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My present roomate Ella Porat hopped on a plane back to the USA this morning. Like I mentioned in a previous entry last month we met on the plane from Bangkok to Bali. We shared a room for that month except the few days I spent in Ubud and Balian. Ella came to Kuta on some information that Bali is a good place to get quality clothes manufactured at a good price. Basically she had been collecting indigenous fabrics from her global travels with this project in mind. Her idea was to then combine these indigenous woven fabrics from places such as Guatemala, Bolivia, Africa etc with modern lycras and cottons, In an array of different feminine clothing styles.  Whilst in Kuta for 4 weeks Ella has managed to find, taylors, fabric suppliers, woven label manufacturers, interfaces, fixtures and fastners, bag printers and banner makers, yes all in in the last four weeks.

Moe Blends labels

This is combined with the task of getting approx 10 seperate samples made then I think about 500 pieces total which she has today tried to take back to the USA as excess luggage in a surfboard bag. I only got o see 2 of her designs as she picked them all up on the way to Bali airport this morning. She had a very very tight deadline and she cut it very, very fine..

So I would like to note to Ella that I am exhausted today as she started packing last night about 1 am and didnt finish until 8am, I was trying to sleep with light on amongst the rustling of her packing and plastic bags..

Truth is we got on well and had fun on the few times we managed to hang out together, If I am honest emotionally I always feel a bit empty every time someone leaves, Johan and Johnny left last week Ella today, it seems here in Kuta you make a friend and lose a friend. Like I said before I am existing in a constant emotional state of  arrival yet also departure in the same cycle of breath.. Well Ella is hoping to get her label “Moe Blends” and her garments back in the USA for sale at a big festival in 3 days time. Her label “Moe Blends” is named in memory of and inspired by her deceased ex boyfriend Moeis Angel who died from hitting a tree headfirst riding his quad bike too fast on a dirt road in Northern California. Hence the name “Moe”" Blends” comes from the fact the fabrics used are a blend of different fabrics representing different cultures and different ways of living.

Ella Porat and her Moe Blends banner

The logo is a Rams head as Moeis was an Aries born child and died like many rams apparently do,..Head first, in this case hitting his head full speed into a tree trunk. Moeis Angel wass a Rasta Reggae musician and this clothing label is in respect to his memory. Ella is pretty cool in her way and what she has done is pretty inspiring. I do not know how she will manage getting 80+kilos back to the USA packed in 2 suitcases and a surfboard bag, as luggage allowances internationally are pretty strict but I’m sure I will find out soon..

So Ella is gone and now I have a small yet signifigant hole in my world today, so I wonder what my life will fill it with next?

Padma Beach Kuta,..

Surfed Padma beach today it was pretty fun, lots of Balinese locals and Pro surfers in the water so it was busy getting a wave. However I  managed to take some surf pics from the beach with my canon g10 point and shoot, so when I get a chance of a fast connection  i will be updating my blog with lots of pictures again..Sumatra well overdue, Ubud Skye pics and more recently Uluwatu, Dreamlands, Padma surfing and Kuta…just not sure when..

In case you do not know Uluwatu is Bali’s premier dry season wave arena. It is on the South West tip of the island and picks up a fairly large amount of swell and has lots of different waves to surf  within the area known as Uluwatu. The Bukit (meaning Hill in Indonesian) is the South west tip of the Island and has many surf breaks running all along its coast line. They start at the tip with Uluwatu this has various waves to surf starting with, Temples, Main Peak, The Bombie, Outer Corner and Racetracks. At all tides the wave is powerful and heavy, at low tide it is powerful, heavy, hollow, shallow and very dangerous with strong sea currents,  fast sections and lots of different faces to ride depending on swell conditions and wind directions, etc etc..

Basically it is very famous now since it was discovered mid 70′s and has many established warungs/restaurants located on the hill offering spectacular views overlooking all the surfing action. It attracts the best surfers in the world at this time of year and most of them are barrel hungry surf monsters from every rounded corner of the globe. When they are placed in a big group together they start to behave with levels of lunacy and human behavior with more emphasis on risk taking than risk assessment.

