Bali (2).

after the long wait...finally here is the second batch of my photo diary from Bali.

i spent a hot burning afternoon browsing around at Sukawati Art Market with my boyfriend and some friends, looking for some souvenirs to buy before we flew back home.
hundreds of stalls selling almost similar stuff, i almost gave up searching...but in the middle of my walks, i stopped when i saw a beautiful local teenage girl smiled at me so genuinely as i walked pass by her.
with her sweet shy voice, she invited me to come to visit her stall and have a look at the handmade accessories she was selling...so i did.
we were talking to each other while i was choosing some bracelets for myself. she's 13 years old. her name is Putu.
i was so drawn to her because she's such a friendly and nice girl. i could tell that she wasn't being nice just to get me buy her stuff...she has a genuine personality and i could tell from her sparkly eyes :)
she was helping her family in that market. her father was selling paintings. her grandma was with her selling handmade accessories. they are such nice people..

Putu was so shy that when i asked her to take a photo together with me, she was always covering her face with a bamboo fan she was holding. but my boyfriend managed to snap some shots of her when she didn't notice..hehe.

if you come to Bali, don't forget to visit Sukawati Art Market and make sure to buy stuff from this lovely girl! i want to meet her again the next time i visit that place :)

the rest of the photos were taken at Potato Head Beach Club. a very cozy place to enjoy sunset with good music and ambiance. perfect getaway from a busy city life..
the last three photos were on the last afternoon after we had lunch at Beachwalk mall in Kuta.
then we we were waiting for our flights home...slurping natural coconut water. life could not be better.

P.S: i posted the complete set of my Bali trip photos on my photography website www.firewoodandearth.com, see the full experiences (especially the beautiful sunset) there! :D

Putu and her grandma

at Beachwalk mall rooftop

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well 'plaid' love.

(this post is dedicated to the love of my life..Andre.)

gotta admit that i haven't been in my brightest self in the last couple of years.. my unhappiness deep down reflected really obviously on everything i did, it was always right there on my face! couldn't help it no matter how hard i tried to hide it. one of my friend even wondered and said that it's almost as if i lost my charm..soul-less. there's no doubt that it was the hardest time i've ever walked through in my life.

but as we all know, wherever there is negativity..there's also standing positivity. and while i was being all round negative about life, my bf always stood beside me trying to cure me with all the positives and love he's got in his blood..and seemed like it never run out.

it's no secret that a depressed person could be nothing less than a huge pain in the ass...especially towards close people around him/her. i was no different. i hurt him with all the worst words i've ever said to a person, rejected him while all he was doing was trying to help me. i shouted at him that i couldn't stand him, when what i really meant was i couldn't stand myself.
he said he couldn't stand seeing me being so self-destructive, but there was never one time he left me alone.
he did nothing but everything he could to make me a bit happier everyday..for almost a year. looking back, i honestly have no idea how he could cope with that...with me that time.
patience was so under-rated until i saw and felt it myself through what he did.

to be honest, i've never seen such people with that kind of almost flawless attitude and energy towards life, other than him. always happy with the goofy smile and never-ending optimism on his shoulders everyday. he never gives up.. not on life, not on me. he defines persistence.

i am almost so sure that noone could ever love me as much as he does, no heart as big as his, no other human could believe in me like he does..not even myself.
and how can i say no to live forever with him when he always persists on giving me so much love despite how an awful human being i could be.. when he always aces my tests like that.. he's definitely my rock.

plaid shirt: Logo, cut-out boots: New Look

Bali (1).

hi guys, how's your holiday preparation going? Christmas is around the corner.. i can't wait!!
meanwhile, since i promised you guys that i will post my photo diary from my short trip to Bali last month, here's some of the first part..
dinner at Bubbagump on the first night..it's located at Kuta.
then Padang Padang beach the next day..

A little info about this beautiful beach, it's the beach where Eat, Pray, Love was shot at. i'm sure you all know this great movie in which the beautiful actress Julia Roberts acted on :)

anyway.. these are only FEW of many more photos that i took!

please do have a look on the complete photo set on my photography website www.firewoodandearth.com
you can see more photos of these gorgeous places that i've visited in Bali!

hope you all like it :)

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to be continued...

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