snippets of bali

a mish mash of photographs from my third & last day in bali. i would really love to go back one day and just laze around the hotel, pool and beach all day, doing nothing at all.

the balinese sea

it's so fun to watch the surfers catch the waves. never a boring moment as you ooh and ahh over the heroics of some and gasp when they tumble off their boards.

beach shack community

the surfing beach shack community is a world entirely contained upon themselves. from the top of the cliff, you would think that it's all rock till it hits the waters but as you gingerly walk down the rough-cut steps, you find yourself in a complex full of surf shops and beach shacks serving food. we had our breakfast at one of  the little shacks, and the food was delicious. never judge a store by its decor!

friends in bali

when i first saw the roll, i totally burst out laughing at these two photos, how we were photo-perfect smiley one moment and then totally going back to our normal state of dorky! i think the photographer accidentally shot two photos because he wasn't sure how to use the SLR but what a blessing that turned out to be.

scroll on for more photos of us fooling around after the wedding, waiting to get our photographs taken with the bride and groom. we looked so cleaned up, all nice and shiny!

the wedding

...and they lived happily ever after ♥ ♥ ♥

before the wedding

cafe below the stairs

this cafe is literally accessible only by going down a set of stairs from the hotel's dining room. as far as i am concerned, this cafe was perfect. it was just a few steps away from my hotel room, it overlooks the surf, serves great food and great drinks, all at a great price.

red sea

“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” - Rabindranath Tagore

in other news, lomography singapore has kindly given me a discount code to share with all my readers and friends. enter Michelle10Off to receive 10% off all purchases at Lomography! Better hurry, because this offer is limited from now till 6 Nov.

p/s: i am ridiculously thrilled that i have a discount code in my name!

room lights

with the loblography challenge over, it's back to blogging about my quick trip to bali. i am going to have to post them up fairly rapidly because i am going to be leaving for australia in two weeks! two weeks!

it totally snuck up on me! i have barely begun to prepare for the trip, packing list, cameras + film and itinerary. and to make things even more complicated, the next 15 days will be one of the busiest period at work. i will be helming an event just before the day i depart. how i am going to prepare for the trip is beyond me at the moment. i can already see myself madly throwing clothes into my bag. oh no, i just remember i have to fit in a trip to the currency exchange too! *groans.

maybe it's good that i am blogging about bali, just going through these photos calms me down. i shot the first two photographs while waiting for my turn to shower and get ready for the wedding. that ray of light was just too perfect for words.