blockage

This is new development that’s going on in the house I’ve been living in. The owner just retired and decided to have this tiny stall in front of his driveway. So this odd building just stood there, blocking the way. Yes there’s still path to let car pass, wide enough but you have to be extra careful. I think it would be more challenging when it’s open and motorbikes start parking.

Hhmmm… time to look for a new place?

i wouldn't drink to that!

The three of us were out and about on a girl night out event.

Drinks were ordered, the band played their tune, and something struck me. In a negative way, that is.

So this bar has an O form, right in the middle is the bar tenders, drink storage and sink, and on the upper level is the stage. So you have to lift your head to see they perform.

With that kind of arrangement you practically see everything. You see the band, you see the clubbers, you see the bar tenders (unfortunately they don’t do coyote ugly mixing acrobat), you see the waiters/waitresses, and you see the cleaner.

And that particular night something I saw really bothered me. When I say you can see everything, you can also see how they clean the glass, pitcher, ashtrays, etc. Surprisingly the cleaner boy (he looked young) run the water in the glass, and put it aside to dry.

That’s it? No soap? No heater?

It’s a bit icky you know. What about those germs? What about lipstick marks? Yuck!

I’m not exactly a clubbing person, but is this a normal practice or is it special method in that 1 particular club? It kinda make me think twice (and more) before going to a club in the future. Maybe I should start bringing my own glass :p.

Bali IS a botanical garden

If there weren’t an invitation to celebrate France’s national day (or something like that) I wouldn’t know there’s a botanical garden in Ubud .

It’s gorgeous, tranquil and really green. It’s private owned and they really take good care of it. They have quite a species, but I think focused on Kantong Semar (Nepenthes), or maybe because I was fascinated by them?

The celebration itself was (unfortunately) attended by retiree Ubud socialite. The attraction was music, the marry-go-round type of music, played on an antique gramophone.

Interesting, we would’ve stayed longer if the mosquitoes weren’t biting us furiously.

The “BEEP” machine

You would know in those candid TV shows where people started to curse and the TV producer had to sensor it. On some it was an awkward pause between words, on others they put the “beep” sound. And it would go like “That BEEP just ripped me off!! Can you believe that!!”

I literally looked for that machine on the internet. It could be a perfect gift for some people you know. I would think it would be a slap in the face when you give to a person, that it definitely showed them that they have foul mouth and cursing is just a bad habit they can’t get rid of. In fact I’m surrounded by people like that. Once I told one of my dearest friends, “Honey, for someone as pretty as you, you sure have a dirty mouth.”

Perhaps for her the F word is just as normal as when you say other words that have no offensive meaning. I don’t mind her venting with me, but pleaseee.. spare me the Fs, the Ds and the Ss, especially on the phone, when it goes right into your ear and into your head.

So if you know where to get one, drop me a line here. I definitely will buy some, and the next time my friend called all I would here is “I just met the BEEP manager and BEEP said I had to redo my proposal. What the BEEP was she thinking? Is she in BEEP drugs? I don’t have BEEP time to redo the BEEP proposal… BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPP!!!”

new favorite - either for desert or breakfast..

and it has a history too...