To be honest due to my limited surfing experience I havent felt at home within this crowd especially combined with the power and force that Uluwatu breaks onto sharp shallow reef. That was until this week. I knew there was some swell due in fact a supposedly large one and I decided to go down, put my balls on the line, paddle out and try and catch some large heavy waves amongst the 80 or so surfers in the water. It seems the swell was late on the forecast and the waves were no more than about 4 ft and the crowds pretty competitive. However the swell arrived in the space of an hour and the waves and currents started getting really heavy and half the crowd exited the sea. I stayed in the sea and scored 5 super fast long waves in the the section known as Racetracks which is a super quick steep take off into a full speed race down the line..

Jason Lunn Uluwatu Main Peak

I was having a great day and had some great waves and my confidence has increased dramatically in the water as a result. Surfing in a crowd really is a confidence and mind game situation as it involves many different strategies to enable correct positioning in the sea to be in the right place to take off on a wave within a group of equally wave hungry surfers..

Well this was a good morning and I have noticed a real improvement in my surfing since I last surfed here, then the tide got too low for me to surf safely and so after some coffee and cakes went and surfed Dreamlands. This is a newly developed Golf course / holiday resort which is about 1km along the Bukit Penninsula past Padang Padang, Binging and Impossibles ( Some more surf breaks more info soon). I surfed here until sunset. There were 40 or so surfers in the water, many from Uluwatu earlier in the day, Waves really started coming in heavy hollow and hard with a left and a right face off the main Apex. I scored many good waves here as well in fact as many as I could catch , paddle back catch my breath then go again, It was steep and I had many late take offs and fast walls. Today was the best day I have had surfing in Bali since I have been here and my arms are super tired as a result..

Woke up with a glow on my face and a contentment in my spirit, took a morning  rest scooted about on my moped took some photos and decided to go back and surf Dreamlands until sunset again, two great days and life is feeling good..Sliced my feet on the reef unfortunately so a few more cuts and grazes to add to the ever growing list of reef scars.

Still in Kuta, still sharing a room with Ella, still trying to find a moment to update my blog with Ubud pics and more Johnny Rad stories. Also noting posted about my 3 weeks in Sumatra surfing in the jungle.

Surfed Uluwatu today and Dreamlands 84 people in the Sea at Ulu’s and pretty small wave, had fun today a few waves took some photos, sea is getting cold now. Tomorrow should sea a new and large swell coming and hitting Bali so hopefully some good surfing in next few days.

My friend Johan Pontell left for Sweden yesterday after 7 months in Bali, ill post some pics of Johan as a memory to this asap..I miss Johnny rad we had a lot of fun together. I feel like I emotionally need to remain split between a constant state of arrival and departure at the same time bizarre so much change all the time.. had to purchase a neoprene 1mm wetsuit top to stay warm in the sea. The smell of the new neoprene took me back to the day I bought my first wetsuit from my friend Paul Morgan who owns Sharkbite Surf shop in Bristol, missed Bristol a lot the lost few days and felt a bit lonely and discombobulated the last two days..

A picture of me surfing Uluwatu racetracks in my new wetsuit top….

Jason Lunn Uluwatu racetracks

Racetracks is a superfun wave in the Uluwatu arena, like the name sugests you dropin and literally race the wave at full speed to stay ahead of the section as it breaks really fast over the shallow reef. This is a photograph one of the local photographers captured of me this day. This is the fastest wave I have surfed regarding the speed needed to get to my feet on take off and start pumping down the line..great fun

Back in Kuta, surfed airport left this evening until sunset with Johan Pontell, he is leaving for Sweden at the weekend. It was good to have a surf after spending 3 days drowning in a sea of oestrogen in the town known as Ubud (more to come on Ubud) The wave was not great today as the swell was hitting the reef in the wrong direction and most of the waves were closing out. Super busy with Australians in the sea today, I also experienced how rude Brazilians can be.

