#693 Saturday 27 July

Air-Delaysia!  It's struck again.  Flight delayed by three and a half hours ..... fortunately the Prada Lounge is here and we've settled for the duration.   Kaylia has been great so far .... she's sitting next to the fish tank with her blanket and pillows.  Every now and then she goes and refills her juice glass.

10am and all is well ... K has been wanting "plane". .... she just wants to look at the plane .... the trouble is that the only viewing window looks out onto an area of tarmac where there are no planes parked!

11am    Time is dragging.  K is doing well.  I'm resorting to EBay!

.... and Mentos at 10minute intervals

Evening

The flight home was perfect from K's POV ..... but the departure was amazing! We had been checking the messages .... even asked the staff to call Air Asia .. we finally went the  'gate' 20 minutes before we were sposed to ..... and found mayhem at the gate! A queue about 100 metres long ..... when we finally reached the departure area, we were rushed through security and straight out to the plane.  We were literally the last on board and they slammed the door and started the engines!  

Kaylia was beautifully behaved for the whole flight and for customs etc on arrival.  She "lost it" after we arrived home ... the tiredness hit her.  It's taken quite a while to settle her but she's asleep now.

#692 Friday 26 July

Morning:  Today I had the task of completing all the usual business work ... from Bali.  I managed to start on the job while Kaylia was sleeping in .... and finished all the 'time critical' parts before she woke.  From then on it was plain sailing to finish all the other parts while fitting in with Kaylia's needs.

At lunch time we went to Parahanya again .... Kaylia loves the rice and the drinks ... and the feeling of being in control. She can go to the cabinet and get a drink when she needs one.

In the afternoon we have been slowly packing up ... ready for a 6:30am trip to the airport tomorrow.  The flight is at 9:00am ....  Kaylia knows what's going on ... she has packed her bag with "pink pillow" and "white pillow" and her dingle-dangles.

.... with much pool time too!  Kaylia and her balls!

Between Putu, Ketut and myself, we have worked out a new water-proofing method for the roof of the villa  .... we can buy rolls of rubberised sheeting with aluminum on one side ..... we have experimented and this can be stuck to the flat concrete roof using the normal water-proofing compound.  It should produce a durable, waterproof layer that is easy to maintain.  The water-proofing is a constant problem .... the original materials used for the roof are very poor quality.

#691 Thursday 25 July

Another good night .... now it's breakfast time .... Kaylia is sitting on the floor eating toast and nutella while "dangling" and singing.  She likes the cool floor.
The current number of blog readers is amazing ..... 69 for Tuesday compared with an average of 27 .... it must be the number of photos. Mental note ..... need more photos!
By the way .... good morning to you all!  Since a large proportion of readers are in the cold places, I must tell you that at 8am,  it is warm and sunny with balmy breezes  .... the swimming pool is calling us!

Now there's a new thing!  Blogging by the pool!

Kaylia has a supply of dingle dangles ....she's very happy .... she's missing "Mummy" and she will very happy to be on the plane on Saturday.

Evening

Walking down the jalan on the way to tea.

Note the trio .... Brynn's the odd one!

Kaylia chose the beach again for tea .... We're sitting on the beachfront with the windy blowing us around .... she loves it!

#690 Wednesday 24 July

The night was too good ..... I slept through the "wee hour" .... and she slept too deeply .... so we woke at 1am in a very wet bed!  With all the drinks and juices she is having I would say that she is well hydrated!  This equals no headaches .... and is part of the reason that she is having such a good time.

Toady I have been doing normal client work while B&J have taken her off on a car drive to Sukuarti markets and to Kintamani.

Lunch at Parahanya

After this I went riding (I was on the bike) down Jn Cemara ... looking for a bag as similar as possible to my favourite bag ..... which I have sewn up many times!  Eventually I found one very close .... but cheap material again so it too won't last long.

While out I thought I change to some more $s  .... and I got caught!  I was watching the guy very closely .... I caught him out trying to divert my attention .... trying to confuse me with change ..... with using an almost correct number on the calculator (tactics to confuse)  ..... but he still managed to remove a note from my pile after the transaction!  Gee he was good at being dishonest!.

 The troops are back.  Kaylia had a great time by the reports.  She remembered the Kintamani restaurant and the staff remembered her!   The sky was very cloudy right till they arrived at the volcano ... and then cleared for them.

Kaylia was glad to be home and she's been in the pool since.  Tonight we plan to walk along the beach front and sample the eats there.

Final entry:  the beach walk was great .... the meal was good ..... Kaylia loved the walk because was very windy .... and she loves that!   She was skipping round .... pretending that she was going to run off to each of the pools we walked past!  She can be quite a comedian at times.

#689 Tuesday 23 July

OK .... the moon proved me wrong this time ..... it was a good night.  She watched YouTube for a while then just went to sleep while I watched a movie on the iPhone.  Its 7:30am .... I've been up for about an hour having a coffee and updating the office records ready for the new work day in Midland to begin.  Except for being unable to file the actual paperwork, the "remote office" works quite well.

