Mount Kintamani

Bali is very famous with its natural beauty and scenery. One of them is volcanic mountain which has contributed to the form of the islands around Indonesia. Each part of Indonesia has its own famous volcanoes so does Bali. The one that is very well known in Bali is situated in Kintamani. It is one of the most famous places to visit while you are in Bali. The view of the volcano is breathtaking and superb. On top of that the place also provide a nice restaurant where you can have your lunch as well as enjoying the view of the volcano.


We were so impressed and amazed with the view when we arrived at the venue. It was quite busy with tourists busy taking photos of the volcano as well as the view. There is a lake at the bottom of the volcano and we also had a chance to see the crater of the mountain. Apparently you can actually hire someone to guide you to climb on the mountain and you will be able to experience an amazing sunrise from the top of the mountain. Unfortunately we did not have the chance to do that as we were kind of short of time. So we decided just to have lunch at the restaurant while enjoying the view.


The restaurant provided a good selection of Balinese traditional food. We enjoyed our meal very much as it was a buffet style of lunch. We tried almost all the dishes from starter to desserts. Some of the food are quite similar to Malaysian which was not really surprised me as we are all come from the same continent.

We left the place after staying there for a couple of hours. It was a great experience to see the volcano with my own eyes and savoured nice authentic food from the restaurant. Next time when we are back in Bali, we might try to climb the mountain to watch the sunrise....

Pura in Bali

Bali is a country that is well known for its culture and religion. About 90% of Balinese are practising Hinduism and the rest of the percentage consists of Muslim and Christian. Here you can see a lot of amazing and breathtaking Pura (Temple) everywhere. This shows how much they value the religion as well as respect it. They seem to treat religion as part of their life and feel comfortable to practice it. There is no obligation or burden feeling exist among them when it comes to practising religion. You always feel comfortable to be around the culture and be involved in the ritual acts along with local people.

Me and my hubby managed to visit few Puras while we were in Bali. However they are two most phenomenal Puras that highlighted our trip. The first one is in Tanah Lot. It is a very amazing and impressive Pura as it is on a big rock and sits in the sea. The Pura can only be entered early in the morning when the tide is low. On normal time you can only see the Pura from far due to the tide. The Pura is built a long time ago by a very respective guy. He wants people to pray to the sea spirit so that they will have a good weather and the fishermen will be able to get good catch of the day. I can see a lot of people were amazed with the Pura and admire the its work.

The next Pura that is really unique in Bali is the one in Uluwatu. This temple is built on a high cliff and the view from the Pura is astounding. You can see the open sea and if you are lucky enough, a majestic view of the sunset. They are a lot of monkeys roaming around the temple and this has made the temple more interesting to visit. You can walk along the cliff to the end and enjoy the superb view of the temple on the Cliff from the other angle. This temple also put up a dance performance for the visitors to enjoy while watching the sunset. The show is related with ancient epic; Rama and Sita with no Gamelan, only acapella style by a group of people. This made our trip in Uluwatu more interesting and entertaining.

This experience has opened our eyes on the culture and religion perspective. How we should appreciate and value ours and to go along with it.

Kecak Ramayana and Fire Dance

This performance is a combination of ancient ritual, dance, drama, sunset and cliff setting which makes it a must see when you are in Bali. Accompanied by a choir of chanting and singing men without using any Gamelan has made this performance more interesting and memorable.

This is a brief description of what Kecak Ramayana and Fire Dance is:

Act 1: Rama, Sita, Laksamana and Kijang (Deer)

Wandering in the forest of Dandaka during the exile of Rama. Sita sees a beautiful golden deer dancing in front of her. She pleads to her husband to catch it for her. Rama fearful of what may happen to Sita if he leaves her alone in the dangerous forest decided to leave Sita in the protection of his brother Laksamana. Shortly after Rama's departure a cry for help echoes around the forest. Fearful for her husband's safety Sita sends Laksamana to save Rama, leaving herself unprotected and alone.

Act 2: Sita, Rhawana, Hanuman and Sugriwa

A sudden storm envelops the forest and Sita became fearful. Rhawana appeares before her but she is protected by a magic circle and his attempt to seize her failed. He disappears only to come back disguises as a poor old man seeking a shelter and water (Bhagawan). Sita falls for Rhawana's trick and he kidnaps her. Rhawana takes Sita to his palace Alengka, and is attacked along the way by his mortal enemy, Garuda.

