Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
I've decided not to get a motorcycle. Money isn't really the issue as a brand new Kawasaki Ninja is only $3,500, license classes $250, and tack on a couple hundred a year for insurance. The problem is I don't have healthcare. My parents are self-employed and therefore pay out of ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
are poor people morbidly obese?
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
In big crowded cities people not only have to worry about pickpockets and purse snatchers but cell phone snatchers too. Motorbikes are common throughout southeast asia and anyone unsuspecting chatting on the phone near the curb or crossing the street is vulnerable to getting their phone snatched by a passing ...
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
A lot of places in Indonesia and Vietnam charge 3% for taking Visa/Mastercard and 5% for taking American Express. One of the owners of a business in Indonesia I was talking to explained that it is against the merchant terms and agreements like it is in the US but everyone ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
When you land in Jakarta, Indonesia and purchase a visa on arrival, don't use your credit card. The payment counter does take visa/mastercard but they code the purchase as a cash advance. The clock on interest ticking starts the date the amount hits your account. It's not much on a ...
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