Still hot and humid, at Haaris's Bali Cyber Cafe today. Just had a really good mie goreng, papaya juice and now on an orange juice!
Hotel is the Ida, behind Matahari in Kuta, for those who asked, just typing too quickly and grammar not so good! Rate today 8350. The rates we've had are from the PT Central just along from Bemo corner, same as what you get in the Kodak shops. Still haven't been up to our land, the big day will be Sunday, meet the architect as well, maybe choose some materials.
All the family still here, son leaves tonight, daughter has another week. They did the Bounty and Paddy's nightclubs last night, bit worse for wear today so chilling out by the pool, us oldies are out doing all the odd jobs that need doing when your on holidays. Be glad when there gone (terrible mother) so we can give up the traipsing around for shopping! How many dvd's can one 18 nearly 19 year old want? Last trip was 400, must be close to 100 this trip! He hasn't had much luck with the girlfriends purse, sorry Jacqui, but I'm not choosing either!
The hotel has had a few changes for the better, good bunch of other guests here, enough pool loungers to go around even though you wouldn't think so. Lunchtime specials for 35,000rupiah includes a fruit juice and very nice. Also had some entertainment going on, a guy playing acoustic guitar and singing, asking for requests and if you wanted you could get up to sing...only one taker for that!
Yes we are building a house, one day, we have the land already. Any info anyone wants on visas or purchasing land/houses you'd be best looking on the balipod forum for expats, plenty of info and friendly forumites.
Have got internet on my i-phone through Bali sim card, but can't seem to tether to laptop yet, will ask Haaris when he gets in. Getting wireless here now on the laptop, exellent speed for Bali.
We were through immigration and out to our driver in 20 minutes from getting off plane, we paid in US dollars and were seated at row 2 so first off, very long walk to VOA counter, seems they have changed the inside of the terminal around or parked the planes at the far end of terminal. Quite a few people using VIP VOA. Which I felt was not needed if you are at the front of the plane getting off when no other planes were landing internationally at the same time, check flightstats for that.