2 Weeks free at Ade Rai’s gym in Legian Bali

Monday was a blazing sunny day and after a session at Internet Outpost wading through my email pile I went to Warung Gossip for fast plate of nasi kuning (yellow rice) which I jokingly call ‘nasi kuching’ (cat and rice).

The greens, soya bean and fish were great and today they came round with a little side plate of melon and papaya. All this plus a fresh orange juice cost me 21,000rp, a good deal I reckon. Warung Gossip serves a Javanese style of food with westerners (‘bules’) in mind. The difference between Gossip and somewhere like Warung Batavia on Jl. Raya Kerobokan is the amount of sugar they use. The food from Java, particularly central Java is ‘manis’ (sweet) and they use refined sugar to make it that way. Diabetes is a problem in central Java and this might be the cause. Gossip goes easy on the chili and easy on the sugar. I gobbled it and shot over to Global Xtreme for another hour online.

While at Global I read an article on melanomas (skin cancers) and am doubly happy I started wrapping the sarong round my neck. I might look like a woman but its 90f outside and the sun feels like a blow torch on my neck.

Recently I cut an voucher out of The Beat Magazine, which for those who don’t know is the party mag for Bali. The voucher was for 2 free weeks membership at Ade Rai’s gym in Legian. This place is the best gym in Bali and features plenty of high tech machines for weight lifting and running. My voucher has some small print on it that said ‘conditions apply’. “Oh no” I thought, here comes an Asian promise. Wonder what the conditions area, sign up for the next 3 years in advance? The gym is located at 362 Jl. Legian down a driveway, just look for the ‘ Ade Rai’s Hammerhead Gym’ sign on the main street.

Arriving I presented my voucher and said I’d like to sign up for the 2 free weeks. The lady behind the counter, Ika told me the offer expires soon and I wouldn’t get the full deal. “But there’s no date on the thing.” I said, “surely you would want to honor the offer.” Anyone the manager came over and was nice enough to allow me to sign up for the full 2 weeks. I plan to go tomorrow and will let you know what I think. I’ve worked in a gym and a sport club before and this place looks good from the first impression.

Who knows I could start turning some of that nasi goreng into muscle.

Back at the house Wayan was going nuts with the hose pipe and another lady was tidying up with her small helper. “Oh besar! (big)” she exclaimed when I showed her the photo I’d taken.

I received an sms from Mick in Australia. He landed safely and will be having surgery on Thursday. In recognition of him I opened one of his bottles of red wine and let me tell you its quite a tasty drop.