WW: Sunrise Walk and Nusa Dharma Island, Nusa Dua Bali, Indonesia

Sunrise at Sofitel Nusa Dua Bali

Waking up early in the morning to catch the sunrise and walk to Nusa Dharma Island, a near by island connected to Nusa Dua Beach, is quite an experience. 

strolling the beach in the morning

I woke up early for subuh prayer and this time, I directly went to the beach, right behind the Sofitel Nusa Dua where we stayed, to see the lovely sunrise. It was a bit clousy yet we managed to enjoy the beauty of it. We also decided to continue strolling the beach to have a little jogging. At the end of Nusa Dua beach, you will find Nusa Dharma Island, a small and clean island with temple on it. 

Welcome to Nusa Dharma Island

It was very peaceful in the morning as you listened to the sound of the chirping birds and the crashing waves. The sea surrounding the island is clean and inviting, although the waves were big.

do you see the birds on top of the trees?

The temple is quite big and looks peaceful as well. We can only see it from outside as the temple can only be entered by those who are going to pray. I am always fascinated by the temples being erected and tended here in Bali. So elaborated and artistic at the same time. There are a few statues as well with some offerings on the table, which makes Bali famous for being religiously unique and solemn.

I have made a video as well about my sunrise walk and morning beach stroll at Nusa Dua and Nusa Dharma Island in Bali. Feel free to watch it on my YouTube channel. 

So what do you think about the Nusa Dua Beach and Nusa Dharma Island? Will you stroll around the area as well? 

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I would like to say merry Christmas to those we are celebrating it! May the holiday spirit keep us blessed and abundant in this trying time. Stay safe, happy and healthy!

We have just finished getting the report card for the kids and they have been doing well. I am so glad that Bo et Obi can still follow all the lessons smoothly although they haven't had any physical meetings this year. They have been working hard on focusing their studies amidst the challenges they faced during online classes, including time management and self - discipline. We are now talking about starting the class with strict health protocol this January but the school as well as the authorities are still accessing the situation. 

We do have more stringent protocol heading to the Christmas and New Year break, where many people are intending to travel and spend some times on holidays. Now every travelers coming and going to 5 particular provinces, namely Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java and Bali, has to have proof of negative Antigen test or PCR test. It might be expensive but it's a good way of curbing the infection and controlling the pandemic.

Balinese girl painting at the Royal Pita Maha Resort

Anyway, I haven't really thought of what to do during this break. Perhaps we are just going swimming in the apartment (not the open public one) or cooking something special. Well, we'll see. Meanwhile, staying healthy is our priority!

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WW: Monkey Forest, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

One of the must-see attractions in Ubud is the Monkey Forest, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.

This sacred place offers not only the quirky up-close-and-personal encounter with the smart monkeys in their loving home, but also plush tropical jungle and ceremonious temples.

My family and I arrived here before lunch and we spent around 1.5 hours trekking the wooden path and meeting those cute monkeys. We bought the ticket at the entrance gate which costs us 60K Rupiah per adult and 30K Rupiah for kids under 12. 

my daughter Obi was so curious about these monkeys

Well, at first we thought it might be a bit scary to be that close with the monkeys. And we are not talking about 1,2, or 3 monkeys, but lots of lots of them although you don't always see them. Nevertheless, if we follow all the rules and regulations, we can definitely enjoy this sacred ground. For sure, you should not feed the monkey and don't look them in the eyes as that is the sign of aggression. 

Here are a few photos we took on the visit.

Relaxing time at Monkey Forest, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

so many of them..

The main temple at The Monkey Forest, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

The Monkey Forest, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Every monkey seems busy with their own business :)

I was fascinated to see the monkeys against the backdrop of beautiful forest. Yet we were heading back to Jakarta that day and we needed to catch the flight. I really recommend this place and hope you will get a chance to visit it.

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Birthday Galore at the Frakarsas Family

Birthday galore at the Frakarsas

Happy happy birthday!

December is a triple special for me and my family. It’s all about birthdays, birthdays, and birthdays! Plus vacation LOL.

I believe I have been telling my dearest blog readers that I am surrounded by 3 Sagitarians. My hubby, my son and my daughter. Good thing I am a Leo ♌️ so I can handle them (if you know what I mean  😉).

So this time, in this super special 2020 thanks to the pandemic, we actually managed to do things differently. We celebrated 2 birthdays in Bali (yaaaaay) and 1 in Jakarta with the my big families.

We started the birthday galore with Obi, my daughter. Although I was in the middle of preparation for meetings, we still get a chance to celebrate it in our hotel bedroom in Nusa Dua, Bali. We even had the mini birthday cake with cherries and chocolate on top 🍒.

So Happiest birthday to my baby bunny, ma mija, the brightest girl in the house (after mama hahahahaha) 🥰♥️🥰. No .. I was kidding. I bet you will be even brighter, smarter, more fun and more soleha ya love. I can’t tell you enough how proud I am to see you grow this gracefully all these years. Have blessed days head, gorgeous! May Allah SWT bless us all. Always!

Then the second birthday is super duper special as we celebrate my hubby’s born day and our anniversary as well. 16 years and still so much in love, complete with everything in between! We were in Ubud, staying in one of our favorite private villas there, and had a blast!

When people ask me how I - or perhaps ‘we’ can survive our relationship this long (9 years dating & 16 years of marriage and counting 🥰.), I might say I don’t now. I just enjoy the journey, - no matter how absurd and horrible it may be 😬🤭 , complete with its ups and downs;  be true to myself and try to ensure respect is on our day-to-day menu. Obviously, it’s not always a rose-colored glasses world we have, but it sure is colorful enough to make you realize how blessed and lucky you are to have each other. You don’t always have the privilege to spend your life with someone that makes you feel super comfortable being yourself. With Udi, I have been through hell and heaven and he still stands by me until this very moment. I sincerely hope I can do the same! Here’s to 16 (or 25 from the scratch 😙🥰) years and counting ya love 🌺♥️. 

Finally, the finale for this year’s birthday galore in the Frakarsas family is abang Bo’s. My first born son.

I still remember vividly when I came to Monash medical Center in Melbourne twice before I delivered my first born. It was quite an experience and an adventure for me and my hubby @frakarsa because it was only the two of us at the time and we were far away from home. Alhamdulillaaaah all was well and we celebrated the joy of being new parents merrily. But Bo has been a lovely and understanding kid since the very beginning as I have no trouble at all in raising him until now when puberty hits LOL. And he’s been traveling around since a tender age of 7 days, accompanying me to the boxing day sale then flew back home to Jakarta when he was only 39 days old!  

Now, he is still a soft-hearted and loving boy who is not afraid to show his love to mama, yours truly, Bapak et Obi. He hugs me before going to bed and says I love you to us. He helps with household chores and cooks well! And he’s our cats’ favorite!

Thanks for being a unique and helpful you, Bang.. here’s to being 14 and more brilliant years to come 🎉♥️! Bismillahirrahmanirrahiiim ♥️♥️♥️

Before his birthday, we had photo session taken during our last visit to Bali and during our stay in Conrad Hotel, Bali. I love all the result and really thank Conrad for these wonderful shots and beautiful memories we share in there ♥️💜♥️.

So that’s our birthday galore this year. We are so grateful for all the beautiful things Allah SWT has bestowed us. May we all be blessed. Always.