Comments for SIDELINES / rio helmi http://riohelmi.com/site everyone is entitled to my opinions Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:24:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on ENTER LEFT, EXIT RIGHT by Chicco Nava http://riohelmi.com/site/2009/05/enter-left-exit-right/comment-page-1/#comment-4287 Chicco Nava Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:24:40 +0000 http://www.riohelmi.com/site/?p=545#comment-4287 I am one of the ten millions friends Nicholas and Indra met during their long life. First time I met Nick we were both very young, I was still not english speaking. Eyes were talking. It was 1983. Years passing by, his family was growing, first came Sabine, one by one their 3 children, Last time I met them was 1999. Isa was 14, intelligent, beautiful and full of life and enthusiasm. Surf was apparently his main interest. Wisdom and inner balance his goal. During a party over jimbarani hill I remeber an entire evening we spent talking about my long indian experience. He was curious and fascinated by my descriptio of that world able to deeply capture his mother soul and discipline of life. We were sitting in circle together with many young people talking to each other. Sight was amazing and while talking we passed from sunset to twilight to candle light. Later Nick, being a good father, show curiosity and concern about our long conversation. Few months later I met my future wife. She is from Beijing. We had a daughter. Now Bali is out of my way, but ancient friends are always in my heart. Please be patient to me and if you know, tell me how could that happened that such a wonderful guy went wrong. What, if you know, his inner suffering. I cannot ask directly to Indra, nor to Nick. When I will write to Indra and Nicholas i want my words to comfort their suffering hearts and not reason for further grief. OM Shanti Chicco from Milano I am one of the ten millions friends Nicholas and Indra met during their long life. First time I met Nick we were both very young, I was still not english speaking. Eyes were talking. It was 1983. Years passing by, his family was growing, first came Sabine, one by one their 3 children, Last time I met them was 1999. Isa was 14, intelligent, beautiful and full of life and enthusiasm. Surf was apparently his main interest. Wisdom and inner balance his goal. During a party over jimbarani hill I remeber an entire evening we spent talking about my long indian experience. He was curious and fascinated by my descriptio of that world able to deeply capture his mother soul and discipline of life. We were sitting in circle together with many young people talking to each other. Sight was amazing and while talking we passed from sunset to twilight to candle light.
Later Nick, being a good father, show curiosity and concern about our long conversation.
Few months later I met my future wife. She is from Beijing. We had a daughter. Now Bali is out of my way, but ancient friends are always in my heart.

Please be patient to me and if you know, tell me how could that happened that such a wonderful guy went wrong. What, if you know, his inner suffering.
I cannot ask directly to Indra, nor to Nick.
When I will write to Indra and Nicholas i want my words to comfort their suffering hearts and not reason for further grief.

OM Shanti

Chicco from Milano

]]> Comment on What Will Rise from the Ashes of Bangkok? by Rio Helmi http://riohelmi.com/site/2010/05/what-will-rise-from-the-ashes-of-bangkok/comment-page-1/#comment-3966 Rio Helmi Fri, 21 May 2010 06:40:09 +0000 http://riohelmi.com/site/?p=739#comment-3966 David, I appreciate your comment but am not entirely in agreement with you about gaining many more supporters. That is difficult to judge, but I suspect it will be simply previous sympathizers coming out that have not yet declared their allegiance who might come out. The wanton destruction by those obviously militarily trained arsonists did not leave a good impression on most Bangkokians, even in the slums people were on guard against marauders. But as to the current government's popularity on its own merit i would have to agree that it is probably only a handful of upper middle class professionals plus some Royal factions. As to a civilian government sacking 700 military generals, um can't see that happening in the near future! To be perfectly clear, I am not taking any sides here. Not because I want to sit on the fence but I am not enamored of either side (besides its really more than just two opposing factions). There is certainly a big part of the population who just want to get on with building the country back, but this deepening rift between essentially selfish factions is very destructive. Thai politics is a bit more complicated than just "democracy or not". As in many parts of Asia, people want just role models first more than simply majority rule. David, I appreciate your comment but am not entirely in agreement with you about gaining many more supporters. That is difficult to judge, but I suspect it will be simply previous sympathizers coming out that have not yet declared their allegiance who might come out. The wanton destruction by those obviously militarily trained arsonists did not leave a good impression on most Bangkokians, even in the slums people were on guard against marauders.
But as to the current government’s popularity on its own merit i would have to agree that it is probably only a handful of upper middle class professionals plus some Royal factions.
As to a civilian government sacking 700 military generals, um can’t see that happening in the near future!
To be perfectly clear, I am not taking any sides here. Not because I want to sit on the fence but I am not enamored of either side (besides its really more than just two opposing factions). There is certainly a big part of the population who just want to get on with building the country back, but this deepening rift between essentially selfish factions is very destructive. Thai politics is a bit more complicated than just “democracy or not”. As in many parts of Asia, people want just role models first more than simply majority rule.