Ubud,

whilst I was in a restaurant in Ubud a female group of Holistic honeys were gathered at a nearby table, apparently they were experiencing a new sense of personal awakening as they were sat having a meal. I overheard their conversation and I vaguely interpreted from what I overheard that,.. they had returned from an ayervedic, reikied, energy balanced, yoga dance, pilates and rolfing enlightenment class with alexander technique and tantric breathing as the foundation for the healing of their wounded inner child, this it seems was combined and juxtaposed between discovering the true power of their earth mother connection within the safe yet free direction of their spiritually enlightened ashram gurus..(or something to that effect) Well whilst eating my Nasi Goreng (fried rice with an egg) a woman walked in and joined the group. When all whom were sat down asked her how was it for you, she replied “Seriously everyone, the velocity of positivity was just soo intense…” as this was said so projectively with a broad American accent I was really stopped in my tracks not knowing quite what to think, but I had to refrain with all self control from pi**ing myself from laughter soon after.. seriously the velocity of positivity was just sooo intense!…

Ubud, OK below are some photos from my few days with Skye and just generally walking around, there are images of many of the tropical flowers, views of the sunrises in the beautiful secluded paddy fields and Oh yes there are pictures of Skye in her bikini …just a brief note here I was not sure whether to post these shots due to their personal nature and whether or not Skye would mind..It was only when she said she wanted the shots as her Facebook profile picture I decided to post these. Me and Skye are good friends, no more and when we chat she often reminds me how my obsession with bodies and the human form leave her feeling upset and annoyed how my opinions represent and reinforce all the media bullshit so many women face on a daily basis. The pressure to stay slim and attractive upsets Skye as much as the next women out there. However Bali is a hot place and it is common place to see people wandering around in their underwear and bikinis due to the intense heat. Skye due to one of her “holistic honey” detox juicing regimes was feeling particular slender, svelte and confident about her body this weekend. She has issues about her body and skin similar to many other women. These shots which I think have captured her in great form will be a reminder to how things were when she was in her twenties and how things can be if she chooses to continue living a healthy life. “That which gets us there, will keep us there” Mr Rodriguez LA.. so until she asks me to take them down enjoy…Copyright Jason Lunn.com

Today is a good day, my friend Skye (mentioned in a previous Bali blog) has been to the Uk to spend time with her family and enjoy the birth and first few months of her niece being born. Having decided that as a writer she finds Bali a productive place to collect her thoughts and put pen to laptop she has returned.

I had to say good bye to Johnny Rad yesterday as he has to return to England to renovate a flat. The swell is pumping this week and there will be good waves to be had all across Bali and the surrounding islands, however I have decided to come to Ubud and check out where Skye is staying, also update my blog with some stories and photos from my time in Balian with John Morgan Aka Johnny Rad.

Also it just so happens I scraped the reef with my chest and feet on a couple of occasions at Balian and I need to stay out of the sea for a few days as they are not healing so well and in Indonesia it is my experience now that small scrapes and cuts do not heal with daily surfing and start to turn into tropical sea ulcers as you can see below the one on me knee is..

Formation of a sea ulcer…

Sea Ulcer forming after 1 week of a small graze on Kuta Reef

Sea Ulcer after 10days of surfing every day

Me after 7 months in Asia surfing almost every day, 38 Years old

Basically Balian is a reef break with a sea bed of big round pebbles however some of them have sharp little barnacles all over them and unfortunately I scraped my chest on one getting out from a long surf one day. I took these photos yesterday in Ubud. The swell is pumping in Bali and I really want to surf but if I do not stay out of the sea and let them heal over they will just get deeper and deeper until they turn into puss filled scar tissue. Surfing, although it does carry small and sometimes large risks most days, has turned my torso into the physical condition and appearance that I am really quite pleased about as I approach the age of 40 and even if it does not stay this way for long I am glad to have captured it whilst it looked like this at least once in my life. My physical condition is important to me as I put my body through hell much of the time, body shape is not so important to me but I know that I always feel a lot better about myself and my self esteem feels higher when I am lean and trim. I will never forget the days of standing in Sainsburys and Tesco checkout queues in the UK watching assorted girlfriends eyes fixate on the black and white front covers of Mens Health magazine. I used to wonder what they were thinking and whether their thoughts were as wayward as mine are, when I see any kind of female with a great body. I remember vividly feeling and wishing my body could have looked like that… However I absolute hate going to any kind of gym and lifting weights so I decided to accept it wasn’t even going to get close. Since I have been surfing this year the daily exercise has been good to me on so many levels and has helped me increase my inner confidence every time I come back to the surface after being smashed around in the white water. l also feel a large increase in my sexual energy and other areas of acheivment and confidence each day. This feels good and I thank God for this as I do not want to be getting prescriptions for viagra in the near future.  Bottom line here is I was a podgy plump youngster and was called fat by my skinny friends and now whilst following the pursuit of fun and happiness all has reversed..they are now fat.

