Hello Dasha,
what happened? did you get out of bed with the wrong foot first? or did you slip in the shower, hit your head and then decided to react to my post?? Because to me it makes absolutely no sense why you are hostile towards me. Maybe you should re-read my post from a different angle...it's not negative and not directed towards you. I gave my opinion to situations (sketched by you) one can encounter, that's it. Why you are taking it personal is a mystery?
But since you have made some statements directly towards me, I will react to those statements directly to you now. So in your words " Let's go"....
Dasha said:
A, Did you know that in my country, and many other western countries we don’t see a child under 2 yo in it’s father’s/aunt’s/grandmother/uncle/cousin/second/next door neighbor/friend from up the road /etc arms unfortunately as we don’t have the luxury of living in poverty. Instead we employ nannies/ child minding centers to do this for us. Accordingly we have lost the plot when it comes to things as important as taking very good care of little and big children. As you can imagine we are very F*&$ed people in this regard.
Now what we do to our older folk is we put them in retirement villages and well …. pretty much do the same thing to our younger folk. Which is , totally destroy the family unit which only capitalism can do at it’s best.
The reason that I have always been such a strong advocate of the way Indonesian people live is because they have worked out very simply what we so called know it all capitalists have failed to do. Yes believe it or not my friend you are living in a country with purity. Trouble is dickheads from where I come from think they know better.
As you have re-read my post, we see pretty much eye to eye on this one. I dont understand how parents can put money(double-income) before the upbringing of their own children? SO I stand by what I've said....If you see what you described in your post, why should one not praise him,/her-self lucky to witness an intimate moment between a bali kid and parent. As you yourself say you dont witness that in your own country?
As for putting your parents or grandparents in an retirement home(village), that's typical for the western world. Me personally I didn't do that and some other time I will write about how or what I did, but now that's to far off the topic we're discussing.
Dasha said:
Did you know you live in a country where this happens almost every day of the year? How glad I would be to live in a country like yours and be able to sit with a man who does this each morning.
Does not happen in Australia unfortunately!!!!!
Btw feel free to poke around my folio and soak up the freedom brother.
So regarding your comment be thankful you are here to witness it…… ahhhh ummmmmm …. I think I know a bit about that stuff
???I think you again agree with me? You yourself say you are thankfull to be able to witness it, so what is wrong with me saying so? OK???
Yeah I fully realise where I live, so why would I need to soak up freedom from a pic??I am here and can if I so choose to witness it every morning. Although from my location(where I live) the sunset is more enjoyable.
Dasha said:
B, Have you ever stayed in a hotel Gilbert where the other guests come over to your table in the morning and tell you to stop being kind to the local Balinese who are serving you?
Nope never happened to me, I have some kind of 'posture' or 'aura' that other people do not dare to say something like that to me. And if it ever would happen (I doubt it) I hope for that guest there's water in the pool.
Dasha said:
I will not even begin to tell you the story about my eldest son who wanted to arrange a killing of a tourist who was impolite to the ever lovely staff who always take care of us with a local Balinese gang (of which my son is the only white member) for doing this last year…. That’s another story. How does he do it? He only drinks with locals when in down town Kuta – probably knows more about the Balinese underbelly than you will learn in a lifetime. Know what I mean? He is a soul bro and you will be privileged to meet him if you are lucky one day!
Hmmm, arrange a killing...don't know how to react to this one. But your right about the Balinese Underbelly, don't know anything about that. And since I am planning to live here peacefully I would like to keep that that way. Dutch, German(Turk), Russian and turkish Underbelly is a very different story. And I think it's the other way around (privileged to meet), since I am a little bit higher up that ladder. But since B was about the ten percent discount, if given to me I would simply appreciate the gesture...Like I stated before and see nothing negative in that???
Dasha said:
C, Perhaps you missed my point Gilbert. So I will help you out. Occasionally you do get the odd tourist who cares about things in Bali. ANNNDDD they check out after doing good things and leave the wallet , let’s say under the mattress – like the one we found in 97. Turns out this guy chipped in 30 k US to an orphanage work
Yeah..what is your point??? now and in the previous post? Again what I wrote is in no way negative, as I would try to track down that person like I stated. So what the hell is your point exactly, and what has the 30 k donation to do with?
Dasha said:
So as far as feeling good goes Gilb – we just do this cos that’s the right thing o do!!!!!
And what I wrote is not the right thing to do? I don't get you or what you mean.
Dasha said:
D, Hotel Novetel Solo Java. Date Feb 28 2007. Hotel threw a party for my wife. You know why. Because they loved her. Ring them if you feel inclined and they will give you the story. It was her birthday.
If you would have mentioned in the first post it was a birtday, I hate to burst your bubble, but that's very normal that the hotel does something on that date. At least the hotels where I stay it's considered normal, since they have the passport (or made a copy), they know there's a birthday in the period I am staying with them, and do something special, be it a cake or bottle of bubbles.
Dasha said:
E, Guess how much I pay for a shirt gilbert? Ask anyone you care to ask on Poppies 2 on the guy from Australia known as Mr Kino. Close as poss to the bounty hotel. In fact go to the Bounty and ask for Oka. Head Satpam and ask how his 2 kids are going in school. Then take yourself down the road the Claude Graves place….. original setter and guy that first brought power to Kuta in 71 and ask about the …. Wait for it…. 35 thousand kids he is taking care of in Sumba. I challenge you Gilb!!!
I would know how much you pay for a shirt...and I dont care either. Again... I was commenting on the get two shirt for 1 price, normally that would mean the first shirt is overpriced and therefor the merchant can give away a second shirt...Agree??? I don't know why I would take the time and talk to some satpam and ask him how his two kids go to school???It totally doesn't relate to the post made by you. I do understand what you mean probably...you pay for their education, if so I don't see anything wrong with that, and I even applaud you for it...( FYI, I pay for the education of 8 kids) Again I do not see how a guy who takes care of 35.000 kids relates to this post??
Dasha said:
F, Your’e a saint but I think you aint been round the block yet pal!!
I’d drop the friendly greetings line Gilby if you are going to be a smarty pants. Cos guys like me will rip you apart.
Around the block??..you dont even know me..where I grew up, schooling I've had, and what I have accomplished in my short life. As for me being a saint....you couldn't be more wrong, I'm more of an angel...a fallen one that is, who's trying to get up again. As for smarty pants...Don't get that one, it refers to what exactly? hahaha, rip me apart you say...verbally or physically? Ah either way i think you beter think twice for challenging me on that one.
Dasha said:
Grow up understand what I am saying like commanders of this world like Jimbo have (let’s get things positive on the BEF) and get that that huge chip off you shoulder buddy.
God bless’s ya.
I totally agree let's get positive things up, But I stand by things I have said...I don't see anything negative about what I have written in my post, or anything what would be negative or hostile towards you?? And overhere is no chip on my shoulder, or monkey on my back for that mather.
Take care of that head or get out of bed on the other side next time.
Friendly greetings as allways..........Gilbert.