We've promised with another guy (who we met at the Kuta's shop lot), Pak Hendrick untuk bawak kitaorang pergi jalan-jalan for the day. We booked an MPV from morning till night for Rp400,000.
After breakfast, we went straight to Sari Wisata Budaya at South Denpasar to watch Barong and Kris dance, a one hour show from 9:00 a.m - 10 a.m. Fees per head was Rp80,000.
The dance was some kind a myth or legion which represents an eternal fight between good and evil spirit. So, Barong (a mythological animal) represents a good spirit and Rangda (a mythological monster) represents an evil one.
Introduction act: Monkey and the tiger...
There were 6 acts overall (inclusive intro). So first act showed monkey helped the tiger been attacked by three men in the forest. And, during the fight, one of the men nose been bitten off. Aku pun pelik part nih, dalam banyak-banyak tempat, yang monkey pergi cabut hidung orang tu buat apa?
The traditional musicians...
These people played the music during the show to make it more lively and interesting. Music time kena sumpah lah, time kena gaduhlah, time menari dan macam-macam lagi.
First act: Rangda's servants were doing Kecak dance...
They represent as Rangda servants who were searching for Dewi Kunti's (Queen) servants who were on the way to meet their Patih (Prime Minister).
Second act: One of Dewi Kunti's servant...hohoho!
And, at the back there was another Dewi Kunti's servant...both of them were so funny and hilarious!
And, a bunch of leaves hold by that big guy was used for fighting (ada ker guna daun camtu nak lawan). And, to rid of the evil spirit as well.
The wicked witch...
Still on the second act, one of Rangda's servant changed into a witch and tried to make Dewi Kunti's servants angry. Aku pun dah tak paham kenapa dari perempuan cantik tengah menari tadi jadi hantu lah pulak. Pelik-pelik!
Yup, second act lagi...so, there was Patih (Prime Minsiter), pic in the middle...
The servants met Patih and together they went to see Dewi Kunti.
Third act: Here came our Dewi Kunti...
In this scene, Dewi Kunti had promised with Rangda to sacrifice her son, Sadewa. I was not sure for what kind of reason. Maybe the queen had done or owed something to/from Rangda before and she (evil jahat nih, betina rupanya) was seeking for justice.
Suddenly, a bad spirit entered into the Dewi Kunti's body. From soft and gentle queen, she became wild and angry. She ordered Patih to bring Sadewa into the forest and tied up on tree. Tiba-tiba, Patih pun kena rasuk jugak...haihh...macam-macam.
Still on the third act, inilah Sadewa rupanya! Aikk...apasal pompuan pakai baju lelaki? Tak cukup pelakon ke apa? Hee...confius...confius...
Then for the fourth act, oopppsss gambar takde lah pulak. Sebab time nih banyak sangat lawan-lawan. Enna malas nak ambik kot. Kita cerita jel lah yer...
So, without Rangda's knowledge, Siwa (God) appeared and gave Sadewa immortality. Rangda of course bila dapat tahu, punyalah marah. Rangda pun datanglah nak bunuh Sadewa. Tikam punya tikam, tak mati-mati jugak. So, last-last, Rangda gave up and asked Sadewa to redeem herself (exchange with Sadewa to die). So, Sadewa agreed and killed Rangda. Rangda pun kononnya masuk heaven sebab berani mengorbankan dirinya sendiri.
Last act: Kalika, one of Rangda's servant (bertukar jadi burung). Dia pun nak mintak Sadewa bunuh dia. Nak mati sama macam tuan dia...
Another servants of Rangda called Kalika came up and asked Sadewa to redeem herself too. But, Sadewa refused. Kalika got angry and change herself into a boar (lebih kurang ibab ler) and fight with Sadewa. Kalika could change to any kind of creature. She then changed herself into a bird and lastly she changed herself as Rangda. Sadewa still didn't kill Kalika.
Rupa Kalika yang bertukar jadi Rangda (on the right side). On the left was Barong, Sadewa changed himself as Barong.
