In Reply to: To go or not? posted by dilemma on Tuesday, 4. November 2008 at 16:08 Bali Time:
Noone can tell you to go or not to go noone has the right to make that judgement for you!!!I made this mistake by telling a friend before the second bombing to go it would be fine, her daughter walked past that restaurant 10minutes before the bomb went off her mother spent hours worrying till her daughter returned to her hotel.Another friend of mine from newcastle knew a lady who died at jimbaran she remembers saying goodbye to a happy and excited family who felt no fears of returning to bali again they wernt taking fate into their hands they didint feel afraid they went for a holiday that changed their lives!NOONE has the right to tell you its ok or its your fate or can happen here in aus etc. there is a problem in indonesia(as other countries) of terrorists who believe have the have the right to take lives when and where or if again we never know!To be naive and think they wont try and revenge the bali bombers death is sticking ones head in the sand we will never know when or where they are plotting something thats our world now everywhere!!I love bali and the balinese people Ive seen what terrorist attacks do this country and to my friends in bali I pray there will NEVER be another attack but I am no fortune teller and I would never tell anyone again go be happy forget the warnings they are there for a reason yes they come and go but they are there this time for a REASON!!!You must make the decision soley yourself if you can go to bali and have no apprehensions or fears then you will go for that beautiful holiday you dream of but if any part of you has feelings that you may always feel unsure eating here,shopping here,visiting here then wait until you can again return to the beautiful island of bali and feel the way you should feel when you go on holidays happy and safe!!!!Again the decision is yours and your alone!!!!!!!!!!!