We lived in Jakarta for 6 years. Before that we lived in Singapore. It was every expats workers fear to be sent to Indonesia. So, we went. The benefits and salaries were amazing.
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I'm almost fifty now, and if I met my younger self, the one I used to be in my twenties and late teens, up to about 36, I would have the following points to make:
Yes, my parents and their friends said the same thing. They are speaking from what they remember and know. 1950–1970s…I thought my mom just didn't want me to leave but a lo...
Why is the word for "million" in Indonesian "juta" instead of "milyar"?
It's because the word juta, derived from Sanskrit अयुत ayuta, meaning 'ten thousand', had already bee...
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There's a slight confusion here.
Germany does indeed call itself Deutschland. The fact that Dutch is a non-native language in that country is neither here nor there. Deutschland...
When I was about 20 years old I started working as a mechanic and eventually started my own company/shop. I sold the shop when I was 54. I went into the oil patch and becam...
Personally, I find the hammerhead worm terrifying:
These guys are slimy, flat, and snake-sized. And if you think that picture was bad, you should see it in action:
They are a...
According to a scientific article by Lipson et al., Indonesians in the western part of the archipelago do have some Negrito ancestry, but the Austronesian and Austroasiatic...
Well, the Brazilian president hates China and he has a Trump mouth. But why would Brazil go ahead with the purchase of Sinovac if the efficacy is really low?
Judge by what p...
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