Bali Dive Blog

Mia wrote:
The day is getting nearer and nearer for the latest Dotulong to pop out of his momma’s tummy. The doc said that the due date is Jan 18, but as you know the baby could come earlier or later – hence I’d like to purpose we make a mini casino and bet on the birthdate, just for fun, keeping in mind that Thea might burst any minute! Say we place Rp 50,000 each with a date, and the winner(s) will get the money once Thea gives birth. Wouldn’t that be fun?
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Idul Adha fell on a Tuesday this year. As we’re not Muslim, nor living on a Muslim island, the only effect this had for us was a day off. Excellent. So how best to spend it? Playing with Gregor, of course. Lucky for us, it was a gorgeous day. After weeks of seemingly endless rain and grey skies, the sun shone bright and clear through blue skies. Fantastic. Read more … »

Hengky’s long lost American cousins came for a quick visit to Bali. As they had grown up in California, Hengky had only met them once- at least 20 years before- when his family went to the States to visit relatives. Read more … »

When Hengky and I first got married, we negotiated holidays. I said birthdays were a must. He vetoed Christmas. I argued in favor of Valentine’s Day, anniversaries and Mother’s Day. He was happy to skip them all. Read more … »

Air Asia is simply amazing … after the second Bali Bomb they donated 5,000 free seats to Bali in an effort to promote regional tourism to the island. Now they are giving away 2,000,000 free seats spread over every flight to all of their destinations. Tickets can be booked from 7-28 December, and travel from February-October 2006. Never one to let such an opportunity pass, we thought, let’s do it… Read more … »