DIPLO @ Klapa - Bali

Big respect to Diplo for turning out to Klapa in Bali a few days ago, party was cool but i heard he played hip-hop in Jakarta few days later for the big Avolution Beatfest.... DAMMIT.

Ah well, big ups to the foreign DJs that will play PROPER when they visit Bali...sigh. Can't hate on them though, what do you expect when 90% of the club going population here is still diggin' "I Gotta Feelin"....

check my sweaty pits!!

Ballin' Review #22 - Tugu Hotel Lombok

Well, it finally happened, after writing a review for this place almost 7 months ago and NEVER even visiting it... i was there. Tugu Hotel Lombok is a pretty majestic place to stay, much like its counterpart in Bali, the entire minimalistic futuristic expeallodocious is thrown out the window for some real throwback material from the days of old school Lombok. The owner is a serious art collector and is considered to have one of the biggest collections in all of Southeast Asia proudly on display at most of his hotels or restaurants.

Large and in charge, the Tugu Lombok is a history lesson at every turn. Some of the pieces that resided in my room were over hundreds of years old. With a stone's throw distance to Sire Beach, it's a shame i had to visit during rainy season and endure two days of torrential downpour. Not a fun boat ride back to Bali either!!

That being said, Tugu Lombok is downright beautiful, many people say Lombok will be the next Bali as Bali continues to be overpopulated and overdeveloped so come visit now before the innocence is gone. Here are some pics that i took...

American Invasion

Seems like America just can't stop invading, no matter what subject it is. The latest of course is all the hype regarding Landon Donovan's loan transfer to Everton in the English Premier League. Don't get me started, already after two failed loan transfers to the German Bundesliga i'm hoping he can make it stick this time and after his first game against my beloved Arsenal a few days ago, he looks like the Donovan that has made him America's soccer posterboy.

Not gonna lie, get over the jokes and admit the man does have skills, he gave Arsenal plenty of problems before cramping up in the blizzard-like conditions like bending in a beautiful corner for a goal by . For once he looked "comfortable" outside of the US and on the pitch.

And it isn't like Americans in England or abroad is something new, Clint Dempsey (#23) has been doing it for awhile now at Fulham and has garnered enough respect and skill to break into the starting lineup for almost this entire season. Just happy to see Americans progressing in a sport where respect towards them haven't always been the kindest...

Check Clint's goal this past week in again, blizzard like conditions, this goal is up for EPL Goal Of The Year so far in this season...