In Reply to: thanks posted by mackas on Monday, 27. June 2005 at 18:39 Bali Time:
Sorry to hear about your son, I certainly hope that he is not umemployed for too long. Yes we do have umemployment here in OZ, which is very fortunate but many people have trouble making end meet on that amount of money.
Mackas, I must explain that I wasnt refering to a close friend of yours, though I do know he is not that shy in asking many of his friends (tourists) for money. As I have said before he has had more help then any other Balinese I know.
I just thought I would share my story would make some other forum members aware of what can happen. We all have many good friends in Bali and we would always try and help them out when we can, but at times we have to weigh things up. It is not very nice to be taken advantage of also our friendship should not be about money or what they maybe able to get from us.