In Reply to: just back posted by annieangel on Saturday, 28. November 2009 at 18:13 Bali Time:
At least you won't have to fork out for another to replace the one which may never have been lost in the 1st instance.Also I hope that the cost of retrieval of the 'stolen' bike wasn't paid by you.
Once you get out of the time tunnel things may appear different.By then you may have a better understanding of how Bali works at your present level of association.
In Indonesia many things are not as they seem.
Slow down.Balinese don't rush into any decision concerning money unless it is a quick gain.Fortunately they are not all the same,working out who is genuine is the great challenge.