Category Archives: Bali

Craving home

It’s been 3 months since I left home and I can genuinely say that I am sick and bored of all the food in Bali. Because I don’t have a kitchen (or fridge), every single one of my meals are eaten out. You quickly figure out what places are good and what places you’ll never go back. The problem is that you continually frequent these places until you’re bored! Then, the challenge is to try and found another place to eat at.

Coming from a foodie mecca, the culinary scene in Bali is depressing. I don’t care what anybody says, Vancouver has the best food in the world – at the best prices – hands down. Despite the abundance of ‘5 star chefs’ at various restaurants around Bali, I’d still choose Van’s scene any day. Plus, I’m 90% positive that the food in Van hasn’t been cleaned/cooked in ditch water…
I’ve developed an intense craving for lots of food dishes back home. This is just a small selection…




And yeah, I’m well aware that the Tuna Poke doesn’t exist anymore but a gal can still crave for it right?
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Byebye Dengue

Update: So, I was admitted into the hospital last Tuesday night and ended up spending 3 nights there. If you ever need any sort of medical attention in Bali, check out BIMC Hospital! Everybody speaks English and they take amazing care of you. My little plug aside, those 3 days were absolutely excruciatingly boring! Watching TV day and night, getting poked and prodded for countless blood tests and eating bland hospital food is not very fun at all. Although I suppose if you were to do any of those things, you should do it at BIMC but that’s besides the point. The point is, don’t get sick, and definitely don’t get dengue fever. And, check out Groomer Has It– it’s hilarious!

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Christmas in Bali

This is my first Christmas away from my family and I have to tell you it’s tough! I’ve never felt more homesick than right now. Christmas in paradise isn’t the same. For one thing, the majority of the island is Hindu-based so any signs of Christmas is purely commercial, catering to all the ex-pats. I wish I was home, opening presents with my family and Halo around our beautiful tree but there’s no sense in crying over something that can’t be changed right?
Anyways, the other day I attended a Christmas pageant at one of the local churches. It was definitely very different but I loved the enthusiasm and Christmas spirit that was present. The night consisted of 2 different Balienese cultural dances (one danced by 3 cute boys), a hip-hop dance, a dance by a bunch of little girls, a couple of choirs and a troupe of men dressed in funny wigs.
Check out a few pictures below.
Update: So I hope your Christmas was better than mine! I spent the majority of Christmas day curled up in bed with a fever, sweat chills and intense joint pain. I missed Christmas dinner but managed to stumble out of bed late at night to go to an internet cafe to skype my family (they were opening presents). It’s now day 3 and I still have intense joint pains, a fever, sweat chills, headaches, nausea, no appetite and earaches. I went to the hospital yesterday to get my blood tested for dengue fever. The test came back inconclusive so I have to go again tomorrow to get it tested again. Sucks to be me right now 😦
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Busy lil bee

Wow, I am (surprisingly) finding myself extremely busy at the moment! I’m juggling 2 p/t online based projects plus trying to learn Indonesian plus trying to keep fit by taking 2 different dance classes….

Ok, so I’m not really that busy but I certainly feel like I’m constantly working or running around…

What happened to freedom 24??

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Update..

I know it’s been a while since my last post but I’m finding it hard to find inspirationĀ to write. It’s so different this time around. I’m no longer on vacation but living my life day-to-day… and my life is frankly quite boring! Nothing is new and exciting anymore. I’ve barely taken any pics – that’s how uninspired I am right now.

One new thing that has happened recently is that I’ve landed a part-time job writing biographies of celebrities for an English school here. The pay is below average in Canadian standards but is on par with some manager positions here in Bali. Take a look at some of the articles I’ve written: Click here. Super easy ya.
Until next time..
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