"D-Trip" (feat. Bali)

This.will.be.a.good.month.

I know.

Why?

Because I am all prepped up for D-trip, where I’ll visit the land of smarties aka. came-bridge (not pronounced as “cam” you peasants!), venture to the city of “Lourve” in gay Paree (City-of-Lights indeed!), marvel at the engineering feats of ancient sarung wearing Romans, and venture into the unparallel beauty of Prague.

Am I talking about an euro-trip you say? You can bet your kidneys that I am!

The land of King Arthur (along with those other lads by the table) beckons me forth, and you can bet your kidneys lymphatic nodes that I shall be picture hunting with my trusty lens~

This trip isn’t all for fun though (how sinful!). No indeed, it’s in actual fact, an…educational trip of sorts ;)

But I can’t wait to see my friends, I can’t wait to see the lady of the Hill *winks*, I can’t wait to see the architecture, I can’t wait to mix with the ‘nicer’ locals and I can’t wait to immerse myself in their culture and history.

I might even introduce them to a lil bit of my culture and Malaysia’s national food, the ‘sambal’.

I will never understand why such a technologically advance country has no sambal, because it is the agent of modern living as we know it.

And, lest we forget the national fruit, our Durian! For truly, no country can run, much less operate, without the intoxicating fragrance (or stench, depending on your upbringing) of the almighty Durian.

To make it more appealing to foreigners, I propose that it be called “Dew-Rain” instead – it sounds refreshing, appealing, and absolutely thirst quenching.

Which is how I feel about photography. But I often find myself posting less pictures because I’m frustrated with photobucket. It’s wonderfully simple to use, but lately, the snail like loading times are getting to me, like an itch I can’t scratch.

So, I’ve inevitably switched to flickr.

Thing is, they don’t provide the html codes immediately, so I’m finding it hard to paste it immediately on blogger (bummer!) This just further infuriates me, but perhaps I’m not tech savvy enough – some enlighten me please?

Anyhow, I work past my annoyance to bring you some pictures I took at Daphne’s wedding in Bali (about time I guess).

Bali is one of the most gorgeous places I’ve been to, and it’s a pity that the bombing incident had to happen.

9 out of 10 people I know are skeptical of going to Bali, lest they blow up in public toilets and on white sandy beaches (on a side note, they should blow up toilets here).

But enough of terrorism, and on to Bali *grins*

Now one thing that you’ve gotta know about Bali is that like any decent island, they’re big on flowers.

At hotels, restaurants, and pretty much everywhere else, you’ll see colours, colours, and even more colours. Putting fresh flowers on still/running water is right up there on the islander’s to-do list ;)


And you gotta admit, they’ve got good taste.


The wedding took place in one of the most gorgeous looking settings ever! With the cliffs on the right, the sun setting ahead, and the beautiful glass church facing the sunset, you’re all ready for the perfect wedding.


Yeah, my eyes were wide open for a full 5 minutes too when I first saw it, so don’t be ashamed. You’ve just gotten a glimpse of what the bride and groom see when entering the church. Beneath the glass floor is running water that flows in and around the church like a moat of sorts. And yes, it’s expensive.


Step right up, because this is where it all happens. The glass cross is a nice touch, and there you have it, even more flowers, all tastefully arranged of course. The silent ‘dead’ tree outside gives it a touch of surrealism, and I personally like that.


This is one of the many hotel staffs that keep the place running. This place is so beautiful, that even setting the dinner tables look good.

After the wedding, guests rip flowers in a show of mockery on the hotel staff’s flower arranging efforts. Well not really, but it could be~ ;) Jokes aside, I’ve never seen both Ryan and Daphne this happy, and the wedding vows were lovingly sincere. :D Couldn’t help but let out an “awwwww” :)


Release the dove, for eternal love~ (am quite proud that I came up with that). The poor disorientated doves didn’t fly very far though, and some ended up on nearby trees, confused.

And that was that, just had to post a few to satisfy my trigger finger. Will post up more in future, but it’ll be a whole month before I return from my summer exodus to greener pastures.



But I’ll be back.