Entries tagged with “bali third year in a row traveling is hell beaches bali waves surfing” from LINDY-LOO'S LIFE
I don't like to ever even think of the negative; let alone focus on it...so I will merely gloss over some minute details leading up to now and fill you in on a few quick things, as well as entertain you with my OCD and that which manifests from it when I am stressed -lists; before wandering off into a heavenly abyss for the next 3 weeks....but with the luck I've had over the last week, maybe never coming back.
First, to start off....
List #1: Things I didn't expect about Kuala Lumpur
1. The massively large Muslim population (which is visibly apparent via the head scarves and in some cases full Burka's)
2. The massively large Chinese population (which is aurally apparent by not only their loudness but also they language that they chose to yell at eachother and into their cellphone's in; as well as visually apparent as most signage is in Malaysian and Chinese - not English)
3. They drive on the wrong side of the road
4. KL is a country, not a city (not literally but i spent an hour on a bus then an hour in the subway just to get to the downtown core)
5. The Indian influence (seen in the food the clothing, the architecture, and the people's faces)
Now onto the goods....
The last three days have been hellish to put it mildly. I lost my favorite and only Roots sweatshirt. Lived in an airport for 3 days and 2 nights unvoluntarily. Found myself yelling at another human beiing and then of course feeling horrible for it (I remember thinking while doing so that I was mad as I have been in years....since my last encounter with Steven, of all things, over 2 summers ago). Missed a flight (which was not my fault, hence me yelling at someone). Bought a new flight. Arrived into Bali and like a pro had my 25USD ready, busted through immigration and out to...oh what? Yeah, they lost my bags.
At this point, I had to admit to myself I was in a very low slump. And I really had to admit I couldn't feel worse. I hate to admit these things to myself. It is like I let life win the battle. It doesn't help I'd bee a bit low since spending my bday all alone AND THEN finding out Cat wouldn't be back to Bali until the 16th and I'd be alone for ANOTHER week. So I was sulking a bit. My only solace was, yes, it really couldn't get much worse.
So...... after filling out the appropriate paper work, and praying to the Hindu God of Luggage, I got out to the sunshine and got an amazing hug from Kadek (sometimes that's all ya really need) and we went home, got a bit settled, got me a phone card (# 0858-5751-8105), then I bee-lined it to PAdang PAdang (my old stomping grounds, watch for me on this webcam). I parked 1km away to give myself a walk. And was still a bit stressed from the whole ordeal. But I dropped my shoes off with the Kopi lady and after the typical pleasantries and one unexpected one (she asked me where I bought my besar while poking my boob, which made me laugh (my first spontaneous laugh all day)) I walked to the water in my dress (no clothes, remember) and when my foot made contact with the water it was like everything just left my body. Everything was right again. Everything in life is good. I almost cried! And then I swam around for an hour or so. Went out to the break to chat with the surfers; walked along the beach to find any sort of science geek stuff possible; and then bought some sunscreen (yep, a few hours late).
(sorry for the quality of these pics, btw....along with my life's necessities for a month was my camera in the bags. So I took this pic with my computer's camera...but I think you get the jist...I am smiling again!)
List #2: Things I'd Forgotten About Bali (you may want to go back and read the Bali post of me experiencing Bali for the first time in order to understand the quick references)
-stray dogs (aside: one must stay particularly alert whilst driving a mo-ped in a 3rd world country)
-Absolute Petrol
-"English" where you go? what doing?
-Kopi and the price of it and Bintang (there is a God)
-the most wonderful people in the world and their absolutely heart melting smiles
-The staring (undressing) with the eyes (or rather, that I might actually be an attractive woman and not the zoo animal I am made to feel in China)
- How slowly things change (or rather, how quickly China is changing)
List #3: Some Surprises
- I get freckles (and apparently burn in 5 minutes, proof in pic above)
- I found myself thinking on the road to Cat's "i'm home".
