Just saw the pictures from the huge demonstration in Belgrade. Saw how people managed to break in to the US Embassy and even set fire to one of the offices. The whole street outside the embassy was completely covered with people. It felt very strange! The street is one of the main arteries in Belgrade and it was my way to work every day for a year, and I passed there on my way to tennis, to the horseback riding, to the jogging, to the beach, to the airport and, yeah almost everywhere I went I passed there.
Of course the happenings came as no surprise. Everyone knew this could/would happen as Kosovo declared independence and the demonstration was announced in advance. And I have seen many pictures from big and sometimes violent demonstrations from Belgrade before, but the year I lived there it was very peaceful and it was one of the happiest in my life. Therefore it feels so strange and so sad. The whole situation is so sad. I am sad for Serbia. Not for losing Kosovo, but for making so many wrong choices, take the wrong turn at so many crossings and for putting itself in impossible situations.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Accepted Trade in Humans??
Obviously the TV-documentary I saw last week about sex-tourism in Thailand was just one in a series of documentaries on the theme. Today it was about sex-tourism on some Caribbean Island where I think most of the women working there came from Venezuela and most of the men were US-American tourist.
It was just so disgusting!! The men could book a “girlfriend” in advance so she was waiting for him on arrival. Or when they arrived the girls were lined up for a “casting”. If he was not satisfied he could complain and have her exchanged for a new one or maybe even get two for the price of one!!! And when one of the girls got her period the customer got really upset and complained until he got another one. How the hell do these men work?!!?!? Most of them even seemed to think what they did was ok enough to have their face and names shown on TV. And of course most of the men were terribly obese, ugly and disgusting in every way and the way they talked about the girls, as things… Horrible!! What is wrong with these men?!!? And what is wrong with our society that lets people treat people that way??!?! I did not believe slavery was still allowed.
I remember when I read Platform of Michel Houellebecq, I found it rather provoking, but now I realise he more or less only described what is already reality, although in his book it was more of a mutual thing. This was not!
It was just so disgusting!! The men could book a “girlfriend” in advance so she was waiting for him on arrival. Or when they arrived the girls were lined up for a “casting”. If he was not satisfied he could complain and have her exchanged for a new one or maybe even get two for the price of one!!! And when one of the girls got her period the customer got really upset and complained until he got another one. How the hell do these men work?!!?!? Most of them even seemed to think what they did was ok enough to have their face and names shown on TV. And of course most of the men were terribly obese, ugly and disgusting in every way and the way they talked about the girls, as things… Horrible!! What is wrong with these men?!!? And what is wrong with our society that lets people treat people that way??!?! I did not believe slavery was still allowed.
I remember when I read Platform of Michel Houellebecq, I found it rather provoking, but now I realise he more or less only described what is already reality, although in his book it was more of a mutual thing. This was not!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Welcome Africa
For the first time I have received a red dot on my "visitors map" in Africa!!! On the huge African continent I did not until now seem to have one single visit. Until now!! And now I was just informed about the provider of the map that it will be archived after one year! That is sad in a way, but still I am kind of happy that I managed to get one registered visitor in Africa in one year.
It is specially funny and interesting that the red dot is in the middle of Sahara! In the middle of Algeria! The funny thing about that is that me and a collegue planned to go there in December, go to Tamanarasset. That is a desert resort in an oasis in the middle of the desert. The pictures I saw of it looked great!! I would have loved to go there, but it was rather expensive, too expensive for us. It would be fun to know if "my visitor" is from there...
It is specially funny and interesting that the red dot is in the middle of Sahara! In the middle of Algeria! The funny thing about that is that me and a collegue planned to go there in December, go to Tamanarasset. That is a desert resort in an oasis in the middle of the desert. The pictures I saw of it looked great!! I would have loved to go there, but it was rather expensive, too expensive for us. It would be fun to know if "my visitor" is from there...
Monday, February 04, 2008
Men for Sale!
I am watching a documentary on sex tourism in Thailand. It is really nothing new to me. I have seen more than I ever wanted of it after having worked a couple of months in Bangkok. Still it is very interesting to see it from the girl’s point of view. Still that is also nothing new to me as I interviewed over 100 girls with similar experiences, but still seeing it like this is fascinating. Most fascinating are actually the men. How terribly cheap and tacky they are!! How can they fall for these girls?? How can they lower themselves to this level?? Ok, most of them probably never ever were very high level, and most of them probably are aware of it all being a game, but still…. Tacky!!
They even have a competition in a village about the best foreign husband!! And the winner is!!! Barry from England! Jeezes!!
They even have a competition in a village about the best foreign husband!! And the winner is!!! Barry from England! Jeezes!!
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