In Reply to: Roll Call for 22nd Dec meet at Gracies posted by stich on Friday, 15. December 2006 at 16:58 Bali Time:
Why is it when you organise these types of get togethers you pick the more expensive places in Bali? You then try to make out you are helping people by saying "donations will be passed on to Smudge". Why not have your get together in a cheaper place and then give the WHOLE BLOODY lot of the money to Smudge?
The type of people that Smudge helps and I help will probably never see the inside of places like the Dynasty. Meanwhile the owners of the Dynasty are laughing like hell as they rake in your money.
With a little bit of decent planning you could actually be helping the people who need the money and not the multi million dollar owners of a big name resort.
I realise for you, it will be interesting to meet up with people who write on this forum. However for someone like me who has lived in areas where there is no elecricity, no running water, no medical facilities and often a short life expectancy, I tend to get a bit pissed off by ignorance. The money from the overpriced beers that you will be buying at the Dynasty could probably save a couple of lives if used correctly.