Name: Nik vWurzbach
City, Country: Düsseldorf, Germany
Sent: 5.12 PM - 11/15 2002
Hi Ramon,
cool thing! You are a real modern global nomad. Please stay save and show the
world that human beings are not so bad at all. Your courage is great.
Good luck.
Nik v. Wurzbach
Name: Sharlini
City, Country: Kuala Terengganu
Sent: 6.30 PM - 11/14 2002
Hi Ramon!
It's nice to see a new and improved site after months of wondering what happened
to you. I hope your back gets better and that your health will keep improving
since you quit smoking.
Take care and enjoy!
Sharlini
Name: Leonard Stephen Ondu
Majakil
City, Country: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Sent: 12.39 PM - 11/5 2002
Sorry, me a neanderthal dragging everyone into different posting. Bret, a post
is better than no post. May I repeat what has been written somewhere in www.
related to lmsfad.com author. Yes indeed and I believed, he says life is about
communication, understanding and respect. If you don't communicate, you can't
understand them. If you don't understand them, you can't respect them.
Why spent trillions and trillions on seconds(time) or whatever resources on
space explorations and communication development with alien beings when we
can't even be in rhythm and tempo with your fellow humankind in your own
backyard.
My belief is that lmsfad.com is just about that. To communicate, understand as
well as respect our nearest neighbours (you and me). Californian orange juice
is incomparable or irreplaceable but me a surviving native of Dusun tribe still
and forever prefer the polluted Borneo mineral water. Why? There is no way to
survive the situation here, too. Might as well be in the exodus. I believe that
there are millions similar to Ramon daily routine except on a different mode
selection. In actual fact, if you are in 'an island life'(by Micheal Franks),
you have no way out except collect all those empty mineral bottles with caps
and tied them altogether and sail out but still you are in this home planet
earth. The next and always the best thing is still what Ramon has said on
communication, understanding and respect.
Indeed and I believe that as Tom Spence of Brimsmead predicts that BIG THINGS
will keep on happening to RAMON. Yes, he is the author and advocate of lmsfad. He
doesn't have to be graduated to be a journalist as he knows the story at the
horizon. My opinion is that, if Ramon is ok, everyone is ok too and vice versa,
because his life is made up of all of us.
Lots of Love,
LSOM always.
Name: donatella
City, Country: milano, italy
Sent: 2.09 PM - 10/28 2002
hello! after quite a month, I can now get a connession to this website (last
week I tried, but there wasn't anything). the new design is nice, easy to be
read 'cause it looks like the old one. I've read the lines you've dropped on
the front page, ramon, and is nice to see that you go on with your
"usual" life. I thought that I'd missed lots of thinghs & reports
in this month but looks like it isn't. I'd like to send a greet to all the
"old" writers here, I've just read the messages on this board.
ciao, donatella
Name: Diane,
City, Country: Australia
Sent: 4.06 PM - 10/26 2002
Its just as well you have a sense of humour, Ramon! Cyber beggar? Out of
curiosity I paid a visit to some of those other sites and believe me, you're
not in the same league. The difference is that you treat your
"benefactors" with respect. Those journos need to do their homework.
Name: Rahul Mehra
City, Country: jaipur, India
Sent: 6.17 AM - 10/26 2002
I see your site great !!!
Name: Joan
City, Country: USA
Sent: 1.51 AM - 10/25 2002
Brian,
Interesting thought regarding the name of Ramon's book. Perhaps a forum
discussion with ideas? It needs to be .... unique......like the project, but,
will a book with a title "letmestayforaday.com" catch buyers, or will
they think it's just another "dot com" book? ;-)
Then again, Ramon's pic on the front with a backpack will help. :-)
Cheers,
Joan
Name: Brian
City, Country: Durban, South Africa
Sent: 6.30 AM - 10/24 2002
Hey hey hey! It's the same good ol' Ramon, with a brand new funky website!
Ramon, this new look site is great. I've started exploring, and will eventually
get to try all the things. Funny, just this morning en route to work, I was
wondering what you were up to, and when next you will set foot into the great
wilderness of the world.
It's good that you've started on the other part of your project - The Book. Any
ideas on a title yet? I s'pose it could simply be "Letmestayforaday.com".
Or do you have other ideas?
Will the book "bare all" in terms of specific things that happened
that you excluded from the daily reports? Will the people's names be
included...? All the details? I remember your comments at my place about the
"freeloader" accusations from the press... :-)
Ramon, you keep working as hard as we know. Enjoy the travel break, and the
company of your friends.
Name: Joan
City, Country: USA
Sent: 2.05 AM - 10/24 2002
Ramon,
You probably already know this, but photos are not available.
