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Makanan setelah renang di KOOD Sanur (serba vegan) Dari dulu takut banget sama air dengan volume yang besar. Mungkin di kehidupan gw sebelumnya gw pernah tenggelem kali ya. Makanya nggak pernah bisa renang. Karena ya takut tenggelam. Bahkan sekedar kecipak kecipuk aja takut. Sampai pindah ke Bali. Pindah ke Bali nggak berekspektasi setinggi itu sih. Ternyata, jadi lebih sering main air di pantai. Nggak renang, cuma berendam aja. Lama-lama jadi kebiasaan dan udah mulai terbiasa dengan air. Ternyata seru juga yaa. Kemudian dilatih suami gw buat berani snorkeling. Iya takut awalnya, nggak percaya meskipun dia bilang nggak akan tenggelam karena pake fin. Hmm masaaaa~~ Ya tetep pake pelampung sih. Pertama kali nyemplung, tentu saja heboh takut tenggelam padahal udah pake pelampung, pake fin, mana dipegangin juga. Tapi heboh aja, takut tenggelem. Ada 3 spot waktu itu, gw cuma nyemplung satu spot aja belum juga 15 menit udah naik kapal. Beberapa kali snorkeling akhirnya baru berani lepas pela
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Senandung Alam Kala Nyepi

Ganesha, my favo dewa. Taken by H.

This year is my first year to experience Nyepi. As we all know, the virus is still going on and we are advised to stay home until further notice. I've been staying home since mid March and doing my work from home. Yes, I am lucky enough to have this chance.

I expected my first Nyepi would be watching Ogoh-ogoh a day before Nyepi but the festival were postponed until August. Yea, so what can we do?

The landlord texted to inform some things related Nyepi, about the do's and dont's. I thought the internet would be turned off but the wifi and my provider didn't turn off the internet. So I was lucky, I can still work and connect to the world lol.


Everything was so quiet. I left my bed at 10 am, took shower, made breakfast then started to read the news and anything to wake my mind up. I started to work a little bit then I heard some noise from the back of the house. I thought people next door were doing something. I walked closer and found out that it was the sound of trees and wind. What a new thing.

When the sun set, it started to get dark. Super dark, really dark that you won't see anything. It felt like seeing something with closed eyes. Bali without nyepi is already dark at night, Bali at night is not my favo. I was inside, did my work. Then my friend texted me, "Checked out the night sky?" OMG yea, I forgot that it had no lights pollution outside. I opened the door, walked a bit to the garden, looked at the sky, and what I did was 😮😮😮😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Sehari setelah Nyepi.

The stars were shining so bright. Not that they usually does not shining bright, but... this is the right moment to enjoy the night sky. I can see the stars, planets even, that clear. The sky was so dark that you don't even want to leave. You wanna stay outdoor and enjoy the night sky. But it was too creepy for me. Apalagi kata orang kalo nyepi tuh leak-leak pada keluar, apa ya nggak serem bayanginnya.
Tabanan

 Then I remembered that I put "Enjoying Nyepi in Bali" in my bucket list. I did not even know why I did that. Well, yea to experience new thing I believe. But it was really worth it. Spending Nyepi in Bali is definitely worth it. If you love stargazing, make sure you spend Nyepi in Bali next time. I experienced a really wonderful Nyepi here. Like you connect with the nature. It's amazing. I can still feel the butterflies in my belly thinking about Nyepi 😍

Anyway, one of my bucket list ticked, so 😊 But sorry I can't show you the pictures of the night sky. I have no reliable cam for that haha.

How's your day-X self isolation?
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  1. Riza AlhusnaApril 9, 2020 at 10:54 AM

    Beb bali sepi yah sekarang? Katanya hotel-hotel pada gak laku. Lah kasian amat yang kerja di hotel. Pasti pada di rumahin.

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    1. Prisca AdityaApril 10, 2020 at 4:35 PM

      Sepi bepppppp. Hotel2 pada tutup semua, nggak yg gede yg kecil pada tutup. pada banting setir semua dah. Toko2 resto2 kafe2 behhh dimana-mana biasanya liat manusia skrg kosong mlompongggg. Bali bener-bener "mati" nggak ada bule yg bs diliat huhuuu

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