tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361Sun, 01 Sep 2024 02:40:27 +0000balipreparationA tale of an adventure of one human being.... A year off from the corporate world was declared from 2nd April 2007 onwards, to travel, explore, learn and discover myself and the world (especially Asia). Just me, my backpack and my trusty camera...i bring to you...my adventure... I welcome you to contribute your experiences and would gladly post your travel adventures here (with pictures and videos if possible!) Please drop me a comment with your contact details.http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)Blogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-4639769456426771780Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:46:00 +00002007-10-08T11:07:26.522+08:00Its actually the bollywood movies :)Saw this through a couple of ppl sending it to my Facebook FunWall...Its hilariously ridiculous, but no offense to the Indians please, I love you guys always!http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/10/one-of-things-i-miss-most-of-india.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-8173494640610123250Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:38:00 +00002007-09-24T16:53:36.648+08:00A visit to India is an assault on the senses. It is a noisy, brash, garish, smelly destination. Yet simultaneously it is a place of great tranquility and spiritual wisdom. One can't attempt to understand it. One just has to take it all in and let it change one. - Quoted from the book The Kama Sutra of Business by Nury VittachiThis statement I definitely agree! Here are some videos to show u the http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/09/quick-summary-of-india.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-7109599513031647206Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:25:00 +00002007-09-20T09:55:25.381+08:00Firstly, the good news..I'm HIV negative! haha..surprise surprise, probably the only meditation centre in the world which has a HIV test as a pre-requsite for entry. Go google it if you wanna find out more. Needless to say, I was kinda curious how they would "break" the news to wannabe participants if they were INDEED HIV positive....hmmm...Anyway, some pics....as usual of Osho International http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/09/osho-meditation-resort.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-705536196167713000Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:25:00 +00002007-09-15T11:32:37.670+08:00Thanks Tara for a fantastic opportunity to have 3 days of teachings with His Holiness, The Dalai Lama...and this photo, priceless! (remember the MasterCard Ads?)Notice my right hand on His Holiness' left shoulder? (ok..fingers just poking out) :PAnother Quote of the Day..."Always recognize the dreamlike qualities of life and reduce attachments and aversions. Practice good-heartedness towards all http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/09/photo-of-year-for-me-at-least.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-5191101303846480354Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:11:00 +00002007-09-13T12:43:22.516+08:00hello all faithful readers!as it should be, i'm uploading some pics now for u to "enjoy"firstly, the one that stole my heart the first few weeks in mumbai..and a sneak preview of the road trip from Manali to Leh..abit of a problem uploading photos here...so, have to wait abit for more pics!As this is a spiritual journey, just to share a quote which i read in a book along the way..Contemplate on http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/09/from-pune.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-8178406403620477089Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:13:00 +00002007-09-01T22:19:12.424+08:00Its been 1 month in India! How time flies..So far, honestly...been taking it quite easy. Spent 18 nights couchsurfing in Mumbai - land of the amazingly attractive Bollywood Stars (the female kind of course!) and staying quite near them in the Bandra area. Well, the main reason was that I was doing a course in that area. Totally mindblowing...the SSY courseFollowed by a 30+ hour overnight train http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/09/namaste-from-india.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-697987005800493108Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:29:00 +00002012-10-31T12:33:09.723+08:00Below I depart for India for 3 months (which possibly means no updates till November!), I thought I better write something about Sri Lanka, of which I spent a good ONE solid month there. The intention was quite clear 1) Experience Ayurvedic Treatment 2) Teach English in a rural school 3) Experience local lives 4) Surf at Arugambay 5) Enjoy the Hill County scenery and climate 6) Evade any LTTE http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/08/quick-summary-of-sri-lanka.