I have decided to call it our Balimoon instead. I doubt we will be able to have any romantic/intimacy/seclusion in our schedule as we STILL NEED TO FIND A PLACE TO STAY.

Yes, it will be our first trip together as Mr & Mrs, but my expectation of a honeymoon is so much different! I would picture myself with hubby in a nice hotel, enjoying spas, romantic dinner n such. So, this is our Balimoon where we will have to continue to look for a PLACE TO STAY and most probably, rent a vehicle or get a driver. Hopefully, don't need to sleep in the car...

We woke up around 8am and decided to walk around DEWA BHARATA before adjourning to our breakfast. (yes, it is included) Actually, it is quite a nice place, from outside that is. Look at the swimming pool...hehe - just that, it didn't fit into my expectation of a honeymoon-type of place to stay. And the mini hutan...yeah yeah...lotz of greenery...So, yeah..for Balimoon..it is ok.

We were given a menu to choose for our breakfast. Hmmm. You either choose fried egg or scrambled egg or boiled egg or hal-boiled egg. The rest are fixed. And hey, no sausage. No baked beans. Just bread and egg. They don't even provide butter or jam. Just plain toasted bread with egg of your choice. THANK GOD for their Balinese coffee!! It was the one and only thing I enjoyed =) Ok..not so bad lah...breakfast with a pool view...

Instead of driving ourselves, we decided to engage a driver. Costing us RP 300,000 for a trip to Safari Park & Ubud later, the driver also agreed to help us find for hotel in Ubud. If we rent a vehicle, it will cost us about RP 150,000 excluding petrol and we still have to find our way to the Safari Park & Ubud. So...we made the smarter choice by engaging Nyoman Sudarna. (Nyoman means third child in the family)

On the way to the Safari, we stopped at Sanur for lunch. According to Nyoman, this little shop is famous for it's Babi Guling. We have heard so much about it and decided to give it a try. There was a small queue, and I ordered a chicken set, while hubby ordered the babi guling set.

Honestly, I find our local Msian "siew-yuk" (in cantonese) taste so much nicer. Although the skin is crispy, but, I still prefer the Msian ones. In hubby's plate, it seems like there are several more fried items that are made from pork. Looks like internal stuffs....eeee...luckily, I chose the chicken set (although the chicken feet looks disgusting =P)! Ok ok only lah...

Finally, we arrived at the BALI SAFARI AND MARINE PARK. I can't wait to get up close and personal with the white Sumatrian Tiger!! The ticket was a little pricey, and we didn't have much choice as it comes in a package. One good example is that, we told the lady that we are not interested in the FUN RIDES (huh?) as we merely want to see the animals. Still, she insists that we purchase this "Jungle Hopper" package that cost us RP 721,000 for two tickets! Our driver told us to spend max two (2) hours...as we need to make our way to Ubud later...

Look carefully...

Closer....closer...... such a cutie!!

Look, a LIVE komodo!!

Look..ELEPHANT...but fake one laa...

Some facts here...apparently, the white tigers are NOT rare and NOT endangered species. And, there are not even a species. The white tiger is a mutant, and today - there are no white tigers in the wild...simply because, it would almost be impossible to survive as they would be disadvantaged by their colour. Preys would easily spot them! And oh dear, they are deliberately 'manufactured' by man - to be an attraction to zoos, etc. Sigh!!

Yes, it is unfair to keep animals in zoos and safaris. And yes, they should roam in the wild instead of being exhibits and money making tools! But then again, it is only here that we can get up close and personal with the wild animals...

Now that I read so much about the white tigers...it is certainly cruel to breed them for such purpose. Sigh!