I'm feeling a little a la Jerry Seinfeld, writing a blog about nothing. I'm not doing anything or going anywhere special, yet I can manage to write a long missive about it. Curious.
I had a bit of a blonde moment after buying some Bali Moon the other day. I'd been reading about how airport staff sometimes try to confiscate alcohol from suitcases prior to check in, especially if not well wrapped. I thought if I carry it in my hand luggage, problem solved. This plan lasted a full 24hrs before I twigged that you can't take fluids in your hand luggage any more. Bugger. Hence my need now for bubblewrap.
There is no translation for bubblewrap into Indonesian in my translator app. I pose it to you - how does one describe bubblewrap to a Balinese? At Hardy's supermarket I was shown cling wrap, brown paper, freezer bags, plastic bags & sticky tape. Another staff member was roped into help & showed me cling wrap, plastic bags & sticky tape again. When I kept shaking my head, the staff decided 'we no have'. Clearly my explanation went from bad to worse because when I enquired upstairs in the dept store I was shown gaffa tape & swimming goggles! Can't quite work out how wrapping my Bali Moon liqueurs in swimming goggles would be helpful, but I did appreciate that they were trying to help. When I shook my head, they nodded wisely & said the supermarket will have it. So frustrated & empty handed (except for a couple of blocks of Toblerone for my mental health) I left Hardy's unfulfilled.
Can anyone tell me where I can buy bubblewrap please? Preferably in Sanur, but will travel.
Is it because I want to share my knowledge or just show off that knowledge in the knowledge that my knowledge is correct, that I can be a buttinski sometimes? I consider myself something of a movie buff - you know, someone who goes for the pink piece of pie first in Trivial Pursuit. So a DVD shop is a little slice of heaven to me.
I was in a DVD shop yesterday. At this particular shop the aisles were tiny. The new release section was right at the front corner next to the counter. The new releases were in alphabetical order, overlapping each other so you can only see maybe one or two titles clearly per shelf. The shelving was so narrow that only one person can stand in front of it comfortably. The shop assistant helpfully fulfilled most of my requests from my list, but I wanted to flick through the new titles myself in case I missed something. In the process I was pretty much obscuring those shelves from everyone else. Another lady was keen to inspect the new releases too but had no chance of getting close! As I plucked titles down, I kept turning to the lady and asking had she seen this one, because it was good. I must have sounded like Margaret Pomeranz because she allowed me to recommend a dozen movies she'd never heard of & drop them in her basket. It didn't stop there. I was on a roll. A young tweenie was jockeying for position behind me, asking her friend what the name of the movie was about such & such & of course I knew which movie she meant & was passing movies over my shoulder to her as well! I picked out Remember Me, & seeing it the tweenie volunteered that it had Robert Pattinson in it. I looked at her condescendingly & said yes I know, I'm on Team Edward & cut her off at the knees. I don't get an opportunity to shine that often, so I was not about to give up centre stage when in my element.
Raining tonight so I went to a nearby restaurant - the Cat & Fiddle for dinner. I prayed to the goddess of rain to lighten up so I wouldn't have to jump puddles only way back & she obliged by redirecting most of the rain to this morning. So sorry if you had a tour planned today - it's my fault it's raining! The chicken pie at the Cat & Fiddle was quite tasty. They had a live band there. Musically they were quite good. Why is that wherever I go where there is live music, they're playing the Eagles? How many versions of Hotel California or Peaceful Easy Feeling can one take & retain their sanity? Someone should do a study.
I'm still make up free, feral haired & fitting through the door. My fake tan looked great for about 2 days. Now it looks like wet paint run off or vitiligo. Looks awful. I need stockings or dermabrasion. Shaved my legs this morning, & now have itchy red lumps on them. Feeling like the creature from the black lagoon. If the lane outside the hotel had flooded I will be the creature in reality. Maybe it's in the best interest of the public if I stay in today for some R&R. I might try an in-house massage. Maybe some deep tissue work will blend in my fake tan.