It’s the time of the year when the feeling of dread returns and Maria Kotronakis becomes anxious and moody.
It’s not that she doesn’t think every day about the four cherished family members she lost in the 2002 Bali bombings, after her own life was spared by a twist of fate.
But every year as the tragic anniversary approaches, the anger becomes more pronounced and she finds herself apologising to people for her short temper.
‘It’s just my coping mechanism,’