Eat, Pray, Love
We visited the real Ketut Liyer’s humble home. I read and watched the book and film Eat Pray Love, and being able to see the real Ketut Liyer in person felt like a dream come true. We didn’t avail any of his services because we were warned by the locals that Ketut is getting old already and that he may not be able to do the palm reading accurately.
Where haggling is actually quite fun
Believe it or not, a price set by 50,000 IDR can be haggled to 5,000 IDR if you have an excellent convincing power. Here’s a tried and tested tip. If you think the price is too high, make the vendor feel you’re disappointed. Haggle your best price. If he doesn’t give in, make him feel that you’re still disinterested. Slowly walk away from his stall, farther…farther. I swear, even when you’re 5 meters away, you’ll hear the magic words!
In Ubud Market, Sila gave us 20 minutes to walk around after we had our lunch. The Royal Palace is just across Ibu Oka and adjacent to it is the Ubud Market where we bought our pasalubongs. Sila told us that in Ubud Market, the sellers rate their customer’s bargaining skills by the colors of the plastic bags. If you have a black and white plastic bag, you are an average bargainer. If you have a black plastic bag, you are a good bargainer, and if you have a red plastic bag, oh boy you are bad! We didn’t have a red plastic bag! In fact, I had several blacks!
A surfer’s paradise
                       The sound of rolling waves in Bali is like a series of thunders in low
                                                       lands—frightening but majestic.
