Driving on Bali

Well going by scooter on Bali is essential. It seems like the island consists only of scooters and some cars. As a German I am used to driving on the right, but here it’s driving on the left, so I had to rethink my driving skills; wasn’t that challenging! But that’s not the challenge here. The challenge is to get used to their crazy driving. It seems like there are no traffic rules or if there are some, they give a shit. Traffic lights? Where? They don’t care, at least for the first 30 seconds. Everybody tries to overtake each other, let it be from the right or left, or let it be with oncoming traffic. The only thing you have to do is, to signal and be brave and then go for it! Well as a biker, I like that style of driving and I already love it. On this picture the traffic rate is very low, I try to update a picture of the real traffic.

First contact with da Police

On my first long trip to the University in Jimbaran, I got stopped by the police. They accused me for the wrong usage of my turn signal and wanted to charge 500,000 IDR from me. But, no way, I am the Graf;). The police officers took me to their “office” (a tiny shack) and asked where I am from and told me that they want my scooter registration, because I couldn’t pay the fee. Well I could, but I hid the money. After some discussions, they asked what I am doing in Bali and I told them that I am on the way to University and that I am studying Economics here. Mentioning that, the officers asked me how much money I have with me and I showed them my “extra police wallet”; only 29,000 IDR were inside. I gave him the money and they were just sighing. BUT, it worked and they let me go without charging me and warned me not to do that again. BTW…500,000 IDR = 40 € and 30,000 IDR = 2.4€.

Getting into this situation made me think about how to come along with them without being charged and so I took my dictionary and learned the sentence: I am sorry boss, but I have no money. In Indonesian it sound cool, but Yusiu told me the Balinese style of the sentence: Maaf bos, tidak ada pis, or something like that. But it sound like: I am sorry I have no piss, so I will use this sentence anytime I get turned over, because every Balinese who hears this sentence starts to laugh, because nobody really uses Balinese and so it might work, because it’s a damn cool sentence.

Sun burned

Well, I must admit, that the sun here in Bali is fucking extreme. I am not a person, who gets an easy sun burn, and so I just used sun milk with SPF 25. Well, the result is the heaviest sun burn I ever ever had. I am looking like mister crabs on my arms and hands and it fcking hurts. Use SPF 50 for the first week; otherwise you will experience the same situation as me. I know the pic isn’t that spectacular, but I think one can see it.

La Plancha

La Plancha is a club here on Bali. It’s a beach club located in Seminyak at Double Six Beach. Yesterday 22^nd of March there was the half-moon party. It was awesome. Cool music, beer (30,000 IDR), beach and a lot of smoking hot girls. I’ve never seen so many beautiful girls in one spot. As I already said, it was a blast and I am looking forward to the next full-moon party. I knew that Bali is paradise, but it’s more than paradise; it’s everything beautiful in the world, on one island.