Jl. Majapahit leads into the loop that carries on round into Jl. Legian. This street is Jl.Patih Jelantik and is lined with tribal handicrafts, paintings and furniture. Once before I spotted wooden London telephone boxes, complte with the glass sign at the top. This there was guy busy with his work spread out along the street.
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Sunday here in Seminyak, Ika wanted me to go shopping with her. That meant baby stuff, house stuff and browsing the department store. I was not into that so I gave her some money and she took her sister and Jevon. You can take my money, but I am not interested in a spending a day off in the shops.
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My new computer has a DVD player and for the first time I bought some pirated DVD’s.
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One of the many bonuses of living in Bali is the cheap gear you can pick up. Walking along Jl. Legian, Jl. Pantai Kuta and many other streets you will notice shops with signs that say Polo, Versace and other famous brands. These places are all fake and the stuff they stock is pretty much the same, supplied by the same people. Generally I find the shirts on sale to be of low quality so I don't buy them. I do however buy the jeans, which come with their very own fake label. Today on Jl. Legian I shopped around for jeans that fit me. My waist is 34 inches and I have always have a problem in the UK and US finding pairs that fit in both directions. Here in Bali they are onto it.
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Bali has a fascinating culture that is famous world wide. Colorful processions, the 'rattle, glong glong' of the gamelan and the intense devotion to Agama Hindu make Bali a cultural wonderland. The funny thing is Bali is almost a fossilized version of Java. Most of the traditions, the customs, everything from Agama Hindu itself, to the wayang puppets, ceremonial kris (knife), elegant sarongs, originate from Java and some are still made in Java.
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Jl. Majapahit is one of the small gangs that run parallel to Jl. Legian. Poppies Lane I & II, as well as Jl. Benesari run from Jl. Legian towards the beach. Jl. Majapahit is on the other side of Jl. Legian.
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Friday morning I rode down to Kuta and Parked checked out the shopping scene. Streets were quiet for sure and vendors lined the curb offering their wears.
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Twice during the last 2 days I have been to Matahari department store in Kuta Square. Matahari is a 4 storey shop that stocks just about everything. Here's the deal with Matahari. Outside the store, everything is fake, fake watches, fake perfume, rip off DVD's. Inside the store some things are fake (Polo shirts) but most things are real (cologne). Locals and tourists shop there because they have deals on local type stuff, t-shirts, cheap business suits etc. and you can get a plug adaptor. The ground floor has a supermarket which is really handy for stocking up your room if you are staying nearby.
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Kuta Square in back to normal again after the cleansing ceremony on Sunday. Tourists from Java are starting to arrive for the week long Idul Fitri holiday. Driving down Jl. Legian I saw cars with license plates sporting the letter B, for Jakarta. Actually I don't even have to look at the license plates to know they are from out of town, I can tell by the way they drive, trying to go 2 abreast down a narrow street. At Matahari I bought a couple of pairs of socks, an item I don't use to much over here. I got 2 3-packs of Converse socks for 75,000rp.
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Jl. Singosari (Bakung Sari) is a straight road that connects Jl. Pantai Kuta with Jl. Raya Kuta. It is lined with tourist shops selling, paintings, clothing, and massages and has the occasional restaurant. In this area there is a prevalence of leather shops, small hole in the wall places that manufacture their own stuff onsite. I stopped into a place called Captain Black and spoke to the owner, a young guy from Central Java. His salesman Odji was busy on a sewing machine right next to the street getting a part of an order ready. The owner told me they sell short motorbike leather jackets for $70 and other short leather jackets for $60. Of course these jackets are quite thin, not the Harley Davidson quality, but hey, you can get a tailor made jacket fairly cheap here. Captain Black advertises themselves as 'Custom Tailor & Leather Fashions'.
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