BALI x x2noice

Heyyy :>

I'll stop the Taiwan Photodiary for a while and slot this post in :>

So basically what happened was I FINALLY WENT TO BALI!!! I have always wanted to go Bali with my friends and we finally got down to booking the flights and hotels and all so I'll just blog abit about Bali cause it's really very memorable and I wanna keep it here :>

I'll just give a little summary of the whole trip on where we stayed, what we did etc :>

Where we stayed: J4 Hotels, Legian Bali (in Kuta) ~S$319.16 for 4 nights in total

We booked the hotel through Expedia which was really cheap. Since we only had 5 people, we didn't want to stay in separate rooms so we shared a deluxe room which was HUGEEE, with a King size bed. But one person had to sleep on the floor usually which was quite sad :< cause the bed could only fit a maximum of 4 people.

The district we stayed was the clubbing district, so the music was really loud and there were clubs everywhere. Sky Garden was just right beside our hotel (literally 2min walk there). Sky Garden is one of the more popular clubs in Bali, and everytime we took a cab, we had to say 'Sky Garden' instead of 'J4 Hotel' cause that's where the cabbies know. HAHA. There was also Engine Room opposite our hotel and there were TONS of bars along the streets. Clubbing and drinking? Checked.


Flight: TigerAir ~S$250 return tix/pax

we were all at diff departure gates LOL

Preflight dinner (subway was the only affordable one fml)

WE B IN BALI

Attempts to block ray's face

It wasn't really VVVVV cheap but at least it was one of the cheaper options :> We were deciding between Jetstar and Tiger but went with Tiger and Jetstar's timing was quite shit (4am flight???). I'm q sure we would be late for the flight LOL. HAHAHA. ANYWAY, our flight departed from SG at 3pm and reached Bali at around 6.20pm on 9 July, Saturday :>

We departed Bali at 7.20pm (delayed from 7pm) and reached SG at around 9.45pm on 13 July, Wednesday :>

Bali felt like a getaway from all the responsibilities in Singapore (although I still had to do some work there), I felt so so so carefree, not caring about the time, not caring about anything but just focusing on having fun. IT WAS SO AMAZING. Most of the time we were chilling in the hotel and just taking our own sweet time for everything. 

yay to green slippers!!

AND I FINALLY GOT TO SURF. But we only had time to surf for 2h which was rly q sad cause it was actually hard but it felt so amazing being able to stand on the surf board :> Really can't wait to go back to the beach to practice surfing again!! The waves were really different from those in Singapore AND I ACTUALLY LOVED THEM. Watching the waves were really calming and made me feel really peaceful :>

handsome not

We were at Kuta beach most of the time, although we went to Potato Head Beach Club on the 4th day which was a different part of the beach. The waves was really strong when we went to Potato Head so we didn't really see people surfing.

Kuta Beach!

Potato Head

HAD TO PUT THIS HAHAH it was so funny cos ray was sick (i dun think any of them will see this anw HAHAHA)

The pains we went through to get a photo together without asking people LOL

Meals were really fucking cheap, and we had a common fund where we just pooled money together to pay for most of our stuff, such as food and transport (which is what we mostly spent on LOL) BUT ANYWAY, we ate like KINGS. Basically, we just ordered whatever we wanted on the menu, around 3-4 mains and some sides, plus drinks. Sharing made it cheaper but in general the prices were already cheaper than in Singapore so we ate till we were really full usually AHHAAH. 

Didn't find the food really amazing tho except when we went cafe hopping in Seminyak where all the good cafes were!

Shopping

Money brought: S$350 ~ IDR 3 000 000

(if you intend to buy more stuff/do water sports etc, do bring more money!)

Shopping in Bali was like heaven. There were so much stuff all around!! And they were all really cheap. You'll definitely need to bargain for the items you buy there, since the prices they usually give at the start is REALLY HIGH. For example, I wouldn't pay >S$5 for singlets there so we basically bargained like mad for the singlets. Their starting prices are usually CRAZY high so YOU MUST BARGAIN!!! There were many stalls selling the same clothes so if one doesn't give you the price you want, just go to another stall ;>

Got cheap magnum!

The alleyways are really amazing with many stalls

We wanted to get white singlets cause they looked alot nicer, but we couldn't find 5 pieces from the stalls there and they were usually sold out (sobz :<) so we settled on the black colour which is still nawbad!! Really loved the singlet cause it's so comfortable and CHEAP (S$5/singlet). We had to buy from separate shops tho cause there was no one stall which had 5 pieces so we split 3/2 HAHA.

Finally got our same singlets on the last day!!

Also bought a dreamcatcher and a tiny bag!! :> vvvv happy wif my buys hehe <3

We also went for a massage there cause it was FUCKING CHEAP, you can get a full body massage for less than S$10 there which felt really amazing. Too bad we only had time for 1 sobz :< Really dm going back for the massage and surfing and food and clubbing!!

Massage x manicure!

