K

And that's pretty much the end of our 1-day-bali adventure.... headed back to the airport, and went back to singapore.

oh wait! there's some more

At a random paddy fields to catch the sunset, but ended up taking some unglam frames instead.
cannot even see the sunset! 

Lastly, a we-fie with our friendly tour guide and driver at the airport

Don't forget to check out my instagram @anthony.ali for more update! Thanks.. :D

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Pia Legong // www.pialegong.com

Jl. By pass Ngurah Rai, Ruko Kuta Megah 15 Kuta-Bali
Phone: +62 8118 77777
Opening Hours : 9am - 3pm

Bali Orchid Spa // baliorchidspa.com

Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rani No 108 Suwung - Kauh - Kuta Bali - Indonesia
Phone: +62 361 8831319, 8473338, 8841999
Mobile: +62 81 337 007778
Fax: +62 361 8473365
email: info@baliorchidspa.com
Opening Hours: 9am - 11pm

Domba Coffee HQ // domba.coffee

Jl. Mertanadi II No. 77 Abian Base, Kuta, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Telp: +62 361 4727268 / +62 361 4727269
Mobile: +62 851 00421164
Fax +62 361 4727267
email: one@dombacoffee.com

Gusto Gelato Caffe // gusto-gelateria.com

Jl. Mertanadi No. 46B, Kuta Utara, Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia

Warung Sunset // warungsunsetbali.com

JL.Sunset Road Boulevard, Kuta - Bali
Phone: +62 361 894 7322
Mobile: +62 81 338 926 821