Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
There must be thousands of temples and shrines on Bali of varying sizes and importance, but each one is still beautifully decorated with status, carvings, and many also in Balinese-styled architecture and landscaping. That said, the sheer number of temples
Over the next couple of days, I’ll be writing recollections of our Bali trip oriented around subject areas. This is gonna be mostly for our recording purposes so in a few decades’ time when we’re all old and forgetful, at
We’re safely back at home now, and amidst waiting for the laundry machine to clean up the first basket of laundry, I can finally do some photographic accounting. Over the 6 days, we took a total of 2,486 shots, of
Our fifth day in Bali was mostly spent in photography subject-specific places; we started off in the early morning at the Botanic Gardens in Ubud for macro flower photography, then continued onto the Bird Park for animal photography, then the
The second place I was really looking forward to visit was the cliffs at Pura Luhur Uluwatu after looking at the pictures taken of the area. This area is the southermost tip of Bali, and apparently is a small village
Day 4 of our Bali trip was packed with the more natural sights of the island, starting with one of the two places I most wanted to visit—the Jati Luwih rice terraces. Dewa Marco drove north for nearly two hours
Got time for another post after Yang’s just finished his. The sighting of terrace padi fields is one the highlights during our stay in Bali. It was something which I learnt about in secondary two Geography lessons but never get
If Tepi Sawah Villa is charming by day, it’s absolutely stunning at night. The compound is pretty compact, and every inch of the villa is lovingly landscaped in the Balinese garden style with use of water, ponds, flowers, status and
The highlight of the first day with Dewa Marco, a driver I’ve decided to coin as “The Best Driver in Bali”, was our sunset visit to Tanah Lot. This temple sits on a rock formation and is set some distance
The flight was pretty pleasant and smooth, and we arrived at Tepi Sawah Villa at 5 pm on Saturday afternoon after weaving in and out of Bali traffic for nearly an hour. Our suite, Pedang Villa, pales a little in
I started creating the Excel spreadsheet for my packing list to Bali several months ago. Yep, it’s still that Excel spreadsheet fetish I’ve got. Funnily, that fetish has rubbed off on Ling too. These days whenever she makes an overseas
I adore hymns. I’ve blogged here about my playing of hymns as the ACS School Pianist 24 years ago before. I love hearing and singing with a large congregation songs of majesty and praise, accompanied by a pipe organ. Just
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