RAMON:
Yep, saw that after uploading everything, but didn't have the time to work
it out at that moment (had to go to work again, hehe). Now everything should be
working. Minor bugs could still be here and there.
I'll also recreate that 'click here for the visitor's book'-link. ;-)
Name: Joan
City, Country: USA
Sent: 1.56 AM - 10/24 2002
Hi Ramon and all,
Missed you, wondered what happened. As I was reading about the huge bill you
received from your provider, I thought I was going to have to open PayPal
again! :-) Glad to see you got it sorted. But I WAS ready to fire up PayPal for
ya! :-)
I like the new page design. Took me a bit to find the "Visitors"
link, as I was so used to seeing MessageBoard and Forum in the left side menu. I
have not tried the new message links, but read some. Pretty cool!!!!!!
Just one request. Hehehe, you know me, I am not shy! :-) Can you add back the
link here that lets one open the message board full screen? The one where it
said "If you don't see the messages, click "here"." The
little separate box and scrolling on the main message board is kind of
difficult to review sometimes. And my mouse scroll wheel gets real confused as
to where I am located with multiple scroll bars (3 currently on screen). Me and
my mouse are dizzy trying to find where we are. :-)
Sounds like you are busy working for a while to pay the rent and daily
expenses. But, good fun "working" also. Enjoy your time bartending
and DJ'ing, it sounds great and well deserved. I gather you'll be home through
the New Year at least, since you have a gig booked. We want reports though,
just 'cause you are home, you are not off the hook, hahaha!
Enjoy!!
Regards,
Joan
Name: Evamaria
City, Country: Netherlands
Sent: 9.03 PM - 10/23 2002
I am glad to see Ramon's site again and hope that the messageboard will soon
come back to life.
My best wishes for your back, your book and other plans!
Evamaria
Name: Anne
City, Country: Trang,Thailand
Sent: 1.36 PM - 10/14 2002
hello, ur trip sounds fun hope u enjoy it!!
i hope sometimes i'll get that like u ;-)
xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
Bye Bye
Name: Margaret
City, Country: Minneapolis
Sent: 6.53 AM - 10/13 2002
I can't see them either. But I can see Aug. 31 pix fine.
Name: Joan
City, Country: USA
Sent: 3.53 AM - 10/13 2002
Just wondering if anyone else is having trouble getting the Sept 1 pictures
from daily reports? I am not getting any displayed.
Thanks,
Joan
Name: Bret
City, Country: CA, USA
Sent: 6.48 PM - 10/11 2002
It's a message board! That means you leave a message to all who read the board.
It's very much like a chat except you aren't in real time with the other
people. I'm with Joan on this one. What harm was there trying to lead someone
else away from the board and into the forum where they can continue an ongoing
conversation. Sorry LSOM if you didn't get that post.
Bret
Name: Gert M.
City, Country: Belgium
Sent: 11.41 AM - 10/11 2002
I think Ramon or his backup team has good reasons to keep the messageboard
proper by deleting posts and simple responses. Probably it has nothing to do
with other readers OR the project if "A" is posting messages to say
hello again to "B" and "C". This ain't a chatbox. Thanks Ramon.
Name: Joan
City, Country: USA
Sent: 5.32 AM - 10/11 2002
OK, I am stepping away now, as I see too many posts deleted for whatever
reason.
I'll keep checking for Ramons travels, but can't participate here any longer
because posts are just randomly deleted, including simple responses such as I
posted welcoming Cynthia/Beth here.
The threads are being lost, as are the posts and "communications",
thus, I am leaving for now, until Ramon and his Backup team want to change this
to a moderated board BEFORE things are posted, versus letting things be posted
and then disappear.
If you want a censored/moderated board, do that, no problem. But don't allow
things to be posted and then delete them.
Joan
Name: Charles
City, Country: San Diego, California
Sent: 12.11 AM - 10/10 2002
I have a confession to make as well. I'm really "Charley, San Diego."
:-) ;o)
Name: Margaret
City, Country: Minneapolis
Sent: 11.02 PM - 10/9 2002
That's good to know, Cynthia. Welcome back with your true identity. Honesty is
good even when inconvenient.
Name: Cynthia
City, Country: USA
Sent: 10.52 PM - 10/9 2002
I see everyone is here, Brian, Margaret, Bret, Joan, Charles. I have a
confession to make. I'm really "Beth, Anytown USA" I felt I had worn
out my real name on this message board. Hi
everybody!
