Cruel deed in Bali

I was watching "Who wants to be a millionaire" when I saw breaking news "Bomb in Bali… 6 explosions. Two at Jimbaran, two at Kuta Square, two at Nusa Dua."

Shocked, all of us were glued to the television, just like when I was in Cambridge on the day the London bombs exploded. The fact that the bombs exploded at 18:50 and 19:05 local time was cruel, since it's Saturday night dinner time so surely those areas were crowded.

For those who needs up-to-date information, from Metro TV (Indonesian News TV Channel) I just heard that news about the 6 bombs were incorrect. There were no explosions in Nusa Dua. There were two major explosions each in Jimbaran and Kuta. The one in Jimbaran was near the Four Seasons hotel, and the one in Kuta was outside the Raja Café.

21 people were killed and 74 people are injured from various nationalities.

People who died and have been identified:
1. Aiko Kawasaki (Japanese)
2. Brandon Fiztgerald (Australian)
3. Jennifer (Australian)
4. Erwin Sindu (Indonesian)
5. Tengku Dafransah (Indonesian)
6. Gusti Ktut Sudana (Indonesian)
7. Darmawan (Indonesian)

15 other casualties had not yet been identified, amongst them 4 Koreans and 2 Australians.

People in intensive care at Sanglah Hospital who have been identified:
1. Maria Parker
2. Erna Nurmawati
3. Ermi Kawasaki
4. Toni
5. Siska
6. Kadek Ardani
7. Rita
8. Kim Mi Yong

Sorry I didn't catch half of the other names because I was in a rush to blog this (sleepy).

45 total people in intensive care at Sanglah Hospital, however 29 had not yet been identified.

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Victims in Graha Asih (Kuta, Bali) with minor injuries:
Dwi Nugroho, Kembang Astini (from Jimbaran)
Mulyadi (from Lombok)
Yusuf Suprapto, Jatmiko & partner, Juliet (from Taman Griya, Denpasar, Bali).

21 people with more major injuries from the same hospital are from Indonesia, Australian, Japanese. They've been moved to Sanglah Hospital.

There are still people who are not yet identified.

I saw the President's speech about this matter around 10 pm, he said he'll go to the location tomorrow morning.

Tonight I thought I was only going to blog about what I found strange in Indonesian version of "Who wants to be a millionare". In UK, whenever there is a "Who wants to be a millionaire - Celebrity special", automatically it is assumed that the money will be donated to charity. This Indonesian version of "Who wants to be a millionaire" does not have the same principle. As far as I know, these celebs are 'invited', not through 'qualifications' like other people. They didn't need to call and answer any questions to get through. They're simply invited. Plus, these celebs are considered the 'high-earners', and although money is money, but the necessity for it is different. I am not saying celebs aren't normal people, but because they're invited and they earn money easily (unlike some other people who go through normal selection), they should give the money to those who deserve more. I found it shameful and irritating.

Also I disagreed with one of the questions. It translates to "Hercule Poirot is a detective who are partnered with Miss Marple, and his characters appears in novels written by…?" Obviously, Agatha Christie was the answer. However, as far as I know, Poirot never solve his cases together with Miss Marple. What a crap question, seriously. Bottom line, I'm disappointed with Indonesian version of "Who wants to be a millionaire".

Source for Bali Bomb: News from Metro TV.