Meeting my Friend Arta on my 2nd Day

June 17, 20068:00 am, breakfast at Balisani padma, I had omelet, breads, coffee, watermelon shake and bacon na parang ginawang chicharon sa lutong, ok sana sya pero matigas, inubos ko pa din, sayang e. they have many guests here, Australians, Malaysians and Chinese, the front desk officer told me that almost 70% of their rooms are occupied.Lunch timeI’m having lunch at Mcdonalds near Kuta beach, this is the place where I’ll meet my friend here, his name is Arta, he is from Sanur, Denpasar. After having lunch, I went to see the Kuta beach, because Arta will be late, its sand is quite white, there are many Australians here, surfing, sun bathing and eating Indonesian foods. There are many surfing teachers also, they said in 30 minutes you can learn how to stand on the surf board. The are also women offering massage on the beach and henna tattoo, parang nasa Puerto Galera lang ako, kaibahan lang walang nag tatagalog ditto and also surfers, heheI took pictures also of the surfers and some Australians who are sun bathing in the sand, exciting, ngayon lang ako nakakita ng puti na naka topless sa beach… hehehe…Meeting ArtaFinally I met Arta in Mcdonalds, he looks like a Filipino, taller and quite darker than me, we had a little chat, explained to him what are my purpose in going here, he told me about his background also, he’ the youngest of them, he has 3 sisters, all are married, he is still single, he just broke up with his girlfriend, pero sa tingin ko hindi naman sya bading, marunong naman ako umamoy ng bading, hehehe… after some chats, we rode on his motorbike, he helped me find a house to stay, we looked in Kuta area, but some are fully booked, and some are expensive, more than my budget, so we decided to look outside Kuta area, I told him its better to look a rentable place near his place so that in case I will need help it wont be a problem, it’s a good thing he agreed with me, bait no? we went to Denpasar, he said he has a friend there who knows rentable places, iba dito, right hand drive and pag drive, and sobrang dami ng motorbikes, yun kasi pinaka maddaling means of transportation, I asked him if ever I ride a Microlet (small bus) what will I tell the driver where I’m going, he just said, better rent a motorbike, because the bus and Microlet here are only used by locals, the drivers don’t know how to speak English, they will just say Ok! Ok! To you, pretending they understand what you said but actually they didn’t understand you, He also said I might get lost and fooled by the drivers on my fare because I’m a foreigner. I asked him to find me a motorbike that is cheap, and to bargain on the price since I will rate it in a per month basis. It’s a good thing he is kind and honest to me. After 1 ½ hours of looking for a place to stay, we finally found a place, it is a 10-15 motorbike ride from his house, 30-35 minutes motorbike ride to Kuta area.It’s a good place, quiet and peaceful, the owner said that most of her guests are foreigners, Germans, Koreans, Chinese, United Colors of Benetton ba ito??? Most of them are working here, I haven’s seen anyone of them sana mababait, Hehehe.. pero ok yun sakin kasi kung mga local kasama ko dito di kami magkakaintindihan, yung owner nga di marunong mag english buti kasama ko si Arta, translator ko sa kanya, hehehe.Dinner timeWe had dinner here in “Nik Mat” a local carinderia, Nik Mat means to get satisfied, other foreigners also eat here, because they said the food is good. This is one of the cheapest in kuta area, alam kasi ni Arta I need to budget my expenses, by the way, Arta is a vegetarian, dun lang kami di magkasundo sa pagkain, kc ako kinakain ko kahit ano,I had chicken with some spices on it and 1 stick of grilled pork, bbq sa atin but here they call it ”sate” and beef soup, for drink I had this sweet tea in a small bottle, masarap yung chicken sate and beef soup yun nga lang pag inum ko ng sweet tea may ibang lasa, parang may extract ng bulaklak ng sampaguita, inubos ko pa din kasi sayang naman. After dinner Arta accompanied me to the hotel where I’m staying, tomorrow he will fetch me together with his friend to transfer to Sanur, the place where we got a rentable room.Now I’m here in my room at Balisani Padma, I had a tiring day so I will sleep na.. Goodnight people…