Back In Bali

Well I am back in Bali and I have landed in the middle of the annual three day festival here.

Things have been very hectic as I am now contemplating trying to set up a luxury villa marketing and management business. And that isn't going to be easy given the fact that the competition is massive and well established. However I have found a great potential partner and the ideas & ambition on both sides is very high. Matched with the fact that I think the vision that we have can be achieved - well you don't get very far in life if you don't try, that's one of the lessons that I have learnt.

So I am putting my working cap back on, after the indulgences of todays planned drinking session for the mid day of the festival, and then we'll see where it all takes me.

Since I have been back here I have met some more great people. Big D is still legendary and he is one of the most uniquely individual characters that I have ever met. A fully grown man boy is one way of describing him - a cross over of many American and western cultures and likes to chat, in fact I have never known anyone, ever, to talk as much and most of it is hilarious.

Another guy I met shapes a lot of surf boards for the best surf board manufacturers in the world. He's already suggested that he would shape one for me, so if I decide that I want to take up surf boarding and embark on a mid-life crisis, then I would be off to a good start at least lol.

Anyway, tomorrow is Nyipi I think it's pronounced. That is the day of contemplation and relative silence. Apparently all of the dark and evil spirits descend on Bali during the night and all electricity is turned off - I'm not even sure if we are allowed candle light. And tonight I am off to watch the parading of the Ogli or something, I shall post some photo's.

And yesterday we went to look at a few potential villas to manage.

OK I know you like to see some photo's, here's one from the beach bar which is part of  the villas up on the cliff top that we may be able to manage.... I love this pic....

Right, I am getting kicked out of the Java Juice cafe..... Party time is drawing near.

x

Living on a prayer

Well I am fresh from another blog break, which I put down to England winning yet another game of rugby. It's great to see the boys doing so well and getting back into the habit of winning games, winning like most things is a habit and one which comes easier with the frequency in which it occurs.

My habit at the moment is riding my scooter, Champion. I love it. Yesterday, in a soberish moment I was reminded about some off road scootering of a different kind that I had gotten myself involved in on the early hours of Sunday morning - by all accounts after we had won the rugby I decided that it would be funny to ride my scooter around the bar that we were all in - rounding everyone up to head off to Ikon - the main nightclub here.

Swiftly moving on. I had quite a sobering and intro"re"spective thought earlier. Now that isn't a word, but I noticed, whilst having breakfast at the Cashew Nut, well I noticed the girl from the massage shop next door lighting her scented sticks outside of her shop, she was sat down on the back of her heels, on the balls of her feet and saying a prayer. It actually looked quite beautiful and I am referring to not only the imagery, but also with a view to what she must have been thinking and maybe praying for in her thoughts, she looked truly content and relaxed - it was just one of those moments when everything else close around me seemed to blur into one with everything else and I actually felt a bit spiritual myself.

Sort of how I felt when I was looking eternally into the sunset in Bali last week....

I guess sometimes it's just good to feel that you may be part of a much bigger picture, not necessarily a spiritual or a religious one, but hopefully an everlasting one.

That's my thought for the day.

I hope you have one that makes you feel as equally content. x

Bali Day 1 Pt 2....

So shall we go see this Villa then......

Of course we shall I thought, so off we trotted up the steps and around the corner.... Immediate impression "Double Wow with a huge dollop of F'k Me!!"...... If the hills have eyes they'd be wishing they could grow some mind, body and soul so that they could experience the beauty and majesty of the place.

Now I've always been one to appreciate the finer things in life, and here I was, right in the middle of one of the finest villa's that life on earth has to offer.

First things first, a little photo of one of the first views that I witnessed.....

Blimey this place looks like heaven on a cliff top, maybe heaven is on a cliff top. Where's JC?

Thought I'd just take a turn to the left a little.....

If you don't know what one of the worlds best settings for what is probably a 30 metre infinity pool is, well, you do now as you are basically looking at it. Can't quite make it out..... Have another look here.....

Anyway, I could show you more pics of the views over the cliff edge there.... ok then... here it is....

See that table and chairs down there..... That's where I was stood earlier taking photo's, the villa where I am right now has the most awesome of view points.

Anyway, I could show you many more photo's but I'm going to reserve some discretion as the pad is a very exclusive one and if you want to know more about this $4000 US a NIGHT extravaganza, see the spa, meet some of the 28 staff, have a look at the games room, the cinema room, the unbelievable bedrooms and lot's lot's more.... Well send me a mail and I'll send you a link.

So the rest of the afternoon and evening we had a great time - that's all that I will say on the matter.

In terms of an opening day in a new environment with new people - well I have never experienced anything quite as friendly, exciting, astounding, amazing or as feel good as I did that Sunday afternoon.

So Bali people - you know who you are - Thank you.

Now Day 2 soon to follow. x