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Unfortunately bribery is an integral part of Indonesian economy. I don't make this statement lightly. However, without bribery most population can not survive their daily life for long. So, now when I get caught up in the situation, I give it up sincerely. Of course, I'll bargain for it first...

"Rising Invesment" a blurb from the Economist ... http://www.economist.com/daily/news/dis ... id=9640652

Balilife, Restaurant business in general takes alot of works, so you have to enjoy working in food business. Be prepared to not make profit in your first 2 years. I could be wrong, but don't think there's a tax break in Indonesia for that potential 2 loss years. If I do it, I would open up...

RE: Laba Laba, Kimbar, Serenity, frozzty and Balibaba, Welco Balilife, If you have spare time, I would recommend Point Lobos -- a beach state park -- 5 min south of Carmel. Carmel itself is a good place to visit. Point Lobos is probably the best beach on west coast. You can dive there, but you...

RE: Laba Laba, Kimbar, Serenity, frozzty and Balibaba, Welco Language Evolves: Indonesian language, especially the spoken one, is full of adopted foreign terms. I remember an encounter with a travel agent who said to me: "saya akan mengxeroxkan dokumen ini." I did a double take, and we had a...

RE: Laba Laba, Kimbar, Serenity, frozzty and Balibaba, Welco Bert, thanks for having me. I've been lurking here since returning from my last trip to Bali about two months ago. Now I'm trying to convince my better half to go back there next year, and sell her an expat life in Bali. By the way...