tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73232288486099168982024-03-13T12:22:22.360+08:00Diver's (b)logDusan, Easy Divers Bali in PemuteranDusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-69436006956909098142015-06-26T05:49:00.001+08:002015-06-26T10:22:47.020+08:00Dedicated to You<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easy Divers Bali Exploring</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What
have I been up to lately? No posts. No signs of life. No FB or blog
ejaculations to further inflate my already-inflated ego. Not even a
stupid photo telling the world that I </b><span style="font-style: normal;"><b><em>am</em></b></span><b>
where they can only dream to be. Maybe I have met my e-death? Maybe I
have joined e-addicts anonymous? </b><br /><br />As they say, the truth
is out there. Below the surface of the ocean. And some other places
as well. You can find it under the shower. In the office. In the
bedroom. Sometimes it's in the fridge.<br /><br />With this post I would
like to explain why I have not been posting for the last few months,
and why I'll be posting even less frequently in the coming
months.<br /><br />Scuba diving is scuba diving.<br />It is not
paper-pushing. It is not selling plastic dive certificates. It is not
catching naïve victims and throwing them into the water. It is not
promoting your scuba kingdom. It is not running around like the
proverbial pinhead yelling “What's the price for the Island?” It
is not posting every demented flash occurring between your ears.<br />It
is just scuba diving.<br />Following a steep white slope leading into a
deep blue-gray eternity. Diving for the sake of diving. Discovering
yourself. Diving when your soul needs a dive. Experiencing absolute
freedom, blue love and total control at the same time. <br />If you are
a Dive-Heart, you understand this. If you are a Bubblemaker-Heart,
you don't. Plastic in your pocket telling the world that you are an
Instructor or an Open Water diver, is just that. Plastic.<br /><br />Mazi,
our aristo-cat and philosophical guru, says that on our days off, we
should do something for our souls. Take a boat, go find an unexplored
reef, and once in a while, you find gold. <br />And that is what we
did.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_rAtHDE314sXD7HVmyTZLi4O7NeCg5nFdw9gl5yxRUdy-acWhhd-YMBvf8qsLVSPsgccS4tVyWVzLCNbbPbgfGHvi-ZiwTODWbEe_U2K-jQWUuQAu3AvTX59FBDHZBkZdpDdcN9hyC0Q/s1600/easy+divers+bali+explorers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_rAtHDE314sXD7HVmyTZLi4O7NeCg5nFdw9gl5yxRUdy-acWhhd-YMBvf8qsLVSPsgccS4tVyWVzLCNbbPbgfGHvi-ZiwTODWbEe_U2K-jQWUuQAu3AvTX59FBDHZBkZdpDdcN9hyC0Q/s320/easy+divers+bali+explorers.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easy Divers Explorers</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A bunch of explorers hit the jackpot. Zana, Rafi and I
descended onto Rafianto Reef, a fantasy dive site for muck, sand,
coral and pure diving addicts. The same gang also landed on Cyborg
Turtle Reef. Maybe you have already seen this reef – in your wet
diving dreams.<br /><br />A few days later, a surprise visit by my very
special old friends formed a new crew. We decided to cancel a
business meeting, and instead, Rafi, Amy, Arik and I made a
spontaneous visit to Wild Park Reef. If I told you how long we
lingered below the surface on explorations of this reef, you would
get decompression sickness. <br /><br />Now we will hit the final truth.