A note about point #2; list #3....What a strange thing to say to yourself..... but I guess I have to think a bit more about what I meant by that; and moreover what it might mean for my intentions in the future. For now, as I mentioned to an American I met at my hostel in Xian last weekend when she asked me where I call home:
'Home?, I guess for me, home is where my computer is.'
First, to start off....List #1: Things I didn't expect about Kuala Lumpur
1. The massively large Muslim population (which is visibly apparent via the head scarves and in some cases full Burka's)
2. The massively large Chinese population (which is aurally apparent by not only their loudness but also they language that they chose to yell at eachother and into their cellphone's in; as well as visually apparent as most signage is in Malaysian and Chinese - not English)
3. They drive on the wrong side of the road
4. KL is a country, not a city (not literally but i spent an hour on a bus then an hour in the subway just to get to the downtown core)
5. The Indian influence (seen in the food the clothing, the architecture, and the people's faces)
Now onto the goods....
The last three days have been hellish to put it mildly. I lost my favorite and only Roots sweatshirt. Lived in an airport for 3 days and 2 nights unvoluntarily. Found myself yelling at another human beiing and then of course feeling horrible for it (I remember thinking while doing so that I was mad as I have been in years....since my last encounter with Steven, of all things, over 2 summers ago). Missed a flight (which was not my fault, hence me yelling at someone). Bought a new flight. Arrived into Bali and like a pro had my 25USD ready, busted through immigration and out to...oh what? Yeah, they lost my bags.
At this point, I had to admit to myself I was in a very low slump. And I really had to admit I couldn't feel worse. I hate to admit these things to myself. It is like I let life win the battle. It doesn't help I'd bee a bit low since spending my bday all alone AND THEN finding out Cat wouldn't be back to Bali until the 16th and I'd be alone for ANOTHER week. So I was sulking a bit. My only solace was, yes, it really couldn't get much worse.
So...... after filling out the appropriate paper work, and praying to the Hindu God of Luggage, I got out to the sunshine and got an amazing hug from Kadek (sometimes that's all ya really need) and we went home, got a bit settled, got me a phone card (# 0858-5751-8105), then I bee-lined it to PAdang PAdang (my old stomping grounds, watch for me on this webcam). I parked 1km away to give myself a walk. And was still a bit stressed from the whole ordeal. But I dropped my shoes off with the Kopi lady and after the typical pleasantries and one unexpected one (she asked me where I bought my besar while poking my boob, which made me laugh (my first spontaneous laugh all day)) I walked to the water in my dress (no clothes, remember) and when my foot made contact with the water it was like everything just left my body. Everything was right again. Everything in life is good. I almost cried! And then I swam around for an hour or so. Went out to the break to chat with the surfers; walked along the beach to find any sort of science geek stuff possible; and then bought some sunscreen (yep, a few hours late).
(sorry for the quality of these pics, btw....along with my life's necessities for a month was my camera in the bags. So I took this pic with my computer's camera...but I think you get the jist...I am smiling again!)
List #2: Things I'd Forgotten About Bali (you may want to go back and read the Bali post of me experiencing Bali for the first time in order to understand the quick references)
-stray dogs (aside: one must stay particularly alert whilst driving a mo-ped in a 3rd world country)
-Absolute Petrol
-"English" where you go? what doing?
-Kopi and the price of it and Bintang (there is a God)
-the most wonderful people in the world and their absolutely heart melting smiles
-The staring (undressing) with the eyes (or rather, that I might actually be an attractive woman and not the zoo animal I am made to feel in China)
- How slowly things change (or rather, how quickly China is changing)
List #3: Some Surprises
- I get freckles (and apparently burn in 5 minutes, proof in pic above)
- I found myself thinking on the road to Cat's "i'm home".
A note about point #2; list #3....What a strange thing to say to yourself..... but I guess I have to think a bit more about what I meant by that; and moreover what it might mean for my intentions in the future. For now, as I mentioned to an American I met at my hostel in Xian last weekend when she asked me where I call home:
'Home?, I guess for me, home is where my computer is.'
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