Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Happy Birthday to a dear friend!


Dearest Sharon, 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! WOOOOO-HOOOO!!!! oxoxoxooxoxooxoxoxoox....*deep breath of air! Phew! OK, I just want to wish the happiest birthday that a girl possibly can. I know we haven't kept in touch much, but I still count you one of my dear, dear friends! Thank you so much for being such a caring, long suffering, faithful, true, honest, point-me-to-Jesus, shines-like-sunshine friend to me! I know that's a lot of words, but I'm not speaking flippantly. I mean those words with all my heart. This picture is my gift to you. I went out to a beach nearby and asked these two lovely little girls to hold the signs for me :)
 I love you! Happy birthday! 
Yours till the butter flies,
Wallie

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Bali/Java pictures part 2

Here's the rest of them! Hope you enjoy! 
 Another boat nearby our ferry
 Our driver
Our luxurious Lamborghini--I mean Landrover 

 A random building across from the gas station we stopped at.

 I think the most people I've seen squeezed on a motorbike is four or five. However, I've heard of six before. It cracks me up when I see a baby asleep in his mom's arms, another kid behind her, Dad in front, and possibly some groceries too, all piled on one little motorbike.
 The Indian Ocean...it was SOOOO beautiful!
 Look! It's Squirt!


 When we arrived, there were a lot of other people there. The sea turtle was already burying her eggs. 

 It was such a neat experience! You'd never get to do something like this in the U.S.
 As soon as Mama turtle was finished, the locals who run sea turtle sanctuary (I think that's what it was), dug up her eggs. She had laid one hundred and one eggs. 
 My room
 My bathroom. I don't like Asian showers.



 I don't know what these trees were, but the look like something out of a Doctor Suess book. They were in front of the building we were staying in. 




 Road out front

 Random building

 Random sign

 Our humble abode
 On our way back, we stopped a couple of times so I could get some pictures of the rice fields. To tell the truth, I didn't get pictures of the really beautiful ones. I was so tired. You're lucky you're looking at these ones. 




On the way back to Dili, there was a book store in the airport. We had a little time to kill. So I decided to check it out. As I was walking around, I saw the volume pictured above. I had to laugh! I'm not sure if it's pronounced the same in this book, but Sharon Jeon, my roommate my first year at Fountainview, dubbed me with the nickname "Wallie" after I had only known her about four days. Over the years it has stuck like glue and morphed into other versions: Wallie, Wally, Wolly, Wallister, Wallace...So, when I saw this book, I knew I just had to take a picture for you all to see. 
Make a great day!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Bali/Java pictures Part 1

 Fake Ray Bans
 They always pour out their water onto the street.



 Two random dudes palying chess on the street. The one on the right saw me taking a picture and decided to "strike a pose!"
 The entrance to our hotel.
 I couldn't do this.
 The front of a hotel room (not mine).
 Beautiful woman who graciously let me take her picture. 
 Awesome lawn decoration!
 Our hotel in Bali

 More decorative lawn ornaments...
 For breakfast, we had scrumptious smoothies...
 ...And the choice of pancake, omelet, and some other randomness. I always got the pancake with fruit.
 Our hotel was on a very narrow street called Poppies Lane. This street was lined with all sorts of local shops carrying sunglasses, purses, dresses, key chains, and all sorts of junk.





 The ubiquitous motorbike. I almost got to ride one. 



 Bali is mostly Hindu. So every morning you can see the people take out these offerings to ask for blessings. It seems like wherever you go in Bali, you are forever smelling incense. 



 This was called the fish spa. You pay to put your feet inside this beautiful tank and have the little minnows nibble away at your dead skin. Yummy!

Hopefully, I will be able to post the pictures of the trip to Java soon. Hope you enjoyed these ones of Bali!