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    TransferWise: Banking and currency exchange

    Count me in as a fan. I was slightly cautious so sent 2 lots of $USD4k from HSBC Indonesia to Commonwealth Bank in Australia (CBA) yesterday afternoon (WIT) HSBC, I converted in house to AUD and sent to CBA = $AUD 5,549 ( Transfer appeared this morning) HSBC, transferred to Barclays UK...
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    Obtaining Indonesian International Drivers License. Article .

    Dont most travel insurance countries insist on IDP for insurance to be valid in case of an accident? As a side note, I was amazed at how easy it was to get a local license (with an agent) Maybe 30 minutes to get photographed and sign some forms.
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    Puncak Jaya / Cartenz Pyramid

    Thanks Euc
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    Puncak Jaya / Cartenz Pyramid

    Hi Guys, has anyone managed to get a trip to walk up this hill without having to pay a small fortune? Some mates and I are looking for a trip to do later this year or next and this could be a funky goal and check out the glaciers before they burn off. We may even make a little doco about it Ive...
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    TransferWise: Banking and currency exchange

    I will try Transferwise with my next pay. Not happy with the HSBC rates.
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    A good starting point to learn proper Bahasa Indonesia

    I have found these very useful....and free https://www.livelingua.com/project/peace-corps/Indonesian/Bahasa/ https://www.livelingua.com/course/peace-corps/Bahasa_Indonesian_Language_Course_-_1/ https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Bahasa-Indonesia/Buku%202.pdf
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    I need a new hobby

    yoga, crossfit, indoor rock climbing, f45, archery, badminton, swimming, podcast detective, photography, web design, tae kwon do, assist NGO,
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    Paying Indonesian and Australian tax

    Oh I have tax numbers for both but I’m pretty sure the Indonesian tax I pay will only be a credit for the higher Australian tax rate
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    Paying Indonesian and Australian tax

    Any Aussies paying Indonesian and Australian tax? Im unlikely to become an Australian non resident for tax purposes. How is the process going for declaring tax paid to Indonesia as credit to the ATO?
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    What happened at Monas ?

    Just getting an alert.
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    A walk along a KALTIM beach

    or another villain.
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    Bringing fresh eggs to Indonesia (Jakarta)

    Im actually quite concerned about tofu now. I was a truck/rest stop yesterday on a site visit and the specialty is tofu. Previously i really enjoyed it...now Im kinda worried https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/world/asia/indonesia-tofu-dioxin-plastic.html
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    A walk along a KALTIM beach

    I was up early and decided to walk along the beach as our complex is adjacent the beach here in B-town..and yeah it all looks kinda nice but if I turn the camera around
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    Bringing fresh eggs to Indonesia (Jakarta)

    Yeah the eggs are the main health problem in Jakarta! /s
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    Fossil Fuel subsidies, current state of affairs and impact

    I have generally understood that gas generates approximately half the CO2 of coal per unit of energy produced. Does that sound about right?
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    Fossil Fuel subsidies, current state of affairs and impact

    Would be interesting to see how much co2 is released during the construction of a coal power plant and then comparison of co2 released thereafter per unit of energy produced.
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    Spiderwoman breaks world record

    'Spider-Woman' breaks women's speed climbing world record This is pretty incredible considering the dearth of any decent climbing indoors or outdoors in Indonesia.
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    Assistance at Soekarno Hatta - First time in Indonesia with three young children

    All went reasonably well. All three boys had fallen asleep on landing, so some lovely Qantas helped extract the boys from the cabin. I ended up asking the Shared Services department in my company for assistance and they had an agreement with a vendor at the airport. After some initial...
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    Today is Batik Day!

    Got the memo about Batik day on the work WA chat and then rocked up to Batik Keris Tuesday night to get me some Batik action happenin'. Glowing endorsements all round the office yesterday :)
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    Assistance at Soekarno Hatta - First time in Indonesia with three young children

    Well they arrive today. I'll let yáll know how it goes.

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