Bali.... every word you will hear where ever you go around Darwin during holiday season.It exemplifies flights that are affordable, so as the accommodation and food. You can almost hear someone saying I am heading to "Bali tonight". You will see round eyes, expressing jealousy and excitement as they would want someday be that person who are heading off and taking in the next flight out.
Geographically, Bali is an Island of the coast Indonesian Peninsula or territorial waters.
Majority of the people who lives there are Hindu. They are very religious, and each house has its own temple for the family, not only for their gods but a well as their ancestors. They are very nice and religious and believes in karma, and live thru it each day.
I was very excited and glad to get away from the quite and very laid back sort of life in Darwin. I could hardly contain as I counted the hours that Friday afternoon, as I finished my daily shift and went home.
It was a nice flight and nothing exceptional. We arrive 10 minutes early, a bus picked us up at the tarmac, and went into the immigration department. Foreign nationals who are not member of the ASEAN countries are asked to pay $35 US dollars, and goes to the normal immigration, they also have a special lane.
Two flights arrived the same time as we did and the immigration area went from subtle to horrible, there were cutting people in their lanes. They went in groups of tours and half of them do not read nor speak English. The ability to communicate with them was simply hopeless needless to say. Half of the declaration paper was not properly filled out. The immigration officer and the tourist were having a hard time to communicate. It was terrible, and it turned into a 2hr grueling duo with the line.
I was not by myself for I was very tired and sleepy. I felt so horrible that night. I have never even in my wildest dreams, I have traveled and encountered such horrible people, some were pushing and cutting thru the night. It was simply horrible, what you see on the youtube with the Thai actress, who encountered the same problem, I knew now what she felt during that moment. Needless to say, please follow the line.
After the grueling immigration line, everything was as it was.... it was absolutely fun!
I love Bali for it feels like a second home, a hate because of the amount of tourist who has no manners coming in and ruining the beauty that Bali has. I feel for the Balinese people for we are experiencing the same thing in the philippines.
Geographically, Bali is an Island of the coast Indonesian Peninsula or territorial waters.
Majority of the people who lives there are Hindu. They are very religious, and each house has its own temple for the family, not only for their gods but a well as their ancestors. They are very nice and religious and believes in karma, and live thru it each day.
I was very excited and glad to get away from the quite and very laid back sort of life in Darwin. I could hardly contain as I counted the hours that Friday afternoon, as I finished my daily shift and went home.
It was a nice flight and nothing exceptional. We arrive 10 minutes early, a bus picked us up at the tarmac, and went into the immigration department. Foreign nationals who are not member of the ASEAN countries are asked to pay $35 US dollars, and goes to the normal immigration, they also have a special lane.
Two flights arrived the same time as we did and the immigration area went from subtle to horrible, there were cutting people in their lanes. They went in groups of tours and half of them do not read nor speak English. The ability to communicate with them was simply hopeless needless to say. Half of the declaration paper was not properly filled out. The immigration officer and the tourist were having a hard time to communicate. It was terrible, and it turned into a 2hr grueling duo with the line.
I was not by myself for I was very tired and sleepy. I felt so horrible that night. I have never even in my wildest dreams, I have traveled and encountered such horrible people, some were pushing and cutting thru the night. It was simply horrible, what you see on the youtube with the Thai actress, who encountered the same problem, I knew now what she felt during that moment. Needless to say, please follow the line.
After the grueling immigration line, everything was as it was.... it was absolutely fun!
I love Bali for it feels like a second home, a hate because of the amount of tourist who has no manners coming in and ruining the beauty that Bali has. I feel for the Balinese people for we are experiencing the same thing in the philippines.
