wow

i haven't blogged about bali for the longest time. BUT it doesn't mean i never think of the beautiful island. i think about it everyday. i imagine what my house is going to be. i imagine my dog, my new environment, new friends, even imagining a new pink surfboard!

i am very very busy with work now. i don't have the luxury of the time to go browse online and do research. all i can do now is read forums, look at the beautiful photos of bali in flickr.com and imagine myself in bali.

i don't want to get too obsessed with this moving to bali thing since im not really moving as in living and getting a job there. i'm just going to live there for a month. i know one month is not enough to know what its like to live like a true balinese (although that is not my main goal) so i am still contemplating to stay on for about two or three months more. i'm just worried about the visa thing. i don't want to go through all those visa applications process. i just don't have the patience for it. i will settle with one month for now and will decide later on. i don't want to call it a month-long holiday. i don't want this to be categorized as holiday. i want to actually live and be one of the locals. holiday to me is staying at nice fancy hotels and do all those touristy stuff. i am done with all of that in bali (fine, not all cuz apparantly 8 days was not enough and i was too scared about bomb shit that i only got to hit the beach on our 6th day in bali! pathetic, no?) i am still going to do some sight-seeing but i don't want to do it in a rented car with a driver. i want to use a bike and drive it myself (speaking of which, the driver's license is going to be another issue. for the love of god i can't drive a car and i'm so dependent on my driver!)

all the hardcore planning and extensive detail research will be put on hold for now. V is looking for a house for me now and will send me photos of the houses she has viewed. i know its too early but i want everything to be prepared when i move there.

right now i am eyeing on kuta townhouses in jalan pasar agung, kuta. i know i said i don't want anything modern as i want to stay in a humble balinese home but the pool is very inviting! hahah! i spoke to a nice man named adi and he said there's an available 1-bedroom unit for next year and i get 10% off from my total bill. i hope my friend A who is in bali now will check the unit for me (and send me photos as well!) but i'm not sure if townhouses will allow pets in the unit down. if they don't then i guess i will have to look for some place else where i can take care of indie.

i am still thinking if i want the puppy to wait for me by the doorstep or i'll pick it up myself from, um, wherever indie's from. hehe!

okay, enough about my bali dreams. for now. i have to work hard to fund this project.

only God knows i am extremely seriously excited! =)