7:30pm
A good day.  Kaylia has been so chilled this trip ..... this morning she just stayed in the pool ... no routines, just swimming!  Very unusual but very welcome.  At lunch time we went back to Parahanya and she loved it again ... especially the way she could step over to the drinks cabinet an have another drink!  She got the hang of crown tops on the bottles and we ended up with 11 empty bottles on the table!
After lunch B&J took her down to the beach ..... then we all went over to Hypermart ..... Starbucks etc for the girls while I went looking for paint supplies at ACE.  The paint was out of stock so we headed for ACE Centro.  There I found the paint and found a folding bed (for villa guests).  After paying, I found that my "ACE Card" had accumulated enough points to entitle me to some very nice freebies!  Totally unexpected and a good end to the day.

After ACE, we headed to Lottemart .... food, drinks  .... and COFFEE!!  Then to Pizza Hut .... where we almost starved while trying to attract the attention of the staff so we could order.  The staff were far more interested in talking! Anyway ... the pizza was good.

Then it was home and into the pool!  Now she's 'chillin'

#688 Monday 22 July

It's been quite a good day.  Kaylia has been quite settled and spent the morning doing bath ... pool .... shower .... and so on.  At lunch time we all went down to Parahanya Warung and had lunch ala local .... mie goreng sayur for Brynn and Jo and nasi goreng ayam for Kaylia and I.  Kaylia loved it!  Big smile .... especially when she could have non-stop bottles of iced tea (4,000Rp)
Then we went for a walk down Jalan Cemara ..... we only got a little way before Kaylia was wanting the swimming pool again.  We aborted but at least B&J know where to go.  (They proved this by going off later for a very successful shopping walk.)  I stayed to have a haircut and on my return I found Kaylia very happy in the pool.

At this time (3pm) I began work .... lodging online claims ..... then at 5pm we all trooped down to Mama Putu's.  This place hasn't lost it's charm and we all had a good time .... non stop fruit juices for Kaylia followed by "chicken on a stick" (kebab) and chips.

Home in time for DVD chill time with B&J while I hit the serious day's work ... the office accounts still need to be done despite my being in Bali.

After finishing the work it was chocolate forage time .... I went off in search .... and found a great little family shop just round the corner .... about 200 metres away.  I picked out everything that looked yummy and waited for the total ... expecting about 50,000Rp .  I almost fell over when the man said "10,00 Rp"  ..... I offered 20,000Rp but he wouldn't take it!  (Arnie voice) "I'll be  back!"



Now Kaylia's in the bath again .... it will be bed time soon but since the full moon is very full, she will probably be up late.

#687 Sunday 21 July

Now .... what happened yesterday?

The day passed well with Kaylia having most of her favourite things .... Whiteman Park, Aunty Moo.... then airport! 

On the way to the airport we stopped at Subway for tea .... followed by dessert at Macca's.  This was at an unfamiliar one .... and we didn't notice the ordering speaker .... when we got to the window the guy was upset ..... you must drive round again! Brynn (who has worked at Macca's in a prior existence) was aghast!  Why couldn't he simply take our order at the window?

.... and then ..... driving down the road .... the car next to us had a passenger dressed to the nines .... red sequinned top .... really nice!  (It was a chihuahua!)

Everything went well at the airport except that the wait for boarding was spoilt by what appeared to be a very anxious child who kept yelling "PLANE".   About 15 minutes before time I took her for a walk ... and she plastered herself to the windows to look at the plane..... Oh Duh!!! She had been wanting to look at the plane.

Once she was at the window looking at the planes she was glued there!  And she was much calmer after.

Once on the plane she went to sleep and stayed asleep for the whole flight.
Communication .... or the difficulty of ... is a real bugga.  It would be so easy if she could just use a few more words ......  PLANE .... I want plane ..... I want to see the plane .... I want to look out the window

After landing she was really good .... customs were very slow and it was 1am before we got to the villa.  Once there she was highly insistent that Brynn go to bed!  She kept insisting that Brynn had to put her nightie on!   I got past that by turning off the outside lights and closing the curtains.... she accepted that and was soon asleep.

Now it's 6:45am and we'll try to sleep in.

11am  At 10 am she was ready for breakfast .... after one bath and one shower and two changes of clothes ..... but no way was breakfast at home acceptable!  Brynn and Jo weren't up so I took Kaylia down to Gardenia for ..... 3 watermelon juices and 2 crispy bacon!

Now she's working out the first day blues with more clothes changes, lots of nighties, lots of dingle-dangles and now some DVD.  We may try a foray to the DVD shop soon.

Now she's started the pool - shower routine ....

1:30 at Peek a Boo

Kaylia loved being at Peek a Boo again. It is such a good spot for her.  Places like this in Oz won't let her in as she is too big for playing in this sort of area .... but here?  She is accepted and the place adjusts to fit her difference.

It was clear that today she was checking out all the things she knows and re-establishing her routines.  Tomorrow Brynn and Jo can take her to the beach (with sunscreen.)  Today has been heavily overcast so the sunscreen wasn't needed.

After PAB, we went back to MacDonalds for another go .... and then in to Hypermart.  The traffic was really bad on the way there and when we arrived, the gates were shut! Parking full!  Made talked nicely to them and they let him in. Inside it was very busy and noisy .... there was a festival being held ..... we didn't stay long.  Brynn found the Starbucks outside and achieved her aim of procuring a Bali Starbucks mug.

After we left Hypermart, we detoured through the new underpass.  Made was hilarious ... pointing out that we could actually just keep on going back and forth through the underpass ..... I like it!  Maybe another day.   After that  it was home ...... and now she's chilling in the pool.