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-8298081184707854477Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:38:00 +00002007-07-30T12:20:31.719+08:00It was a 1hr flight from Hobart to Melbourne and had a really interesting chat with Gary on the plane, giving me the history, the culture, and even advice for the future! Aussies are damn friendly people indeed!On touchdown, had my dear friend and ex-boss, Manoj and Kumu receiving me and accomodating me for the rest of my trip. They were really nice, my bed, towel and everything all prepared...http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/07/7-days-in-melbourne.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-8426664212778322681Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:30:00 +00002007-07-25T12:04:46.601+08:00 2 more tours to go and the 2nd tour was to me, the most interesting of all. We first drove up to the peak of Mt Wellington and we enjoyed some very cloudy views of the surroundings. OK, abit narciccist here with all the individual shots -> notice the close eyes effect! Too early in the morning I say! Next was Animal time! We went to a Wildlife Sanctuary and saw the Tasmanian Devil, Wombat, http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/07/day-4-6-in-tasmania.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-1438878997625103095Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:25:00 +00002007-06-15T10:56:54.149+08:00The overnight flight to Melbourne was quite a torture. Got requested to change seats by an elderly looking lady and was sandwiched between her quite vertically challenged daughter and a pretty stoned looking middle aged man! The plane was connecting through from London you see...By the time arrived in Hobart, Tasmania about 10am, I was mighty stoned out. Had BORAT to entertain me along the way http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-1-3-in-tasmania.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-3779652886324691121Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:19:00 +00002007-06-11T15:38:14.926+08:00Next up, Tasmania and Melbourne specifically.I booked Quantas special promotion which allowed me to stopover at Hobart (Capital of Tasmania) enroute to Melbourne. Total cost was about $1,200. A cheaper alternative would be just to fly to Melbourne direct. Buy a budget airline ticket from Melbourne to Tasmania, only AUD$100-200 round trip!Some quick and quirky interesting facts about Tasmania & http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/06/my-next-adventuredown-under.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-459557606177702846Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:10:00 +00002007-06-09T19:43:46.044+08:00No happening photos or videos unfortunately. It was a long night, fever..diarrhoea...survived to tell the tale and back in S'pore in one piece. Ubud was a fantastic place to just walk around. The art, culture and spirituality in this area was amazing. Quotes of the trip:We do not Discover, We Uncover OurselvesIn Order to be Destroyer of Obstacles, Become Full of All PowersConfused? nevermind...http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-10-11-in-bali.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-6628979308969874314Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:44:00 +00002007-06-06T17:10:45.936+08:00Got up bright and early, headed for BaliSpirit Barn to for a QiGong Class but was disappointed that no one turned up. So, went for spa therapy instead at Zen Bali Spa!The set up was definitely cleaner than Milano and overall a good session. They gave me 3 huge skewers of honeydew and ginger tea after that too! All for less than $20 for 1 hr massage. Got my transport settled for my "excursion" to http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-9-in-bali.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-7684275947474271786Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:08:00 +00002007-06-06T16:42:56.991+08:00Arised before dawn in preparation for the dolphin trip out...The sunrise was heavenly as i went on a crazy photography spree....Some video clips to shareThe ride out...And the ride in...:)My little canoe rigger...pretty cute!And a pic with me in it! hahaAs you noticed, there are no pictures of dolphin, so basically it was not my dayAnyway, got back, checked out and proceeded on to drive out to http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-8-in-bali.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-7055764905193075740Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:46:00 +00002007-06-06T16:07:29.490+08:00My last 2 days in paradise, worked up to do a Yoga session with the inhouse Yoga teacher, pretty intense!After the lovely breakfast, it was time for a little touristy stuff to do in Tejakula, just a small little town.Visited a publich bath area, saw the unique blacksand cement which gave the architecture alittle bit more "gothic" feel i guess..Also went to see some traditional weaving by the http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-7-in-bali.