]]> Comment on What Will Rise from the Ashes of Bangkok? by David Brown http://riohelmi.com/site/2010/05/what-will-rise-from-the-ashes-of-bangkok/comment-page-1/#comment-3965 David Brown Fri, 21 May 2010 05:51:13 +0000 http://riohelmi.com/site/?p=739#comment-3965 I think the reds have just lost dome sympathisers but have collected many more supporters and, the government has exposed its military bosses to public scrutiny which will not be good for them at all the question remains: do you want to live under a military dictatorship or do you want to be able to regularly vote to choose your government I still expect the reds will win the next election but if the Democrats or whoever can shake off their bad reputation they may be able to start competing in the votes and the reds will have to work harder to keep winning if you are right then the government should call an election as soon as possible to confirm their support base, and the "converted" reds that really want democratic elections may even vote for them in any case the challenge for an elected government will be to sack most of the 700 generals and get rid of the malign military grip on Thailand I think the reds have just lost dome sympathisers but have collected many more supporters

and, the government has exposed its military bosses to public scrutiny which will not be good for them at all

the question remains:

do you want to live under a military dictatorship
or
do you want to be able to regularly vote to choose your government

I still expect the reds will win the next election but if the Democrats or whoever can shake off their bad reputation they may be able to start competing in the votes and the reds will have to work harder to keep winning

if you are right then the government should call an election as soon as possible to confirm their support base, and the “converted” reds that really want democratic elections may even vote for them

in any case the challenge for an elected government will be to sack most of the 700 generals and get rid of the malign military grip on Thailand

]]> Comment on What Will Rise from the Ashes of Bangkok? by Battle for Bangkok 21st May The Body Count Grows - Page 3 - TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum http://riohelmi.com/site/2010/05/what-will-rise-from-the-ashes-of-bangkok/comment-page-1/#comment-3964 Battle for Bangkok 21st May The Body Count Grows - Page 3 - TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum Fri, 21 May 2010 04:23:45 +0000 http://riohelmi.com/site/?p=739#comment-3964 [...] [...] [...] [...]

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]]> Comment on TIBET -LEAVING FEAR BEHIND by rolex daytona http://riohelmi.com/site/2009/03/tibet-leaving-fear-behind/comment-page-1/#comment-3947 rolex daytona Wed, 19 May 2010 08:41:44 +0000 http://www.riohelmi.com/site/?p=327#comment-3947 The footage made it out. The film makers were not that fortunate. The footage made it out. The film makers were not that fortunate.

