Rainy night in Seminyak

Monday night I rode up Jl. Seminyak and stopped at the cool padang place, Pondok Dua. They serve up the Sumatran style food from pyramids, piled on plates, and its always good. I don’t get cheated either which is nice and many expats go there.

Eating my greens, rice, tuna and spicy sauce, I was joined by several locals all sucking away on clove cigarettes and watching an Indonesian comedy show. I tell you, the comedians over here have a sense of humor and they
make a lot of suggestive gestures, its quite funny.

During my dinner, which cost around 10,000rp, the sky burst and down came torrential rain. I mean absolutely pouring. Scampering outside I got a decent shower just getting into my poncho. Riding to Global Xtreme the road was underwater in sections and a Jeep sent a wave of water, neck high in my direction. Close to the traffic light I hit a huge pot hole that was filed with water. The puddles all joined together making it impossible to know what lay ahead. Fortunately I was able to keep control.

After 2 hours at Global I came back the same way, and by now the upper section of Jl. Seminyak looked like a river. I’d say a 100 meter stretch was totally underwater. Very impressive what nature can do.