Day 1 (15/2) Bali Trip

DAY 1 (15/2/10)

dad drove to LCC Terminal and reached there about 7.30am for our 10.30am flight to Bali.

While waiting at the Boarding room, called my babe and say goodbye to her. =)



after 3 hours of flight...
reached Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport @ 1.30pm

meet up with the travel agent AhChin, and welcome us with Flower Garland

proceed to check in White Rose Hotel

we are so damn hungry and we asked the tour guide - AhChin about Pork food cause we saw few shops selling Pork.
so he brought us to this shop.

Sari Nadi

with cousin @ Sari Nadi


the food


BABI GULING:
suckling pig served with other pork side dishes.
(image from Flickr)

in the shop

went back to hotel to brush up ourselves.
and later on watching Kecak dance.

Cousin's family. =)

with "buffy" dad and mum.

45 minutes car ride to
SAHADEWA stage Chandra Budaya
(Bali Gianyar 80582)

for the most dramatic KECAK DANCE

About Kecak Dance (Click Here)
The story of Kecak Dance (Click Here)

Taken from the Hindu epic Ramayana, the dance tells the story of Prince Rama and his rescue of Princess Sita, who has been kidnapped by the evil King of Lanka. Unlike other dances, there is no gamelan orchestra accompanying it. Instead, a troupe of over 150 bare-chested men serve as the chorus, making a wondrous cacophany of synchronized "chak-achak-achak" clicking sounds while swaying their bodies and waving their hands.

before entering the hall
*saw Cows behind me*
click to enlarge photo


our seats
(cousin Ming, ME, cousin Bing, dad)

We arrived there quite early, therefore we can have the seats in front.
I didn't expect much people for this show, but end up around 400-500 people watching the famous Kecak Dance.

the stage



The chorus begin its chanting,
waving their hands in the air


various performers



After the Kecak dance,
it is the Sangyang Djaran (Fire Trance Dance)
*it is the most exciting dance*

1st, a monk praying, letting the blue shirt guy
in trance mode.


2. setting up a burning coconut shells


3. He charges through the embers and dance!
Picture 3: He kicks the flame
Picture 4: He sits on the flame

For your information, he is bare footing.
I do believe that some kind of God enter his body.


Having worked himself into a trance for the performance,
it takes a while for the dance to come back down.
NOTE the ash on his feet.

I don't even know that the guy is in trance mode, until when we are going back to hotel, AhChin (tour guide) told us about it.

I even laugh madly during the show
while everyone is so tense up looking at the trance dance.

Photo session


with the Gold Deer


with the Monkey King - Sugriwa

with Hanoman


manage to took 3 pictures only. It is too crowded

later on dinner at a
Chinese Restaurant @ Plaza Bali


went back to hotel and get ready for 2nd day trip.

P/S: forget to watermark my photos *SIGH*

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