]]> Comment on Piece of Mind: Conde Nast Names Ubud ‘Top Asian City’? by Roni Ni Made http://riohelmi.com/site/2010/01/piece-of-mind-conde-nast-names-ubud-top-asian-%e2%80%98city/comment-page-1/#comment-3868 Roni Ni Made Thu, 06 May 2010 22:49:42 +0000 http://www.riohelmi.com/site/?p=713#comment-3868 Hi Pak Helmi i tottaly agreed what you said- i was born and grow up i ubud and ubud changed alot now - i remember you - when you take picture of me and my colleague at Kamandalu hotel . great blog and i love your work too hope to see you when i get back to ubud Cheers Roni Hi Pak Helmi
i tottaly agreed what you said- i was born and grow up i ubud and ubud changed alot now –

i remember you – when you take picture of me and my colleague at Kamandalu hotel .

great blog and i love your work too
hope to see you when i get back to ubud
Cheers

Roni

]]> Comment on LEAKS DON’T LIE – PEOPLE DO by Daniel Heitmann http://riohelmi.com/site/2010/04/leaks-don%e2%80%99t-lie-%e2%80%93-people-do/comment-page-1/#comment-3616 Daniel Heitmann Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:02:10 +0000 http://riohelmi.com/site/?p=734#comment-3616 As far as I can say, Assange never published any leaked documents. Leaks are published via Wikileaks and WL is a lot more than a one-man-show. Your numbers are entirely out of context. They *received* about a 1,2 million leaks so far but they didn't publish all of them, because of the editorial process which preceeds every leak, in order to cross-check the information before releasing false information to the public. I do not remember an exact number of already leaked documents that went through WL. I'd like it, if you could correct your statement or prove me wrong. Thank you. English isn't my primary language, please excuse if I sound rude. I'm just trying to help and prevent the spread of false intel. As far as I can say, Assange never published any leaked documents. Leaks are published via Wikileaks and WL is a lot more than a one-man-show. Your numbers are entirely out of context. They *received* about a 1,2 million leaks so far but they didn’t publish all of them, because of the editorial process which preceeds every leak, in order to cross-check the information before releasing false information to the public. I do not remember an exact number of already leaked documents that went through WL.

I’d like it, if you could correct your statement or prove me wrong. Thank you. English isn’t my primary language, please excuse if I sound rude. I’m just trying to help and prevent the spread of false intel.

]]> Comment on FOOTBALL WILL FIX IT by Rian http://riohelmi.com/site/2010/01/football-will-fix-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3320 Rian Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:25:44 +0000 http://www.riohelmi.com/site/?p=722#comment-3320 By 2020, there will be 2 options; If Indonesia becomes one of the participants, it's because the president has it very well prepared. If it doesn't, he won't give a damn because once he's out of the office he's got no responsibility for what he's done/said. By 2020, there will be 2 options;
If Indonesia becomes one of the participants, it’s because the president has it very well prepared.
If it doesn’t, he won’t give a damn because once he’s out of the office he’s got no responsibility for what he’s done/said.

]]> Comment on CODES OF COMMUNICATION by texas health insurance http://riohelmi.com/site/2009/06/codes-of-communication/comment-page-1/#comment-3305 texas health insurance Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:31:52 +0000 http://www.riohelmi.com/site/?p=593#comment-3305 I understand why she some feel that autism is a gift, but I doubt they felt that way growing up, and I doubt that all of the parents who have autistic children at the other of the spectrum feel that way. It's a gift only when one makes it into one. A good lesson that to learn is not to be so hasty to give up on a child at such a young age. It seems like doctors categorize autistic children very young, and that sets the tone for the rest of their lives. As far as we've come, there is still much that medical science does not understand and cannot explain about autistic children, or many other things for that matter. I understand why she some feel that autism is a gift, but I doubt they felt that way growing up, and I doubt that all of the parents who have autistic children at the other of the spectrum feel that way. It’s a gift only when one makes it into one. A good lesson that to learn is not to be so hasty to give up on a child at such a young age. It seems like doctors categorize autistic children very young, and that sets the tone for the rest of their lives. As far as we’ve come, there is still much that medical science does not understand and cannot explain about autistic children, or many other things for that matter.

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