We woke up early in the morning to start our day at Kuta. We had our breakfast at CT1 Bed and Breakfast our hotel. It was Nasi Jinggo. This is a new thing and experience for us.
Nasi Jinggo is served with a handful of nasi putih together with some mie goreng and egg, with some sambal goreng tempe and ayam suwir.
Really to our surprise their breakfast mostly is rice. I forgot to take the photo of our Nasi Jinggo.
After the breakfast, we walking across the road going over to Jalan Satira and Jalan Kediri.
Daddy have decided that we should spent our day along Kuta and we have our water splash at Waterbom Bali.
Today is Issac’s birthday and Daddy knew that Issac loves to swim and play water.
Along the way, we passed through the Park 23 Entertainment Center.
From the outside we saw the various dining outlets with local and international cuisines and outdoor dining court with street food-style carts. The time is still early and most of the shops still not open yet.
The Park 23 Entertainment Center is just next to Circus Water Park. It is easy to recognised.
We were walking till a junction that we noticed that there is a statue. We took a photo in front of it. Actually it is the Holiday Inn Resort Baruna Bali welcoming gate.
Further up, we saw there is hawker selling Bubur Kacang at the roadside.
There are a few more nice hotels and shops along the Jalan Kartika Plaza. We passed through the Lippo Mall.
We did not go in as we were walking towards the Waterbom. We came across the huge and nice St. Fransiskus Xaverius Catholic Church.
Almost reaching the Discovery Shopping Mall, we were approached by a friendly guy on the street, carrying out some coupons and given to me and Alvin, and presenting to us some sort like a lucky scratch and win.
Daddy got 2 free T-Shirts and I have got the 3 prices which definitely I can get one of it. It seems ‘nothing to lose’ and it just happens that I am ‘very lucky’ and win!
But to claim the prize, we were told that we must go to the hotel with them, and listen to their presentation, walk around in their hotel before we could actually claim the price. We just followed the cab and they took us to Jimbaran. It was 30 minutes trip.
The driver took us to the luxury hotel areas in Jimbaran.
Once entered to the reception,the customer service recorded our name and contact details.
It was a bit fishy as they just wanted to make sure that both of us can speak, write and read Mandarin. And we mentioned about we are Malaysian Chinese and know Mandarin.
Then, they were asking about our occupations, my guessing is they were trying to find out our annual income.
Later part, the customer service was mentioning because due to a lot of appointments thus it is best that if we are comfortable and ok to come over again to the Karma Jimbaran and attend to the presentation.
Daddy was so excited about that, because either 1 of the 3 prices is good enough for us – Hotel stay, shopping voucher and a Go-Pro.
Then, a driver have arranged to send us back to where we would like to drop. We just informed to the driver that we wanted to go to Waterbom.
Resen, our driver asked us that do we have the ticket, then he drove us to the Kuta Center just next to the Waterbom and purchased our tickets.
The Waterbom tickets cost us about Rp.1,678,900, it was RM556.21 for family package (2 adults + 2 children)! It was expensive compared to Sunway Lagoon!
Well, we just enjoy the day here. Once we entered we straight away went to the kiosk inside to get the ‘Splash Band’ wristband, as they apply cashless payment system inside the park. We purchased Rp.1,000,000 (RM331.29) credit stored in.
We went to the changing room and get ourselves a big locker to put our clothing after changing to our swim suits, by just scanned and the transaction was done.
We went for the Lazy River. We drifted along in the tube raft which we got, along the way there are cascading waterfalls, languid ripples, and luxuriant tropical foliage to screen us from the flurry of excitement.
We aimed for the Super Bowl next, it was a thrilling swoosh down the aqua tube picks up momentum as we get pulled through the enclosed slide at the speeds.
And, emerged from the tunnel into a huge cauldron otherwise known as the Super Bowl. From here we found some difficulties in finding the hole our and got flushed down for a splash into the pool!
Overall, is fun!
After that, both Daddy and Issac went for other rides as Annabelle was so scared of the rides. They went for the Twin Racers, Double Twist, Climax and so much more. I was afraid too as I saw the tubes designs of the rides and the height as well.
Both Annabelle and I were watching people playing the Flow Rider, how they surf the wave at the same time with the choice of a stand up board or a lay-down board.
It was quite fun watching people dropped off from their surf boards! 
Most of the time we spent in the pleasure pool and its nearby thatched gazebos are the perfect chill - out haven.
Or if you like to make friends, join in a game of water volleyball. Then share a drink and tell your high adventure tales at the Sunken Pool Bar just a stretch away.
We had our ice-creams at The Shack. We spent almost 3 hours at the Waterbom.
After which, we got showered and changed and walked out to look for our food, as we believe the food and beverages here is expensive.
We looked around for a lunch place nearby to fill our stomach first before we went to the Kuta Art Market.
Most of the restaurants in this area look a bit pricey and touristy. This local looking Warung Cak Kandar looked just the place for us.
Simple, clean, with both locals and a few visitors eating there. All food is freshly prepared to order.
We felt so hot that, we requested to sit inside the air-conditioned restaurant. The interior is quite nice as it gave us a ‘kampong’ feel.
We had the pork rib set Rp.180,000 and the pork curry set Rp.88,000. The pork ribs was in dark soya sauce and it was tender and delicious.