Does this business model only work for a way-too-laid-back and
eccentric diver, or can you really run a successful dive business
this way?<br />Well, a diving business without deep passion is like
<i>pasta aglio prawn</i> without <i>parmigiano</i>. <br />In the days
when we were not burning through money but rather earning it, we
patiently and safely guided absolute beginners as they took their
first steps into the blue. <br />At the same time, experienced
Dive-Hearts praised our professionalism, friendliness and sense of
adventure. <br />Holiday divers were equally impressed.<br />Because we
tried so hard to impress our guests?<br />No.<br />They simply sensed the
vibrations of our feelings, and we gladly shared our glowing passion
with them.<br />Can you copy this business model?<br />No.<br />But you can
live it.<br /><br />My love and my thanks to Rafi, Zana, Heri, Arik, Amy
and all of you, my true Dive-Hearts.<br />Dusan</span><br />
<br />Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-58310455301562633442015-01-29T12:00:00.000+08:002015-01-29T12:00:01.101+08:00Dive Impressions 19<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirlJymjs5CYbRDNXfTrqX9aXJK9wnfkmNhtc2UMT0KOUpwMRgqNltDpH1rgFWWm1ixLg7OH3AefO9gGuRVLnt_63tnK9hwPp2ZcKOJtHxNelxgldcI2Py2CvPLHYUpLIbAz-DgCUJhdtC/s1600/19+Beyond+the+horizon..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirlJymjs5CYbRDNXfTrqX9aXJK9wnfkmNhtc2UMT0KOUpwMRgqNltDpH1rgFWWm1ixLg7OH3AefO9gGuRVLnt_63tnK9hwPp2ZcKOJtHxNelxgldcI2Py2CvPLHYUpLIbAz-DgCUJhdtC/s1600/19+Beyond+the+horizon..jpg" height="194" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wherever.</td></tr>
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<div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">close is homely warm<br />distance
leads to unknown fears<br />here and there same you</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-35430855154834865442015-01-22T12:00:00.000+08:002015-01-22T12:00:00.374+08:00Dive Impressions 18<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNHIze_Zd0VcjKAerEa2kjNRE6JHlIu-dok43fG6Dyrxjf_G6PTfyzQH7gOeqpF9bbC3tm5JRgNQg8Iue9-6LRlvxzt8PbWW7fLCCz75scCbWTmiiFIje30R7SZIQAhoj-y9zh-X4MBfi/s1600/18+Anemone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNHIze_Zd0VcjKAerEa2kjNRE6JHlIu-dok43fG6Dyrxjf_G6PTfyzQH7gOeqpF9bbC3tm5JRgNQg8Iue9-6LRlvxzt8PbWW7fLCCz75scCbWTmiiFIje30R7SZIQAhoj-y9zh-X4MBfi/s1600/18+Anemone.jpg" height="254" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfect coexistence.</td></tr>
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<div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">fire and ice so strong<br />attracted
differences<br />just briefly and gone</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-72656911583774455052015-01-15T12:00:00.000+08:002015-01-15T12:00:01.392+08:00Dive Impressions 17<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVvih-Sz7fJ7hcD4eL_KyjtXxr8Fh-kDylPoPKlyk2piIWp6vqPuMcB83eeOcmGAhaxQ-F-wVBkjyyGUQ-XeSPPLOBcwYTnz_eJ6LsTJXUbKXE_6x15Ikm7IxMvQwsmfS3WutQReiCNZn/s1600/17+Survivors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVvih-Sz7fJ7hcD4eL_KyjtXxr8Fh-kDylPoPKlyk2piIWp6vqPuMcB83eeOcmGAhaxQ-F-wVBkjyyGUQ-XeSPPLOBcwYTnz_eJ6LsTJXUbKXE_6x15Ikm7IxMvQwsmfS3WutQReiCNZn/s1600/17+Survivors.jpg" height="249" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Survivors.</td></tr>
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<div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">life is dangerous<br />balanced
existence is defense<br />absorb it in depth</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-50401290666281946992015-01-08T12:00:00.000+08:002015-01-08T12:00:00.750+08:00Dive Impressions 16<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcjFFVautEBlOifTyWaYosG8zpaSP9U_9SV60_0sAwwMBjwHfg293tMHJCjnHx0b9PjicC4dLUiWwlY8kMQWIx0XgKHmrdkU-8M-YQ-dWg1dvsohBwInjMvo3Q5smV4uT2g9olFi-R27s/s1600/16+Masterpiece.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcjFFVautEBlOifTyWaYosG8zpaSP9U_9SV60_0sAwwMBjwHfg293tMHJCjnHx0b9PjicC4dLUiWwlY8kMQWIx0XgKHmrdkU-8M-YQ-dWg1dvsohBwInjMvo3Q5smV4uT2g9olFi-R27s/s1600/16+Masterpiece.jpg" height="255" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masterpieces are everywhere.</td></tr>
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<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">gallery open<br />images softly
