urgh.
i just got back from Bali. no don't worry we're all alive and alright not affected by the horrendous tsunami. was awoken from my deep slumber on monday morning by my hysterical mother who thought i had just died or something like that, words like "don't worry mum i'm fine" did litte to alleviate the situation. later on i got many sms-es from them saying DON'T GO NEAR THE BEACH. TSUNAMI'S NOT OVER. DON'T GO SURFING. geez. fact is i'm 18, had no idea about the tsunami whatsoever, and if i was -ahem- i wouldn't have picked up the phone. besides, for the tsunami to reach bali it has to pass through ocean, which it can't cause it gets stopped by Sumatra.
mr michael head pe was looking for us too, even called sherman to get us, cause another hysterical parent couldn't reach his/her son.
i only just realized the severity and extent of the damage, and how lucky i am to be alive. i was thinking of going to Phuket, if i was there -gulp- .sigh. think i'll find stuff to donate tomorrow. for those of u who're religious say prayers alright? pray for strength and courage of the people to survive these testing times.
bali wasn't fantastic - wrong season, wrong part of the island and plenty of cheats "konichiwa-ing" us, trying to sell us things at exorbidant prices. but i did do a great amount of shopping.
Shopping List:
1) Original Versace Shades
2) Original Quicksilver singlet
3) Jim Bean/Bintang Bir singlets
4) Osama don't surf/Fuck Terrorist T shirts
5) obscene amounts of DVDs
i know what i want, what i need, what i can't have and what i don't want.its no point going out there to find it, it'll come to you, just lead your life the way you think is right, float around till it finds you; till THE swell comes and you ride it all the way to shore.
terence said we would get bored of bali and that we shouldn't extend. well all i got to say is one gets bored easily when the mana runs dry and the sun doesn't shine. besides its not that we could extend our stay by much longer. one more day wouldn't help much. i gotta learn to really surf man and that's going to take a hell lot of time. next time i go over there it'll be for 2 weeks at least; it'll be in the dry season; i'll take lessons. now that'll really rip.just dreaming of it.
many mistakes made, and many lessons learned. there'll definitely be many more next times for Bali. and yeah, no more Garuda airlines, transits in Jakarta, tour guides out to cheat us; only SQ direct, plenty of research, a rented bike, the sun, the surf and the sand.
mr michael head pe was looking for us too, even called sherman to get us, cause another hysterical parent couldn't reach his/her son.
i only just realized the severity and extent of the damage, and how lucky i am to be alive. i was thinking of going to Phuket, if i was there -gulp- .sigh. think i'll find stuff to donate tomorrow. for those of u who're religious say prayers alright? pray for strength and courage of the people to survive these testing times.
bali wasn't fantastic - wrong season, wrong part of the island and plenty of cheats "konichiwa-ing" us, trying to sell us things at exorbidant prices. but i did do a great amount of shopping.
Shopping List:
1) Original Versace Shades
2) Original Quicksilver singlet
3) Jim Bean/Bintang Bir singlets
4) Osama don't surf/Fuck Terrorist T shirts
5) obscene amounts of DVDs
i know what i want, what i need, what i can't have and what i don't want.its no point going out there to find it, it'll come to you, just lead your life the way you think is right, float around till it finds you; till THE swell comes and you ride it all the way to shore.
terence said we would get bored of bali and that we shouldn't extend. well all i got to say is one gets bored easily when the mana runs dry and the sun doesn't shine. besides its not that we could extend our stay by much longer. one more day wouldn't help much. i gotta learn to really surf man and that's going to take a hell lot of time. next time i go over there it'll be for 2 weeks at least; it'll be in the dry season; i'll take lessons. now that'll really rip.just dreaming of it.
many mistakes made, and many lessons learned. there'll definitely be many more next times for Bali. and yeah, no more Garuda airlines, transits in Jakarta, tour guides out to cheat us; only SQ direct, plenty of research, a rented bike, the sun, the surf and the sand.
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