Name: Brian
City, Country: Durban, South Africa
Sent: 6.15 AM - 10/9 2002
Hi all
Hey, why the bun-fight? The last about 20 or so posts reflect society at large,
and through it we can understand why we have wars. It is through lack of
respect.
All those who are criticising Ramon, or anyone else, please, stop. Reflect on
what you are saying. Reflect on what Ramon is doing.
We all have some form of daily activity. It might be filing invoices, it might
be driving trucks, maybe managing a company. Or, it could be showing those who
want to learn exactly how kind and benevolent the world can be, by travelling
around the world and reporting the findings and adventures on the internet.
Whatever it is, we all do something.
If you are jealous then you need to take a hard look at yourself, and decide
what you can do to fix yourself. Let Ramon be. He is working damn hard at this,
and like Joan and others have said, he needs a break, just like everyone else
does.
Yes, it is hard, but my mother brought me up under the maxim of "If you've
got nothing nice to say, then keep your mouth shut!". It works. No-one is
perfect, and the sooner we accept that, and have respect for each other, the
sooner we will live in peace.
Ramon, you keep going, dude. Those who matter are right there with you. The
critical folk will hopefully learn one day that their criticism achieves
nothing other than tarnishing their name.
Sala kahle.
Brian
Name: Joan
City, Country: USA
Sent: 3.16 AM - 10/9 2002
To All, New and Old,
Yes, Ramon does edit messages here as well as the Forum. Actually, they are not
"edited", they are deleted if inappropriate in the opinion of Ramon
or his backup team. I've come to accept that, since this is a unique site, not
like a chat room or a Newsgroup. Even though the Forum was designed (I thought)
for more off topic things, it still is prone to deletions. I've had a post or
two "deleted" there.
So, we should all just think of these services for a Message Board and a Forum
as "moderated". I.E., censored. No problem, it's the nature of the
site. Sometimes I have had entries zapped, but hey, it's a moderated group. If
it was a total free for all like unmoderated internet newsgroups, it could
become really a "world wide mess" and potentiall quite nasty. So
though I don't agree with some of the edits, I respect the right of Ramon and
his team to manage this site, their site. I just move on, still loving the
project and everything about it, and all the work it takes to make this happen.
Keep on truckin' Ramon. And I hope you find a new clothing sponsor.
Cheers,
Joan
Name: Margaret
City, Country: Minneapolis
Sent: 12.18 AM - 10/9 2002
To Beth:
I admire Ramon in many ways; I'm generally an appreciative person and think his
project and outlook are inspiring. I also criticize him from time to time
(maybe I like playing devil's advocate!), and in fact have had messages
deleted. I don't mind. His job is to keep his website clear and effective. He
also doesn't need to defend himself against nay-sayers any more than he already
does; things have a way of all coming out in the wash. Anyway, I do appreciate
this website, the project, and also participation by readers such as you, Bret,
Joan, et al.
Like everyone else, I look forward to Round 2, whenever it begins. Meanwhile I
still like looking at old pictures in the daily reports, etc.
Name: Beth again
City, Country: Anytown, USA
Sent: 11.37 PM - 10/8 2002
Margaret, you are truly Ramon's champion. Do you wish that Ramon would defend
himself more against the nay-sayers?
Name: LSOM
City, Country: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Sent: 4.33 PM - 10/8 2002
I would like a rest if I am tired of anything polluting my very soul. Where?
Quiet atmosphere and with fresh air. Live for working or work for living -
neither, Ramon. It supposed to be a free world but look - birds are for the
wide sky and they are still being caged. It's only the tip of an ice berg. Working
is a slavery trade if there isn't any interest in the welfare of the human race
or mankind. Even in the airforce, if it is meant to destroy others, is also a
slave of the political gimmick or propaganda set out to entice human to one
direction in life but the end product is always set to enrich those who think
they are powerful, educated, better off or you name it. Hacking? - well,
prevention is better than cure. See what I meant. To be good, be punctual(in
updating). Show the world the beauty, the goodness as well as the truth about
not wasting even a second of your life. As I mentioned earlier, I would take a
rest if I am tired. Every breath of your life is a blessing. I am not here to
add insult to any quarter injury but my personal opinion and experience.
Yes, hacking is not a good work for living neither do DELETING people opinions,
views, perspectives, ideas which are meant for sharing amongst us.
Mr. Ramon, this website is also my site. Thanks as I can post messages which I
think are constructive. Yes, definitely it is a free world if there isn't any
toll in life.
To Airforce - spiritual warfare? (I can see you), I am one of the generous guys
who will sent you tons and tons of Borneo water buffoloes' shit.
Thanks Ramon and please do forget the CHALLENGE for the time being.
JOY,
LSOM always.