vibrant<br />mind unblocked and fresh</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-57610312160009528762015-01-01T12:00:00.000+08:002015-01-01T12:00:03.312+08:00Dive Impressions 15<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcQYqf20utcR9iDOLoEWRZBZT7vfYgOzMjdpflfzBCf3uXGLOnOyElm_GNRF97kLACxWutvuKZomzLSh0ym7sK_gkqJstv1xTMTpO2iLhhVCEqJ-kQQCaDTpOCW3E1GRqCz7qzV8YGv00/s1600/15+fighting+friends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcQYqf20utcR9iDOLoEWRZBZT7vfYgOzMjdpflfzBCf3uXGLOnOyElm_GNRF97kLACxWutvuKZomzLSh0ym7sK_gkqJstv1xTMTpO2iLhhVCEqJ-kQQCaDTpOCW3E1GRqCz7qzV8YGv00/s1600/15+fighting+friends.jpg" height="228" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home.</td></tr>
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<div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">pure velvet and silk<br />universes
greatly small<br />our lives colorful</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-89909904651187861292014-12-25T12:00:00.000+08:002014-12-25T12:00:00.368+08:00Dive Impressions 14<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFwoDShmpUWjKEGh3lpNrS7lrKgwKq6mFkTm2olA7cOhNwcFHCw5kI-HJ_4AEFx39P0Ax78bUXNEtokfnuC92-yJS8M-ZI5k3O9RXNTja21bhlQ1M6WgZ2yyIC8OTmEXL1lsRChYoG37Z/s1600/14+eel.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFwoDShmpUWjKEGh3lpNrS7lrKgwKq6mFkTm2olA7cOhNwcFHCw5kI-HJ_4AEFx39P0Ax78bUXNEtokfnuC92-yJS8M-ZI5k3O9RXNTja21bhlQ1M6WgZ2yyIC8OTmEXL1lsRChYoG37Z/s1600/14+eel.JPG" height="320" width="289" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shy.</td></tr>
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<div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">shy means survival<br />letting any
being close is the end<br />break the rule sometimes</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-76283759656008761702014-12-18T12:00:00.000+08:002014-12-18T12:00:02.586+08:00Dive Impressions 13<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEZQ0MJbPzmqQsvmazCIldvVeNmN5mNbTmXcx2ZhJR8QmYrMngTVhkJmex-40ZAHl2Ev90YYrL6JOaOXiYAQE-SLy8YTZspjqo0D0SURwk-w6uLU2K46YI8qbykluS20EBrKRFPOZOxpG/s1600/13+lion+fish+diver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEZQ0MJbPzmqQsvmazCIldvVeNmN5mNbTmXcx2ZhJR8QmYrMngTVhkJmex-40ZAHl2Ev90YYrL6JOaOXiYAQE-SLy8YTZspjqo0D0SURwk-w6uLU2K46YI8qbykluS20EBrKRFPOZOxpG/s1600/13+lion+fish+diver.jpg" height="231" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perspective.</td></tr>
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<div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">dangerous beauty<br />dancing through
blue dimensions<br />striking as lightning</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-79738178876216065792014-12-11T12:00:00.000+08:002014-12-11T12:00:01.360+08:00Dive Impressions 12<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivylpIkUNMDnsS53eIAdMaZn5JGTZOHsIesQkSdM4-68RyhfccnyspQpKhWjZrDsKQVPmRv7MH7VZd089YXuBL4gMjYZ5m5DKLnua1VrhIGIVT4sXdSWIKohyphenhyphendXvApau319HBIIQIlM4Wp/s1600/12+fish+chat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivylpIkUNMDnsS53eIAdMaZn5JGTZOHsIesQkSdM4-68RyhfccnyspQpKhWjZrDsKQVPmRv7MH7VZd089YXuBL4gMjYZ5m5DKLnua1VrhIGIVT4sXdSWIKohyphenhyphendXvApau319HBIIQIlM4Wp/s1600/12+fish+chat.jpg" height="244" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes? Yes.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
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<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">the old school of chat<br />oldest
wisdoms passing through<br />communication</span></div>
</span> </div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-42285233454779745882014-12-04T12:00:00.000+08:002014-12-04T12:00:00.937+08:00Dive Impressions 11<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2QnY5eN7vBrJsc-arfURGwyufdBaEc6mGMvoPhe2xRCNAg94jRjtoeVEJRHXeASUF2SRRdsUNxGf2Gd61GLyDNvoMT1r5QN8KAOY2hJ2VJwxk8YidoYF_jQ8e-QiKras5V5PkrjXYmad/s1600/11+dragonet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2QnY5eN7vBrJsc-arfURGwyufdBaEc6mGMvoPhe2xRCNAg94jRjtoeVEJRHXeASUF2SRRdsUNxGf2Gd61GLyDNvoMT1r5QN8KAOY2hJ2VJwxk8YidoYF_jQ8e-QiKras5V5PkrjXYmad/s1600/11+dragonet.jpg" height="270" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Life - from a perspective No. 9</td></tr>
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<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">you gliding through life<br />absorbing
