Bali - Part III, the final wrap up.

I’m sure you are getting sick of the Bali posts by now, but you just need to hang in there.

I have nothing else going on, and if I don’t blog these, I will have nothing to blog about.

I tried to do everyone a favor by completely over exposing this photo in instagram as I had no make up on and my pimples have gone insane. Over exposure is the key. If only I could be over-exposed every minute of the day. I suppose that is why they invented make up though.

I’m not actually in the jungle here. I know, I can see how you could be easily fooled by this.

Does the jungle even have ferns?

Either way, Ayana has a golf course and put put course so there is lush greenery everywhere you look.

I got this dress from Marcs before I left and on Saturday I chucked it in the wash with all kinds of other stripey clothes, black and whites included. I forgot to put it on cold but low and behold, the washing fairy must have been watching over me because nothing ran or shrunk.

It’s basically a modern day miracle. Lots of my dresses get shorter as the washes go on, I just don’t have a knack for it and may need to outsource.

Thankfully the weather in Melbourne has started to perk up, so much so that I might even attempt to walk home from work.  Its been a while since I did that. Since any form of exercise actually.  The Husband wants us to go for walks together before work but I really value my sleep.

We headed out to Potato Head in Seminyak for dinner one night, which was quite nice, definitely a tourist mecca.

 

As you can tell, I was dressed for serious eating.  It’s times like these when looking like a sack is acceptable.

Don't mind the Zombie eyes. 

It would be lovely to go there during the day and stay for sunset, just lounging around by the pool.

Photo taken by Holly

Potato Head was the same day as Jet Skiing which is the only excuse I have for leaving my room with curly hair.   I was hoping that my MAC Girl About Town lippie would distract from the hair. 

This was the only night that my cardigan made an appearance also, it wasn't even cold but you know.

Photo taken by Holly

I thought that it was about time that I sunk my fangs into some protein after living on pizza and curly fries, but struggled to get through the steak.

Prices were really reasonable (comparing to home, not usual Bali prices), at about AU$30 for my main meal. 

I must say that I was disappointed with the shopping in Bali. I don’t know why I expected more from it.  I suppose that when we were in Thailand, I was able to find a tonne of gorgeous dresses at the malls and the quality is so good that I am still wearing them to this day.

Holly and I went down to Seminyak for a day but I only bought a few cheap sundresses and some lovely cushion covers from a furniture store.  I was surprised when I couldn’t even find anything nice for my nieces or nephews. The quality of the clothes was terrible and I don’t think the kids would like to be itchy.  We also went to Kuta in search of market finds and I got another few sundresses, a ring and some baby fauxbans for Henry and Thomas.

I did however engage in the purchasing of pirated DVDs. I got about 50 for AU$30.  So far the quality has been about 70% perfect and 30% end up in the bin. Unfortunately The Husband had to settle for these as his gift which was a bit slack by me. 

My Marcs dress makes another appearance, its becoming a favorite of mine very quickly actually.

I wore it with witchery sandals and clutch.  My hair is at a lame length and I am hating it. I cannot wait for it to grow longer. 

We also went to Ku De Ta for dinner and as soon as we walked in I spied this passport on a table and rushed over, thinking some poor sod had lost their passport. 

It didn’t take me long to realize there was one on every table. Duh. 

For dinner I had the pan fried Barramundi fillet, scallop, fragrant tumeric curry, smoked eggplant, corn perkedel and tempe chips which was about AU$28 and was amazing. So, so, so good. 

I think that I preferred Ku De Ta to Potato Head but I cant really tell you why.

Maybe it was because we had a table in the fresh air with fantastic service at Ku De Ta. 

cotton socks and her husband jumping for joy. 

Apple Mojito – don’t mind if I do.   

Photo taken by Holly

I think that I am done with the Bali posts, except for when I post about the wedding!

You can all breathe a sigh of relief now.  I had better get cracking on taking photos of my mundane life again though otherwise this blog will burn to the ground. 