Name: Joan
City, Country: USA
Sent: 6.26 AM - 10/8 2002
John,
Don't know that you are a true follower, because if you were you would know
that Ramon does indeed deserve his break. In addition, though I was awaiting
the last reports from Australia, I understood that Ramon only posted some pics
and was just taking a break before writing those reports. He said he would
write them and I trust he will, he's just a tad behind. No big deal.
Give him a break. I know sometimes I cannot even keep up with my work and
little daily life emails, let alone the reports Ramon has commmitted to
writing, and has fulled that committment 95% of the time. So we are missing the
last reports, we'll survive. Consider the VCR screwed up, and we'll just have
to wait for the next installment. :-) It's a great novel, continuing saga. I'm
hangin' on for the next chapter for sure!
Cheers,
Joan
Name: Joan
City, Country: USA
Sent: 6.14 AM - 10/8 2002
I get 160 hrs, 20 days (4 weeks) plus 10 holidays a year, so that's 30 days, 6
weeks. :-) And if vacation is not used, I can carry over to a limit of 240 hrs
the next year, 30 days. Meaning I could have 7 weeks vacation not including the
10 holidays time off. :-)
Ramon, I work for a living, I don't live to work. It pays the bills. I like my
job, but would not shed any tears if I no longer had to work! :-) Anyone have
the upcoming winning lottery numbers? Hehehe!
Cheers,
Joan
Name: Ted
City, Country: Adelaide Australia
Sent: 6.11 AM - 10/8 2002
I'm with you John, we were promised closure of the last trip and it didn't
happen. Ramon's credibility is on the line here. Start a job...finish it.
Ted
Name: Beth
City, Country: Anytown, USA
Sent: 12.58 AM - 10/8 2002
Wow, I get 18 days after 13 years on the job. I need to move to London
RAMON:
But do we all live for working or work for living?
Name: Charles
City, Country: San Diego, California
Sent: 10.06 PM - 10/7 2002
Karen, do you seriously get 25 days of annual leave per year? If so, I need to
move to London. I'm lucky if I get 13 days off a year.
Name: Margaret
City, Country: Minneapolis
Sent: 3.57 PM - 10/7 2002
OK John, where may we read about all that you have learned in your travels
around the world? Ramon is a journalist by trade. A communicator. How about
you? Not being sarcastic; I am truly interested in your travels, too, if you have
a forum whereby we may read about them. Thanks.
Name: John
City, Country: London
Sent: 1.48 PM - 10/7 2002
PS QUOTE from Ramon himself!!!'Next week another update. See ya!' posted 14
Sept, It is now 07 October, that's a long week Ramon.....
RAMON: Good one John! But it doesn't mean I am lazy at all. I just
happen to have a life in The Netherlands too. And am I happy with that! New
quote: Updates will be published when they are ready.
Name: John
City, Country: London
Sent: 1.43 PM - 10/7 2002
No it wasn't a joke. And i am not jealous, i travelled for 3 years around the
world but worked hard during that time to pay for my travels, in banks,
offices, shops, pubs, fruit picking etc. I must hand it to ramon for coming up
with such a unique idea however, it seems to me that he is running from
reality, wasn't it his intent to travel for 5 years non stop?? Maybe i read it
wrong. It is so easy for him to ride on the back of the media, I have not read
one report whereby he is really roughing it and when things get any bit tough
he seems to complain, is he always tired?????? Or the other option is to fly
home. What he doing now? He hasn't written a report for weeks, leave the
readers wait until he decides to take off again.. SAD!!!! I won't be waiting
around to see what happens next.............Ciao
RAMON
If I would be totally honest, I would start EVERY report with the words "I
am so tired", but wouldn't that be getting very boring? So I don't.
John, sure you watch some TV. See my project as a TV-show on the Internet. One
season it's ON and one season it's OFF. And of course you get a cliffhanger and
then you have to wait untill the next series.
And yes, certain things I have said in the beginning have changed. I never
expected this project to be able to get that big. Blame it on my own big mouth
(I hope to grow up when I get old).
And, you don't have to sit and wait and visit this website at the moment, just
submit to the newsletter and I'll email you if there is any news. Good day.
Name: Karen
City, Country: London
Sent: 10.02 PM - 10/6 2002
John in London: think you might want to reconsider your statement after reading
the rest of the website as I think Ramon has bene doing very well over the last
1,5 years and deserves a break (don't we all live our 25 days annual leave,
even after only working 40 hours a week, unlike Ramon who is on the road 24/7
when he is travelling!).
RAMON:
Oh, just ignore John. Enough people visit my site without enough knowledge of
what is going on Exactly and write it off in emails or on this board. It just
tells us all enough about those kind of people, doesn't it?