Reef Scrape about to turn into sea ulcers

Johnny Rad,

All the girls eyes are on John Morgan "Johnny Rad" as he is relaxed in a single brief moment of sanity

Johnny "Bruce Lee" Morgan

Ok I really want to dedicate a bit of my blog and some photos to John Morgan. He has many knick names amongst his peers, “Johnny Rad” being the predominantly most used due to the fact he spent many years making and repping his own brand of surfboard grip call Rad Grip, hence Johnny becoming being Johnny Rad. Other names less widely used are John Mop due to previous long hair, Moth wallet, Pest and Fireballs.

No Silver Spoon here...Me, Johnny and two Asian honeys embark on an experiment on lifes perspective..

How I do I know Johnny?

I actually know Johnny’s brother Paul Morgan aka Mr Shark bite Bristol.Paul has owned the surf skate snow and clothing shop in Bristol called Sharkbite for a long time now. I have know Paul for approx 10 years due to countless visits to his shop, coffe mornings, and the occasional surf tip in the Uk and Portugal as he slowly manged to encourage me to the activity of surfing. Paul is a very successful friendly sociable and likeable surfer who I have a lot of admiration and respect for. Johnny however was his younger Brother that I occasionally used to say hello to here and there who thought I was someone who talked a lot on the rare occasions we met!

Well Johnny and Paul both share the same passion for surfing Paul is now mid forties and Johnny 41, both have surfed for most of their adult lives, both have traveled around the world in search of great waves and both have equally funny, informative and sometimes amazingly ridiculous and preposterous stories to tell from their travels. Well one thing remains consistent in their lives and that is the Islands across Indonesia producing consistently the best waves in the world for a surfer planning to to get a lot of surfing done on a surf trip. A cheap economy, war water and predominantly friendly locals Indonesia still attracts them back every year.

Well, I managed to spend 3 weeks surfing with Johnny in South Sumatra, however we only spoke briefly in the sea as on land he was juggling his time between an ex girlfriend that had come out to visit him and a present girlfriend on her way with a day free for the changeover. This stressed Johnny out a bit and kept him out of the Sumatra surf camp social circles for this period. Me and Johnny met up again in Bali and decided for a weeks surfing in Balian mid west Bali. This was a great time as we actually managed to get at least  hours surfing in nearly every day and spent a lot of time chatting and relaxing in the evenings.

Basically I now believe in that one week I have made a really great friend, Johhny is an absolute legend and inspiring on so many levels and has become an absolute legend (leg end) in my eyes and I was actually quite sad to see him go.

Johnny surfing in South Sumatra

John Morgan Sumatra Frontside Hack

John "Fireballs" Morgan Krui cutback

We have both agreed Johny needs to work on his cutback, inside arm and front leg needs to be straight, right hand planted in the face of the wave and head looking right down his leading arm with both eyes fixed on the wave’s shoulder, however he has had to go back to England and work renovating one of his many flats he manages and owns, so just for the record this is what they used to look like whilst he visualises the future..

Johnny Rad Barrel

Johnny nonchalantly paddled into this wave deeper every day then any other surfer staying in the local surf camps, this one landed clean on his head and spat him out the other side..

Johnny Rad frontside off the lip

Johnny Rad can surf…

Johnny has a good photographic range as you can see below,..

Johnny Rad Indo Squat

Johnny Rad wind and swell surf report

Johnny Rad Internal Meditation and Harmony

Twat

Johnny Rad Surfers Nipple (Unreal Condition)

And this mornings news is....

Johnny Bin Laden Boy

This picture was for his mum Balian breaking offshore

Hindu swastikas are everywhere in Bali

Hindu Swastika, Hitler stole this logo of peace and used it back to front, Evil is as evil does

Swastikas everywhere in Bali

No female is safe in the hands of the radster, pesting here in full effect..

Pesting

I’m freeeee!!!!!!

