Destination: Bali

Greetings lovelies!

It's really quite shameful how my last blog post is dated January. Guess I was so busy yet bored with life that I didn't know what else to write here after that. Do follow me on Instagram for more frequent updates! Chances are I'm usually more alive active there.

I planned a trip to Bali in February as an anniversary getaway for Darren and myself. We desperately needed to spend quality time together, that would not be interrupted by his phone, because life has been craaazy since his gym opened. Sob story aside, here's a summary of our vacay in Bali!

Accommodation

Jas Boutique Villa (Seminyak): S$410 for 3 nights

Review: I liked it but be warned, you will be sharing the place with mosquitoes, fat lizards, and the occasional exotic-looking spider which may or may not be poisonous. You will never know until you get bitten. I will recommend this place because it's value for money and the bathroom is clean and nice. They also provide a mobile phone for you to call the front desk whenever and wherever you need help. We made use of this to call for room service, massages, and transport.

Location-wise isn't really ideal because we took a taxi from the airport (IDR80,000) and the driver couldn't find it. We also had to use the villa's free transportation service to get to places and of course, we tipped all the different drivers for every trip.

Kitchen/dining is separated from the bedroom/pool area

HELLO RESIDENTS UP THERE! (mozzies and lizards)

Clean

Clean

Divine

We did not make full use of this pond :(

Breakfast included is served

Moving on to what we did! We had no concrete plans, nor did we know the area at all, so we just did whatever we felt like. Mel recommended Aultimo and so we had it for dinner on the first night. I call this our "official anniversary dinner" because dinner with my hottie (wit da bodie) was great. I would totally pay just for the delicious warm bread and amazingly tasty butter which was free! We both had steak and enjoyed it.

The next day, we decided to go to Potato Head for a late lunch because Mel said I would like that place. I loved it! And Mel is totally wife-worthy to me because she knows me so well omg.

Food we chose was alright but the drinks were so freaking good. I would've ordered a few more drinks if we didn't have to rush off for our massage appointments at Bodyworks.

Fish and chips was alright

Grilled chicken was too dry for my liking

DRINKS TO SAVE THE DAY

#awkwardcouplephoto

I made pre-bookings online for 2 nights of massages at Bodyworks Bali because it looked so good on the website and has been highly raved about. However, we only ended up going for the first night because it was bad so I canceled our second appointment. A review I read stated something along the lines of, the demise of Bodyworks being its success and I totally agree. The staff were so freaking rude and obnoxious, like they didn't care for our business at all.

The masseuse attending to me went for a bathroom break halfway through the session, cut short the treatment time, and not-so-discreetly signaled for Darren's masseuse to wrap up her massage so they could leave early together. She cut off about 20mins of treatment time which is such a rip-off! Just thinking about it makes me so mad.

When I asked the staff at the counter if they got my appointment for a 1.5hr treatment wrong, they said no and proceeded to argue with me about how I reached early which's why treatment ended early. That is totally untrue because we were actually running late for the appointment. I did not want to make our night worse or continue to get told off by the staff (lol), so I just paid up and canceled the appointment made for the next day.

I hope everyone who is planning to pay Bodyworks Bali a visit sees this review and if you insist on going, don't say I didn't warn you. I have experienced my fair share of spas and massages in different countries and this is possibly one of the worst I've ever had.

Silver lining of the night was when we stumbled upon Sea Circus, or technically Darren's sharp eyes did. I planned to try it but didn't even realize this was the place until I saw the menu! Service staff here were so nice and polite, stark contrast from our experience earlier on.

Almost cried eating this delicious marinated pork quesadilla

So good :')

T_T

On our third day, I was craving Chinese food badly so we went out looking for lunch. Decided on this random Santorini-inspired restaurant because I was too hot and tired to continue hunting. It was the worst decision ever. The pasta was barely edible and the mango margarita was tasteless, and had black flecks in it. The bartender was smoking while making it -_-

After lunch, we walked really far down the street to a grocery store, and to a separate mall with bubble tea, J.Co donuts, and Burger King. Bought tons of snacks and headed back to our villa where we had massages, followed by room service for dinner.

The Denpasar Airport was bad, both when we arrived and when we were departing. Makes me appreciate Changi Aiport so so so so so much. Wanted to grab a bite before our flight and this Black Canyon Coffee outlet in the departure hall was just the worst. You've to stand in line and place an order first before getting a seat and everyone was getting that screwed up system wrong so confusion ensues. We waited 15mins to order, and another 30mins for food, and when food arrived it was tasteless and pretty much inedible. Should've just stuck to coffee...

YAY FINALLY GOING HOME!

Bali was enjoyable but I have had much more fun visiting other places. It is a little too touristy for me so I will think twice about planning a vacation here. Feel free to contact me if you would like to know more about anything mentioned above and I'll help you to the best of my ability!

If the ending to this post seems rushed, it's because it is... Olivia and Elliot in Law and Order SVU are beckoning to me. Happy weekend y'all!