THE life of Chesnul Khotimah took a drastic turn on that fateful night. At around midnight on Saturday, October 12, 2002, she set out to a roadside stall to buy supper for her guest back in her rented room in Legian, Bali. As she passed by Paddy’s club, an electric pole suddenly struck her. The powerful explosion hurled her some meters away. Her face, limbs, and legs were severely burnt.

Chusnul in the past had considered Bali a safe place whe