hey Zilch, this is the driver that i recomended all the while.. you took Pak Agus... hahahah.. he is very friendly and helpful rite.. im taking him again and have recomended loads of people to use his his services.. hahahha.. we know this guys dont make much but with our effort, at leasst they have business...
on the music part, i got bored after 1 whole day listening to the same repeating traditional gamelan music, the next day, he brought english music cds and played for me.. hahahah.. nice and funny guy.
hi folks,
for driver i will recommend Pak Agus instead of Wayan. what i did was hire two different drivers, Wayan and Pak Agus for seperate days to test both of them out.
Wayan 1) some guy showed up LATE with my name on a card, he then later mentioned he is not Wayan but Ucok, apparently both of them are partners
2) when via sms, he agreed to RP300k price, but later on the day of when i mentioned my itenary was Ubud and Jimbaran, he increased it to RP350k.
to add to his dishonesty, he mentioned that i should trust him more than Wayan. will a partner betray each other? hmmmm
3) he drove Wayan's car which was a Kenari but with Daihatsu brand, and plays loud thumping bass music. Not very comfortable if you ask me.
4) later he mentioned he has his own car, a Suzuki MPV but he charges RP400k, and asked me if i want his services the next day. IMHO, i think he's just trying to make money out of tourists.
5) overlooking his greediness, he is polite and talkative (if not helpful).
rating: 1.5/5 <-i won't recommend him so forget about the number
Pak Agus 1) showed up on time. drives a Suzuki MPV. price doesn't change (RP300k) and he doesn't play stupid music but traditional gamelan music lol
2) more quiet compared to Ucok. talks when he needs to, occasionally explaining things we see along the road.
3) comes down from the car and gives us a tour of the place we visited (Pura Taman Ayun, Pura Ulun Danau and Pura Uluwatu) and gives extra detours to extra locations
4) very patient guy. i left behind some souvenirs at Pura Ulun Danau and he u-turn for me even tho we drove 5 mins away already.
5) recommends good places for food and spa
6) drives like a madman but with skill. rest assured, he's safe (proof? i'm alive!

) for carsick ppl, i recommend you take travelling pills or sleep as the journey depending on where you're going is usually 30mins-3 hours.
rating: 5/5 <- highly recommended! call/sms him at +62 8133 7359 168
if you hire Pak Agus, do send him my regards

Ser Young
ps: i will post up my itenary + link to pictures really soon!