Soekarno “We shake the heavens and rock the earth, that we may live not only on ¢2.50 a day.”
SBY “You may read of small radical groups. But mainstream Indo will always be moderate and tolerant.”
If you are familiar with the rh negative blood type, you might be aware of just how rare this blood type is in Asia compared to Western countries. In Asia overall about 3 out of 1,000 people are rh negatives while nations such as Brazil have 19%. One example was the Olympic Games in China [...]
The post below is possible because of a friend of ours, the owners of Sofi Residence, who shared his experience with the Police Certificate if you do not obtain it after you arrive. So what is this Police Certificate anyways? In Indonesia, it is called Surat Tanda Melapor, better known as a Certificate of Police [...]
Recently my Indonesian followers on Twitter have wondered why all I speak about is Bali and the truth is that just like so many Westerners I know little about other parts. So I asked the question “What’s your favorite part in Indonesia?” and in response I have received some great pictures of areas I have [...]
As you have most likely heard, Jakarta now has a life size statue of Obama as a boy lifting up some butterfly and watch it fly away. The perfect little angel child. Sort of the image that comes to mind when hearing that Lincoln never told a lie as a kid (yeah ok). It always [...]
If you are looking to stay longer than just a few weeks holiday, in order to find business opportunities, exporting opportunities, language studies and cultural exchanges and so on, you could apply for a social cultural visa from your home country. The visa is known as “Visa Sosial Budaya” and you will have to give [...]
A lot of international media has commented on terror in Indonesia and the fact that Noordin M. Top has not yet been caught. Others speak about the network of terror being much larger than expected while many are wondering whether Indonesia is really doing enough to eliminate the presence of terrorists. One of the news [...]
For the most part, Jakarta is way too crowded and polluted. You have a mass amount of motorcycles which are $1,000.00 to purchase and credit is easy and cheap to get, which enables 18 Million Jakartans making an average of $180.00 – $200.00 a month to get around. The business center of Jakarta on the [...]
