Midterm Break Getaway

Lately I've been losing some things that used to excite me. One of those things is the thrill to write. The one thing that I really love doing and some say, very good at it. It's making me really sad… So I've made a promise to bring back that thrill. Starting with this particular post! 

On October 5th - 9th Hubster, my beloved Godsend & I spent Kukka's midterm break in Bali again. But this time the gang was bigger! It all started because Hubster wanted Kukka to spend the holiday together with someone who is...not...old. Like her parents :)) After giving a long of thought, we decided to ask Uchie, my sister in law, to come along. Why? Because she has 2 children, Raoul & Mika, who are... Well obviously that makes them as Kukka's cousins :)) When we told Kukka about it she was very very happy! So long story short, I started browsing villas on AirBnB & also packing. While Hubster started buying tickets & renting a car. 

Day One

We rented a big and beautiful villa called Villa Jimbaran in Jl. Blong Bidadari No. 88, South Kuta (pics taken from AirBnB). I must say that when we arrived at the villa, I was in awe. I knew from the pictures that the villa is super nice. But I didn’t expect it to be… That big? That awesome? That the view is so beautiful? The only downside of it is the way to get to the villa. It is pretty far from the airport and the road is kinda steep. But it’s totally worthy! When the kids saw the pool they couldn’t wait to jump into it. While me… I couldn’t wait to go to the bedroom and lie down on a comfy bed & enjoy some peace & quiet :)) But it wasn’t long until we went to go out to eat. And of course, the restaurant had to be near the beach. We went to Ristorante Italia, our favorite. While Hubster, Uchie & the kids went to the beach, I was just chilling in the restaurant. Writing on my diary & drawing my daily DrawTober (I’ll blog about this later). It was very nice… I did worry a bit because of the cloudy sky. But then I thought oh what the hell! 

When it got dark we went back to the villa. Of course the kids jumped straight into the pool & kept on swimming until their skins got wrinkley. The good thing about it was that because the kids were so tired they fell asleep really easy. And so were we… The adultssszzzzzz….. 

Oh yeah! I can't really remember how it started but then Hubster had the idea of invited Mas Ijul, Hubster’s oldest brother, & Mba Dewi, his wife, to come along. But they had to take a late flight. Anyways suddenly our gang got bigger: Hubster, me, Kukka, Uchie, Raoul, Mika, Mas Ijul & Mba Dewi! Well... The more the merrier, right?!

Day Two

In the morning we were delighted to see that Mas Ijul & Mba Dewi, who took a very late plane, arrived safe & sound in the villa. And there’s one more thing: it turned out that this was Mas Ijul’s first time in Bali! :) I really hoped that he would enjoy Bali like many others do. After a quick breakfast we went to Bali Safari and Marine Park. Luckily Hubster was able to find another car for Mas Ijul to drive. The best part of it was seeing the kids being so excited. Especially Raoul & Mika. As for Kukka… This wasn’t her first time. So I guess Kukka wasn’t that excited anymore. As a matter of fact, after having lunch in Tsavo Lion Restaurant, Hubster, Kukka & I decided to stay. Kukka was so tired she threw up. Afterwards she almost instantly fell asleep on my lap. And it was quite a long nap too. Good. Meanwhile the others took the tour bus & enjoyed Bali Safari together.

Later on Hubster & I wanted Mas Ijul & Mba Dewi to enjoy sunset in Kuta. And so we went. Kuta was crowded. Like always. But it wasn’t really packed. While Mas Ijul & Mba Dewi went to the beach, we decided to go to Beachwalk like true Bintaroers :)) Of course visiting Krisna was on our list too. Why? BECAUSE BUYING KAOS BARONG IS A MUST!!! Thinking that my Barong shirts at home were already worn out I went pretty crazy here. I didn’t get any headache because the store wasn’t that full. It must be a sign! My heart felt lighter when I finally had my new Barong t-shirts in my hand :)) As for my BFF, Keke, I couldn’t get any dodol rumput laut because it was sold out. Well… No luck for you, girl :p

As for dinner we decided to have it by the beach in Warung Ramayana. Too bad we didn’t take pictures. Because the amount of food that we ordered were….huge! :)) Yes. I think we were too hungry to take pictures! I couldn’t even stand up because my tummy was too full :)) Fish, lobster, squid, you name it. All inside my belly :p After all… It was our last night in Bali…

Day Three

It was quite a cloudy morning… The kids went swimming and finished just in time. It rained quite long after they went out from the pool. I enjoyed some me-time in the bedroom while lying down on the bed & looking out the window. Enjoying the rain & watching at the Pink Flamingo moving here & there in the swimming pool. It was just before noon… 

At 1PM we already arrived in the airport because check-out time was 12pm. Although our flight was around 4pm. I particularly didn’t think of it as a big deal. I enjoyed the time sipping coffee & did my DrawTober again. Alhamdulillah everything went great. As we arrived in Jakarta, we said our goodbyes & went home safely. I must say… No matter how fancy the villa we had, how great the places we’ve been & how great our holiday was, it felt really, really, really good to be home & finally sleep on our own bed. 

Home sweet home it is :)