The curry was nice too and I really liked the aroma of the spices they used in the Balinese food. The sets comes with 4 soups, 4 rice, a fried kangkong and 2 soft drinks because we do not drink the complimentary ice tea. We did ordered 1 Banana Juice for Rp.20,000.
The service rendered was good enough, the first waitress had limited English so the boss came and helper her out. And, we conversed in English with the mix of Mandarin.
We got to know that the boss is a local Indonesia Chinese. They are very friendly people.
After the meal, we went to our next destination – Kuta Art Market. The children were so happy being around there, we went in to a larger shop called Wake Bali Art Market. There are a lot of souvenirs which you can get in the shop.
We did our shopping here for souvenirs back home for friends and colleagues. We bought some small purses 11 x Rp.36,000, key chain 2 x Rp.30,000, various designs of botol openers Rp.37,500, Rp.25,000 and Rp50,000, Annabelle’s surfboard hanger Rp.55,000 and small Jepit Bebek Rp.18,000. Issac chose a Owl toy is about Rp.125,000 and peanuts Rp38,000.
We did walk around to the Kuta Art Market behind the shops. There are selling all kinds of Bali items such as Bali surfboard and guitar shaped fridge magnets, key chains, beer holders, placemats, faux leather shoes and sandals, Bali print T-shirts and colourful sarongs and fabrics.
All the ladies were sitting outside and calling us to go in to their shops and have a look or purchase something.
I just feel not comfortable that shopping at this kind of environment. We passed through the small lanes and all the shops are displaying the same items.
We continued to walk to the Kuta Square where all the modern shops and various international brands, mostly surfing clothing and sports apparel such as Quicksilver, Billabong, Rip Curl, Roxy as well as other fashion labels line up.
We saw the Matahari Kuta Square Shopping Mall but we did not feel like going in and shop.
Instead, we were so tired and thirsty and walked in to the McDonald's and ordered 5 pcs chickens Rp.76,000, 2 Medium Coke and Sprite 2 x Rp.9,000.
And it costs us Rp.94,000, much cheaper if we were eating in the warung.
I was pretty amazed I must say, that both Issac and Annabelle too able to walk so far from the Waterbom.
We passed through the Grand Inna Kuta Hotel and officially we came to the Kuta Beach. We noticed there is a Oliver Jamie’s Italian Restaurant across the street. And it is just next to the famous Hard Rock Hotel and Café.
There is a Dekom Bali Surf School where you can just learn how to surf by signing up a coarse with them. It is just at the entrance of the Kuta Beach, so convenient!
We did not play at the beach as it is so crowded with people and stalls. But having a glimpse on the Kuta Beach is great though.
We saw there are tartanilla ride here just in front of Hard Rock Café, we tried that before at Cebu last year. We believe the price is not cheap here especially at Bali.
Finally, we reached the Beachwalk Shopping Mall. We were so tired and looking for drinks inside the mall. The mall itself is big, and is another shopping mall for us. We rested here for awhile and we decided to get a cab back to our hotel.
On the way back, we passed through the other side or tourist busy roads which we do not walk – Jalan Melasti, Jalan Sriwijaya, Jalan Legian.
We passed through the famous Ground Zero Monument which was built to commemorate the first Bali bombing tragedy on October 12th, 2012 that resulted in 202 people killed (mostly Australian tourists). Every year on October 12th, a lot of people from different countries gather at the monument to recall the tragedy.
It was almost 6pm when we reached our hotel. It was a tiring day but still fruitful. Issac and Annabelle straight away went to bed after bath.
Daddy and Mummy walked out to look for our dinner. Daddy wanted to try the taxi driver recommended us this restaurant just nearby our hotel – Restoran Ayam Betutu Khas Gilimanuk. Unfortunately both of us was so hungry that we did not snap the photos of our food.
We ordered 1/4 portion Ayam Betutu Kuah Rp.30,000, 1/4 portion Ayam Betutu Goreng Rp.31,000, 2 Nasi Putih 2 x Rp.6,000 and Cola/Sprite 2 x Rp.10,000 for our dine in. The set is come with the sambal, fried peanut and the blanched kangkong topped with chili sauce.
Both of us agreed that Ayam bertutu goreng is by far the spiciest food we have ever try. It is nothing compare to the innocent looking colourless tom yam. The spiciness of Ayam Bertutu was so spicy that it made me sweat like a mad cow after the first bite on it. What makes it even harder to tolerate is the fact that the spiciness actually lingers in the mouth for a few good minutes.
And, that was just the ‘normal spicy’ that we have, we have not yet try their famous ‘Super Pedas’! We take away 2 Nasi Putih 2 x Rp.6,000 and 1/2 portion Ayam Betutu Goreng Rp.49,000 for both Issac and Annabelle whom were still sleeping at the hotel. Total with tax we paid Rp.169,400 for our dinner.
We walked pass the small stall which selling the goreng-goreng snacks and we bought some: tofu, pisang goreng, etc.
We went in the Holland Bakery and hoping that we can find a decent birthday cake for Issac. Unfortunately that is not our cup of tea.
I guess Balinese really not fond of bread and pastries as I can see it through the pastries and the breads displayed there.
And, there was even no baker in the shop, as all the breads and cakes look as prepack and deliver to the shop and sell concept.
We went back to hotel and 2 kids already woke up and both were hungry for their dinner.
We get rest early too as tomorrow morning we will have to attend to the Karma Group Presentation.
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