Unspun

See what about Bali has impressed Malaysia’s top blogger Jeff Ooi. His posting should bring some more tourist dollars from Seberang to Indonesia. Now if the Malaysian Tourism Board only knows how to woo bloggers to help them sell the country…

clipped from www.jeffooi.com From what I can gather, and despite new travel warnings that Islamic militants might strike again, or that all Indonesian airlines including national carrier Garuda are banned from the European Union, tourists still flock to Bali these days.The terrorist bombing of a Bali nightclub in Kuta in October 2002, which killed 202 people, now seems a distant history. Tourism is bouncing back, though it’s still not anywhere near its prime before the blast. It’s a huge contrast to the moment I landed in KLIA to pick up the luggage. The trolleys in Malaysia are but snapped up by tourists in full black, some only seen with anatomy slit in the eyes. RAMAYANA… A dinner version in micro-glimpses of the Hindu epic Clearly, it’s the Balinese people that made the difference for the tourism trade there. Tourists the world over are simply wowed by the benevolence of the Balinese, who largely practise Hinduism, for their compassion, laid-back attitude and love of peace and harmony.