Basically we stayed in a really cool room overlooking the wave for a few days, it was a place called Pondok Pataya, about 200 000 rupiah per night between two people so about £7 each including breakfast. I think the accommodation and restaurant are owned by a western business man /surfer living his dream in Bali. I didnt really meet him except when he nearly run me over surfing like a kamikaze on his longboard on the back sets one day. Anyway the restaurant has great food reasonably priced, good viewing, great relaxed vibe,good mellow music and friendly staff. Also the owner has made lots of viewing platforms and comfortable seating for all who use the beach break to use including a shower to wash off the black sand this is most commendable and adds to the relaxed vibe at the beach. It also seems that a swimming pool and some extra rooms are being built as I type this which will only make the place more busy,. But hey its a soft wave and seems to attract more surfer girls in small bikinis than other breaks so that is all good to. As much as I like to spread my money around local businesses we returned to chill and eat here every day.. Pondok Pitaya is the name, and it most definitely has the location location factor..

Pondok Pitaya accommodation, this was a cool room with cool bits and pieces,

This room is in THE with a capital T prime location

Toilet roll holder

Ok whilst we had a great time staying here in order to set a bit of balance as a “whinging pom” as we are known worldwide, a few minor points that would have made our stay here perfect,

1.we had to move out of our first room which was great to another not so great room which cost the same money as a result we ended up finding cheaper and better value for money accomodation at AYU’s 100 meters up the road.

2.The restaurant did great porridge, great porridge is a luxury in Indonesia, having surfed for three hours the chefs served up half full bowls, this is annoying as hell because its not good to complain and its even worse to still be starving hungry having spent western prices on food. So when we ordered we had to ask for full bowls and then we got them, when we didnt ask they went back to half full which was bizzare.. Oliver Twist factor

3. They put the price up on the room from 200 000 rupiah to 300 000 rupiah in the 4 days we stayed there this wasnt cool so we moved out..

Other than that like I said, it is a great place, good pizza, tasty food, cold beer and friendly staff with a great view and location of the surf which could be shared by all present so all good really…

Balian Beach

Pondok Pitaya Location Location

Pondok Pitaya viewing point

Balian Sunset

Any given evening

Pondok Pitaya viewpoint

Pondok Pitaya Garden

Pondok Pitaya garden and surf checkout spot

Pondok Pitaya board rack

Pondok Pitaya Fresh Ruffage Salad worth a try

Pondok Pitaya and some Indo rainforest to eat from

We ve been here a few days now, managed to find an internet connection at the ohhh sooo jazzz Balian Yoga Centre, crappy slow connection so only a few but great photos from today. waves have been small but fun, crowded but still enough waves to go around.

below is Johnny Rad and me..

Sunset today Johnny and Jason

Johnny felt a real connection with this piece of artwork in our room at Pondok Pitaya and felt dressed for the part in his camo combat shorts,. Johnny is a real life action hero and as you can see below has a wide range of  serious action moves,..

Night Vision Goggles

Ripped and Ready for anything

Johnny Rad Beng Cong Rambo pose

For a property developer Johnny is a very versatile actor and professional poser below you can see him do two excellent and unbelieveably convincing prisoner of war poses

Balian Prisoner of War

POW Balian

Surf Check truck stop

Balian, waves, ambience, sights, and general everyday stuff if you were to visit including some of the sights along the way if you were to ride a moped from Kuta like we did…

The wave,..

Small waves attract the crowds,..

Balian Market

Truck stop

This dug out boat will float

Paddy fields everywhere

Paddy fields

Johnny Rad Paddy field poser

One of the many sights on the road to Balian

Roadside anatomy lesson, Balinese roadkill

I wasnt sure whether to post this dog splat picture however Idecided I want my blog to be as objective as possible. Seriously this sight made me feel pretty uneasy and also a reminder that I do not want to end up like the dog, driving on the road to Balian behind all the trucks heading for Java is certainly more dangerous than surfing the waves there..

Bacon sandwich?