HAHAHAH found this lego shop rly cute

WE ALSO TREKKED MT BATUR!!! (I'll leave that for another post but here's a sneak preview of the scenery hehe)

Either way, we were really sad about leaving Bali :< BUT I WILL BE BACK!! (when I have the money LOL)

Bali's airport 

Sad about going back sobz but look at zitt's judgemental face

:<

Total expenditure: ~S$670 all inclusive (didn't finish my IDR tho, so prolly less than S$670!)

rly can't wait to go overseas again!! :>

Luv, 

Tingz

Nihon Mura Express // Vans sale at Tampines Mall

heyy ;))

Really had a mad craving for sushi a few days ago, so I decided to jio shihui out to eat sushi at Rivervale Mall, since we had this $1 coupon for all the plates at Nihon Mura. So naturally I went all out on sushi! ;)) prolly ate 16 plates of sushi? They didn't have a huge variety so I also ordered desserts, but I felt only their chocolate eclair was good. The Japanese cheesecake wasn't to my liking though :( BUT MAN I SURE WAS FULLLLL.

OHWELL. Caught up with shihui over brunch and we sat there for 2h before leaving.

VANS SALE

Right, so I went Tampines Mall with my mum to look at the Vans sales since my friends at work were telling me how cheap the shoes were. AND THEY WERE CHEAP. $19/$29/$39 for authentic Vans, just without the box but still!!!!! HAHA basically got 3 pairs of shoes!!! ;))) HAPPY.

These were basically what I bought:



[caption id="attachment_654" align="aligncenter" width="225"] YES $19[/caption]



[caption id="attachment_653" align="aligncenter" width="225"] $29 NOW!![/caption]



[caption id="attachment_655" align="aligncenter" width="225"] $39 NOW!![/caption]

They're really cheap, no?? And the red pair's my favourite <3 Who would ever hate red?

Accessorize's also having a sale now!! 50% discount on selected items, but the stuff there is also not exactly cheap after discount LOL. But still ;))

HAPPY WITH MY HAUL x)

cya then!!

Luv, Olliee

Olliee in Penang // Day 3 // Air Itam // Cheesecake // Snake Temple

Hey ;))
It's already Day 3 in Penang and I really wish time would slow down. In a flash I will be back in Singapore, relaxing but facing reality already.
Just gotta enjoy to the fullest! Had a really good sleep last night, and practically woke up early feeling SUPER energized. Probably because I drank less coffee at night HAHAHAA.

Anyway, went Air Itam for breakfast and shopped abit there. Roti Canai there was GOOODDDDD. And if you don't know, Roti Prata in Malaysia is called Roti Canai, and actually I prefer this name 😊

























Bought a few clothes there at really cheap prices, like this army buttoned chiffon shirt for 23RM and another cropped chiffon button down for 25RM. They're really pretty ❤️


Went to Kek Lok Si after, it's a Buddhist temple with a really huge Guan Yin statue there. But it was 11am in the morning so it's REALLY HOT and you can actually feel the UV rays piercing through your skin.🔪 Took only a few photos there since it was really too hot to handle 😢







ain't the view pretty ❤️

Headed back to Old Chow Thye after but I couldn't do anything since they didn't need my help :(((( so my job was just to drink coffee, eat cheesecake, and entertain my ahma. HAHA I'm not even joking I didn't even get to serve customers 😭 but I really wanna try being a waitress or barista, so I guess I'll look for that kind of jobs when I return to Singapore!











Apple and Pineapple juice with sour plum: I LURVEEEEE THIS NO KIDDING it is THAT good.



Raspberry and Oreo a Cheesecake! Had to satisfy my sweet tooth cravings, but too much cheesecake makes me feel sick though LOL. If you're a fan of cheesecakes you should really try this!! 😉



Omelette with Mayonnaise and Ketchup



Mango shreds(?)



Latte



Bubur Pulut Hitam (black glutinous rice pudding)



Roasted Hazelnut Latte ❤️



3 layer coffee

Snake Temple





Snake Temple was next, with MANY MANY MANY SNAKES. Didn't really like snakes so I didn't take any photos with it ._.



This little puppy was roaming around there, IT'S SO CUTE!! 😍 but he tried biting my shoe 😑

There was also this tour, and they were actually showing a python strangling a chicken, A LIVE CHICKEN. You can actually hear the wails of the chicken and I cried a little inside for them ;(( Although hearing that chickens get eaten by Python is nothing, (at least in my case), but it's really different when you actually get to witness the real thing in person. Their fate is really sad 😢😢😢

Showcase of the King Cobra:














I was actually fearing for the guy's life when he kissed the cobra LOL but I applaud him for his bravery 👏👏



Just love this tortoise cos' he was just chillin' out 🐢

Dinner was at some random kopitiam which had really good food!!







Kuay Teow Thng 👍👍👍



Popiah: didn't really like it though :(((



SATAY!!! FREAKIN GOOD I SWEAR.

We ordered a lot more but didn't have the chance to take photos so let's just leave it at that!! 😉

Another really fun day today, which loads of disgusting snakes and amazing food and travel ❤️ Truth is, I really can't wait for tomorrow but at the same time wishing for it not to be here 😢

HEHE

Luv, Olliee