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-6454499464858085619Thu, 31 May 2007 11:03:00 +00002007-05-31T22:34:59.551+08:00Surprisingly, a very peaceful night, deep slumber, but still had to wake up at 5+am to catch the 1st boat back to mainland Bali. It was the weekend and we had to be at the "ferry terminal" earlier to secure a seat (even if it was just the open air roof top seat!)Bade farwell to Nusa Ceningan and here is a nice shot of the mountains on Bali. Also caught some other kids playing while waiting for http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/05/day-6-in-bali.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-4705528503703486851Mon, 28 May 2007 03:58:00 +00002007-05-31T19:03:01.636+08:00 Awoke at 515am, not really sleeping much..mosquitoes buzzing and biting away...sianzzz..but happy to leave anyway!I was driven to Sanur and took this pic just abt 7am...ahhhh..Gede, my local tour guide was there at 6am to pick me away from mosquito misery! I had signed up for a 1 day 1 night, eco-toursim package with JED and was looking forward to it! Basically a day and night out on an island http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/05/day-5-in-bali.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-7461719406400288011Wed, 23 May 2007 20:02:00 +00002007-06-10T09:38:27.874+08:00Bf followed by Check Out and stored my pack for the day before heading out for my day of Andrealin Pumping Activities! (or so I thot)Started of with 4WD buggy riding! Met an Australian couple who were doing 4WD and motobike riding the whole day. I was doing water rafting in the afternoon :)Nice couple, husband works in an Iron Ore Mine company while wife is a teacherWater Rafting next! Was pairedhttp://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/05/day-4-in-bali.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-3656650043218689890Wed, 23 May 2007 19:19:00 +00002007-05-29T23:33:02.549+08:00Hit the road straight after breakfast for horse riding!Along the 1hr drive to the start point (somewhere further north of Tanah Lot), I decided to film the road and show u a typical Bali rush hour! Check out the number of free-spirited motorbikes around!(Sorry, having trouble uploading the video - resolving it now ASAP)Got saddled up quickly and soon on my way....some views and pics - this video http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/05/day-3-in-bali.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-2102430155035339122Wed, 23 May 2007 18:43:00 +00002007-05-24T03:11:19.035+08:00Day 2 started with my Spa pampering session in the morning instead of Surfing - The tide changes every few days and it was scheduled for afternoon classes instead. For my first spa experience in Bali, I decided to go upmarket and went to Prana Spa. High End, lots of moolah...I figured, why not? Working so hard for 3+ yrs...time to pamper myself..haha..Interesting thing was that the Spa provides ahttp://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/05/day-2-in-bali.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-351959151485253716Wed, 23 May 2007 12:38:00 +00002007-05-24T00:41:58.560+08:00Woke up bright and early, did my yoga practice and hit the breakfast table at 7am sharp. Was lovely to be the only one here at breakfast so early in the morning..was staying at Contiki - basically a hotel for 18-35yr olds, u can imagine what an obvious mis-match it was for me to be here...haha.. More info on contiki here, as blogged by sparklette. She spent a good 3-4 days there and has more infohttp://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/05/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-232425270093120472Sun, 20 May 2007 13:22:00 +00002007-05-20T22:00:02.563+08:00apologies apologies....soooooo long no entry, very paiseh..was trying to figure out a way to blog properly...so i decided, my blog will not just be about photos, and what i did...but hopefully alittle bit of humor, some education and insights...:)ok, firstly...few things i learnt during my 11 days in Bali...*Disclaimer - Some I read, some I heard from my local guide, some I observed...so don't http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/05/blogging-begins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611853794275286361.post-5352291260205902064Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:49:00 +00002007-06-10T09:41:30.763+08:00balipreparation90% packed and ready to go....the last 3 weeks have been filled with lots of research, shopping (backpack, travel necessities etc) emails and correspondence to book and confirm accommodation and 'tours' for my 11 nights in Bali. Its gonna be exciting, full of adrenaline pumping activities...like surfing, 4WD buggy riding, horse-riding, trekking, snorkeling, yoga, culture, music and lots of padi http://discoveryadventure.blogspot.com/2007/04/journey-is-about-to-begin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (zeitgeists)3