Herd immunity in Bali

JohnnyCool

Markit wrote Ok if you are gonna give your analysis of everyone elses choices in news sources lets hear yours ? I also listen to UnHerd a web based source that seems quite good, mixed with a liberal dosage of "Guardian" BS and a dose of salt...

[B]Did I do [U]that[/U]?[/B]

[I]...Analyze everyone elses (sic) choices in news sources? [/I]

I was merely[I] [/I]suggesting caution in what we read (and believe). Everybody is biased to some degree. If not, everybody would be the same, then no need for multiple news sites, newspapers, web forums, etc. Since you asked, here are a few sources I frequent. Not that I believe everything is true on them, but I believe it's probably best to weigh up multiple opinions (according to my own biases), and come to my own biased conclusions. Seems fair to me. ABC (Australia), BBC, Arirang (S Korea), The Japan Times, The Harvard Crimson, The Times of India, South China Morning Post, Deutsche Welle( DW - Germany), Tempo (Indonesia), Jakarta Post, Bali Discovery, thelocal.se (Sweden), pursuit.unimelb.edu.au (University of Melbourne), The Conversation (Australia), New Scientist, National Geographic, NASA, The Straits Times (Singapore), Bangkok Post, Phuket Times, Al Jazerra, The Simpsons, Gruen (Australia on advertising everywhere) and many others. :cool:

JohnnyCool

Markit wrote HOLY SHITCAKES! When do you find time to live?

I manage. I used to play in bands, (still do, occasionally in Bali). No [I]secrets[/I] here. Drink beer, whisky, get around, fight rats and termites, keep 'busy'. Do online university courses, [I]try[/I] to keep abreast of what's going on around me, fix computers, spend quality time with my wife, answer dumb computer questions on 'specialty' websites, take photographs and manipulate them digitally, [I]not[/I] building telescopes anymore (grinding mirrors, etc). Got to draw a limit somewhere, sometimes. Ponder difficult questions like 'Why is the sky dark at night?' What is 'nothing'? 'Why is zero so important?' "Has [B][I]powdered water[/I][/B] ([I]aka[/I] dry water) a real thing?". [B][I]Not[/I][/B] saying it's easy but like most of us, one has to cope with our own levels of madness. Or perish sooner than later. (I [I]was[/I] a psychologist for 23 years, played at night, did sound engineering, worked in recording studios, and all the rest of it. Much probably best forgotten.) Did I mention I'm an old bugger? The longer you survive, the less "time" you've got left. And what is 'time' exactly? How about you? Not exactly a young buck, eh? Surprised you haven't got a groovy sports car yet. Good night.

harryopal

JohnnyCool wrote ...................Ponder difficult questions like 'Why is the sky dark at night?' What is 'nothing'? 'Why is zero so important?'...........

Given your areas of preoccupation, what do you make of the big Bang theory? "The universe began, scientists believe, with every speck of its energy jammed into a very tiny point. This extremely dense point exploded with unimaginable force, creating matter and propelling it outward to make the billions of galaxies of our vast universe. Astrophysicists dubbed this titanic explosion the [B]Big Bang[/B]." I can't get past the notion that if there were a tiny point... it was somewhere. And so how did the tiny point get there? Where was it from? I can see why humans fell back on the simple notion that God made it all and so we needn't worry. And what is the point of the tiny point? How many billion years did it sit there before deciding to go bang? The big Bang theory seems just as implausible as God made the earth in 7 days. Did it make him happy? (Oops! "Did it make HER happy?) And as a psychologist did you ever run into Tim Watson-Munro?

PERtoDPS

Bintang is the go to in Bali for sure, due to availability and price. Usually always sad to leave Bali, but the beer availability/choice of brands is much wider in Australia. Definitely not as affordable. 3/5 maybe even 3.5/5 for Bintang as it's usually in an fairly enjoyable envrionment would be where I would gage it, negatives it's really not the best beer for overindulgence and the negative after effects stack up fast.

JohnnyCool

harryopal wrote Given your areas of preoccupation, what do you make of the big Bang theory? "The universe began, scientists believe, with every speck of its energy jammed into a very tiny point. This extremely dense point exploded with unimaginable force, creating matter and propelling it outward to make the billions of galaxies of our vast universe. Astrophysicists dubbed this titanic explosion the [B]Big Bang[/B]." I can't get past the notion that if there were a tiny point... it was somewhere. And so how did the tiny point get there? Where was it from? I can see why humans fell back on the simple notion that God made it all and so we needn't worry. And what is the point of the tiny point? How many billion years did it sit there before deciding to go bang? The big Bang theory seems just as implausible as God made the earth in 7 days. Did it make him happy? (Oops! "Did it make HER happy?) And as a psychologist did you ever run into Tim Watson-Munro?