Name: Margaret
City, Country: Minneapolis
Sent: 3.24 AM - 10/5 2002
John in London . . is it a joke? Ramon lives one of the most real lives of
anyone I know! He earns his keep and his way. Must be a joke.
Name: MJ
City, Country: Denver
Sent: 4.29 PM - 10/4 2002
Poor John, he's just jealous. :) It's too bad that Ramon is at home, we miss
him!
:)
Name: John
City, Country: London
Sent: 3.47 PM - 10/4 2002
Ramon, i think you are pathetic, you bum your way around the world and keep
flying home for a bit of TLC, who pays for your flights home???? You should get
a job and get a life........Try living in the real world!
Name: Joan
City, Country: USA
Sent: 4.22 AM - 10/1 2002
Hi Ramon,
I hope you are enjoying your time off. And relaxing, etc. with your parents,
family and friends. Any hints on where you will go next, or when? Just curious.
Hope all is well with you.
Cheers,
Joan
P.S. I am not into this Forum debate, it is too stressful! :-) I'll back off
from that, just want to enjoy your site and travels and people, etc.
Name: Kyleigh
City, Country: Perth Australia
Sent: 10.33 AM - 9/17 2002
Just something small - it isn't 'small-puppy' syndrome, it is 'tall poppy'. Poppy
as in the small red flower. The theory is that when one person gets ahead,
rises above the other poppies in the field, the others cut him down. It can be
a sad reality in OZ, but thankfully it is not everyone who does this!
Name: Gerhard
City, Country: Fortaleza, Brasil
Sent: 9.56 AM - 9/17 2002
Hi Ramon!,
Nice interview at radio 1 in Holland last Monday evening. I've heard it by
internet. It was nice to hear you travel statement.
Keep travelling!
Greetings,
Joris. (volgend jaar januari weer
Alkmaar)
Name: Sarah
City, Country: Perth Australia
Sent: 3.37 AM - 9/16 2002
Hi Ramon,
Just letting you know on your daily update for the 14th of September you were
saying something about "small puppy syndrome". Its actually called
"Tall Poppy Syndrome" but you got the idea right.
See YA
Name: Margaret S.
City, Country: Minneapolis area, USA
Sent: 8.23 PM - 9/14 2002
Thank you, Ramon, for the Ketchup song. It's great! A nice way to share a
little bit of what's going on where you are now, home sweet home. Welcome home!
Name: donatella
City, Country: milano, italy
Sent: 8.03 PM - 9/14 2002
hello ramon, I've just read the latest report. just a joke: during my holiday,
my boyfriend and me were surrounded on the beach by french, english.. and of
course there were german people too. my boyfriend joked sayin' that germanic
tongues sounds like chewing stones (no offence for any german or northern
european!!), so now I was just wonderig how funny could be a netherlander
singing the impossible "asereje"...
RAMON:
Actually, the song "Asereje" is sung by the three Spanish (!)
sisters with the surname Tomate, so their groupname is Ketchup. As asereje is
their major hit in Europe, the song is also easily called The Ketchup Song,
because our Spanish isn't that great. The rest of the language in the song is
English and something fantasy. The song is about songs you don't understand.
ps: to cynthia from colorado. excuse me if I take the liberty of intervening in
this point between you & ramon. no doubt that some of the pictures are out
of place (the one on the tower, the one with the underfed child), anyway I've
been following this site so far and I've never found anything made with the aim
of offend no one else (at the contrary, I've often noticed here tolerance).
-dona
Name: donatella
City, Country: milano, italy
Sent: 7.09 PM - 9/13 2002
great most of the pictures! :D congrats to the artists!
:) donatella
Name: Cronan
City, Country: Dublin, Ireland
Sent: 12.14 PM - 9/13 2002
Hey Ramon,
I know you are now on a bit of a holiday, but are you going to finish your
australian reports?
Missing everything since 28th Aug, it is like the last few pages of a book
being torn out....want to get to the end.
I have been following the reports from Day 1 and hate missing out.
Have a good break,
C.
RAMON:
You are absolutely right, Cronan. I am back home, have time and can do what
I want, so I taking lots of breaths around here. But don't worry, the reports
are really coming up soon.
Tomorrow there is even an update coming up from my first week back home!
Name: Thorsten
City, Country: Krefeld, Germany
Sent: 5.45 PM - 9/11 2002
All the best for your trip. In 1997 I tried out to go to Spain without money. It
worked!!!!
Now I am in Egypt and I am going to go back to Germany, again without anything.
