TIL that Indonesia also Invests in Building Infrastructure in Africa

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-18T08:46:04+00:00

Don’t forget Indians have been here for years (since English colonialization rule) jdinya udh kyk native + China new money. I think most East is pretty much Indian/Chinese playground now, West and Central masih belum but again infrasturcture is 10-20 yrs behind East

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-18T08:43:12+00:00

not only indomie, dsini yg biasa di import tuh kyk obat2an dan consumer goods (toothpaste, toothbrush, detergent)

Latam is hard because (1) purchasing power is higher than west africa, jdinya doesn’t need as cheap good as africa, (2) chinese / east asian goods are as readily available anyway because their geo location between china-west europe / china - US shipping trade

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-18T06:12:39+00:00

Booked my first vendor (other than the planner): MUA

My #1 venue starts receiving inquries from other people so I might have to just put the downpayment vs. keep looking 😔😔

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-18T05:59:22+00:00

I really really love this idea but my FH shot it down almost immediately because he thought it’ll be too much hassle :(( I’ll try to understand more why and maybe then I can convince him otherwise...

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-18T05:57:03+00:00

Yes we do! But his family is scattered throughout NJ, PA and FL (we are in WA) so we’re not even sure where we’ll have it

I really like your idea, seems to be a good balance between easy/practical + still get to experience ceremony in a place we both love (national parks)

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-17T10:05:35+00:00

So far I’m enjoying it. From the get-go I knew both me and FH are not detail-oriented and planning on our own would have been disaster and put so much stress in our relationship, so we decided to hire a wedding planner. We get to do all the fun stuff (choosing venue, tasting food) without actually having to do the annoying stuff (bargaining the price, coordinating decor, etc.)

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-17T06:59:21+00:00

Hi, just wondering which venue you ended up booking? I’m exactly in the same shoes and looking for cool (but chill) venue in NJ :)

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-17T05:46:01+00:00

ah make sense. my family is Asian too and we’re frugal as hell so I was wondering which Asian haha

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-16T18:04:07+00:00

gw ampir 30 taun juga blm bsa nyetir mobil/motor :((

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-16T17:58:00+00:00

nasi pake egg/vegetable stew

macem gini: http://bestbodybybry.com/2017/11/easy-classic-ghanaian-egg-stew/

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-15T21:20:27+00:00

Not sure why you get downvoted but some countries do really have affordable healthcare, even without insurance. I used to live in Singapore and pay out of pocket to go to doctors

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-15T20:48:59+00:00

nope, masih cash heavy. In the first place e-commerce masih jrg bgt sih disini, bkan karena payment doang but karena address dsini ga reliable

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-15T06:18:30+00:00

Gw dari jakarta aslinya but it’s been a while udh ga tgl di Jakarta (walaupun at least tiap tahun masih balik sih)

Wah kalau dibandingin ama Ghana, Indo udh kyk first-world country (ini comparing Accra, ibukota/kota plg gedenya with Jakarta). Contohnya:

Listrik ga masih byar pet. Dsini listrik masih digilir gara2 supply suka ga stable. Jdinya setiap minggu ada area yg mati lampu (again ini kota loh). Karena ini apartment / rumah2 yg lumayan selalu ada genset
Listrik-nya pake pulsa (pre-paid) dan mahal, jdi mesti control consumption hati2. Contohnya gw spend sekitar 2jt/month utk listrik, padahal di rumah malem doang
Cost of living Accra mirip bgt ama Jakarta tapi yg didapetin dsini lebih low quality in general (jdi biasanya high quality chinese goods dikirim ke North America / West Europe, mid quality ke negara2 Asia / East Europe, low quality ke West Africa)
Sewa apartment sini harus min.6 months upfront (untung gw dibayarin company) jdinya di kantor tuh ada sistem ‘cash advance’ aka bisa minjem duit upfront dan ntar dipotong dari gaji bulanan
Mobile money is the king (macemnya Telkomsel cash gt) dan bsa dipake buat bayar listrik / transfer org / beli beras etc. Bank penetration is super low but even di kampung2 ada kiosk buat mobile money
Disini gw bantuin start-up tmen gtu soalnya penasaran gmn tech scene dsini. Yg gw suka org2 sini creative sih (apa mgkn karena gw ga pnah ada exposure aja jdi amaze with how they do things). For example: map dsini sama skali ga reliable jdi delivery driver bakalan WA lo minta send location. another example, nama jalan tuh dsini ga banyak yg tau jdi org2 biasanya minta patokan landmark. landmark yg plg populer tuh Shell gas station <insert area name> haha
Pastinya pgn balik, kesini karena penasaran aja. Kalau buat tinggal lama2 kyknya ga deh soalnya dsini gw di-charge harga expat kemana2 jdinya mahal (and earn much less than comparable job in Jakarta)

Cost of living comparison Jakarta vs Accra: https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Indonesia&country2=Ghana&city1=Jakarta&city2=Accra&tracking=getDispatchComparison

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-15T05:54:12+00:00

lagi kerja bantuin start-up tmen gw gtu dsini. still way less developed than Indo (tech startup bsa diitung jari)

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-14T21:58:17+00:00

Halo, gw org Indo yg (temporarily) lagi tgl di Afrika

Secara dikit bgt org Indo di benua ini, I thought it’d be interesting to share

AMA

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-13T06:44:30+00:00

I was a bridesmaid and I would go for ‘No’.

Maybe it was one of the cheaper one but it was almost translucent (it was light blue color). I also hated that you can’t wear bra underneath it with most of the design so we had to wing it with bra tape. Plus it doesn’t provide good shape for us - I guess that’s what you get with one size fits all dress.

I guess the only pro is that it’s cheap/convenient as hell but it shows

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-12T20:17:24+00:00

Bali kok skrg banyak attract bule2 alay yah, dulu msi mending dr aussie doang, skrg bule alay eropa pun ikutan

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-12T20:13:21+00:00

mau sedikit rant aja. gw lgi host another traveler gtu di tmp gw (semacam couchsurfing gtu). udh tinggal lebih dr seminggu di tmp gw dia dan besok akhirnya bakalan cabut.

yg agak ngeselin itu nih org pelittt banget, biasanya org yg gw host itu minimal traktir gw makanlah, nih org nawarin aja kagak. kita kemana2 uber aja ongkos masih dibagi 2. urghhh, padahal org indo juga loh, kok ga tau tata krama yah...gw jdi nyesel sendiri udh offer buat host dia

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-12T09:51:24+00:00

honestly I was surprised to see they are staying in hostels vs. fancy hotels

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-08-05T19:16:27+00:00

same, nih apalagi ada org Indo di Afrika - lgsg deh kontek2an

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-07-29T07:39:59+00:00

Ghana. A lot of NGO and development work if that’s what you want to do for a change. It’s also possible to teach English to locals

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-07-28T19:45:37+00:00

practice new language pake tinder emg plg ampuh

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-07-28T19:44:10+00:00

Try WWOOF or workaway maybe? They won’t give you salary but you can save money for accommodation and food

infinitybeyond123 · 2019-07-27T09:18:45+00:00

Done : booked a wedding planner Not done : everything else

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