Sadewa then decided to meditates and he changed himself as Barong. Still the fight is unended. So, Barong's followers came to help him to fight with Rangda.
THE END!
Foohh...punyalah panjang cerita aku nih. Boleh buat bedtime story pulak. Jadi, itulah alkisahnya. Korang faham ker tak faham ker, buat-buat faham lah yer. ;)
Ok, next...we continue our journey to Sukawati market. It took a long long time to reach the place. But, on the way, we stopped at Bidari Balinis Batik shop, to watch the Balinese women, drawing batik. Kat sini, semua barang harga tourist, tengok-tengok jer lah.
At the entrance, posing with Balinese girl sculpture...
The whole family (only Shazzy not here) picture moment together...
Sari Dewi, gold and silver collection...
Next stop, still tempat harga tourist. Tengok-tengok jer lah. Harga semua mahal nak mampos. We also watched few workers crafting silver accessories and lastly ambik pic benda nih as kenang-kenangan...
Dalam kedai bahagian depan...
Finally at Sukawati. Here you could find lots and lots of things for shopping. Artwork, handcraft, hand painted pictures, accessories, clothes, bags, furnitures, just name it! Aku, cam biasa tak teruja pun nak beli, tak minat sangat sebab gaya-gaya Bali nih bukan taste kita. Kalau english style tu yer. Hihihi...
Mama and the girls memang membeli sakan kat sini. Entah apa-apa yang diaorang beli. However, we couldn't spend time for so long here as it was almost 2, and we need to see other places as well. So, dalam sejam lah kat sini layan diaorang shopping. Cukup-cukuplah kot...;)
Abah, along the shop lots...
Enna at accessories shop...
Huda and mama posing in front of mirror shop. Tu kalau tak kawal pembelian, mau dengan cermin-cermin Bali tu pun diaorang nih angkat!
Wall pictures...cantik- cantik kat sini. We bought 3 role of pictures, only pics, frame tak bawak balik yer. Kang penuh satu flight ngan pic saja...huhuhu!
Eeewww...what are these? These are brooches, for our girl friends in Malaysia and for us jugaklah kan! Handmade punyer, penuh dengan manik.
Lepas shopping, bergerak ayuh ke Kintamani, the most favourite tourist destination in Bali. Here you could see the active volcano (berasap-asap lagi tu...) called Batur Mountain and the beautiful lake.
Part of the mountain and the lake...
Keluar jer dari kereta, woohhh sejuknyer kat sini. Udara pun bersih jer...emmm..beshnyer! Tadi berpanas-panasan kat Sukawati, sekarang di atas bukit, nyamannya rasa! Pak Hendrick brought us to Batur Restaurant, a muslim one for our lunch. They served a buffet lunch here dan ramai jugaklah yang makan-makan kat situ. So, apa yang menarik sangat makan kat restoran nih?
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Waahhh...makan mengadap gunung berapi! Cantiknyer! The dining places been built viewing the mountains. Ada tempat nak bersila sekali. Macam makan kat Tomyam Klasik kat Melaka.
Posing with the girls...
Kalau makan kat meja macam dalam gambar nih, kena careful. Kot-kot terjatuh barang berharga, kira burn camtu lah yer. Tak der sapa nak jenguk ke bawah, nak cari-cari kot tersangkut ke kat mana-mana...huhuhu!
Buffet per head for tourist is Rp100,000 and for local is Rp70,000 excluding tax. Ada tax tuh makan kat situ. Tapi yang bertuahnya, orang kat situ ingat Huda orang local (Huda tanya kat kaunter sorang charge berapa), terus bagi kitaorang satu family harga local. Hahaha...bestnyer! Huda, the Bali girl...hihihi!
Makanan kat sini, terus-terang memang tak best pun. Yang penting, view tuh orang nak tengok. Kira bayar untuk nak tengok view lah sambil makan-makan yang tak seberapa.
