Sunday afternoon here and we are taking it a bit slow after a night of partying with Ebong. We saw him on the street at Poppies II yesterday and aranged to meet up later.
Sean and I visited Cptain Haddock restaurant along Poppies I to see the manager ( female, about 5 feet tall ) perform a traditional Balinese dance. She is looking into getting us a deal on t-shirts and is an aggressive little networker. When she heard we had a date with Ebong she hussled into her outfit, cranked on the ‘glong glong’ and went for it in front of the tables. We’re were impressed at her gracefulness especially as she would greet people coming in and waiters would cruise by seemingly not noticing.
Ebong picked us up in his truck right outside theSari Club and suggested we cruise to Sanur, an area we hadn’t been to before. Ebong had a friend who owned a bar and that’s where we went. We had a good old time getting to know him and drank Bintangs and Arak Madu’s (spelling?). I lost to locals on the pool table….very sloppy indeed, but they were very good sports.
Ebong then drove us back towards Kuta and on to Seminyak and we ended up at Woodstock, a tiny bar on the edge of the paddies run by a couple of Dutch people. We played backgammon with a girl from Amsterdam who was recovering from a motorcycle accident. She had some cuts and bruises but seemd in good spirits. Sean teased her about going home to icy Holland.
The next place we hit was Santa Fe, the first place Sean and I went on his birthday. Man was this place hopping! Motorcycles parked all the way along the street, people hanging out on the street and the bar was over flowing. Plenty of Euros and sexy looking locals hanging out in this area.
Sean and I shared a quesadilla and then we all moved on to a bar called Liquid. This place was trendy with dance music and blue lighting, we were totally in the traveler / expat scene here. Coincidentally our place is located at Jalan Drupadi which is 5 minutes away. Hope to get to know many of the expats living here. We ran into Mick & Jasmine, who I met at Made’s Warung in Seminyak a couple of weeks ago. Mick works as an engineer for Cathay Pacific at Ngurah Rai airport and told us more about his job.
Our last place was a huge open air nightclub called 66 I think. The location was awesome, huge bamboo roof, dancefloor, huge swimming pool and places to sit. We’re newbees on the scene here and didn’t know what to expect. We did notice that the local men seemed more interested in us than the women there and as it was getting close to 4am decided to leave.
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Yeah, Double 6 in Seminyak. I once had a guy grab one of my nipples there and I almost had a conniption.
I let it slide because I didn’t want any trouble.
Here’s my thoughts on it. If they’re gay, I’m cool with that. But if they know I’m straight and they grab me, it’s a whole new ball game.
Gado Gado was kind of the same way, I remember.
When the crowds finally start coming back in full, Double 6 is so much fun. There is another place called Scandals right around there that was fun too.
Another question.
What’s going on with the Old Bounty bar and Bounty II? Was Bounty II damaged by the bomb? Is it open? And are they planning on doing anything with where Paddy’s used to be?
Jason G.
Hawaii
Nick, you lost at pool? Was this a way of ingraciating yourself with the locals or are you just rusty?
First of all, I’m glad you guys took the time to have fun. And I’m shocked Sean was able to stay up till 4am. What time did he get up? I’m also curious if while you were at the hopping bars and clubs, did it ever cross your mind that one of these places could be a next terrorist target? I’m not saying that those kinds of places should be avoided, I’m just wondering what the vibe is in the long aftermath of what happened at the Sari club.
Jen,
I was not worried. The places we went to were not close to the Sari Club. More of an expat area.
I slept in till noon.
The vibe was very party like. It reminded me a little bit of spring break. Taxis, people all over the place. Lots of packed restaurants and bars. It was a good laugh and ebong is a fun person to hang out with.
Jason,
Too bad that you got grabbed. No one was pushy with us, I just realised we were surrounded by guys doing their best to attract attention. I definitely handle local problems with care and seek to avoid physical confrontion.
Haven’t be to Bounty but will let you know if it was damaged. Last night I talked to a kid who was working at the Circle K on Poppies II that backs onto the Sari Club the night of the explosion. The roof was blown off and the front windows blown in. Almost a miracle he’s still alive considering his shop literally touches the Sari Club.
Jen, the atmsopere here is one of relaxation. People aren’t stressed and I think most people expect tourism to come back. One thing to remember is that people are resilient. I remember Jason Lopez telling me he spent 6 days dealing with dead bodies and Bali would never be the same. To him it probably won’t as the place he has come to know has been damaged by terrorism. For a tourist who’s just arrive like me its a great place, same for all the others who arrive daily.
I noticed a lot of Europeans here the other night, not too many Americans so I don’t know why terrorists would want to blow anything up here.
Nick
Chris,
No excuses on the pool table. I’m rusty and made a ton of mistakes. John Henry’s was my high point.
Nick
Hey
just to say that Ebong, Mick and Jas, sure know how to party!!!
Take care guys and have fun in Bali.
Nat
Hi Sean and Nick. Can one of you guys please email me? I’d like to get some info about tshirts. You said that your friend from Captain Haddocks was getting you a good deal on shirts (I assume you meant having your shirts printed?)
I need some shirts and singlets for my little project. I’m heading to Bali later this month to begin an overland trip to New York City *yes I know there’s water in the way*
I’d like to catch up with you guys, and profile what you are doing on my website. Check out http://www.thesavagefiles.com
cheers,
Steve
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