In Reply to: sorry posted by mackas on Monday, 6. February 2006 at 10:07 Bali Time:
Herman was a good friend of friends of ours, an acquaintance to us, and the only sure way we knew how to find our friend Alex. he was quite sick last year but we didn't really understand the full extent of it and definitely expected to see him this year.
i guess in bali its hard for the locals to get the medical treatment they need when they need it, and so many of them are probably exposed to the same castnegenics (spelling?) that cause the cancer in the first place. he certainly was a character!
i didn't mention it yet, in the jbr, but we never found Alex this trip, though we scoured every bike that rode past just in case. he had moved from his boarding house and back to his village (singaraja) and his mobile number was disconnected. fortunately he called up about a week ago, with his new number and news that he, his wife, and daughter are doing reasonably well despite the downturn in bali - he's an entrepreneur to say the least (VBG) so i'm sure he'll find something to do.
we'll be back same time this year and i know how to find him now!