Life’s little frustrations in Seminyak Bali

After getting all hot and bothered by my visa situation, I put on my Akubra hat and went for a walk. During my walk, I reflected that the same ‘dropping it in your lap’ treatment, had happened to some members of the Bali Nine, only they weren’t denied a visa extension, they were sentenced to death. I have nothing to complain about.

This afternoon I had a great workout at Seaside gym on Blue Ocean Beach. A session on the runner got the sweat rolling, and it didn’t stop for an hour afterwards. Sitting here at an internet cafe on Jl. Dhyana Pura, I have a large, cold, recently opened Carlsberg in front of me. There is a Circle K adjacent to the internet cafe, and the Carslberg cost me 15,500rp. Right outside the Circle K, attached to a pole, was a brand new metal bottle opener, with a cap-catcher. SAWEET!!! I thought, things are looking up. Opening the bottle, the new metal gadget took the top off of my beer, glass and all. ‘Damn it!!!’ I thought, does anything work around here? Walking back in the shop, the staff a handed me a paper cup, which was nice of them, but I also wanted coffee filters to make sure the beer wasn’t full of glass. No luck with the filters, so I put the full beer and cup on a shelf, and bought a brand new beer. As I was leaving, I told the 2 Balinese guys behind the counter, not to drink the beer, as the glass could cut their insides. When the guy realized I was leaving the beer, he smiled broadly and said “Thank you boss.” I knew as soon as I left, the guys would get into the beer, but its their guts.

Lovely weather here in Bali right now, you should come and visit.