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    Documents required for muslim mixed marriage in Indonesia

    Me, being a wise ass, paid him in 50K notes counted out at his desk in front of the witnesses to the certificate signing. I also commented that it must be difficult for poor people to convert. He took his revenge later that day. He was also set to officiate the wedding ceremony later that...
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    Documents required for muslim mixed marriage in Indonesia

    I did mine at the KUA office in Kemang, but the head of the office charged me 5 million for the certificate as he said he was sure I was faking it for the marriage coupled with the fact that I didn't want to do the shahada in a mosque but instead in his office.
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    Demolishing bars for Bulan Suci

    It was a bit of a tongue in cheek question and the situation is a true reflection on the insanity of it all. If they are going to do something illegal for Ramadan, why not confiscate all the bars and house and feed the homeless for a month
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    Demolishing bars for Bulan Suci

    Read this today and my question is are they going to rebuild them for the owners on June 5th? Should they also demolish all restaurants each morning and rebuild them in the evening? https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/05/02/bogor-regency-demolishes-karaoke-bars-ahead-of-ramadan.html
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    Travelling with a new empty passport

    I had my Kitap and MERP transferred to a new passport a few years ago at South Jakarta Imigrassi dropped off one day and picked up the next. I don't remember the charge, but it was minimal.
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    ANZ Bank Jakarta actual branch for cash transactions

    There is a branch in Kemang across the street from Eastern Promise. I don't know if they will transact from an Aussie based account or not, but here is the address and phone #: Bank ANZ Indonesia KCP ANZ Kemang Nama Bank : Bank ANZ Indonesia Kode Bank : 061 Perusahaan : PT ANZ Indonesia...
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    Auto Insurance

    I dealt with IBS Group in Jakarta in the past, the issued an AXA policy. The guy I dealt with has moved to Singapore, but I'm sure someone there could help. I did have the basic car insurance the dealer arranged, I forget the name of that company, but what IBS offered was either a home owner or...
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    Rest in Peace Davita

    RIP will miss his insights, gruffness and Aqualung avatar. I have been putting off my colonoscopy for the past 6 months and after rereading his blog, going to make an appointment today.
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    Very funny FB group

    Pretty mild stuff, doesn't compare even slightly to the reality of the "dark side" of life for many expats in Jakarta.
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    Apartment near Blok M area?

    I find it handy to have on my US phone and I just have the contacts of people in Indonesia that I want to keep in touch with. Also on the off chance that you are on Oahu this weekend, the Indonesian Community is having a belated pot luck to celebrate Indonesian Independence Day at Ala Moana...
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    Apartment near Blok M area?

    Puspawarna, Don't have any info on an apartment for you, but just wondering about your comment about not using WhatsApp. I still use it on a weekly if not daily basis to talk to friends in Jakarta via text or voice and it's free. Of course you just may not want to be inundated with WhatsApp...
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    Probowo for President

    When you read more about him it would be scary if Jokowi won the election and died and this guy became president. One can only hope Jokowi is using him to get out the Muslim vote and hoping that he will then resign due to old age / illness within the first year and maybe he can appoint Ahok as...
  13. Vanuatu

    Hooters Comes To Jakarta

    Sorry I thought my reply in the center would stand out. Can't confirm what her job was, but you'd think they would try to make everyone look good with their prices.
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    Hooters Comes To Jakarta

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    Hooters Comes To Jakarta

    a photo from a friend in the other day. Not exactly the outfit you think of when you think of Hooters.
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    Hooters Comes To Jakarta

    It was financial not religious reasons. They couldn't even afford to pay their staff THR before Ramadan. Opening a bar across the street from very popular expat bar and then charging 30-50% more for beer and food (of lower quality) is not a formula for success in any marketplace. They didn't...
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    Yikes...only 4 more months in Indonesia?

    Puspawarna, Ikatan Warga Indonesia di Hawaii (IWIH) 436 members You can join this group https://www.facebook.com/groups/APEC2011Hawaii/ Most of the activities are on Oahu, but if you may find yourself here for Independence day or another holiday when they have a function let me know. Nice...
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    Cryptocurrencies

    I've been buying GTBC shares to get exposed to bitcoin. It is a bitcoin investment trust so the bitcoin is held by the company. It is a more expensive way to get exposed, but also seems safer (not from market risk, but from theft, loss of key etc...) they do charge a 2% management fee, but the...
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    Most effective learning tool.

    There is a book "Instant Indonesian, 100 words to express a 1000 ideas" I used it when first learning the language and it was a big help.
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    New Global Address System

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