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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    On Monday night (Tuesday morning for us) the United States football team can make history. For the first time in their existence, they can qualify for the quarterfinals of a World Cup. Then they have to beat the Red Devils, the Belgian national team. For the Belgians, it would be the fourth...
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    Garden visitors

    We had a hawk living close by so found these all the time…
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    Keep your head down when it comes to government posts

    https://www.orinews.id/2026/07/04/diblokir-komdigi-akun-cabinet-couture-kembali-spill-barang-mewah-pejabat-meutya-hafid-ikut-disorot/ ORINEWS.id – The Instagram account @cabinetcouture_idn which is known for uploading content about clothing styles and luxury items belonging to Indonesian...
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    It’s not necessarily my favorite sport, but it is without a doubt the most popular and well known sport in the world. And for many expats it’s besides the family & friends back home a bit of a last connection with their home country. Personally I don’t follow the politics there anymore and feel...
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    Have any teachers managed to get KITAP?

    I’m not a teacher and someone in that position will tell me if I’m wrong, but I heard from WNA and agents the same thing: Only people who are in executive functions, retirees, ex WNI and people married to Indonesian citizens, can get an ITAP. Obviously after some (3 for most cases) years on an...
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    Immigration skimkim or simkim system automatically updates Marital status and Kitap to Self Sponsorship

    This is bizarre. Did they give you a new law, rule or regulation that would mention this and the 20 years? If that’s true, it must be very new.
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    Keep your head down when it comes to government posts

    Just like the “86 47” slogan you can interpret anything any way you want now. The DOJ has proven that. What is kind of menacing to me and also (one of) the reason(s) not to visit the US anymore in the short term, is the possibility of some random immigration officer to inspect my phone and look...
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    Keep your head down when it comes to government posts

    Sleep with the fishes is obviously killing…. but the other….
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    How do you guys invest?

    As a WNA you’re somewhat screwed by the interpretation of financial institutions of the “know your customer” regulation the BI put in place. We saw that approx. 10 years ago in a previous life on a different forum when many foreigners suddenly were confronted with additional forms and hassle to...
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    The ending of Belgium 🇧🇪 against Senegal 🇸🇳 was kind of absurd. But the game which just ended between Portugal 🇵🇹 and Croatia 🇭🇷 also raises some eyebrows. In the final moment of the extended time Croatia made the 2-2 equalizer. But it was canceled because of offside. Now if you see the...
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    Weakening IDR

    Well, the direct competitors have similar ideas… https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/thailand-gets-serious-about-chasing-high-spending-tourists
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    Shortage of 498,000 teachers in Indonesia next year?

    Yep, being a civil servant is a popular wish/dream of many parents for their children here.
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    Dress Code

    “Would you like ice in that Campari Orange?” . Yep, socio/psychologists often refer to this as "zeal of the convert".
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    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    And then to say that in 2024 they improved the car a lot. But still issues with the electronics, gps (antenna?) and the seating position. In that 208 and 2008 segment there is more and more competition. They will get it difficult.
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    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    If you don’t spend money on the EV ‘madness’, the Chinese and Koreans will take over completely. Even with high import rates. The problem -esp in Europe- is that the constant change in opposing governments makes nobody knows what the future will bring anymore.
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    Keep your head down when it comes to government posts

    Government posts in the US…. They went to his house and even visited the hotel where he was staying.
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    Both England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and Belgium 🇧🇪 were almost kicked out. The game between the USA 🇺🇸 and Bosnia H 🇧🇦 will start in 20 minutes. In Indonesia you can watch it live on TVRI (free digital via antenna).
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    So both Germany and The Netherlands are out of the tournament after losing on penalties. Both coaches got a lot of criticism for their choices. People felt that Nagelsmann's system was too rigid and that he never made Germany a real team. Netherlands’ Koeman got scrutinized because of his...
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    Dress Code

    Those things are also rather cyclical. Look at countries like Iran and Türkiye. And even those with an immigration background in Europe. And Indonesia is amazingly sensitive for trends and fads. That can go from Labubu to K-Pop to religion. The moment influencers and presenters and other...
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    source for contemporary shelving

    If you post some pictures and ideas of what you’re thinking of, I can ask two interior designers I’ve used and who have their own workers and carpenters, if they’re interested. Obviously it’s not a large project.

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