past Bali, into Lombok, and on to Gili Trawangan

Hey out there
sorry for the relative lack of posts. Me and Jin have been stuck in the world of expensive internet on Bali and now Lombok. Thus we have been busy relaxing, chilling, and soaking it all in... plus frantically searching couchsurfing.com for a free place to stay in singapore!!! we spent 5 nights in Bali, one by the Denpasar bus station(after we arrived at 11pm), and 4 more in paradise on the beach of Padang Bai. Padang Bai is an awesomely chill little backpacker town where the ferry to the next island east, Lombok, leaves from. We relaxed there for a few days in a beautiful little bungalow about 30m from the beach. The food there was great, the water nice, and the people cool. Best of all, the past few days are some of the holiest days of the year for the Hindhu people of Bali, so we got to hang out at their temple and watch the elaborate dances, and drumming at their ceremony.
The ceremony was awesome. A bunch of people played drums and the Gamelan, a big collection of drum like cymbals set up on a table like holder. Then, they had a sort of sunday or hebrew school like recital of little girls dancing in elaborate Balinese costumes. It was about the cutest thing ever, and it was so cool that we got to enter the temple grounds and watch! after the girls danced, we got to watch a sort of play like performance with giant dragon like things dancing around(2 guys in a giant costume playing the front and back legs.) and other performances too. It was super cool, and really underlined why people like Bali so much. Other than that, we didnt do too much in Bali, just ate some awesome cheap grilled and curried fish, and relaxed and read. 2 days ago, we hopped the ferry to Lumbok, and have been chilling in the beach town of Sengigi since then. It is pretty nice here, but we are really excited to get to Gili Trawangan, a tiny island, just a mile or so wide, with no cars, roads, or COPS!!! woo hoo! we are hopping a ferry tomorrow morning there!
anyways, we are taking off for the night... more updates to come!
ben and jin