I think I’m losing it a bit. I now find myself thinking in 140 character status updates. When swimming – “…is feeling much better after a quick 500m dash in the pool.” When having breakfast – “..is enjoying a nice bowl of papaya and yoghurt”. When coming home completely smashed after night out in Seminyak – “…New Rule: Mobile fone must be confiscated when alcohol consumption is inevitable.”
Sunday, March 15
A nite out in Ubud
Had a surprisingly decent Friday nite up here in the mountains. Jazz by Joseph Rosenberg and band, cocktails by Siam Sally - newest addition to the ever growing Ubud resto list. Decent thai fare, improving daily. Not such a big fan of free jazz though, find it a bit jarring. But as a friend pointed its nice to have for background as you enjoy good conversation and a healthy cocktail.
Btw - Mission to find Bali’s best lychee martini continues. Hu’u Bar still the best contender.
Friday, March 13
Retail Stalkers
You walk into any shop here and as soon as you’re through the door you feel a little uneasy. There’s something there, a presence…You can feel it hovering and you see flickers of movement in the corner of your eye. It begins to stalk you, slowly shadowing your steps as you peruse the wares. It comes closer, and closer, following your every move until…”Silakannnn!” (go aheaddddd pleaseee!) (which in itself confuses me…Go ahead? really? do I need permission to look? I thought I already was?) and there she is, smiling maniacally, hopeful – the retail stalker aka shop assistant. It’s at this point I, who am completely over this, look at her flatly and politely ask her to stop following me, and that I will let her know if I need her. Usually results in a rather miffed shop girl, stalking off and mumbling to her friends at the back. Doesn’t help when the store is full, and I mean full, of assistants. Check photo above from recent trip to Discovery. Minefield.
Thursday, March 12
Nasi Campur Kedewatan
Met up with a few of my fellow Bali tweetizens recently, and as is apt to happen around me, the conversation quickly turned to food and favourite restos. Not sure what it is, perhaps being part Indo (it’s quite fair to say that a huge number of us have a healthy obsession with food) or whether it was getting close to dinner time, but we spent most of our meeting comparing notes. And I cannot talk about Ubud food without mentioning my all time, hands down, favourite nasi campur (pronounced nahsi champurrr). Behold, nasi campur Kedewatan:
I used to dream about this when I was away at boarding school! It’s unexplainable, the crunch of coconut in the lawar (chopped vege fry), the soft chewy sate sticks and mind blowingly spicy sambal. My mouth waters as I type. Any foodie has got to try this one, if you’re ever in my neighbourhood look it up.
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