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    Please, advice about buying something from USA? terimakasi

    Wow, that's pretty good! He's doing with 1 thumb what I could never do with a 1,000 fingers, let alone 10...
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    Please, advice about buying something from USA? terimakasi

    I know, but because it's a special equipment for people with disabilities it may be regarded as such. Although it's only speculation on my part, but my default mode is to not overestimate custom officers.
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    Please, advice about buying something from USA? terimakasi

    That's the type of email you would receive. Alternatively, if you find the item or similar on Amazon and it ships to Indonesia, then Amazon calculates import duties and you pre-pay at the time of ordering. If the import duty ends up being less than what you pre-paid, Amazon refunds directly to...
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    Please, advice about buying something from USA? terimakasi

    It's been many years since I have used this service, but I did and it went fine. It's a good service for when a US company does not have any international shipping option and only sells locally. You will have to pay the following on the value of the goods + shipping: 7.5% import duty 11% PPN...
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    O negative blood needed

    Anyone? In Jakarta, urgently needed.
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    Planning to learn more Bahasa, or not really a priority?

    I'm glad my fellow mod deleted all the non-sense in this thread! Back to the topic, I filled out the survey and I thought it was well made. Not too long and the questions were relevant. It kinda forced me to look back at my time here and how I've dealt with the language.
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    Manners in Bali

    Boleh saya minta teh hijau satu or Boleh minta teh hijau satu or Minta teh hijau satu or Minta teh hijau satu ya bli (with a smile)
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    Manners in Bali

    Actually, it was taught to me by a relative. I never took formal lessons. But indeed I always thought it was very formal.
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    Looks like I may be moving to Jakarta

    In that case, have you considered the Tangerang Selatan area, more specifically BSD (where Unilever is located)? It's a lot better lifestyle than in the city, easier to get to the airport and basically everything you could ask for. I've been living in that area for 14 years now, so I know it...
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    Manners in Bali

    Boleh minta or boleh saya minta, literally translates to May I request, and it's very polite. I use it all the time.
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    Looks like I may be moving to Jakarta

    Do you have a rough idea of who your clients will be? Start by checking where they are located. If they are industrial types and you will visit factories, etc, it will be outside the city, so then it doesn't factor all that much. Then it depends also on your budget. Prices for apartments vary...
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    Now, you need to do transaction more often on your Indonesian Bank AC

    it's very simple, he shorted bank stock 🤣
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    Now, you need to do transaction more often on your Indonesian Bank AC

    No back-seat modding, thanks. Post is on topic (this is not an invitation to debate with me).
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    Now, you need to do transaction more often on your Indonesian Bank AC

    I think it's mostly due to this: What a bunch of wankers.
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    User Shadrach issued with 7-day ban

    Please be advised that user Shadrach has been issued a 7-day temporary ban from this forum. This decision follows a review of user reports, with 10 out of 27 reports this year concerning Shadrach's posts. Recurring issues include problematic tone, veiled insults, and derailing of threads. This...
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