Hi @supernoval! Don't get me wrong, it certainly is those things however, it's a large island and you don't have to hang around in that aspect of it. I definitely do not and don't like mingling in it very much either lol.
Absolutely would love to help you whenever you feel like you want to start planning, you're required to meet up with me for lunch to talk it over though =D
As for residency, no... that's one of the drawbacks of Indonesia actually. There are ways to pay to make it easier but in the end, it costs less to just keep leaving if you do it right which is what I am doing now... just left and got back a couple of hours ago. It's not the most ideal thing in the world but it's the price for paradise I suppose ;)
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