Piggy in a basket

one of many rice paddy fields

Bali Petrol Station

Soka Beach on the way

A temple on the way

My friend from Bristol “Johny Rad” has arrived back in Bali and we are going on a small surf trip to a place called Balian, it picks up a bit of swell and has nice places to stay so it shoild be fun. John is a really good surfer and fun to surf with, he only has 10 days left in Indo so we are going in search of waves.. Below is Balian I have been here before but never actually surfed but this is what it looks like from the cows perspective

Balian Bali

I have been surfing Kuta reefs today again, 3 hours in the sea, bright sun but small inconsistent waves, had a few good rides though..My friend Judit from Switzerland is now in Bali and I just spent some time with her this evening having some food. We have not seen each other since we met in Portugal as our two surf trips crossed paths in Arrifana. Good to see her agian she looks happy and well and seems to have acquired a nice Indonesian surfer boyfriend whilst in Bali..

Bangkok Blues, for some reason i cannot stop my mind from thinking about my time in Bangkok with Tim, Dan, Apple, Da, and some of the other people whom I had the pleasure to meet. So as I am back in an internet cafe approx 11pm and I am going to post some random pics for you to look from Bangkok streetlife..

Bangkok Skateboarder

(there once was a man who always complained he had no shoes, that was until the day he met a man with no feet..)

Bangkok streetfood

Bangkok Food stall

below are pics from one of the many food carts along the streets.. Basically fried anything small and crawly is on the menu…not to forget locusts, maggots,larvae etc

Bangkok street food Sukhamvit Road

Bangkok Street food; fried locusts

Bangkok street food Cockroaches

Bangkok street food; Fried geckos

Bangkok street food; Fried Maggots

Bangkok Architecture

Bangkok Architecture

It seems that some people in the worldwide BMX fraternity still have a small interest in my world since I started riding BMX aged 15. As a result recently  I was asked to do an online interview for a popular bmx website called FatBMX.   The interview is here if you are interested..it is a follow up to one I did in 2004
Jason Lunn Interview Fat BMX June 2009

Jason Lunn Interview Fat Bmx November 2004

Dirty Laundry below…

Pretty funny I just checked the November 2004 interview and it seems over 5000 people have read this since it was posted. Just a quick note about the headspace and emotional temperament I was in whilst giving this interview. At the time I was between court cases over access rights to see my son and daughter Reece and Kiah. I was facing the some pretty harsh injustices in the UK legal system affecting  thousands of fathers in the UK.  Many face difficult legal battles when trying to have access to their children once their “Ex” has decided their new partner will be replacing the children’s “Real Dad”.

I rarely talk about this situation I am in as it upsets me deeply as I too am another one of those dads and I have decided against talking about it now

So until the day my children can think and act independently of her I thank her implicitly for giving me the motivation and lighting the fire in my soul to live my life to the absolute fullest. This to me is fulfillment, “fully filled” and contentment to me which I am, is a life with “content” which I most definitely have and thank her for this again. She gave me a nightmare since the day we met, She is was the living definition of “post traumatic stress disorder” Out of order, and more stressful and obstinate than any person I have encountered in my life, I kept my faith, chose the dream God placed in my heart and If I die today I will not die wondering..so a big shout out to Nicola Grimstone or Nicola, Nicki, Nikki Lunstone what ever she goes by now, God bless your soul!

For more info on the difficulties UK fathers face as a result of the presently retarded and bigoted UK legislation regarding family law and the abuse of the state benefit and legal aid systems by single parent mothers, feel free to check out these sites. It is now common place behaviour accross the UK today for scornful, embittered single parent mothers to fully abuse the family courts and legal aid systems for their own selfish single mindness. Under the disguise of protecting “their” (with the exclusion of the father) children. This system presently provides unemployed benefit claimants, free of charge, yet very expensive for the fathers legal representation in and out of court. This financial inequality thus enables them to further cement their biased, predjudiced, judgement, self righteous values and fears into the hearts of their children with the help of the UK family law courts. These women so quickly choose to ignore that their children were created with a father, yet they believe this to be an unecessary relationship that their children need to develop into adults. So if you are a man who dearly loves his children and feels as though you have had them taken away from your love, your care and emotional/ physical interaction. Please be aware you are most definitely not alone..

Families Need Fathers website
Fathers 4 Justice website

I do not personally have anything to do with these organisations but I offer my support to anyone or any organisation that fights to help fathers stay in contact with their children,..