If I have had a flat, I would invite you. Hope to meet you in any time Thorsten
Name: Juut
City, Country: Groningen, NL
Sent: 4.44 PM - 9/11 2002
Heee Ramon! Still doing great! Take care and lots of love!! Judith de Groot
Name: Joan
City, Country: USA
Sent: 4.21 AM - 9/11 2002
Ramon,
I just logged on to say "Bless you all as we remember the tragedy of Sept
11, 2001." Thank you for your memorial picture and words here as well.
Peace on Earth! Bless you all! May we never forget!
Joan
Name: H-Alien
City, Country: Netherlands
Sent: 1.58 PM - 9/9 2002
Don't forget to run around among the cows while you're back home...it's a must
;)
Name: James
City, Country: Arnold, CA, USA
Sent: 6.56 AM - 9/9 2002
Ramon,
Welcome back or welcome to there. Sounds like in all events the other side is
coming up. I have truly enjoyed these past many months since first beginning to
follow and share with others your travels. Hopefully you'll rest mind and body,
and then, when the itch to go needs to be scratched again, you''l begin again
to enlighten us all. But if that's not for awhile, I 'll continue to surf for
other interesting web loggers.
Besides meeting new people, I think I'll miss the sunsets most.
J
Name: Brian
City, Country: Durban, South Africa
Sent: 6.12 AM - 9/9 2002
Hi Ramon
Welcome home! Don't hassle too much about your Romanian cretin, he probably
does not represent the rest of that country's population. Also, you can think
of it as a lesson in life. The benefits of which will be a stronger website, a
new skill acquired in the securing of websites and their servers, and you'll be
a brilliant chef with all those cakes. (Or you'll keep a bakery in business for
a while!)
You keep strong, Ramon. Get a physio to attend to your back, and relax until
you and your back are ready for more travels.
All the best, Ramon, we're all right behind you.
Sala kahle
Brian
Name: Roger
City, Country: East Lansing USA
Sent: 6.07 AM - 9/9 2002
Ramon.... what a great website and concept. I've started my own website these
last months... in fact next year, I'm giving up on my career to travel full
time... but I don't know that I could do the travel without a budget thing. But
if you have some pointers or places that I need to see, let me know. Here's my
website: http://www.thisworldtraveler.com
Roger
Name: Joan
City, Country: Ipswich England
Sent: 4.18 PM - 9/8 2002
Hi Ramon Its a terrible thing to happen to you , but dont worry , its not the
end of the world. You will be back after a good rest ,relating your adventures
in the next country. Keeping us on the edge of our seats, and making us laugh
at the things you get up to. Make the most of this break and being with your
family, and return refreshed because we cant wait to hear more about these
wonderful countries and nice people that you meet.
All the best Joan
Name: hanneng
City, Country: Singapore
Sent: 2.35 PM - 9/8 2002
I am glad that letmestayforaday.com is back online now. Ramon, tt's good to
take this opportunity to fix-up some security bugs, and revamp the sites.
Keep us posted, and we following you.
Best of luck.
Name: Bret
City, Country: CA,USA
Sent: 7.00 AM - 9/8 2002
What do you think Ramon? Is airforce for real? If so I do admire that he is
owning up to his irresposibility. We shall see in the coming days airforce how
everyone feels. I would suggest if people want to discuss this further, we take
it to the forum.
Sala kahle
Bret
Name: airforce
City, Country: romania
Sent: 7.12 PM - 9/7 2002
As you can see my friends...
I am not afraid to reveal my true identity ..
I will provide you with my real name and adress ...
As i said .. i`m willing to eaven go to prison for my actions ..
I am not afraid of this .. But in this country if u do only good things u are
prosecuted .. g33z .. my mother died when i was 14 ... my old man is 70 years
old ..
and u guys judge me so hard ..
I made a mistake ... as i can see it will be solved .. all that i can say is
yes i am sorry about this .. and no i dont live my life through a computer ..
g33z .. i cant eaven afford one ..the are too expensive for my pocket ...But
think of what i could of done if i had a PC ... and dont think bad!
I`m gonna mail everyone i hacked ... or i am about to .. and tell`em whats
wrong with they`re servers ..
If anywone wants to eaven consider that i desirve a chance in this gawd damned
"moral" world .. mail me at airforce@undernet.sh
btw ... my real name is Peter Pavel Eugen and i am located in Romania!
I am sorry ... and i appoligise to all of you:((
Name: Jasper van Dijk
City, Country: Netherlands
Sent: 12.31 AM - 9/7 2002
Hi Remon,
What a mess... getting hacked, I don't know why those stupid guys (or girls)
want to do that? let them think of a better way to get some attention...
