In Reply to: Am I a Bali tragic? posted by Susie on Wednesday, 18. July 2012 at 05:51 Bali Time:
A new syndrome is being often treated in Australian hospitals nowadays named 'Bali Bound' or "Bound by Bali'
Symptoms include savage defence against any criticism of Bali, approaching any golden-skinned person and asking if they are named Ketut, drinking only Bintang wherever available, continually complaining about the lack of a bridge to Bali where we cold zip over in our cars, a non-stop search for new Bali themed reastaurants and going into fits of extacy at the arome of Sate and/or Kreteks.
Extreme cases have been noted of addicts licking the bins at the back of bBlinese restaurants and requests to be allowed to wash (lick) the dishes for no pay.
The only treatment is immediately available at Travel Agents who are always bound, by their charter to tell you the requisite lies in order to get rid of you, either stop you poaching the brochures which are only the same as last week's. or even accept your maxed-out credit card for the next trip, leaving to-morrow.
Hospitalisation is often required and my thanks go to Nurse Wayan for smuggling out this letter, appealing to anybody interested in putting me in their hold luggage, to do so cepat-cepat and save me from this durance vile.
Yours faithfully
Komang Ryan.