So it’s been a month since I’ve been in Bali, and I went to my first Party yesterday. It was about time! I was used to being invited to house parties at home and having a good time…I was starting to wonder why I wasn’t able to make new friends here… Gotta get with the happening crowd!
Well, it was a bit different from the parties back home. Normally, we would just go to someone’s home and chill out for a bit, but bedtime was pretty soon after we arrived so I would miss most of the action. The house party I went to yesterday, first of all, had a pool….an infinity pool!! So, for sure it was going to be awesome!
The house had a huge living room which opened out into the garden and the pool. It’s really great to be in summer weather!! There were large ceramic floors (which were not too slippery) – great for crawling around. Amazing coffee and end tables made of wood for me to crawl under…The furniture was not all symmetric so I would sometimes bang my head on the tables, or mostly under the tables, since I like crawling underneath stuff. Every time I’d bang my head, I would always hear people clapping their hands and say “ooolllaaayyyy” (or was it “Hurray”, I can’t really tell with the accent around here)? It’s sorta like in the cartoons when a character would see birds tweeting over their head whenever they bump their head or something heavy would fall on them…
It’s really bizarre cuz it happened Every time I’d bump into something, or would lose my balance and tip over…Are they saying ‘Hurray” to encourage me to continue? cuz I could get pretty ‘bang’ed-up if I keep doing such stunts purely for their entertainment….hmmm?
After a short nap to regain some energy, it was time to hop into the pool. The pool party had already started without me, but the fun had not truly begun yet! I got to meet a whole bunch of new people in the pool, and got to spend some one-on-one time with each one. The water was quite clean – I always like to drink the water when I’m in a pool – It allows me to determine the level of cleanliness, the approx amount of chlorine in the water, it helps quench my thirst, and mostly because my mom tells me I can not do it, so I have to prove her wrong!
I did a few head dips to show the crowd how cool I am, did some chin-ups hanging from the side of the pool (ok, I admit I had some assistance pulling up, but was hanging all by myself!) and a few dive-ins from the side of the pool – My Favourite!…”1-2-3-Jump”, and Splash! in the pool I go 🙂
After a light dinner and milk, it was nice falling a sleep in the air-conditioned room to the sounds of lounge music. I could tell that the ‘big people’ were still partying it up, but I was glad to be resting after a fun party like that.
The only downside was the taxi ride home at midnight…At least, I didn’t need to get all bundled up in a my winter gear and get strapped in my car seat, like we do at home. Luckily it wasn’t too long a ride and I was able to lay in mom’s arms til we got home….to get some more Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz’s!
Little Sumo Girl 