calming feelings<br />life gliding through you</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-29702104613305278262014-11-27T12:00:00.000+08:002014-11-27T12:00:02.380+08:00Dive Impressions 10<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jB9DukA_3mydE5AWIG38cT9xyKJQlKFBHbVxd6ZbxPZGePB_cNOcUc9i44e2qnhnRdOgOHbpqHhhIIKAJtSrA3WlhKgcHo4Pqfhm-rreDyUJMgn0vA-9Kc1NQUNJCt9VaTp5cKyAvx5H/s1600/10+box+fish.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jB9DukA_3mydE5AWIG38cT9xyKJQlKFBHbVxd6ZbxPZGePB_cNOcUc9i44e2qnhnRdOgOHbpqHhhIIKAJtSrA3WlhKgcHo4Pqfhm-rreDyUJMgn0vA-9Kc1NQUNJCt9VaTp5cKyAvx5H/s1600/10+box+fish.JPG" height="260" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gentle warrior.</td></tr>
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<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">cruising through pastel life<br />sharing
feelings with colors<br />thoughts become outcasts</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-14997719674561437992014-11-20T12:00:00.000+08:002014-11-20T12:00:00.887+08:00Dive Impressions 9<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb89CvMX1WuYeM6TPp-aiwUFNIM6_O4lQ8CXXojr-CzT4NRN4tU9E5MeQlnazxiNIXRcuFfeCxes8zHgJ1ILbOb2qNIFA_wN4FVSu4VtY1pkgRWznht4-FlfWJ29KuRlONWEGEdCAZ4HR/s1600/9+Same+different.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb89CvMX1WuYeM6TPp-aiwUFNIM6_O4lQ8CXXojr-CzT4NRN4tU9E5MeQlnazxiNIXRcuFfeCxes8zHgJ1ILbOb2qNIFA_wN4FVSu4VtY1pkgRWznht4-FlfWJ29KuRlONWEGEdCAZ4HR/s1600/9+Same+different.JPG" height="197" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alone together.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">next to each other<br />close but
anchored out of reach<br />ocean singing soft tune</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-33977019089129164812014-11-13T12:00:00.000+08:002014-11-13T12:00:03.489+08:00Dive Impressions 8<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gl-vxUS4QhGRI3MyYpccUc_7Bp-jfLseE76Ll5FuJZqKPsA673m7C3ECYAj1uSijOzJAs-M71-ThMyNRlZRpvpWTxOHWF3ZoC0sSlLoxsGHtnvTalNC6NDK4-hY5yDkeCqeiazUw5TpB/s1600/8+mountain+tree.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gl-vxUS4QhGRI3MyYpccUc_7Bp-jfLseE76Ll5FuJZqKPsA673m7C3ECYAj1uSijOzJAs-M71-ThMyNRlZRpvpWTxOHWF3ZoC0sSlLoxsGHtnvTalNC6NDK4-hY5yDkeCqeiazUw5TpB/s1600/8+mountain+tree.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mountain high.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">dressed in ocean pure<br />bonsai
feeding on plankton <br />flowers taking walks</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-40551151352790074802014-11-06T12:00:00.000+08:002014-11-06T12:00:02.735+08:00Dive Impressions 7<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJoJJ-fB7UAmkbzWNW1gmZLrBWsoxTU5ehc16eWWBX39kYqlxodOFtJR-5Gvouwl8Xvi2JM_V_YcufOPxSvGXNrLMz1D4REOR07htbZz0qW2bVVobq7Opj0z3QwPbfUMdVFTNgHZzHYi9/s1600/7+Sharp,+Brittle+and+Dangerous.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJoJJ-fB7UAmkbzWNW1gmZLrBWsoxTU5ehc16eWWBX39kYqlxodOFtJR-5Gvouwl8Xvi2JM_V_YcufOPxSvGXNrLMz1D4REOR07htbZz0qW2bVVobq7Opj0z3QwPbfUMdVFTNgHZzHYi9/s1600/7+Sharp,+Brittle+and+Dangerous.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close call.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">danger or safety<br />black brown
radiating life<br />accept as it is</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-84854837903457181102014-10-30T12:00:00.000+08:002014-10-30T12:00:00.906+08:00Dive Impressions 6<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCKf0JUAibJN3-KykBjK3lFR_rw1kxNiceGNk6H6YsrYJ3VLI5diVivfu4RP-QsZnmL666f6mqWbYTiUiFtg-dyQjLPwsFbag6ryUJvrm_ic1BtAGFyQSLQ0WwX93CCNEbBjMycpnAc4B/s1600/gorgon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCKf0JUAibJN3-KykBjK3lFR_rw1kxNiceGNk6H6YsrYJ3VLI5diVivfu4RP-QsZnmL666f6mqWbYTiUiFtg-dyQjLPwsFbag6ryUJvrm_ic1BtAGFyQSLQ0WwX93CCNEbBjMycpnAc4B/s1600/gorgon.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">simple complexity<br />nothing
entangled all fine<br />heart singing gold tune</span></div>
<br />
<br />Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-30778724683600511302014-10-23T12:00:00.000+08:002014-10-23T12:00:06.581+08:00Dive Impressions 5<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMKyYeSXISimCxIhctonJrg5GLrte40bYBRAFZCDJ6mOuWyZt6S-A1EEcXCsa04v4xyWOOzwebTAiZd89FNeki9UjTl51OP58PYf7Oa6vfsa74nuP7bAeMYtbtcLty39f96xiYeBta5fl/s1600/travel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMKyYeSXISimCxIhctonJrg5GLrte40bYBRAFZCDJ6mOuWyZt6S-A1EEcXCsa04v4xyWOOzwebTAiZd89FNeki9UjTl51OP58PYf7Oa6vfsa74nuP7bAeMYtbtcLty39f96xiYeBta5fl/s1600/travel.jpg" height="154" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Travels.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">paths destinations<br />following
