In Reply to: Our decision ....... posted by balibarbie on Tuesday, 4. October 2005 at 09:08 Bali Time:
My opinion after 2002 was 'It will never happen again in Bali' but we were sadly proved wrong. My mother is a real stress head and when we returned from Bali after 2 weeks this year, she was crying at the airport saying she hadn't slept for 2 weeks and had felt sick in her stomach. I never want to see my Mum stress about me, as a grown woman like that ever again. She said she just knew it was not safe any more and couldn't stand the thoughts running through her head of something happening. Like you Barbie, with your son, I think you realise how much people love and depend on you when these things happen. If people are still happy to go and not worry then thats their choice but there has been some critical views of people saying "Never again" and that we must support the Balinese, not at that cost though. I love Bali and I love the people but I won't be going back. I couldn't stand saving my hard earned money for a year and then walking around Bali looking over my shoulder and having a pit in my stomach for 2 weeks, thats not a holiday.
I think these terrorists will continue to target places such as Bali, the Bali people for not conforming to their way of life and for welcoming Westerners and to target the Westerners themselves, I think this is far from the end and with all these rumours floating around about more attacks, my God, its just too scarey! Like I said, I love it but I can't put myself or loved ones through that and I think that is a very realistic and intelligent decision. Sure it can happen here in our backyard and that is very real and likely but I'd rather have that homeland security so to speak.