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  1. Vicissidude

    What Indonesian bank do you recommend?

    Excuse my ignorance, but... What is meant by foreign currency spread? And regarding ATM Bersama, does that mean no fee at all? Or does the bank whose ATM I'm using still charge a fee?
  2. Vicissidude

    What Indonesian bank do you recommend?

    I don't plan to do any complicated banking or investing. Just a personal account with a VISA debit card. I'm looking for convenience and decent customer service without ridiculous fees. Maybe transfer money between my Indo and US accounts on a rare occasion, but that's not something I really...
  3. Vicissidude

    Jakarta Rivers' trash clean up.

    Whenever I see someone throw garbage like that, I really want to stop and ask, "Why do you hate Indonesia so much?" Seriously, that's how I perceive it. Yesterday I was driving behind a father and young son on a motorbike. The little one had his hands full of those stupid two-bites-and-done...
  4. Vicissidude

    cheese cake

    That's fucking disgusting. Same thing with those "cheese cake" snacks in the roti section at Alfamart. Notice I wrote cheese cake and not cheesecake. They know what cheese is, they know what cake is, but I don't think they've ever tried cheesecake. I cringe to think what the local cream cheese...
  5. Vicissidude

    Smoking...

    Exactly. Use the promise that a rise in prices would decrease smoking, but they know fully well that the vast majority won't quit and piles of money will go into their pockets. I don't think I'm alone here in being doubtful that the increased tax revenue would actually be used for the public...
  6. Vicissidude

    Smoking...

    In the US at least, I don't think that was the reason. All flavored cigarettes (excluding menthols) were banned, the rationale being that flavors were supposedly a way for cigarette companies to market to children. I remember the expensive packs of Camels with flavors like cherry and vanilla...
  7. Vicissidude

    Smoking...

    More info from my same friend, via his buddy who works in a cigarette factory: There will indeed be a price hike, but not to 50k. Maybe 5k higher than the current price. I hope that's all! On the topic of vaping, I think it's kind of stupid. I agree with Tex's wife - If you're gonna smoke...
  8. Vicissidude

    Smoking...

    Apologies Scoot.. I thought I had caught a discrepancy in your post, similar to saying "I'm turning 21 again" or "Scooter's turning 30? Jesus, how many 30th birthdays has he had?!" I thought I was so damn clever, but actually your post was fine!
  9. Vicissidude

    Smoking...

    So she's 18? ;)
  10. Vicissidude

    Smoking...

    A friend just told me that the price hike is not actually happening. Some health professor recommended it but the gov't has just come out as saying the rumors are untrue and that it's not so easy to increase the price so drastically, citing some problems with the local farmers and factories...
  11. Vicissidude

    Some nice news for a change.

    Did this island have a polar bear and/or a secret hatch?
  12. Vicissidude

    LGBT Controversy Continues

    WillK is right. I was using sarcasm, so I'm sorry if that was unclear. I agree with your statements above. Personally, I think it's our responsibility to make sure the young have the facts and a pocketful of condoms before we let them stumble along. ;) I'm not sure about your 2nd paragraph.. it...
  13. Vicissidude

    LGBT Controversy Continues

    Scoot, sex ed and condom distribution may work in your country, but this is a different culture. You should just be baik-baik and then no problems, duh! Is that true about choosing whether or not to register when diagnosed with HIV? Can anyone back this up?
  14. Vicissidude

    The Cage is now open! Please, register here for access.

    I was wr-wr-wrong. I mean... I would like to join The Cage.
  15. Vicissidude

    The Cage is now open! Please, register here for access.

    I would like to Nicholas Cage.
  16. Vicissidude

    interesting approach to service

    Haha, yeah I think it's also diare, right? I had a somewhat similar experience when I got a little sick for the first time, but it wasn't too severe. I found some gel tabs and saw the word "flu" so I bought it thinking it would work for my flu-like symptoms. The next day, someone translated it...
  17. Vicissidude

    HuffPo Article: Indonesia And The Passion For Virginity

    I agree, but one point of clarification... PrEP is definitely not recommended if someone is HIV+. In fact, if I remember correctly, part of the criteria to get a prescription in the US is regular HIV screening (every 3 months, I think). The reasoning is that it can actually be harmful if someone...
  18. Vicissidude

    interesting approach to service

    Similar thing happened to me at the cinema recently, Rabbit. I wanted to order a large popcorn with coke. The only combo I saw with one popcorn and one drink was with a small popcorn. I asked if it was possible to get a combo but with a large popcorn, and she said yes. I ended up with a coke and...
  19. Vicissidude

    LGBT Controversy Continues

    I'm almost amused when people like this try to pretend that they give a shit about stopping the spread of HIV. With such low rates of education, testing, and treatment, it should be obvious to anyone with half a brain that stigma is the real killer. I guaran-fucking-tee that criminalizing HIV or...
  20. Vicissidude

    Please advise... (Might get deported, but don't want to go to jail, if possible)

    Hey Rerechan, is there any update? It would be the courteous thing to do for the people who have answered your questions, and it would definitely be helpful for the many readers who are likely to find themselves in similar situations. Tell us what happened!

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