nothing deep down<br />just living the life</span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-14157615116386630652014-10-16T12:00:00.000+08:002014-10-16T12:00:01.005+08:00Dive Impressions 4<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9XaSwbz9S3JNkTACC4soPabbExlUHLDrA8kHXv-MT_B3WGTLR-2k1-_bXpGYwj20M62kkHFO93Oh2mDyUuyuUKG8jNZUKO3W7GNptrIp3WinDCb-XrHlHwHz-ERNxDlHMXXcqJ-nl78W/s1600/Close+Encounters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9XaSwbz9S3JNkTACC4soPabbExlUHLDrA8kHXv-MT_B3WGTLR-2k1-_bXpGYwj20M62kkHFO93Oh2mDyUuyuUKG8jNZUKO3W7GNptrIp3WinDCb-XrHlHwHz-ERNxDlHMXXcqJ-nl78W/s1600/Close+Encounters.jpg" height="195" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close Encounters</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">caressing water<br />feelings flowing
to and fro</span><br />
<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">calmness soaking in</span>
</div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-25892477610452271312014-10-09T12:00:00.000+08:002014-10-09T12:00:08.380+08:00Dive Impressions 3<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JD3Etisw2R1IqS4IMzZxy5WLR61ydEssAumBH81joJzRZM9anGyYSeRtuXQYts_ggerzze1Ug991foEAwUsYyOKC4bT_xXdNZzxSC412nzNynDoAgIzHXU_xYzlkt8mo6AQ6U5_l_WRP/s1600/anemone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JD3Etisw2R1IqS4IMzZxy5WLR61ydEssAumBH81joJzRZM9anGyYSeRtuXQYts_ggerzze1Ug991foEAwUsYyOKC4bT_xXdNZzxSC412nzNynDoAgIzHXU_xYzlkt8mo6AQ6U5_l_WRP/s1600/anemone.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beauty.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">soft gentle and painful<br />friendly
yet unfriendly being<br />goodness simply is</span></div>
<br />
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-81994532612601503302014-10-02T12:00:00.001+08:002014-10-02T12:00:03.984+08:00Dive Impressions 2<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUpW0OGDDGShMQ1OEz7nZ4BZpYqUyJh9vKfHi6dghqXL4fKRX-TqyiI9KFTXk_ZMD7ALN9_Zr2Vh1_9QEbW3rW3XBVDkb1yKTF0DLBEOlrMqYFk3aR3x8_J7S3huqzR5mJ7NUbd8W7Bej/s1600/pipe+fish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUpW0OGDDGShMQ1OEz7nZ4BZpYqUyJh9vKfHi6dghqXL4fKRX-TqyiI9KFTXk_ZMD7ALN9_Zr2Vh1_9QEbW3rW3XBVDkb1yKTF0DLBEOlrMqYFk3aR3x8_J7S3huqzR5mJ7NUbd8W7Bej/s1600/pipe+fish.jpg" height="196" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Orchestra</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">a harp and a flute<br />a soundless
blue symphony</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">your mind opens its gates</span><br />
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-70118310145255944472014-09-25T12:00:00.000+08:002014-09-25T12:00:07.930+08:00Dive Impressions 1<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhjqP8rqAEv3hiXqVeJl7VRSqhEB17zqi2-ji3_eePbNEgDLhMGKdR0bX5wZb-usd628KYX0Pdiord9T-QEiiBhJDYB5JduZl1Yqech4wX-_-UXhO5GM-iYV5ctWs09U9-tbs-Ohu-8Am/s1600/Menjangan+Bali.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhjqP8rqAEv3hiXqVeJl7VRSqhEB17zqi2-ji3_eePbNEgDLhMGKdR0bX5wZb-usd628KYX0Pdiord9T-QEiiBhJDYB5JduZl1Yqech4wX-_-UXhO5GM-iYV5ctWs09U9-tbs-Ohu-8Am/s1600/Menjangan+Bali.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inner Outer Space</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<br />
<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">crowded solitude<br />awareness of
your freedom<br />purple sounds of travels</span></div>
<br />
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-30520490538273834852014-09-25T11:30:00.000+08:002014-09-25T11:30:02.012+08:00Changes<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Times are a changing.<br />Me
too.<br />After my e-sabbatical again regular Thursday's posts.<br />Dive
impressions.</span>Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-40699453929519492962014-05-29T12:00:00.000+08:002014-05-29T12:00:05.163+08:00Support Local People<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fwo0XkRjkN1cz3we4xARiwfcOGqOv3VDeQz1MQfMtjFX8Ycb3jrqTu8MvMnzXDVJPpEtP6p0uRz3nV02tLHgjHkDhTbGUpBtNRsf9Vih75XE2FoMLHsO_b8E4GRmqQz4i4oAm3amlViV/s1600/Putu_peanuts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fwo0XkRjkN1cz3we4xARiwfcOGqOv3VDeQz1MQfMtjFX8Ycb3jrqTu8MvMnzXDVJPpEtP6p0uRz3nV02tLHgjHkDhTbGUpBtNRsf9Vih75XE2FoMLHsO_b8E4GRmqQz4i4oAm3amlViV/s1600/Putu_peanuts.jpg" height="320" width="238" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #444444;">No, not again! Working for peanuts...</span></div>