The Weekend

On Saturday we went to Liz's house for a visit and to say goodbye to Jo & Trev who are leaving Melbourne. 

Geefa was there and told me that he had my birthday present, and would give it to me now as he would be in Adelaide for the Tour Down Under on my actual birthday (Sat 21) and went to the car and came back carrying an orange Hermes bag. 

I squealed Yipppeeee and he quickly said "It's just a bill in an orange bag HAHAHAHAHAHA" and cracked himself up, but low and behold, there was no bill!

 Instead I found this...

Clic-Clac H Laque

Wide enamel bracelet in Black with Black lacquered H, silver & palladium plated, 2cm wide 6cm diameter

PM Size

I absolutely adore the black H as it is a good change from the original. 

No joke though, once I put it on I could not work out for the life of me how to open it and get it off! I nearly had to sleep in it but then the ladies from Twitter helped me out! 

On Saturday night I went out to BlueCorn in St Kilda with holly pop lolly pop, blithely unaware, cotton socks and a freckle to the left. 

Hi Holly. 

All the girls did blog posts, so check them out.

The other girls are too heinously ugly to feature on my blog. 

(kidding, they are crazy gorgeous)

Corn chips & Guacamole 

Nachos

Coconut Prawn Fajita 

How much would you give me to drink the entire bottle??

On Friday (yep, these posts are backwards) The Husband messaged me and said "Let's go shopping, I need to blow some cash" to which I replied "You have come to the right woman". 

People think I have a shopping problem, well, he is bad. It's like he forgets just how many shirts and ties he has because they do not all fit in his wardrobe so are in baskets, bags, hanging devices and whatnot. I need to get one of the rack things and make sure that they are on display all of the time. I need to go through my drawers also and get rid of everything that I have not worn in the past year. I always buy gorgeous lingerie but in real life, it is not appropriate as ruffles, bows etc. don't exactly lend to good silhouettes now do they?

Anyway, I feel like they pump some form of noxious gas into the Mens wear section at Myer and David Jones as I always get so drained when I am in there.

 Funnily enough, this doesn't happen in the womens wear sections...

I got this Oroton umbrella for $25 from David Jones (it's $25 online too) as I left my coral Oroton umbrella in Fiji (Well, it was taken by the housekeeper but never mind.....) 

This Oroton gold glitter polish for $10 down from $25

When someone says "You pick where we eat for dinner" and you want to go to the Pancake Parlour and they say no, how is it really your choice?! 

Grilld it is. 

We watched Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and loved it. There are some very unsettling scenes in the movie however but if you have read the books you already know this.

I didn't love the movie like I loved the book, but I never do. A book is always better than the movie version as you can paint the picture how you want. Lisbeth was incredibly convincing. I have not seen the original movie though. 

You know those terrible My Family stickers (and I just know that I am offending 10092220028 people with that remark)? Well, Geefa has one on his car that he is quite proud of, but it doesn't really feature his family does it..

I spent Sunday taking down my Christmas Tree, at the park reading The Girls Guide to Homelessness and then Sunday night reading Water for Elephants in bed.

I painted my nails with China Glaze Shocking Pink (Neon) and it took 4 coats to dissolve the streakiness, and it started to chip 4 hours after application. Sure, the colour looks awesome but with 4 coats needed it is a pain in the ass.

Whilst shopping I also picked up a Marcs dress on sale and Chanel Inimatable Intense Mascara in Noir. This stuff is AMAZING!!! I am loving it. Why have I been using a crap, dry and clumpy mascara for so long?!

I would love to know what your favourite mascara is. I need to create a massive list of cosmetics for The Husband to buy when he goes to America in March. 

I also want to know what the yummiest restaurant in Melbourne that you have eaten at is as I need to find somewhere to go for my Birthday Dinner with Husbo and so far the Pancake Parlour is looking good.