Day 5 - Diving, Warung Made & Kudeta

I went off diving at Nusa Dua on a bright, sunny & cloudless morning while Harrison still in his dreamland. At this particular beach in Nusa Dua, they have many types of water sports ranging from para-sailing to flying fish. My heaven.

(I did this once in Penang. Really, it is not scary at all. The view from up there is really nice.)

(Getting all ready to plunge into the deep blue sea and be overwhelmed by the feeling of freedom.)

This has only been my 7th dive I think, and my last dive was in 2002, 7 freaking years ago. Despite of the refresher course which I took two weeks prior to our trip, I felt nervous. The undercurrent were pretty strong. Being a newbie, I find it rather difficult to keep my buoyancy right. At one time, I was brushed against some corals and got cuts on my thigh.

Other than the strong current, the visibility were pretty poor too, probably just about 2m the most. And my darn mask kept fogging up which was making it worst. Need to constantly clear my mask every minute (note to self: to buy anti fog gel next time). Despite of everything, did managed to spot a 'lion fish' and some 'clown fish' and even caught one in one of the many blur photos I took. Can you spot the clown fish admist the anemone???

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After the dive, back in the villa, I took a dip in the pool to cool off the heat, showered and off we went to this famous restaurant called Made's Warung. The guard at our villa told us that it is 200m away. After walking for about 200m, it is still no where in sight. A kind shopkeeper told us that it is another 200m away approximately... kena conned... but it is worth it la... the food is yummy and the prices are reasonable.

(Entrance of the Warung)

(the interior of Made's warung. very baba-nyonya ish..)

(the courtyard of Made's Warung which will be filled with candle lit tables at night)


(This will be mine. Nasi campur biasa. I told you I eat a lot on holidays. Harrison ordered a Nasi Goreng Seafood which we forgotten to snap any photo of.)

We also ordered some 'sate babi'. Yes, you heard me right, babi, *oink oink*. They served pork everywhere in Bali as majority of them are Hindus. We even have yummy crispy bacon for breakfast. Oh, note the heart shaped cucumber which Harrison insisted to snap a photo of. Talking about being corny...he beats us all!

(A single lily stood strong in a little pond in front of the warung.)

After our heavy lunch, we called for the bill and took a slow walk back to our villa which is 400m away (now we know). It is just a long stretch of road with little shops lined along both sides of the road selling beach wears, accessories, decorative items and etc. It was nice to peep into these shops thru its windows as we walk passed it to see silly gwailo being slaughtered to pay more than what it's worth. But then again, willing giver, willing taker.

(Finally, back to Sun Islands)

(The miserable reception which I mentioned in Day 4.)

We lepak-ed in our villa after lunch till the driver from the spa came for us. We were chaufferred to a spa for our 2 hours treatment which includes a balinese massage, lulur scrub & flower bath. It was awesome. The treatment room for two was a semi outdoor room. It was nice, just a little hot though without the aircond.

After our blissful spa session, we requested the driver to drop us off at Kudeta instead of the villa. Kudeta is the most happening sea front restaurant/bar in Bali. Without a prior reservation, you will never be able to get a table. We have got Dana to RSVP for us couple of days ago. Apparently, according to a friend, Kudeta is a place must not be missed, how very true. Thank you for your recommendation Terence.

(the courtyard of Kudeta)

(me enjoying fresh green olives served - appetizer)

(Enjoy a pre-dinner drink while watching the sunset by the beach)

Actually, this trip is supposed to be our honeymoon. Due to many reasons, shifting of houses, money & etc, we've decided to delay it to January this year (6 months after our wedding). Then we postponed it to early February instead so that we can take advantage of the long CNY holidays. And from February, we got it postponed once again without having any dates fixed cause PP's was in very bad stage and I don't want to be away during those critical times. That's the reason of our long delayed honeymoon. 9 months after wedding. (we are married for 9 months already??? it certainly dont feel that long.)

(this place have all the ingredients for romantic atmosphere - candle light dinner, beautiful sunset, long sandy beach & etc)

It was finally settled for 9th ~ 15th March. I told Harrison it is no longer a honeymoon, sourmoon more like it. He laughed and said we will bring out own honey la... lols... dunno what he means anyway... Only when it was nearer to the dates that we realised that the holiday falls on our ROM 1st year anniversary... what a coincident. So, this whole Kudeta thingy is just so we have some nice place to celebrate the occasion.

(cheers for a good year and more good years to come!)

(awesome right?)

(the sky changes to blue when the sun submerged entirely at the horizon)