Mate, I am a Timorese now live & work in Oxford,, nice to see your channel in 3K subs already exploring many countries in South East Asia, I like your videos of Timor,, how do rate Timor experience from 1 to 10 compare to others you have been visited?
Yeah, Indeed, Oxford is beautiful... Timor and Indonesia are very different,, from its root Timorese are Melanesian,, and Indonesian are Malays/melayu,, two different races, but now in Timor everything is mixed by crossbreeding, some chinese and Portuguese. I know Timor is underdeveloped, poor infrastructure. And I am glad that Singapore Investors are now developing Pelican Paradise & Dili Marina Squares,, and Govt has plans to expand & upgrade Airport so it can accommodate more connectivity . It is vital for the Tourism Industry, so Timor can't rely only on oil.
@@mitotv6376it has been 22 years since independence most investment were only up to ground breaking and nothing to show after that. The problem of east timorese is that they are racist different from West timorese, same racial stock but were not racist to other indonesians Who has different background.
Yep, this is Asia's little Rio de Janeiro. Thank you for visiting our country. This is a small young country. Sorry if there are things that don't make you comfortable while you're here. Thank you very much. Enjoy your trip around the world, friend.
I'm so happy to know about the broadband! Timor is incredible, a part of my partner being Timorese and we live in London, I just feel so much that Brazil and Timor are brother nations. I can't wait to go the next year!♥ Btw, your video is amazing, one of the best about Timor.
Oh wow, thank you much for my your words! Should finally have some more things next week! So kuch Timor-Leste in UK, such a nice relationship between the two nations!
Bro I comment this from a small town in Chester, i live in UK a small town in cheshire west Northwich, i am working in Congleton another small town😀😀😀, hope you enjoy visiting my country, i was in Timor Leste last week and visited Jaco after six years left Timor Leste, hope oneday we catch up in Dili I probably return to Timor Leste next year,.back fot good.😀😀
Bro Harrie Kerley...well come to Timor Leste.....and well come to enjoy the tropical wheather in East Timor....i am one of the Timoris who have been living and work in UK for last 24 years...Thanks to the British people which has been very generous and friendly to East Timor people. For all British and people around the world wellcome to East Timor for visit and enjoy the hot spot in tropical wheather. Just take your belonging and passport becouse the border imigration going give you vissa on arrival in East Timor thanks.
The story of Timor Leste separatism is very different from the actual reality. They separated from Indonesia when I was still a child. I remember growing up with the view that my country, Indonesia, was the poorest in the world. That was a very realistic view because right before Timor Leste separated, Indonesia was hit by the worst economic crisis of all time. They separated because they thought they could escape the burden (Indonesia's economic crisis) and become a developed country because they had their own oil. But what, Indonesia is actually developing very rapidly, they are just running in place. The point is that they betrayed their families who were in trouble to satisfy their own desires
And now they get what they deserves for their betrayal. They do not trust their own family same racial stock. But they trust Australia who later steal their oil and left them a dirt poor country.
Could I correct something please. The images you showed were of the Santa Cruz massacre, but it happened in 1991, and was not part of massacres that happened in 1999 by pro Indonesian militia groups. The Santa Cruz massacre happened after a young man was killed by the Indonesian forces. Hundreds of young people gathered two weeks later for a memorial service. After the service they walked from church to the cemetery at Santa Cruz, and this became a protest against the Indonesians. When they arrived and gathered in the cemetery, Indonesians troops opened fire, killing hundreds. A British cameraman filmed the massacre and smuggled the film out, so the world became aware This put pressure on Indonesia- to eventually hold the referendum in 1999. Pro Indonesian militia then tried to kill as many pro independence Timorese and destroy as much infrastructure as they could.
@@life_done_different You did well. I lived in Timor Leste for 18 months. I read up on its history and culture before I moved there so I was aware of the massacre before I arrived, and I remember the massacres in 1999. In the first week I arrived we did a tour, which explained the events from 1991. However it isn’t easy finding a lot of detailed information about Timor Leste online.
I will agree with you there, although I would add that I don’t think what they were doing was ‘evil’, soldiers are brainwashed mostly (by various things) to carry out atrocities. It was an incredulous statement and yes, rather a naive one! Thank you 🫡🙏