</td></tr>
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<br />
<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>When we spend, what an average
Balinese needs two years to earn, for enjoying two weeks of our
holidays, we like to think we are also spreading our wealth to those
not born with a silver spoon in their mouth.<br />How we achieve the
maximum benefit for local population?</b><br /><br />a) <i>we buy a
flight ticket</i><br />b) <i>book accommodation through a booking
system</i><br />c) <i>choose only locally owned services</i><br />d)
<i>avoid using services provided by foreign owned businesses</i><br /><br />Great!
Mission accomplished! Mission – our holidays, yes – our
altruistic goal not so much.<br /><br />For getting to a faraway destination there is no way
around – we have to buy a ticket. How the money spend for the
ticket is distributed we know. <br />Maybe an Euro or two trickles down
to baggage handler, cleaner, check in staff in Bali.<br /><br />When you
book your accommodation a nice commission will be diverted to the
booking system. As a Balinese owner with no tax number, no bank
account, no legal paper work can not cooperate directly with this
booking system, he uses a friendly help offered some time ago by a
clever guest. A tourist who knew how to profit from his stay in Bali
is doing this for him (and several others). And of course extracts a
fat friendly commission from the Balinese owner. As owner of the
Balinese accommodation is in the end getting way less than expected,
and his profit margin is sacred – the only solution is to cut a
little more on already meager salaries of local staff.<br />Each
employed at the place you enjoy hospitality at gets maybe 20 to 30
cents of your money per day. Cents, not Euros.<br /><br />Avoid foreign
owned businesses and help Balinese people by going straight to a
local business, paying in cash, and people employed there will enjoy
full benefits of your payment.<br />And in many cases services come at
cheaper price, so it's a pure win-win situation.<br />There is just a
minor catch here. <br />Local owner pockets more profit than foreign
one. At lower prices for the services.<br />Should we declare him a
spiritual guru of the new-age multidimensional economics?<br />Or a
self-centered, egoistic guru leading a permanent “Working for
peanuts” sweatshop?<br /><br />Some facts are not overly advertised. As
for instance much longer hours for staff when working for a local
owner. Much lower salary when working for a local owner. Much less
(or none) benefits for staff working for local businessman.<br /><br /><i><b>Similar
to anywhere else in the world. Try to estimate if people working at
an establishment seem happy – if so, good chances are, a decent
part of your money is coming to them as well.</b></i></span></span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-54773629005127970662014-05-22T12:00:00.000+08:002014-05-22T12:00:01.792+08:00The Killing Software<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMuL1WDg5bfhC2J2Pv6MRqXdJOqTlC-guUkJs8NRAI8yReHPlSLR5eP24yRIt7OIdsQr-3bn9esKkUbjd0Sec6BlrXf6QI6_VE3J40yVLW5bwoOO18bslrSKQWJr0xL8SS3mAktHOUPh_/s1600/internet+sources.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMuL1WDg5bfhC2J2Pv6MRqXdJOqTlC-guUkJs8NRAI8yReHPlSLR5eP24yRIt7OIdsQr-3bn9esKkUbjd0Sec6BlrXf6QI6_VE3J40yVLW5bwoOO18bslrSKQWJr0xL8SS3mAktHOUPh_/s1600/internet+sources.jpg" height="200" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trust old Abe.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;">
</span><br />
</span><br />
<div lang="en-US" style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Information is knowledge. Knowledge is power.<br />And ignorance is
strength, Eric A. Blair would add.<br />Hm.</b><br /><br />a) </span><span style="color: #444444;"><i>when I
hack and download a designing software I'm a designer</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">b)
</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">with translating software
I'm a translator</span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">c)
</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">downloading a manual for
heart transplantation makes me equal to DeBakey</span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">d)
</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">following the