Hope you get some rest back home, and wach your back.
regards, Jasper
Name: inge dietz
City, Country: Melbourne, Australia
Sent: 11.35 PM - 9/6 2002
Hallo Ramon, for many month I enjoyed your reports. hopefully you are back
soon. Best wishes inge
Name: Acadia
City, Country: USA
Sent: 9.18 PM - 9/6 2002
Glad you are home safe and well, Ramon. The rest will do you good. I am looking
forward to what will come next.
So sorry about the site SNAFU here. As the saying goes "It takes all
kinds".
Name: Bret
City, Country: CA,USA
Sent: 6.46 PM - 9/6 2002
Ramon, good to hear you had a safe journey home. Enjoy the rest, your deserve
it. Looking forward to the updates once things get straightened out.
Airforce, if your apologies are sincere, then they should directed not only to
Ramon, but to all of us that come hear daily to enjoy Ramons travels. You
really need to sit back and reflect on your moral standards. I think you know
what is right and wrong, but your enthusiasm for what you have learned has been
skewed. H-Alien is right, use your talents in a more meaningful way.
Name: Karen
City, Country: London, UK
Sent: 5.00 PM - 9/6 2002
Enjoy the stroopwafels, pannekoeken met stroop, Wieckse Witte etcetera!
Name: hariette
City, Country: the netherlands
Sent: 4.11 PM - 9/6 2002
welkom thuis Ramon!
Name: MJ
City, Country: Denver
Sent: 3.33 PM - 9/6 2002
I would say that all of these postings, rantings, and etc is exactly what the
hacker wants. Maybe the only way this hacker can live is thru his/her computer
and cannot make it in real society. Don't give him the satisfaction anymore of
acknowledgement; for that is what he needs. Let's talk about physics or the
pilot strike in France..or just Ramon in general. :) Worthy subjects.
Name: No1
City, Country: usa
Sent: 2.21 PM - 9/6 2002
what happened to my last message?
Anyway, once AGAIN, good luck Ramon.
RJ
Name: Ramon's mother
City, Country: Holland
Sent: 1.25 PM - 9/6 2002
Nevertheless hacking he is now home safe. May be for a short period but we are
glad he is with us.
Name: H-Alien
City, Country: Netherlands
Sent: 12.56 PM - 9/6 2002
in short you have 2 categories
1) point and go "uuuuh a weakness"
2) strengthen that weakness
right now you belong to category 1, while to accomplish your goal as you stated
being in category 2 would be far more logical.
Name: H-Alien
City, Country: Rotterdam
Sent: 12.51 PM - 9/6 2002
Airforce that somebody makes it easy for you to brake in, is not a valid
argument to actually go ahead with the brake-in, it's your own choice you broke
in, you're responsible no one else, simple methodolgy.
And the choice of your "victim" is pretty low if you ask me, Ramon
travelling around the entire world, hardly ever at home, working on a unique
project was a extremely easy target, and what do you gain? is this website of
major importance? does "the society" notice this hack? nope only a
small group of people who happened to follow Ramon's life, wow what a major
difference you made.
Easy target, nothing to gain, wouldn't you rather show your expertise as a
security advisor and make sure that people like you can not hack sites. From
your reasoning I conclude that what you are trying to accomplish is a safer
environment on the internet. Now instead of pointing out those weaknesses, why
don't you go and really make a difference, really go for what you are trying to
accomplish, why don't you use your expertise as a security advisor and
strengthen the weaknesses instead of pointing out, that's a far more honourable
job, it will do you good :)
Name: Leo
City, Country: from Holland
Sent: 10.34 AM - 9/6 2002
What an %*$hole that Airforce dude, just now yo're travelling to Holland...
Name: Ang
City, Country: Australia
Sent: 5.58 AM - 9/6 2002
Well said ToolkiT.. and I'll add my own opinion if I may.. You have to laugh
when Mr Hacker says in a previous message he didnt want to "destroy ones
dreams" HA!! Its going to take more than a hacked website to destroy
dreams.. especially the dreams of someone like Ramon.
I had the pleasure of meeting Ramon at the 'Make a Wish Foundation' charity
night. The money that was raised will make even more dreams possible for some
sick kids. What a great way to end his visit to Australia. I asked Ramon if HE
could have one wish granted, what would it be? The answer was nothing less than
what I expected "I would wish that I could make a wish every day"
What a answer! and what a night!
