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Kuta Beach 3 years ago
On this day 3 years ago I ate breakfast at Cafe Moka in Seminyak then went to Internet Outpost on Poppies Lane II in Kuta. In those days I did not have home internet access, which made me more social, but less productive.
Date: February 9th, 2006 |
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Tech problems and frustration in Bali
I’m pissed off, because my piece of shit Alpha Smart won’t let me me download any of the articles I typed this evening. The funny thing is one of the articles was about what a great machine the Alpha Smart is. Do you now believe in Murphy’s Law?
Date: December 20th, 2005 |
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At the printers in Legian
We next hit Internet Outpost for a couple of hours followed by Taman Sari restaurant for some lunch. Sean ordered Cap Cay ( steamed veg and rice with some meat tossed in ) and I got the sweet and sour chicken. For $2.50 it wasn’t bad. Our friends Katut and Putra were in good spirits, the restaurant being mostly empty.
Before lunch I had done several interviews with locals about the bombing which were interesting and which I’ll be unveiling at a later date.
Date: February 5th, 2003 |
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Introducing Ebong to our place in Seminyak
After working away at Internet Outpost, Sean and I rode back to Seminyak and had arranged to meet up with a Ebong (his name means tadpole) at a local bar down the street. We picked this place as it’s pretty relaxed (actually when we go it’s empty as the nightlife around here starts at 11pm) and they have a backgammon set. The owner is a lady from Austria who is married to a local. We forgot the camera so Sean volunteered to go back and get it while I set up the backgammon board and ordered a large Bintang with 2 glasses (really tough work out here!).
Date: February 3rd, 2003 |
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Our house in Seminyak
After much searching we settled on a place in Seminyak and got to move our stuff in today. Here are a couple of pics of Sean relaxing in a bamboo chair and my cheap mosquito net set up.
More to come as we arrange stuff and get to spend some time there.
Date: February 2nd, 2003 |
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Looking back to Feb 2nd 2003
Moving into my first house in Bali 3 years ago happened on this day in 2003. I remember clearly living in Ronta Bungalows in Kuta with Sean, the 2 twin bed room costing something like 35,000rp per night. We were just getting set up in Bali and were lucky to have a place like Ronta that was, cheap, handy and low stress. Back then Kuta was relatively quiet and Ronta had only a couple of other guests, including a noisy Italian woman next door.
Date: February 2nd, 2006 |
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Internet access in Seminyak Bali
Internet access in Bali is one of the tricky things I have to deal with. For my first 2 years here I used internet cafés and 2 of my favourites are Internet Outpost on Poppies Lane II in Kuta and Global Xtreme on Jl. Raya Kerobokan in Kerobokan.
Date: March 18th, 2005 |
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Workmen in the house
I spent a couple of hours at the house this morning waiting for Made #27 & #34 from Bali Land & Houses to swing by with workmen to fix some of the minor things that we had mentioned. Sean and I visited a local expat cafe for breakfast before hitting Global Extreme cyber cafe along Jalan Raya Kerobokan. I split after an hour and met the guys waiting outside the house.
Date: February 4th, 2003 |
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Bali factory tour
Monday was debt paying day, we owe Ronta Bungalows for a couple of weeks plus our motorcycle place. So on the way down Jalan Legian, Sean and I stopped at BNI bank to get into our safety deposit box. We arrived at 7.45am and were the first customers. To get into the box I simply add my name to the list of visitors that day and show my card. I have a key and the teller has the other key necessary, we go into the vault, both put in our keys, open the box and she leaves.
Date: February 3rd, 2003 |
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Moving our gear to Seminyak
This was a day we had been anticipating for sometime, getting into our place. Nyoman the manager of Ronta Bungalows told us we can pay him tommorrow for our room ( we have a bill for the last week or 2 ).
Date: February 2nd, 2003 |
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