Masskara!

Checked off my bucket list going to a Philippine fiesta!

Fresh (and really affordable) seafood, decadent cakes, tasty BBQ,  24/7 drinking over 3 days, crowded streets, extravagant masks and all around good times with good friends.

Oh yes.. and a side trip home to see family, friends and squish-able doggies.

One of my favourite things to do is get to the airport early, treat myself to a Starbucks drink & dessert and start the process of brain decompression. Palette cleanser before the experiences that a new trip will bring if you may. 

I must say, I love that Singapore makes traveling so... Uncomplicated. Power of the SG$, ease of check in, automated immigration, easy going airport which in turn shuffles (for the most part!) about  easy going travellers. 

Traveling from Manila on the other hand, always feels like such a gargantuan effort. You save up for so long for even a short trip, traffic getting to the airport, queues, fees, and if you're traveling out of NAIA 1- then sad limbo areas. 

Anywho, holiday mode on, even if it just for the weekend!

Travel Sleeps: Bali 07-12

Bali living = villa living. 'Nuf said.

Photos of our accomodations at Arwana Estate coming right up!

Bali 07-12

The go-to vacay spot for us 3rd-culture-kids hailing from JKT is Bali. 

Have a reunion? Go to Bali.

Venue for wedding? Do it Bali.

Wanna relax for a few days? Chilax in Bali.

Think Bali is known world-wide for a lot of things: cultural, peaceful, exotic, magical. To be fair - it is all that. But to many of my childhood friends, it's their home away from home. 

One of my nearest and dearest friends wanted to celebrate her 30s here. So celebrate in Bali we did! 

We didn't beach (sorry Bali - the Philippines can run circles around your beaches!). 

Nor did we sight see. 

Shopping - just a bit! 

Drinking? Yes - there was. Plenty of it. 

Partying? Strangely, not much at all. 

But delicious chow (of both local and international fare), villa-lounging, spa-ing, good company?  There was definitely lots of that. 

Good vibes, ridiculously good time. Definitely a true reflection of the very person we were celebrating for!

K in her stunning dress!

LPG crew

Grilled seafood dinner by the pool, drinking and night swimming on day 1

The reason for the festivities (and I don't mean the alcohol)

Cheers K!

Uhm... HULLO. *squish*

Those that liked the sun, did lots of this

A clowning around

Lotsa couples with us during the trip! S + B

C+M

A+J

K's lovely fam

K's guests @ Naughty Nuris

K's friends with 3 sets of twins! 

Naughty Nuris decor

Some of us had spa treatments outside, some had them right at home. Some of us had both :D

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N & G