Well thanks to all again for your kind comments.
Next day being boxing day I wake up at about 6.50 a little late for me but hey I did not sleep to good last night as its the first night in Bali this trip I am on my lonesome!!
Well today Ketut must work bummer for her and even more for me as its a day of my all to short a trip. I sms her after my shower and before going to my breakie, I'm thinking today will be one long day but hey I had a life before I met my beautiful lady so I know how to enjoy my day after all I'm here in Bali the place I love to visit.
Well after breakie and gathering my video cammera and asking if I could get a taxi, ( I was offered a driver from the hotel so took that option) and as always paid him direct once for the boss and once for him and his family which I hope to go and visit in his village next Feb on my next trip. I got my driver *Bool'e)* not sure of spelling, to drop me off in Kuta square and from there I walked the short distance to the ramiyana hotel which has the stadium bar & reautarant out front I figured I could catch a little of the boxing day test, (cricket) after a couple hours here I had to leave as I did not want to waste the day just watching tv!!
I went back to Kuta square and went into Matahari department store great place if you like the feel of Myers, although has a cheeper feel to it, but that is not in a bad way and I feel like the service here is so much better than Myers ever was. I am still amazed at how many staff work in the shops here, and they are all smiles and helpfull boy like to see that in Myers!! LOL
I'm happy to tell you that I am not shopper and most probably next will be, ok I like shopping for electronics and IT, but as most will know thats not something thats big here in Bali. I'm here looking for a watch and not a Bali copy but a reall one, may not be the done thing but I'm into nice watches I like silver jewellery and watches.
For those that like silver jewellery go out to celuk, its got some great silver smiths and I can tell you from experience that the silver will not go black or grean in a few days I wear both a silver braclet and neck chain and both are still great even after 12 months of not comming off my body.
I look and look but you know the more you look some times the less you see, like there are so many bloody watches, in the end I fail to find one I like to much so I leave it for another time. I wonder around and see many interesting things in here even go into the bookshop on the ground floor, I feel I need to get some kind of publication on learning indonesian as now I'm seein Ketut it would be great to speak in her language as well as english. Again so many to choose from, boy I have a sore head I really am not good at this shopping thing.
After leaving the store I get my new vid cammera out and shoot some footage of the road and trafic and people and shops in Kuta square, I think my son might find it interesting to see this as he has heard me talking about Bali for so long but not come to Bali himself. Still working on him!! LOL
I leave Kuta square behind and head down to a friiends shop been in Bali a few days now and feel bad that I have not gone to see old friends, found Dany's shop kiki store, some may know it not to be confused with the Bali kiki store on the same street, bought a couple of the crazy frog helmets from him one for me and one for my son, and they are the ones with the goggles on them. Then head back up to legian street heading towards the padma st end of legian street I look at some of the small shops looking for mothing much or particular, just enjoying the people and sights of Bali. Sad though to see this wonderfull and colourfull street so quiet.
I did buy a couple of the little guitars with the case, but was not happy that I could not find the amps to go with them!! Ok only joking about the amps.. had enough shopping by now but not ready to go back to the hotel so i flagged down a taxi and got him to take me to padma strret to my friend that runs a dvd store the called 4 tune 8 its a great shop and if its not a good dvd copy she will tell you or let you take it back and exchange or give you back your money mind you I have only got one dud from this shop and I just through it away as hell at 10000 rp its not like it will kill you!! Please if you go there tell her (Putu) that Peter from Perth told you to come in and she or the other staff will really look after you.
I also know Debby from miss Debbys shop and again wonderfull lady and has all the good gear if you ask on the qt!! Again please tell her I said hello.
After a short walk I got a taxi back to the hotel although its within walking distance I was a little tired and had a few bags to carry by this time!! Got back about 3.30 4 pm and after having a chat with the people at reception I went to my room and put my stuff away, in fact I did a little, well a lot of packing as I was going home tomorrow and did not want to waste time I had with Ketut doing the packing tomorrow!
At about 5 and noth knowing when my darling Ketut would be there after work I had a shower and did my best, a near falure to make myself beautiful!! Ok I had a shower and a shave!! and then sent Ketut a message saying I will be here waiting for her. Ketut sms'ed me to say she would be there after 6.30 as she was waiting for her friend to get here from work and go home to get ready.
At about 7pm and as in all good stories she was fashionably late but I still greeted her with a warm hug and welcoming Kiss!!
after a little talking I asked her if she would like to go to our favourite reastuarant Nero's for dinner at which she was happy, Augus was going to join us but had gone home so we called him and he agreed to come back to the hotell after we had dinner for a drink, and he bought his wife, with him as I had never met her. After our dinner yes it was romantic, well as romantic as it can be when your as hot as I was and yes I do mean the weather, LOL Ketut makes me the other hot all the time even in the cold of an airconditioned room!!
But seriously it was a great dinner and again good to see a nice sized crowd in the place, we finnished our dinner and got back to the hotel just as Agus and his lovely wife were getting there. After introductions we got a driver from hotel to take us over to a place in sanua where Ketut and I had our first dinner together. Yes a long way at that time of night to go for a drink but hey I'm an old romantic from way back and it seamed like a nice idea to go there on this my last night of this trip. Such an important trip as it was to cement the growing relationship between Ketut and I and that it has.
Drinks were nice and although the company on all sides was great I think we were all just a tad tired, so it was not a real late night and looking back maybe not a good idea to go out!! Still like I say I'm a romantic kinda person and I just wanted to remember this trip with lots of great memories.. On the way back to the hoitel Ketut fell asleep in my arms, and to me the world really did feel like it could not get much better. Back at the hotel we say our good byes to augus and his wife and go to our room for our last night together, You know I never thought that it could be possible to be this happy as I lay in bed with my beautifull lady sleeping in my arms, and at the very same time feel so sad that in a few short hours I will again have to kiss her good bye.