Act 3: Rama, Laksamana, Hanuman and Sugriwa

On his search for Sita, Rama meets Sugriwa the red monkey King whose help him to find his wife. Together they select a scout to find Alengka and locate Sita. Hanuman, a white monkey with magical power is chosen and Rama provides him with a ring to give to Sita as a token of his love and as a proof of Hanuman beings is envoy.

Act 4: Sita, Trijata, Hanuman and The Giants

Hanuman locates Alengka and enlists the help of Trijata to meet with Sita who is about to take her own life in despair. Hanuman shows Sita the ring and tells of her husband's impending rescue attempt.Hanuman then attempts to destroy past of the palace and is caught by the giants who want to burn him to death. He escapes and causing mayhem throughout the city.

Act 5: The Final Battle

Rama is guided to Alengka where the monkey army defeats the giant's army. Rama meets face to face battle with Rhawana and defeats him. He is then reunited with Sita.

The Barong and Kris Dance

This is the rough description of The Barong Kris Dance ( a musical play)

The Barong- A play represents an eternal fight between good and evil. Barong (a mythological animal) represents a good spirit and Rangda (a mythological monster) represents an evil one


* Followed by his friend the monkey, the tiger comes up. Three masked-dancers appear representing men making palmwine in the forest, whom child is killed by the tiger. The three men get angry and attack the tiger. Th etiger is helped by the monley. During the fight the nose of one of the three men is bitten off.

First Act

Two girls- dancers appeared, represented the servants of the Rangda, looking for the servants of Dewi Kunti who were on their way to meet their Patih (The Prime Minister).

Second Act

Two servants of Dewi Kunti came in. One of Rangda's servants changed into a witch and entered into both servants bodies to make them angry. They met their Patih and went together to meet Dewi Kunti.

Third Act

Dewi Kunti and her son Sadewa came out. Dewi Kunti had promised to Rangda to sacrifice Sadewa. A witch appeared and enterd into Dewi Kunti's body. She became angry and ordered Patih to bring Sadewa into the forest. The Patih who was also being possesed by a witch has no pity on Sadewa. He followed Dewi Kunti's order and took Sadewa into a forest and tied him up to a tree.

Fourth Act

Unknown by Rangda, Siwa (the God) appeared and blessed Sadewa with immortality. The Rangda appeared getting ready to kill and eat Sadewa, but to his suprise, Sadewa did not die. The Rangda then surrendered himself to Sadewa and asked for his forgiveness. Sadewa forgave him and killed Rangda. The Rangda went into the Heaven.

Fifth Act

One of the Rangda's servants, Kalika came up before Sadewa and asked for his forgiveness too. Sadewa refused to accept it and Kalika was angry and chnaged herself into a boar and fought against Sadewa. The boar was defeated and then Kalika changed herself into a bird but she still lost in the battle. She finally changed herself into Rangda. Sadewa meditated and changed herself into Barong and the continued fighting. The battle seemed to be never ending as both the Rangda and Barong were equally strong. At the end the Barong has won the battle as it was helped by the followers to fight against the evil.

Amazing Bali

I celebrated my 30th birthday as well as our first honeymoon at a place calls Bali. I have been always wanting to go to Bali as it is famously known for its culture, scenery as well as warm and welcoming people. Thus, me and my hubby decided to grab the chance to go there on 10th April for 6 days 5 nights. We left Kuala Lumpur on Friday morning and arrived at Ngurah Rai Aiport 3 hours after that. We went to the hotel and checked in straight away before we wandered around checking the new place.

We were put into a deluxe room in the hotel (Adhi Dharma Hotel and they do have Adhi Dharma cottages too) after the checking in. I was startled with the interior decoration of the room. It has a very subtle and soft touch of Balinese design with four poster bed and wood carving chairs and table. The door which leads to the balcony is carefully carved with fine details of Balinese style. All and all the room is superb and astonishing.

The balcony is facing a nice and quiet garden which I love the most. The green and quietness gave me a piece of serenity and relaxation. This is what I needed for my vacation; peaceful and silence. I can tell then that I will have a great relaxing holidays as well as experiencing new adventures in Bali. Love this place!!!!