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Rough Guide to Bali

Penjor "Hey I am coming to Bali, can you recommend me things to do?" I got that question a lot. I get it, I live in Bali so people would think that I master everything about Bali. Well... 50:50. I happened to travel around Bali since 2017. So it wasn't wrong to assume me knowing Bali. But I am also a lazy traveler so I don't always do many things in one place.  That is why we will call this a rough guide to Bali.  First thing first, define your style of traveling. Because we all know that Bali is an island. Not a city. So it is quite big, you know. You can not explore all of it in two weeks. Well you might be able to do so, but probably not immersing enough of it.  So... what is your style of traveling? Bali offers you some cultures, quiet normal life, party hotspots, quiet beaches, busy beaches, temples, and so on.  Mt Batur West part of Bali (Canggu, Seminyak, Kuta) If you enjoy partying, you might want to spend your time more in the west part of Bali like Canggu, ...

Prasangka kita dan Tuhan

Ketika menginginkan satu hal terjadi, ada 3 hal yang saya yakin dan percaya :

1. Usaha tidak akan menghianati hasil. 1000 kali percobaan gagal, namun karena kegigihannya, dengan percobaan ke 1001 percobaanya berhasil. Kenapa? Karena dia sudah meruntuhkan tembok penghalang itu dipukulan ke 1001. Susah? Iya. Saya juga merasakan hal itu berat. Jika kita berusaha 30% maka hasil yang kita dapatkan akan 30%juga. Jika 100%, maka hasil yang lebih dari bayangan kita akan menghampiri. Putus asa itu lawannya. So, stay strong. Dont be so easily giving up. It is all about choice. You choose to win or lose.

2. Tuhan tidak akan memberikan cobaan diluar batas kemampuan kita. Percaya kenapa? Karena Tuhan sudah menyiapkan jawaban dari setiap cobaan yang akan kita hadapi. Selalu ada jawaban bahkan sebelum kita mengalaminya. The answers are always provided even before the questions are being asked. Saya yakin itu. Study kasus kasus pribadi saya. Karena kita akan mengetahui itu adalah sebuah jawaban ketika kita mendapatkan pertanyaan.

3. Prasangka kita adalah prasangka Tuhan. Itu berarti kita harus berpikir positif. Berpikir positif tidak mudah. Ketika kita sudah 90% berusaha, kemudian ada seseorang yang mengatakan "ahh itu tidak mungkin terjadi, kamu hanya menghayal". Sumpah demi Tuhan saya ingin membunuh orang itu. Sebuah keyakinan mental baja agar berhasil, tiba-tiba gagal karena mempercayai kata-kata negatif tersebut. Tapi kita harus melihat kenyataan, hmm kita melihat kenyataan kok, selalu ada peluang gagal dan berhasil dalam satu kali percobaan. Gagal dan berhasil memiliki peluang 0,5 masing-masing. Dan disitulah pikiran positif kita berperan. dengan berpikiran positif, otak kita akan tersugesti melakukan hal positif demi mencapai tujuan kita. Instead of thinking about the possibility of negative things that might happen. Or even already make a plan B, C, D and so. Because when you make plan B, that means you already open up a posibility of a failure. Well yea you can make the plan B only after if your plan A clearly doesnt work. Dan disitulah kecepatan kita dalam berpikir dan bertindak sedang diuji. Yang jelas, Prasangka kita adalah prasangka Tuhan.

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