I'm virtually scouting for villas to accommodate a party of 6 in and around Bali, Indonesia. We'll be there in August so pray no natural and human inflicted disasters will occur pre, during and post to the absolutely beautiful and enchanting island of Bali. The trip is in August but I've already started searching for villas with the best value for money more than a year ago.

There are 8 villas featured on allbalivillas.com at various locations around Bali.

Recommended Bali Villas

The Ulin Villas 
Complex of Villas - Seminyak - Price: From US$200
Perfectly situated in the heart of Bali’s ultra stylish Seminyak, The Ulin Villas and Spa is within walking distance to an array of restaurants, nightlife venues and trendy boutiques. The Property is mere minutes from the white sand beaches for which the island of Bali is famed.


Paya-Paya Villa
Individual Villa Compound - Petitenget - Price: From US$200
Created to accommodate up to six adult guests, Paya-Paya Villa is an exotic haven of infinite comfort that does not compromise personal space or privacy. Alternatively, it is the perfect base for a family with teenage children seeking to explore the island of Bali at a relaxed pace.


The Ahimsa Beach
Villas within walking distance to the Beach - Jimbaran - Price: From US$300
The Ahimsa Group redefines luxury accommodation by providing discerning guests with the ultimate boutique villa experience. Contemporary design and traditional Asian architecture coupled with impeccable five star service ensures your stay will be an unforgettable one.



Featured Bali Villas


Villa Sankara
Canggu, Beachfront Villas, From US$1000
Villa Sankara is an exclusive beachfront villa situated on the picturesque Berawa Beach in Canggu well known by the surfers. Within 35 minutes from the Airport, 20 minutes from Nirwana Golf course and only 15 minutes from Seminyak area, the best of Bali is offered just close by.

 

The Kunja
Seminyak, Complex of Villas, From US$300
The Kunja is a boutique hotel offering 18 fully serviced private villas conveniently located in Petitenget Seminyak. Idyllically located on the outskirts of Bali’s trendy Seminyak area, only minutes away from one of the island’s most famous stretch of golden-sand beaches.

 

Four @ Drupadi
Seminyak, Complex of Villas, From US$300
A property that celebrates the spirit of tropical living, Four @ Drupadi showcases four unique design concepts enveloped within a secluded compound complete with a private pool. Each villa takes on the theme from a different region around the world that is recognised for its strength, character and cultural identity.

 

Villa Gajah Putih
Canggu, Beachfront Villas, From US$1000
Villa Gajah Putih is located in Canggu, just a twenty-minute drive from the greater Kuta/Seminyak area where the prime dining, shopping, and nightlife in Bali are located. Because of its slightly out of town setting, it has the double attraction of being relatively close to everything one might need.


Villa Mako
Canggu, Individual Villa Compound, From US$400
Villa Mako is a peaceful 3-bedroom retreat, complete with swimming pool, located in a quiet traditional village above a small river valley. The single-storey villa is neo-colonial in style, similar to the Dutch guesthouses of the Javanese and Malay hill stations, characterised by louvre shutters, old teak doors.


 They also hv all villas by location:


This site also lists villas by settings. My favourites are:

Ricefield View Villas; and

Villas within walking distance to the Beach

 
As you can see, the choices are unlimited! I would definitely appreciate personal recommendations and favourites to good spots to opt for and those to avoid to narrow down our search.

A friend who's an experienced tour guide with Sedunia Travels recommended that we rent a van with a local driver to save cost on moving about the island since we're planning to move around and spend 1 night at each spot.

This place is so far, it took the same time for the postcards to arrive Malaysia the same time with its sender. Mike's back at the office and I got 2 postcards mailed by him from Helsinki on my table this morning.

"Inspired" by a conversation we had in her car when coming back from lunch today, a colleague shared this link with me..

This tutorial will show you how to look like a haunting vampire. Inspired by Anne Rice's beautiful vampires. They're evocative, bewitching, desirable and haunting. Read Interview With The Vampire..I love Vampires. From anime like Vampire Hunter D, Blood: The Last Vampire and the games Castlevania Symphony of the Nights.

This is her channel on Youtube

Twitter is huge and everyday it’s becoming more popular in the crowd. Everyday from a geek to a carpenter uses twitter in many different ways to enhance knowledge, relationship and reaching a mass audience which eventually brings passive business. Today I am introducing another twitter tool called Foller.me. Foller.me is a creative and research initiative by one of my great twitter contact @kovshenin. Today is the live date of this product. So lets take a look at his startup.

Click here to read the full article..

Addressed to the 2 Olivia's at Integricity, Mike wrote this postcard in the air on an internal flight.Can't wait to hear stories from afar..

I missed this month's digital networking night called Web Wednesday hosted by Malaysian Digital Association to tend to personal matters. To know more about the event or the organising committee, a Google search might be able to provide you with enough info. Or maybe not.

Anyways, thus far the previous gatherings didn't increase my knowledge of the web industry nor did it provide me with any insight of how to change local client mentality over the cost of maintaining an online presence. Most big brands out there just leave the dirty work to media agencies to segregate and rid them of their budgets for the year so that every one looks like they are doing their jobs.

But that would be digressing from the matter at hand.

So, some friends were tagged in a photo album on Facebook during the event and I browsed the photos. Not only did the organising committee bribed attendees with free beer and even dinner, they had a mascot of some sort of weird/freak attraction you would normally pay a circus to go see. I couldn't believe my eyes when almost every other picture captured this person with its head full of short strands dyed in a cheap light red hue. It started to look like some kind of badly planned branding stunt, associating the Night with this persona. It was appalling to say the least. I do plan to attend a Web Wed Night some time soon but if it is going to turn into some kind of feature freak show then I would have to maybe start my own networking night else where.

Now, I could post up a photo to show you how the "freak mascot" looks but I have myself to debate with over if it would be right to expose the freak's identity even though she was a cold hearted bitch to me when in the last SMCKL (social media club kl) all I said to her was "Wow, high security. Isn't it quite a hassle for you?", only to get a hard stare and some stiff words forced out of her thin lips. Bet her fist was mighty clenched too. Anyways, indirectly I made her fetch me a mug of water when my peers asked if there was any water served. She rolled her eyes and went to get 2 mugs for the 5 thirsty people. Total number of attendees that night was 15, give or take. Might be a long time until the next one.

Long story short, she's one mean bitch and a big time shoe polisher.

Due to a certain request, this blog post has been edited to omit its original content.
It was a short entry of my own conclusion of my boyfriend when an issue at hand wasn't clarified when I brought it up in search of certainty. All I got was a short and curt answer without much else. There was even a photo of that person in his phone camera album after he went out with her on a one on one outing which some would call a date. So wouldn't that just spark something off? So now in exchange of editing or deleting the post, I was given 3 points as the only explanation of the relationship of my boyfriend and that person.

Oh well, back to the drawing board for me.