Heaven on earth....

Before I left for my short getaway weekend to Bali this last weekend, some of my adult students told me another name for Bali is "Surga Dunia" Meaning 'Heaven on Earth" or paradise I guess....

Arriving there over the weekend, I can now fully comprehend what they were going on about and why they would call it 'heaven on earth'. It is pretty amazing to note here that there seems to be no rules for drinking alcohol. We sat in front of thisbar facing the road and drank beer and cocktails right there. While motorcyles and cars passed by. One of the guys wanted to get some money from his ATM bank and he walked there with the beer in his hand, yes on the road which surprised me. Every ladies' off the beach were wearing their bikini
and walk freely on the roads towards their hotels or restos'. THis one didn't surprise me but I
could easily guess now why my adult students called it 'heaven on earth'...

As the night wore out, I asked a New Zealander and an Australian guys sitting next to me whether they could drink like what we were doing back home. And they both laughed out loudl..'Hell No" "Welcome to Bali"

The next day, my friend and I couldn't get any hire car so we decided to hire a scooter instead. I was driving pretty much, dodging cars and heavy traffic - the best things about scooters and we even went through a one way road. So my friend yelled ' we are going the wrong way' and I screamed back, Welcome to Bali where we could bend the rules. (I learnt that phrase last night from those guys...)... :laugh

I wonder if there are places of such in your country where this phrase is applicable 'There are no rules or Rules can be bent"