Ok Ive been sat in Gloria Jeans Coffee shop Kuta Bali and have been drinking copious amounts of coffee in order to be able to get some wifi time to upload some photos to previous posts in my blog. I have not finished yet but my head is ready to explode from caffeine overdose and the pumping trance music playing outside in the road. I have uploaded maybe 50 -60 photos which is a nightmare on this internet connection. I need to feel positive about my world as the waves are super crowded and I havent been having a good surf this week..I am missing Bangkok for some reason, my friends Tim and Dan and just the fun time we had there.

Jason Lunn by Johan Pomtell

This picture was taken by my friend Johan Pomtell in about Feb 2008 and I took the ones of him below at Kuta beach so much has happened since then but I have wanted to post these shots for a long time but haven’t had the chance Johan is from Sweden and rips on a skateboard and is like me surfing daily in Bali,…happy days…

Johan Pomtell by Jason Lunn

Johan Pomtell by Jason Lunn

Johan Pomtell caught unaware by Jason Lunn

I have moved Hotel a couple of times due to it being so busy in Bali right now. We were staying here for a couple of nights about 10 dollars a day between two its called Suka Beach Inn, but now we are back at Mekar Jaya Bungalows a bit cheaper and just a bit more peaceful and like a sanctuary in the middle of the hustle and bustle.

Meka Jaya Bungalows Kuta Bali

Suka Beach Inn Kuta Bali

Busy Bali

It seems that Australians are coming out of every nook, cranny and crack in the street and every passing wave in the sea, it is all good though there is a great vibe in Kuta right now.. Anyway I am still room mates with my new American friend Ela, she is busy working on manufacturing her clothing range so we are passing like ships in the night and not getting much of a chance to hang out. I am going to bed a lot earlier than her so we haven t had a chance to do much stuff together. She has suggested that she thinks I am avoiding her but this is not so I am just pretty inconsiderate when I am tired and I just collapse on my bed, do not return calls and the such like. However its great sharing a room with such a beautiful woman I get to see her change every day!. She told me that if we were going to share a room she need to be able to feel comfortable naked in her living space! So I agreed I should be able to deal with that and it seems it is not too difficult,.. Living the dream! Oh boy God loves me!

Something Kinda cool about watching a woman get ready to go out

Looking Good!

Being a clothing designer Ela, and does fashion pretty with able ability. As well as suitcases full of South American fabrics for her collection she has a whole bunch of outfits as well. I am getting to see them all one day at a time..

My Right Knee situation now

Jason Lunn UK July 2008 Andy Vost Photo

This picture above was taken a year ago this month, I doubt if I will be able to do this again as my knee has never felt the same since surgery in Sept 2008, Water is Ok but skateboarding just hurts always, everytime, since the very first day and now the pain has finally outweighed the reward and this hurts me deep in my soul because I finally learnt how to fly…Just reminiscing today a bit because surfing is not giving me the feedback of adrenalin the skateboarding did..

Internet blues,..

Basically there are no shortage of internet shops that provide reasonable access to the net, google facebook etc, on an internet terminal. However the Wi fi hotspots are a nightmare. I really want to go back through my blog and insert a lot of pictures so I need wifi hotspot to use my laptop. Unfortunately

1. You have to buy an expensive meal to get the access code only to find that it is the slowest connection on the planet. So you look around the restaurant and see only one other laptop yet the download speed is close to 15 laptops sharing the bandwidth. THis is a night mare people get the code in the morning then sit nearby and use the connection all day. Also I think that many of the staff are downloading movies and music in a backroom all day while they are working. Technology for me seems to be as much as a curse as it is a blessing..So when I get a chance i will put up some pics through out my whole blog from the beginning.

I want to get out of Kuta and go to another remote surf spot soon, not sure where though…But until then Kuta and Bali looks like this

Kuta Skyline

Kuta Skyline

Kuta Beach any given evening

Traditional Balinese Costume

Kuta Beach Dry Season

Kuta Beach behind the trees

Mc Idiot

Bali Breakfast

Above is basically the breakfast I eat most days it comes include in the room price, Banana Jaffles and fruit salad..below is a typical Bali petrol station a young girl and a glass bottle full of petrol filling up my moped with surfboard and rack on the side. Fuel is 5000 rupiah a litre 50pence

Bali Petrol station

Yeh Bra!!

Indo food Nasi Campur