instructions from you tube I become a rocket scientist</span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
all know the names of Shakespeare, Newton, da Vinci, Paracelsus,
Mozart, Aristotle, Einstein, Gutenberg, Michelangelo … All of them
were brilliant in specific areas.</span></span><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444;">For
ages people were excelling in various specialties. In one, maybe
another one or two, related to their basic field of expertise,
however, they were smart enough not to try to be geniuses in all
aspects of human endeavors. <br />They allowed cooks to cook, gardeners
to garden, politicians to lie, teachers to teach.<br /><br />Today all
the e-connected people are excelling in all the areas of human
endeavors. If you are internet savvy, you do not need experts for
anything anymore.<br />If you are a brilliant lawyer and your client
who's a medical doctor is explaining to you the finer points of the
law, as he has read on the Holy Internet, yes, it's a horrible
feeling. But when you as a lawyer are trying to enlighten your car
mechanic with your internet wisdom on viscous coupling unit service
procedure, this is just completing the circle of a blissful
ignorance.<br /><br />So we have an immense amount of information
available to anyone at any time. However, we should be aware of a
caveat to this information. As anybody is allowed to add to the
treasure chest of human knowledge, the modest sum of useful
information is more and more hidden in the exponentially growing
garbage – a true proverbial needle in a haystack.<br />How does it
reflect on everyday life?<br />For too many contemporary designs a
better choice of word would be disasters.<br />Too many contemporary
translations are mainly used only for people with constipation
problems.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span><i><b><span style="color: #444444;">A rather old saying, used by a
Slovenian poet as an answer to ignorant critics, is still very much
in place today:<br />“Let the cobbler stick to his last.”<br />Or in
modern translation:<br />“Shoes only belong to equine.”</span></b></i></span></div>
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</span>Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-62180927586074557242014-05-15T12:00:00.000+08:002014-05-15T12:00:10.918+08:00Skills<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">Divers. Expatriates. Friends.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Can you imagine how many skills
each of us posses? Add to this number all the skills we are acquiring
day after day. To cope with our jobs. With businesses we run. The
skills needed to make our leisure time good.<br />Yet so frequently we
are stonewalled on our paths due to the lack of certain skills.<br />What
should we do?</b><br /><br />a) </span><span style="color: #444444;"><i>use every moment of our time to master
some more skills</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">b) </span><span style="color: #444444;"><i>declare ourselves as incompetents</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">c)
<i>lock ourselves in the room and cry in the dark corner</i><br />d) <i>or</i>
</span><span style="color: #444444;"><i>to learn when it is time to ask for some help</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br />Some
skills of today differ significantly from skills of yesterday. How to
track a deer is not so important when visiting a supermarket. The
skill how of making a canoe from a log fades compared to the
negotiating skill when you are renting a canoe on the lake.<br />However,
some skills remain same essential as they used to be.<br />How to
interact with other living creatures and with yourself – without
these skills people were doomed to the hollowness of their souls. And
still are. The most neglected skill, how to accept yourself for what
you are and through this to accept anything you encounter for what it
is, is maybe even more important than the skill of how to operate
your new ENIAC hand-phone.<br /><br />When it comes to understanding of
density, turbulence, temperature changes, partial pressures of air
and other mixtures of gases I'm OK. Lecturing on the significance of
Bernoulli equation and explaining why a hundred ton airplane doesn't
fall from the sky as a brick used to be my profession.<br />Reading a
diagram is fine by me.<br />However, when a small, devious mechanical
