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    Indonesia set to introduce strict new law banning sex outside of marriage

    Err...not to be an apologist for the United States, which was always flawed and in recent years has become terrible in so many ways, but your claims are appallingly inaccurate. - Republican legislative actions promoting gerrymandering, restricting early voting, and the like are certainly aimed...
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    Shingles (Zostavax or Shingrix) & Tetanus/Diphtheria (Boostrix) Vaccine

    I can't answer Shockrave's question but may have other info potentially useful to getting the current Shingles vaccine... For people like waarmie, who divide their time between Indonesia and the US: A few weeks ago I got my first Shingrix vaccine in Hawai'i, and I have some whateverish American...
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    Nice to be back in Indonesia after 18 months

    Great to hear that you are back home in Indonesia. I don't know if I will ever be back ... I love where I am now (Hawai'i) but I do miss Tanah Air Kita very much.
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    Dentists in Jakarta

    Stephanie Dental Clinic is very good but their prices seemed high to me (not that I could really be sure because I never went anywhere else). You could ask for estimates on what they charge for various procedures before you make an appointment with them.
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    Hallo everybody !

    Greetings and welcome to the forum. Is it fun working for a visa agency or do you have to put up with a lot of impatient people who want their visa issues immediately resolved?
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    Going to College

    You can still write to them - they seem very open to contact:
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    Going to College

    Are you reasonably fluent in Indonesian? I don't see anything specific about an application process on the Institut Kesenian Jakarta website but they do invite questions about everything, including "pengakukan atas sebelum belajar," on their contact page, so your best bet would be to contact...
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    Requirements to become Indonesian President

    This made me think about Benny Moerdani.. For reasons I can no longer recall (hey, I'm old ... leave me alone!!!!), I was a big champion of Benny way back in the late 1980s/early 1990s. I thought he'd have been an excellent presidential candidate. But I knew he'd never make it, mostly because...
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    Indonesian Citizen Benefits

    I don't know, but I know it's something she's concerned about. It's been a couple of years since we talked about it, so I don't remember all the particulars. Absent recollection of all the details, I shouldn't speculate ... but maybe she's concerned that the kids would mount some kind of legal...
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    Indonesian Citizen Benefits

    First, big congrats to Bad_Azz! Some forms of identification, like sex and nationality, are chosen for us the moment we are born. Although the vast majority of people accept and are content with those parameters, even though they did not choose them, I admire those who make an active decision to...
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    Renew US Passport

    It's a little hard for me to read on my small screen, but it looks like the form itself says "if no plans, put 'none."
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    Moving company (local and international)

    I used Three Movers so long ago that my comments may be irrelevant (it was probably in 2008 or so, I forget exactly when) but they were incredibly awesome and reliable. Long story short, they made a miscalculation over shipment timing (hey, it happens - we're all human, and the circumstances...
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    Women safety when in public

    Ah yes ... I think I may have written about that in the old forum, but I did find a thread that mentions it here.
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    Women safety when in public

    Caution is always good, and I would NEVER suggest to anyone, male or female, Indonesian or foreign, that they fail to be be mindful of their surroundings. Everyone, regardless of nationality or gender, should try to avoid behaviors that unnecessarily increase their personal risk. Having said...
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    Women safety when in public

    I wouldn't worry about safety, particularly, but be prepared for a LOT of attention and attempts to talk to you. People are generally well-meaning but don't seem to understand that you may not want to help fifteen people a day practice their English. Babies attract tons of affectionate attention...
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    Greetings Everyone!

    Welcome to the forum! I taught after-school music classes in Javanese gamelan at both JIS and AIS between 2008 and 2018 or so (I'm too lazy to look up exactly when), and those experiences were fun and enlightening. It must be quite rewarding to expose kids to drumming. I imagine that almost all...
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    Eye bag removal surgery

    I think you owe it to your forum buddies to post before and after photos!
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    Any idea how I can get my things back to my home? as I´m a WNA now :(

    Ah, okay, the parents of the little girl I remembered owned a popular restaurant so it wasn't you - too bad, that would have been an amazing small-world story. I will say that you do sound like the kind of person I would have expected the other little girl to be when she grew up - independent...
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    Howdy

    Sounds like you have the attitudes and plans that will make for a great experience.
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    Howdy

    Raising a child in Indonesia was fantastic. My son was born in 1998, so he lived in Indonesia from about 1.5 yrs old to 4, and then again from age 8 until he left for college. At the time he was born, his father and I were both reasonably competent Indonesian speakers so we made sure he was...

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