Cempaka Culture and Tourism: ‘Cowboys’ Kerfuffle Seen as No Threat To Tourism

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Monday, May 3, 2010

‘Cowboys’ Kerfuffle Seen as No Threat To Tourism

Jakarta Globe, Made Arya Kencana, May 03, 2010

A photo from a scene from the documentary featured on the film’s Facebook page. The film traces the interaction of Indonesian gigolos and tourists. (JG)

Denpasar. As Bali Police move forward with their investigation into the controversial documentary “Cowboys in Paradise,” the local tourism board shrugged off the film, saying it would not have a significant impact on the resort island.

Bali Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Gde Sugianyar Dwi Putra said on Sunday they now had enough evidence to summon the film’s director, Singaporean Amit Virmani.

“According to our investigation, the movie did not have a permit [to shoot],” Sugianyar said, adding that police had questioned two more officials — Bali Cultural and Tourism Agency head Ida Bagus Sedhawa and the head of the agency’s Film Department, Ketut Arcana.

According Ketut, any film shoot on the island had to have a permit from the agency and the police. After a filmmaker receives a permit, he said, the police will monitor the shoot.

He said all footage then had to be sent to the local film agency, and a panel of officials from the police, prosecutors, immigration, customs and excise, religious affairs and cultural and tourism departments would decide if the movie was suitable for viewing.

“None of these conditions were observed in the making of ‘Cowboys in Paradise’,” Ketut said.

Police spokesman Sugianyar said gathering testimony from experts was important to strengthen the case.

“With that, we have a strong basis to summon the movie’s director,” he said.

But Ida said he was confident the documentary, which portrays so-called gigolos in Kuta, would not affect the number of tourists visiting the province.

“Culture and the natural beauty of Bali remain the primary factors for most of the tourists visiting Bali. It is not about prostitution,” he said.

Ida added that all the attention paid to the documentary would soon fade and leave no lasting negative impression of Bali.

He did not deny there were gigolos in Kuta, but said there were just a few of them.

“In the tourism industry everywhere this exists, whether it is out in the open or secret. This is normal,” he said.

Local leader Made Piping agreed.

Made said it was only natural there would be gigolos in Kuta because foreign tourist were attracted to the beach boys.

“But this is not a prostitution industry that is well-organized,” Made said.