The further you get from the tourist areas, the less understanding there can be about cold beer. Cold bintang is nectar of the gods. Warm bintang is indescribably bad and could be used for medical purposes to induce vomiting.
Bali may be described as third world but the service at B IMC would put NZ to shame. Immediate service. Caring and careful analysis of the issue. X ray. Discussion and medication provided. In and out in an hour at cost of $120.
Out in the back blocks, a beep on the horn by the driver to warn the bike rider blocking the road gets absolutely no reaction. No pulling over to the side, no speeding up, no looking back. Nothing.
At a visit to the water temple we were adopted by a stray dog. My wife shared her bread with the dog and the fish. We paused in the shade and she told the dog "no more bead or you will get fat". Helpful Balinese man told her the dog "would not understand her language". So wife leans towards the dog and says "woof, woof, arf arf woof". Balinese man looks bewildered and convinced all tourists are mad. Dog and I enjoyed the whole thing.
What answer can you genuinely expect when you ask if the fish is fresh?
I do miss cleaning my teeth with running water.
Silly really.
The nasi goreng has become bland. It used to have a really spicy bite.
Some shorts that have been in the cupboard since our last visit have shrunk around the stomach area. Odd.