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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, ...
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I Thought I Hate People, but...

Sanur

... but I actually don't!

That I realized when I had dinner with H and he asked me, "Do you think she's married? The seller, she looks young but not too young." 

So I said, "Uhmm I don't know and I don't care." 

He then said again, "Yea I know, but I am curious about people. I am curious about what they're doing in life."

That's when it came to my mind, "Wait a minute! I am also curious about people, but not their personal life like marital status, how many kids they have, what religion they believe in. I am curious about what they think about things! Ah that's why I love talking to people, no matter how introvert I am but talking to people still excites me."

Then we finished our big nasi goreng together. 

Looking back at it, I never really like people randomly talking to me when I was in the zone... Like zoning in and out talking to myself. But actually no, maybe it was only that we didn't sync so I went "UGH WTF, I WANT PEACE."

I am not a person who will randomly going to a cafe and then talk to a bunch of strangers. If I were going to cafe, it's usually I want to do people-watching, but I don't want to be approached lol. Well it can happen sometimes but mostly somebody approached me first then my system work to analyse that person. It's good to have a small talk, random chit chat for an hour with stranger, but not too much 😅

I always like talking to people, with different mindset, with different culture, different beliefs, different everything. It's so fun that every conversation that happens, I learn a lot from it. As if "Woah, this is crazy!" and came back home feeling satisfied. But yea as an introvert, I need to limit myself and not interacting with more than 3 people at the same time. I still prefer to have one-one interaction. I still need to see if we sync each other. If we don't then I'll take a few steps back and disappear lol. 

So, yeah. Turns out, I don't hate people 😋 Though I still prefer sitting by myself, on the beach, and contemplating.  

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