part develops a tiny leak under the pressure all my skills of
understanding are blown out of the window. How to dismantle the
little monster without destroying half of the machinery, what to
service and what not, why to change this and not that – I feel like
a PhD in Comparative Philosophy trying to figure out his new state of
the art coffee machine.<br /><br />After weighing two remaining options,
to either bang my head into the brick wall until I'm enlightened or
call a friend who is a master of this and similar issues I decided
for later.<br />I know he is overburdened with his work, he hardly gets
any time to rest – but he came with a smile, checked the system and
found a solution in a few minutes.<br /><br />The meaning of the
overused, too many times abused phrase “That's what friends are
for” is clear. Yet, if your best friend doesn't have a clue what
kind of help you need, do not whine nobody cares about you.<br />Speak
up.</span></span></div>
Dusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10008440399962437715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323228848609916898.post-15627877543104235032014-05-08T12:00:00.000+08:002014-05-08T12:00:12.283+08:00Marry a Balinese Woman<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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John, do you want to be an ATM for this woman?</div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Reasons to marry a woman with whom you can not share irrelevant
things like ideas, thoughts, jokes, beliefs etc. are: she is so cute,
modest, undemanding, eternally grateful for being taken from poverty
to well-being by you.<br />And on top of that you will marry half of
Balinese population. The half that is not willing to work, but is
willing to enjoy the spoils of successful marriage. You will soon
discover her extended family is obviously big enough to start a new
country. <br />Reasons why a Western guy would marry a local woman:</b><br /><br />a)
<i>she will follow you humbly and with a radiant smile to any
boutique</i><br />b) <i>she will find 1000 ways to thank you for all
the gifts</i><br />c) <i>she will be your pride and joy, shining as her
new diamond ring</i><br />d) <i>she will milk you dry as successfully
as any Western woman</i><br /><br />One important reason could be also
all the help your local wife and her family can provide when you want
to do some business in Bali.<br />They will explain to you, that as a
foreigner, you will have to pay horrible taxes, license fees,
contributions and another zillion of expenses. Probably you do not
want to be a foreign owner of a small business and pay outrageous 15%
of your income all the time for this.<br /><br />But your loving wife and
her cooperative family have a solution for you.</span></span></div>
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They will be so kind and allow you to put your business in their name
and expenses of running the business will drop down to amazing 2% -
as they are local people and there is a different set of rules for
locals. In any case your goal is not to own something in Bali, you
simply wish to put some of your money into some business and have the
right to work. As a decent member of your new family you will give
maybe just one percent of your income to each of those 30 family
members who are helping you with lowering the costs.<br />As they cannot afford to rent cars for their necessary office visits you will
cut the expenses for renting the vehicles down to zero by buying
three cars and a couple of motorbikes for them and this problem is
solved.<br /><br />Because of the huge savings (dramatically lowered
expenses) they will also try to help you out with ideas what to do
with the rest (if any) of your money. <br /><br />There is always at
least one member of the family who is terminally ill and desperately
needs money for the doctor.<br />There are always some underprivileged
children in the family who cannot go to school as nobody can buy
them new motorbikes.<br />There are always extremely important
ceremonies going on – the only problem is, somebody has to foot the
bill.<br /><br />This is the tip of the proverbial iceberg. What's below
the surface would better describe Edward J. Smith - the captain of
the Titanic.<br /><br />P.S.<br />Girls, please don't laugh your heads off.
Western ladies falling for a Balinese guy hit just a little bigger
iceberg.</span></div>
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