In Reply to: now read posted by Angela on Thursday, 29. December 2005 at 08:53 Bali Time:
That was a most horrible remark, your "Balinese culture yada yada". That, if anything is a disgrace and truly shows how little feeling you have for the Balinese, not the other way around. Other nationalities, as well as lots of unaccounted for Indonesians died (or were disabled for life) at the particular site on the 12th of October 2002.
If someone decides to make a parking area there, it is really none of your business as you do not belong to the Balinese society, especially not after the "yada yada"-remark. Besides the parking area keeps the street less conguested and thus safety is improved and we may there avoid a repetition of the tragedy in 2002. Thus the parking area is a good idea! One can care and understand in many ways - your way is not fair at all, neither to the Balinese nor to all citizens of various nationalities that also suffered in the 2002 tragedy!