Bali — Raleene.com

[read part 1 HERE]

Had late lunch/dinner at a really cool beach club, Potato Head. We had to line up for a good 30 minutes outside to get a table but it was worth it!

the girls: me, Alyanna, Erika, Patty & Sam

boys: Jason, Marc, Marco, Gab, Roy

Another really beautiful beach club- VUE

Headed to our villa after to catch the sunset

It was PERFECT!

Sam got these at a local pharmacy for her colds since she got really sick the day after surfing... Don't they remind you of NERDS?

Visited the Uluwatu Temple on our last day & there were so many monkeys! We were given bananas to feed them...

The bananas were useful if you didn't want them to steal your earrings and sunglasses... We witnessed a girl's glasses getting snatched and it took some slingshots to force the monkey to throw them back to her!

Had an awesome seafood lunch by the Jimbaran Beach

Swam again by the time we got to the villa and had some failed attempts at taking underwater photos using my iPhone + Otterbox Armor case. It's great for taking videos and photos underwater, but I got it mainly for the crush-proof factor (need it for mountaineering- I dropped by last phone over a cliff last February).

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This trip was one for the books! 5 days just isn't enough. We all can't wait to go back to Bali, there are just so many beautiful spots and great restaurants. We even enjoyed some hole-in-the-wall types with really good food. The price for fine dining ain't bad either, sometimes it turns out cheaper than our restaurants in Manila!

We booked a villa at Eden the Residences by the Sea. It's good for 10 people and it comes with free breakfast each morning. We went around Bali riding taxis but we rented a coaster on the last day since Uluwatu was about an hour away. Everything else is just 15-25 minutes away so it's not hard to get to places. We didn't prepare an itinerary either- we relied on restaurant reviews online, as well as the villa's suggestions on where to go. Overall, Bali is a great place to go to if you want an easy trip. Great place to surf, swim, eat and lots of beach clubs to enjoy! Will probably have to add elephant rides and a good spa experience on my next visit!

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BALI, INDONESIA

October 1-5

Our villa was just PERFECT. White on white is just so ME!

Chose the room with 2 beds since I had to share the room with Marc. The others who came were couples.

The view from my window

The T&B which was big enough to have a party in... Across the shower there were mirrors which concealed the cabinets.

Our roof deck with a hot tub

We all chose to swim on our first day before taking naps since most of us didn't get to sleep before our 4AM flight.

Found a really good beach/pool-proof eyebrow technique:

1. Prime with Urban Decay's original primer potion
2. Fill in brows with a MAC eyeshadow (applied MAC eyeshadow in Brun using a Real Techniques angled brush)
3. Draw thin hair-like strokes with K-Palette's 1-day tattoo brow pen
4. Finish off with a brow set (I used a clear one from MAC but this is optional since it'll wash off anyway).

My brows stayed on after a couple of dips but you have to make sure that you don't touch them. I just had to use what I already carried in my kit since I didn't have time to look for a really good eyebrow tint (Make Up For Ever's Aqua Brows would've been a good choice but all their stores closed down in Manila!)

Apart from brow stuff, I was able to use the Dream Matte Mousse Maybelline sent me. That was the only makeup/foundation I used in college and I never applied concealer back then. I think they were discontinued for a while and were replaced with whitening ones. I'm so glad the normal mousse is back!!! They're perfect for the humid weather- light but buildable enough to create a flawless, airy coverage. I used my favourite Chanel Purete Mat pressed powder to set it.

We had dinner at this really nice restaurant called Metis... The rest had steak for dinner while I had my usual favourites... We all enjoyed our food, I would definitely recommend this place! Too bad I couldn't take nice photos cos of the lighting but the interiors were really fancy.