Comments on: Last Minute Musings On Vietnam http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/04/22/last-minute-musings-on-vietnam/ Destinations, Lifestyles, and Cultures in Asia Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: wayan suri http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/04/22/last-minute-musings-on-vietnam/#comment-380 wayan suri Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:32:36 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/04/22/last-minute-musings-on-vietnam/#comment-380 Balinese culture often loses its meaning. The sacredness of many rituals and dances are abused for the consumption of tourists. Religious festivals such as Ngaben, are made more ostentatious especially to impress outsiders. Buildings created for tourists often completely ignore the Balinese philosophies that dictate traditional architecture and planning. Balinese who work in the tourism industry often prioritise their duties in the tourist world to the detriment of their traditional and social obligations in their communities. Now the lives of some Balinese are completely lost in the tourist nightlife of alcohol, illicit drugs and various shades of prostitution. Read http://blog.baliwww.com/guides/702/ Balinese culture often loses its meaning. The sacredness of many rituals and dances are abused for the consumption of tourists. Religious festivals such as Ngaben, are made more ostentatious especially to impress outsiders. Buildings created for tourists often completely ignore the Balinese philosophies that dictate traditional architecture and planning. Balinese who work in the tourism industry often prioritise their duties in the tourist world to the detriment of their traditional and social obligations in their communities. Now the lives of some Balinese are completely lost in the tourist nightlife of alcohol, illicit drugs and various shades of prostitution.

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]]> By: Lisa Belovely http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/04/22/last-minute-musings-on-vietnam/#comment-379 Lisa Belovely Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:26:48 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/04/22/last-minute-musings-on-vietnam/#comment-379 i missed you! i'm glad to hear that your safe and sound. i'm just falling asleep, but I thought I would write a quick comment to let you know that I am thinking about you and sending you blessings across the land and sea. i look forward to reading your post tomorrow morning with my cup of tea and cupcake. i missed you! i’m glad to hear that your safe and sound. i’m just falling asleep, but I thought I would write a quick comment to let you know that I am thinking about you and sending you blessings across the land and sea.

i look forward to reading your post tomorrow morning with my cup of tea and cupcake.

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