I want to say Hi to all the Dutchies I met that night at the Pumphouse, and
also to the guys from 'Dutch Online Promotions' who helped organise it all. I
hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.. :)
Name: ToolkiT
Sent: 2.13 AM - 9/6 2002
'Airforce'
Your logic makes no sense at all:"the only ones that are guilty are the
"experts" that configured the server my friend.. wich themselves
should be blamed for this shit ..
"
Thats like saying I have no responsebility of wrecking a car because I hotwired
it and ran it into a tree, but hey the guy didnt lock the boot and I could get
in the though the backdoor....
Or I can't be blamed for torching the place because I got in through a window
that was left slightly open...
Because something has a weak spot in its security (or no security at all for
that matter) does not give you the right to get in...
That you live in a poor country does not change that 1 bit. Non of this gives
you the right to break the law..
How about using your skills for something constructive? If you are such a
Unix/security expert go find a job using those skills...dont use it to trash
other peoples machines...
Trust me that will backfire on you...
"I never judged anywone my entire life .."
Yes you did, you Judged, sentenced and executed Ramon because of the security
loophole on his server...
"I also could of mailed Ramon.. and i have right after i /hack the server!
"
Why AFTER you hacked his system??? you could send him an email before you broke
the law..
"I wanted a legit shell at the server" the only 'legit' way to get
that is to contact Ramon and ask him for one... if you would have emailed him
instead of hacking him he may have offered you a (unpaid) 'job' as his security
advisor... which would look very good on your resume increasing your chances in
the real world...
Hacking a server of somebody who's on the road all the time and can't keep up
with every security exploid is not the biggest achievement as a hacker, but
thats off topic...
As for my Unix skills, you dont know me so you cant judge my Unix skills at
all...
Please realize that hacking in this way is a destructive way of life, use your
skills and energy for something positive...
p.s. using a spellchecker, you 'l33t' talk makes you sound like a
scriptkiddie...
Name: Brian B
City, Country: Raleigh, NC
Sent: 6.52 PM - 9/5 2002
Ramon, hope this server mess doesn't cause you too much worry. At least it came
at the end of your Australian trek instead of in the middle of it. Have a
relaxing break.
Brian B
Name: airforce
City, Country: nowhere
Sent: 6.23 PM - 9/5 2002
To Tollkit,
scriptkiddie my friend??
u have no ideea what i can do ...what harm i could do to so manny servers in
this gawd damned world ..
after all i donno why the heck i am condemned for this shit ..
the only ones that are guilty are the "experts" that configured the
server my friend.. wich themselves should be blamed for this shit ..
and about what i used to hack this server .. is something that i made myself ..
btw .. u call u`reself a guy that knows shit right??
why couldn`t you prevent this to happen??
ha??
tell me ... all of you ..
Ask ramon .. nothing was erased... nothing was damaged by me ..
My only mistake was makin` a psy on the server... a psy that was heavily
flooded ... thats all ..
So dont "scriptkiddie" my friend .. when u have no ideea what unix
means ..
One more time .. i tell to all of you !
Do not judge me too hard .. i have my guilt, but i have to live with that ..u
have no phukin` ideea how bad i feel for doing this ..
so dont lecture me about what good or bad .. u dont have this right!
i live from this shitty internet, i worked so hard to get here ..
I know stuff that u guys will never know .. becouse knowledge is power in our
days ..
But i live in a country where i cant eaven afford a PC .. Dont talk to me about
what is wrong or right when u guys dont eaven give a shit ...
I have done wrong to Ramon .. and i know that ... it is my mistake and i am
willing to accept the consequences!
So dont judge me!
I never judged anywone my entire life ..
P.S.: and yes .. i can be a guys friend ... but what chance do i have??
I also could of mailed Ramon.. and i have right after i /hack the server!
You can ask him!
I wanted a legit shell at the server .. g33z ppl ... think before u say
something!
Name: donatella
City, Country: milano, italy
Sent: 3.06 PM - 9/5 2002
hello ramon, after all the mess with the hacker (smart people everywhere...) I'd
like to wish you a good relaxing and funny time at your own home. stay well!
ciao, donatella
ps: also a greet to all the readers who often write on here (the so-called
"supporters") - ciao* dona
Name: Menno
City, Country: Beaumaris VIC Australia
Sent: 11.29 AM - 9/5 2002
Hey Ramon,
We crossed paths between Europe and Australia! I just returned from Holland
this morning, only to find that I can't read your post-Tassie reports at the
moment. Bugger....
Anyway, I reckon you must be happy now to be able to "recharge your
batteries" for a while, after all those travels, faces, life stories and
having to adapt in your daily role as guest. No place like home....
I have a deep respect for what you achieved and the way you achieved it, *your*
way! And I am glad to be part of that little community that helped make it
possible.
Regards,
Menno