Hi Harry. I have never been able to make sense (for me), about the Big Bang Theory. Like you, nothing 'adds up'. A 'tiny point' somewhere, somehow [I]existed[/I] (for how long, and from where?) and then goes 'bang', and creates everything since. Huh? Did [I]space[/I] already exist? If so, where was it and was it 'empty'? I'm sorry but I'm a bit out of it right now to go into details about what I think about this topic. Fascinating as it is. Perhaps another time when I collect my thoughts. And don't get me started on [B][I]quantum[/I][/B] theory, physics, mechanics, computers. Multiple and parallel universes, dimensions, string theories and what not. No body has been able to clearly define what [B]nothing[/B] is. As for Tim Watson-Munro ([I]circa[/I] 1981), I stopped pretending to be a psychologist in 1995. However, in the early 1990s I did a training course in Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, delivered by the University of Sydney. Which ever supreme entity made the Earth was either playing a joke or did a lousy job. Maybe a sadist. About 70% of The Earth is covered by water. Why isn't it called the Planet Water? Why are all the contestants in Miss Universe from Earth? Somebody complained once that he didn't have any shoes to wear. Then he met someone with no feet. o_O

PERtoDPS

JohnnyCool wrote It was fine. Turned a pumpkin into soup. Didn't watch any horror movies, (unless Kris Kristofferson in [I]Disappearances [/I]counts). The worst horror stuff was news around the world. USA election bullshit, beheadings in France, total lock-down in England, Indonesian 'fatwa' on French products, Australian state borders fiasco, the " 'nine new Bali's' brain fart..." A Balinese woman gave me a few bottles of Strongbow Apple Cider (sweet version, 4%, made in Tangerang presumably under licence, like Indoenesian Heineken is made by Bintang). Looking forward to the assault of a raft of Xmas movies.

I am a regular Heinken drinker on tap in Australia, a friend told me it's a higher alcohol % than the pre bottle one at 5% unsure if it's true/how true it is. I've tried many different brews of this beer, the Aussie one is average. One day in Hardys Sanur I picked up a couple of king browns (well king greens if you must) that were slightly warm, it was the most disgusting beer I have consumed in years I had one mouthful and spat the rest out. Mrs later said she thinks it's fake. I suspect it's the "Brewed in the village in Bali Version" and I drink a lot of different beers but this stuff was utter shit.

JackStraw

harryopal wrote I pretty much gave up beer after overindulging during football years and turned to wine. Drank a little beer in Kenya. Tusker, where the local habit was always to start off with two bottles of beer. Have recently returned to beer again having a Bintang at the beach after a swim. It is affordable and I find I prefer the Bintang Lemon if that is not a kind of heresy. What then do the cultivated palates of our beer connoisseurs make of Bintang?

Back when I lived in USA, I was an avid craft beer connoisseur. However, I wouldn't dare drink anything other than a fresh, ice-cold pilsner here in the tropics. Imagine drinking a heavy stout or double IPA here in 38-degree heat with 99% humidity. Not my cup of tea. Bintang really hits the spot and it's my #1 choice when the Japanese whiskey well runs dry.

Markit

Me, I love it! The colder the better and best of all is "on tap" but that's a seldom delight as it must 'babied' and kept clean as a whistle. Place in Sengigi was renown for it, was called "Mario's" but then the son-in-law took over but kept up the standards of his miserable Austrian father (hated everyone that came in) so beer (before Corona) was still good. Now? ....? Just heard of a new source Brazilian Aussie BBQ at Seminyak offering 2 for 1 - anyone know the place? Worth a visit?

PERtoDPS

My comments will reflect last I was in Bali almost a year ago but be go there again soon and will update: Brazilian Aussie BBQ at Seminyak: I wouldn't go there specifically to drink and the 2 for 1 drinks used to only be at a certain early hours. I can't quite remember it but was definitely before 6pm. If you've been missing your western meat diet and are looking to get a fix of that, great venue. I personally didn't have any quality issues but maybe their suppliers changed after Corona. If you're after a great steak, try The Clubhouse in Sanur and they have iced cold beer too. Be prepared to pay western prices at both but you can eat a lot at Brazilian Aussie BBQ, as much as you want in fact.

JackStraw

Markit wrote Me, I love it! The colder the better and best of all is "on tap" but that's a seldom delight as it must 'babied' and kept clean as a whistle. Place in Sengigi was renown for it, was called "Mario's" but then the son-in-law took over but kept up the standards of his miserable Austrian father (hated everyone that came in) so beer (before Corona) was still good. Now? ....? Just heard of a new source Brazilian Aussie BBQ at Seminyak offering 2 for 1 - anyone know the place? Worth a visit?

I know the Brazilian BBQ place you are speaking of. If your idea of a fun night out is watching sad old men get their wallets drained by some young cabe cabean then, by all means, pull up a chair and watch to your heart's delight. As for the food itself, even though it was unlimited meat, the quality of said meat left a lot to be desired. Better off getting a couple dozen sate babi to go and some cheap beer from the grosir. That's my idea of a good time but to each their own I suppose

Markit

My main attraction was for the draft Binnies but thanks for the "headsup" visa vi the meat. I've bought their steaks but wasn't massively impressed...

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