----- Original Message ----- From: "BD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 4:56 PM Subject: [bali] (no subject)
> Dear Sirs, dear friends from the mailing list! > > Meanwhile I am getting already a bit better in reading Bahasa Indonesia, > but please forgive me, my writing is still very bad in Indonesian language, > so I prefer English. > > So many things are already discussed concerning PLTGU, all of the writers > know what is going on, but from the responsible government side no help, no > communication, no discussion, just they force pushing their will. I still > have the hope of a good solution, but maybe we will just loose, I don't > know. (By the way, if there will be the PLTGU in Pemaron, there will be > never a winner, all the people living in this area will be losers...). What > we can do is still going on to fight for the right in a good way, maybe we > have to arraign in front of the law, let's look how the problem will going on. > > But whatever will come then, we have to accept. We are Indonesian, living > here and have to follow the rules here. > > But there is a point of view, what I want to make more strong now and > asking for the government, and Power Indoensia: what do you think about all > the foreign investors? > Even I am meanwhile Indonesian, I still have problems with the different > thinking because of the different background and culture. But what I > understand and know for sure much better than Power Indonesia, is the way > of thinking of foreigners, especially Europeans. And I don't know if Power > Indonesia has any idea, how much foreign money is invested in the area > Lovina, how many western people in the background help Balinese people to > build up a small business? > Here in the North you mostly find small foreign investment, small hotels, > small restaurants, and so on. Mostly these are people who still have the > dream that Bali is a wonderful peaceful place, great nature and friendly > people. They want to make their dream come true and invest here and try to > live here. Of course, you will never hear something from them in the > public, because they have no rights here as foreigner and have to fear for > their staying permit. So I can allay Power Indonesia, you will not be > bothered from them - here on Bali. But western people mostly quiet strong > in their character, a bit bossy and especially believe in justice. And they > absolute will not accept, that somebody like Power Indonesia will destroy > their dreams and their investment here in Bali. And they don't like it when > from government side the normal people is treated like subjects. Most of > the people I know have a very good education and background and have a very > social attitude. They respect the Balinese people very much and many time > want to help them. So slowly they will pull back their investment and they > will spread this news in their home-countries. I can read at the moment in > many German newspapers and magazines, that at the moment the writing of > Bali is absolutely not what we hope. You know, this is the same in Europe > like here - only bad news is news. And you can believe me; there will be a > few big and important newspaper and magazines that will love to write about > this scandal in the foreign countries. They will tell about the fight of a > group of Balinese people who want to save Bali, who take care but are > totally suppressed from corruption-business. Especially when they write, > there is no justice, please tell me one reason, why any investor should > invest in Bali? At least no investors with a good kind of business. Or > another example - why a western lady with children should live here in a > polluted area? She knows about the dangers, not like many Balinese woman in > the village who not even know that burning plastic is dangerous. Under this > circumstances she will prefer to go home, because this what she was > dreaming form Bali is not true. It is not a clean place, not from > pollution, not from moral sight of view.. > > So beside the sea will get harmed, the air polluted, slowly but surely less > tourist in this area, there will come less foreign investors respective the > investors who are here in the moment will go home, one by one. The dying of > this area will be slowly, but surely. Pak Suwela will make a rumah babi I > read, I am still thinking about what to do; maybe Power Indonesia has a job > for me? By the way jobs for this project. It is really interesting that > even bad or not interesting facts, how they push this up ... Like there > will be many manpower needed for the PLTGU. I can understand the normal > people - I will never blame them, many of them have no idea from this big > problem, what will happen, and just looking for a job to survive with their > families, especially after the bomb. But maybe PI would be so friendly and > tell, how much worker (from Lovina!) they will need and for how long time > and how many workers after its running? Of course there are many workers > needed, but they are coming not all from Pemaron or Lovina, because their > will be needed specialists. Or can a cook and a tukang pijat built up a > power plant? The local people here will get only the simple and bad paid > basic-jobs for a few month, only the securities will have a long-hand > work. For comparison - only in our very small restaurant including the > house we already have 16 workers - since 4,5 years! > > And what is the planning of the government together with PI to handle the > downturn of the tourists here in Lovina? Since 4,5 years we could present > with our simple restaurant a nice and clean working condition for the > workers. Will the government take care of this 16 quiet good-paid stuff > when they loose their job? Will Power Indonesia buy our ground with > buildings for 1 Milliard IDR? And we are only a very small business. What > about with the big hotels, where a waiter can earn in the main-season till > 1 Million Rupiah per month? You have an adequate job for them? > > You really believe, Lovina is not an interesting tourist spot and it has no > sense to take care of this? Did you ever make a study what is the business > volume per year or month in this area? So please, give us ideas, what we > shall do later on??? > Of course it is very easy to make any decision, when you are not > responsible for the result - great jobs! > > What makes me really sad is the attitude of many rich people. I was reading > a few books about how to arrange the life, how to become a good human, how > to act with other people and so on and so on. But of course I make many > mistakes - I am human. One thing I read impressed me very much, the theme > about love. Only love can really solve problems, I think this is the one of > the main point in all religions, for example what Jesus Christ said, etc. > On the other hand I read a book where it is written, that real love > somebody can only have who is free, like to allow oneself the luxury of > love. In our case that means who have enough to live, who must not worry > how to feed his children is able to love. Most of the small foreign > investors here in Lovina have enough to live and they have a big love for > Bali, and what you love you protect and mean it good with it. So do I and I > think all friends of the mailing list. WE LOVE BALI - our love is so > strong that we doing many things to protect our love, spending many of our > private time, many money for telephone costs, meetings, brochures and so > on. We do it not to get a good name or for earning some money - we do it > for justice or just let me repeat again simply, for the love with our home. > And I think every Balinese who has a bit education and enough money for > example to drive a car should be able to love and to care about his home. > But why the people who have the power to stop the PLTGU cannot do it? They > already have enough: money, position, name. What they need more?? > > In Germany we say: Take good care of the cow that is giving you milk! Bali, > our beautiful home, giving us the possibility to feed nearly 3.ooo.ooo > people by getting the most income through tourism. So why the people in the > important positions are taking so less care about Bali? Bali is already so > patient, still showing its beauty, even getting treated by feet. Pollution > wherever you look, rising up of bad business and so on and now as the crown > here in Lovina - PLTGU. It just makes me sad. > > So whatever, I can look my children in their eyes, I can try to educate > them in a good way, teach them what is right and wrong, because I try to > live it is well. I am still not a good Hindu, but I hope the Gods are not > too angry with me, because from my heart I mean it good, with all my many > mistakes I am doing. I just hope for the life of the decision makers of > PLTGU they can say this as well. > > We could handle the effects in our business - together with our staff - > from the 11. September 2001 and from the horrible tragedy in Kuta on 12th > of October 2002. But concerning PLTGU we will be helpless... > > > Those were now just aspects from "Tourists Thinking" and a very small > business owner. > > The other facts of spoiling the environment and many others I could wrote > another story about it... > > > Enough now - Just wait and see what will happen. > > I am very happy to see so many good thinking people in Bali - please go on, > you have many, many hidden supporters! > > > With big respect for your courage fighting for justice > > Yours Beate > > > -- > Milis Diskusi Anggota LP3B Bali Indonesia. > > Publikasi : http://www.lp3b.or.id > Arsip : http://bali.lp3b.or.id > Moderators : <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Berlangganan : <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Henti Langgan : <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ikuti polling TELKOM Memo 166 di www.plasa.com dan menangkan hadiah masing-masing Rp 250.000 tunai ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Milis Diskusi Anggota LP3B Bali Indonesia. 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