Monumental Disrespect in Bali
Everybody has their own opinion about the Bombing Memorial opposite Poppies Lane 2 and whether or not it is a good monument to those who lost their lives or that the funds could have been used for a better purpose.
Personally, I would have liked to have seen the money spent on the Bali Peace Park or at least in cleaning and the areas of the Sari Club and Paddy's, maybe erecting a smaller monument.
Now it seems the area surrounding October 12 Bombing Memorial now earns unwanted scrutiny for presence of beggars, touts and commercial sex workers according to the Bali Discovery.
The Regional Government of Badung in Bali has promised to continue and intensify steps to improve security and quality of the local environment surrounding the monument commemorating the victims of the October 12, 2002 terrorist bombing in Kuta.
The promise from local government authorities follows formal complaints made by the Consulate General for Australia in Bali concerning parking problems, beggars, commercial sex workers, beggars, touts and timeshare salespeople surrounding the monument area.
Government officials promise that enhancements in the area surrounding the monument should be completed by the end of September 2006.
Meanwhile local community leaders in Kuta have bemoaned the long-delayed promises of the regional government to improve the area pointing to the still derelict state of the now empty lots once occupied sites of the Sari Club and Paddy's Café.
Let me know what you think about all this?.
By Barrie | Permalink
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Hi… do you have a name list of Bali Attack victim in the Bom Bali II. I still trying to find my friend whose name is Wayan Sudiarsa and he visit Bali on his schedule to join the 2nd Water Forum Meeting in Inna Kuta Bali on 2nd Sept’05. He lives in Perth and he works in the water river commission there.
I am thankfull to anyone who could help me.
rgds,
mia
Like the WTC in New York, locals and tourists go to gawk and take photos (of empty building sites) to say “I’ve been there” Thank your lucky stars you were not ‘there’ when the destruction happened. Bring back Paddy’s and Sari Club in their original form. Pay their former/existing employees 3 times the going rate. My suggestion for the former or new owners. Erect a 10 meter high ogoh ogoh style hand with a middle finger sticking out with this message,
‘Here’s to you, JI and Co’
I’ll pop by, with my cameras.
while i agree with eddie on his `get over it` and get on with it comment. i think the peace park would have been a good idea, instead of the “paddy`s“ banana plantation and the “sari club“motorbike parking area. when chris w talks about the twin towers or wtc in new york, it reminds me of new yorks “strawberry fields“ this IS a “peace park“ where you can sit and “imagine, all the people living life in peace“ and both sacred sites on jl legian are the perfect place to sit quietly, and remember what used to be, before october 12th 2002.
Beautifully said Scottycol.
Imagine….
If what is happennig in Lebanon was not
If tsunamis didnt exist
If we could just turn back time.
Aint gonna happen
Memories are fantastic
The present is extraordinary
Monuments are places where tourists gather.
These attract as with all gatherings of tourists, the less fortunates.
This particular monument is located smack bang in the middle of a tourist mecca in a country not big on remembering the dead. Get over it
Bules that want to change the culture of Indonesia because its not what theyre used to should relocate / or visit somewhere so their selfish needs can be realized.
When in Rome do as the Romans do.