Woke up, had breakfast at Masa Inn then walked towards Legian Street. Sure looks different in daytime. Walked past endless shops and pubs, lots of traffic = noise + air pollution, lots of touters. I think being Asians has its advantages — some of the touters don’t even bother greeting us or look at us.

After an hour, we headed for the beach. Walked from Legian to Kuta beach, slippers off, feet in the soft sand and waves. Lots of people sunbathing, surfer dudes and chicks around, some of them not very good at surfing, heh. It was lovely except that I didn’t put on any sunblock, something I’d regret later.

Walked all the way back to Kuta, went past Hard Rock Hotel etc, saw a Starbucks next to the Hard Rock shop. Of course must go in!

SMS-ed some friends, “Am at Starbucks, Kuta. Heheh.” They replied:
ShaolinTiger: Lol so typical. Coffee there nicer or not?
KY: Haha I hope you are not bored of FA? Have lots of fun and remember to eat pork!
Horng: You are so sick, Suan. Need to go to Starbucks rehabilitation centre if there is any.
Gier: Am sure you’re bored and unhepi and would rather be in PJ at your desk, working and bringing me my Pepsi Max. Well, padan muka! I have no kesian for you. Bitch.

After an iced tea, a sandwich and a hand-drawn map of Kuta by the barista, we went on our way to Kuta Square, more random stalls and back to Legian Street. While FA was buying some chopsticks thingy that she ties her hair with, I was very entertained by a little kid sitting at the steps of the stall next door. Basically made him jump and wiggle and constantly shake his head and all that stuff you do with kids.

Ah Seng greatly recommended Ku De Ta to catch some beers and the sunset, so we thought we’d walk to the place. Problem is, we underestimated the distance. We were at the beginning of Legian Street and Ku De Ta is in Seminyak. After a couple of hours, we decided to ask for directions. The shopkeeper said that it was too far away and we must take a taxi there. So we did and it was Rp30,000 (RM11) most well-spent.

Ku De Ta was definitely one of the highlights of our trip. Ambiance was lovely, beautiful and relaxing. We managed to get a corner seat overlooking the beach/ horizon. Clouds marred the sunset, but it was still rather awesome. At least it didn’t rain. Next time you are in Bali, you should really go to Ku De Ta — 4pm onwards then sit back and relax with beer and food.

Prices are slightly above mid-range but that’s to be expected. A small bottle of Bintang costs Rp22,000 (RM7.xx), cocktails and spirits are more expensive. We ordered a Porkys pizza (Rp95,000 = RM32.50) and grilled pork ribs (Rp90,000 = RM31) to share, and knocked back a few beers between us. The Porkys pizza was the MOST DELICIOUS PIZZA I’D EVER HAD ZOMG! Words can’t begin to describe how awesome the pizza was, so you’ll have to find it out yourself. Ribs was juicy, tender and succulent, om nom nom nom nom.

Ku De Ta was truly an incredible experience. I want to cry thinking about it because I want to go back!!! Two girls next to us were from California: one was staying a month and the other was already in Bali for 2 months. Bestnyer boleh berholiday lama-lama.

We stayed until 7+ pm, then decided to head back to our hotel. After all we had to wake up (damn) early the following morning for our mountain trekking adventure. Walked barefooted along the beach from Seminyak to Legian, very lovely. At Legian we decided (more me than FA) that we were too tired to walk back to Kuta, so we walked towards the promenade (where we’d began our mid-noon walk from Legian to Kuta beach). Got two motorcyclists to take us back to our hotel for Rp30,000 (RM11). Was quite worth it because the ride was fun as they went rather fast, into small lanes, endangering tourists and animals alike.

*Complete Flickr set of Bali, May 2009 here, including photos not published on blog.