Apart from the disgusting heat in Adelaid there is so much happening in my life but won't go there! After the ceremony for Filo at the Pantai, I returned to Bali frequently where I found great peace and a strong presence of Filo. Fortunes were spent on Chuppa Chups and I continued to suppoert our families. We had gone back to Bali in the January before Filo departed and had one of our best trips ever.
On the way home we talked about staying longer, maybe renting a villa etc. Before anything happened he of course died. I stayed with our friends Andrew and Kadek several times and in June 2010 took my 2 other very close girlfriends with me and both are now besotted with Bali.
We atayed with Andrew and at our happy hour (or is it day?) Andrew mentioned that an unfinished villa owned by the Balinese from whom he bought his land was up for lease. 'Why didn't we go and look at it?' We did. I got excited and after negotioations arranged to put a deposit down to lease this site. Wow! Two weeks after I got back home an email form Andrew arrived to say that the silly owner had gone bankrooopt!
Oh bugga! Andrew and Kadek had marched down to the bank, promptly rescued my deposit back (I don't know how) and then emailed me.
Disappointment. Not for long. Andrew convinced me to build. So after meeting his real estate friend while walking the dogs on the beach, the wheels were put in motion. 'I have found the perfect spot for you' was an email 3 weeks later. Just up Dyana Pura from Andrew and tucked behind a 3 storey building and in a Gang with coconut groves and the odd rice paddy nearby.
Done! Off to Bali to sign the lease. I was going to build a vill in Filo's memory for us! More later