beach and sun makes me happy

Last weekend, I went to Bali for a couple of days with my family.

It was a much needed trip. I forgot whether I have told you before or not, but my office doesn't give their "baby associates" a leave for a year because we're kinda like in probation period or something. All my fellow newbies had a break before they started to work but not me, I wasn't given days off from internship to this because there is a demanding project that can't be left at all. These stuff can pretty much make a person very, very cranky at times.

So this is definitely a short but very appreciated break to reboot myself. When I told my parents my office would have a longer holiday, they quickly booked this trip. Bali was packed this time of year. If it was a normal situation, I wouldn't go at all. I hate going in a vacation during peak season because it would be hard to go anywhere with so many people around but I don't wanna take any chances of not being able to go at all for a year. So yeah, a full overly crowded island? Small risk to take but for you guys abroad I wont recommend visiting Bali during school holiday (can be from late June to August here), Eid holiday, Christmas, and new year unless you wanna suffocate yourself.

I had a great time though, hell I was excited to leave Jakarta in the first place.

We stayed in this fabulous resort in a three bedroom villa with its own pool and hot tub not too far from the touristy areas in Bali and a few steps away from the beach and I spent most of the days just laying around in the beach, jumping into the water whenever I want. I did it for hours and hours. No wonder I got so tanned right now, my co-workers teased me and called me "a village chick" because of it. Such haters, haha.

I also did a bunch of other things: had a traditional Balinese massage, visited secluded beaches (one of my all-time favorites is in Nammos Beach Club where you had to go down a cliff with an inclinator, it's practically empty with its warm white sands, huge waves and a seaside restaurant with yummy drinks), watched sunset, shopped for weird stuff in street markets (like penis-shaped bottle openers), ate seafood dinner by the beach and other good food that can make you literally expanded.

Too bad I didn't really go out at night to clubs here, it's one experience I'm missing since pretty much everyone I know go never misses partying here. A lot of them are crazy with their 1 dollar tequila shot and a 3 dollars cocktail jug (getting really effed up takes a whole new meaning,no?). Jakarta is officially robbing my drinking money. Oh well, maybe next time.

Here are some pictures (most of them are of me and my brother being a camera slut) :

Oh look we got one with our mom too:

I wanna go back again!!!