Our next destination was Uluwatu. Along the way, we saw few villages at Batur area. And, dapat tengok orang-orang kampung tengah berarak untuk satu upacara. Rupa-rupanya ada orang mati. Gambar part nih, ada ambik, tapi blur sikit sebab kereta tengah gerak. So, malas nak upload.
Dan satu lagi yang uniknya, setiap rumah kita boleh lihat tempat berhala diorang. Ada yang lebih besar dari rumah sendiri. Tapi, Pak Hendrick cakap kita tak dibenarkan masuk melawat. Dan, time upacara kematian, penghuni rumah (si perempuan) akan duduk bersimpuh di tangga rumah ketika berarak sebagai menghormati si mati.
Since kat sini kawasan pedalaman, most of the villagers work as farmers. Banyak kebun buah limau ada kat sini. Perempuan2 kat sini (tak kira budak sampai tua) pun pakai baju tradisi Bali iaitu kebaya dan sarong dan lilitan kain di pinggang.
Kitaorang pun sempat stop kat gerai buah untuk beli and try buah2an tempatan kat situ. Ada sejenis buah yang boleh tahan jugak bestnyer, buah markisa or passion fruit yang diusahakan penduduk tempatan.
Pak Hendrick kata, kat area Batur tuh, tanaman apple pun ada. Ye lah tempat pun sejuk, tak mustahil apple pun boleh tumbuh subur kat sini.
Tanaman padi bukit di Tegalalang...cantik betul kat sini...
Between Kintamani and Ubud, we stopped at Tegalalang to see the rice terraces. Cantik betul kat sini. Siap ada pondok or wakaf kecil, mungkin untuk para petani berehat selepas menanam padi. And along the way to reach this place you might see hundreds of shops selling wood crafts. Pak Hendrick said, barangan kat situ kebanyakannya untuk dieksport. Patutlah, banyak tul, dah macam satu industri atau perusahaan kayu kayan kat situ. Selain daripada produk kayu, barangan seperti cermin-cermin hiasan pun ada banyak dijual.
At the same time, orang belakang (Cik Huda) pulak dah bising-bising suruh stop nak jalan-jalan kat situ. Aduhla...tak puas lagi ker shopping! Nasib baik tak berhenti. Yang lain buat bodoh jer sampai kat tempat padi bukit. Huhuhu!
Posing lagi...dah agak penat jugak time nih...tapi ada lagi satu tempat mau pergi...aiyooo!
Tengok jam dah pukul 5. Ishh...sempat ke nak tengok sunset nih. Plan nak pergi either Uluwatu or Tanah Lot. Tapi driver cakap nak ke Tanah Lot 50 km, erkkk...jauhnyer...kena cancellah nak ke sana untuk tengok temple atas batu kat laut dan sunset. So, kita try kejarkan masa nak ke Uluwatu. Situ pun ada temple dan yang paling gerun sekali ada banyak monyet kat situ...waaaa, takut!
Sampai-sampai, sunset apa, dah nak gelap pun. Temple pun antara nampak ngan tak nampak. Dalam gelap tuh, aduhla...nampak monyet merata-rata. Warning! Take care of your valuable things! Monyet nih pakai ambik jer barang-barang orang. Kesian tengok sorang pakcik nih, hilang cermin mata. Pandailah pulak pekerja situ cari balik.
Pak Hendrick kata , kalau kita pandai bagi makan, dia bagi balik barang kita yang dia ambil tu. And, paling scary, punyalah gemuk-gemuk monyet kat situ, besar macam babun pun ada! So, pic pun tak de lah untuk part nih, gelap jer, so malas nak upload.
Since dah tak ada apa pun lagi yang kitaorang boleh view, we decided nak balik hotel sebab kepenatan yang teramat sangat. Before we're heading home, singgah jap kat Kuta's town at Desa Bali shop. Kedai cenderahati, tapi sama je lah tak best pun. We spent around half an hour. Sampai hotel kul 9.30 p.m. Argghh...penatnyer!
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