Pandawa Beach – Bali

Last month, April 2015, I went to Bali. I visited a beach called Pandawa Beach. It is located in the Village of Kutuh in the southern part of Bali island. Actually it was my second time visiting the beach yet I still love it.

Visa to Russia

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Travelling, Vacation, Visa

Once I’ve gotten my Schengen visa from The Embassy of Sweden, the next thing I needed to do was applying Russian visa. When I wanted to applied it, there is a crisis in Ukraine especially in Crimea Peninsula and it is involving Russia Federation. Honestly I was quite worried at the time that this crisis will have impact on my visa application. But, I just thought, why don’t give a shot? The worst case is my visa will be rejected and I will have shorter vacation and go home early.

Bruno Mars Concert

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Concert

This Monday, I went to a concert at MEIS Ancol Jakarta. It was Bruno Mars’ concert. This is the first concert I attended this year and my second Bruno Mars’ concert. I got the ticket free. It was my friend’s yet he cannot attend it as he was still at field doing some drilling work for his client. Actually he got it free as well by redeeming his MandiriFiesta Point. My other friend and her sister got the free ticket as well so we decided attending it together.

Move to Time Magazine

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Time

Almost a year and half, I’ve subscribed to National Geographic magazine. It is the digital-based subscription. But today, I decided to end it and move on to another magazine, Time.

I do love National Geographic but recently I am more interested on Time. In Indonesia, Time can be found in the book store yet the price is quite expensive. A printed magazine will cost me around IDR 42,000 or USD 4. As it is weekly issued, in a month I need to pay IDR 168,000 or USD 16.

My Morning Routine

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Morning Routine, Personal

Hi reader, in this writing I am going to tell you my morning routine. It is a certain activities that I usually do in the morning right after I wake up, even though sometimes I miss one or two activities.

My day starts off around 05:30 in the morning and sometimes I do the morning stretching for 30 minutes in my room. If it is a bright day, I will go to a nearby sport complex for running. I usually run for 5 Km in weekdays and 10 Km in weekend mostly in Sunday.

Applying Schengen Visa at Sweden Embassy

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Sweden, Travelling, Vacation, Visa

Last year I had a vacation in Japan. I spent 9 days and visited several cities such as Kyoto, Tokyo, Nara, and Osaka. This year, I am going to visit others countries. They are farther than Japan and they are located in Europe. Those countries are Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Russia. Europe as well as Japan is one of my dream destinations. Since I was a boy, I always pray to God that He will give me a chance to visit the continent. I love Europe because its grand architectures especially churches and museums.

To able me entering those countries, I need to obtain entry permit or visa from respective countries. Lucky, the first three countries are under Schengen agreement thus I just need to apply one visa to visit them. For Russia, as it is not part of Schengen, other visa is still needed.

e-Filing: Online Tax Reporting

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Indonesia, Tax, Work

This is the english version of my previous post.

Every March Indonesian and foreigner who are obligated to pay tax must submit a tax report called SPT (Surat Pemberitahuan Tahunan). I used to submit the paper-based report by filled in form 1770 S and then submitted it manually to tax officer in a tax office or in a drop box site. This year I will try to submit it using a so-called service e-Filing (electronic filing).

In order to use this service every taxpayer must have an electronic identification (e-fin). To obtain it, taxpayer must fill in an application form available in any local tax office and supplement documents: copy of your national id (KTP) or passport and NPWP card must be attached. In the new tax regulation issued by government in January 2014, every taxpayer can obtain e-fin maximum 1 day either via email or via text message.

e-Filing: Pelaporan Pajak Online

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Indonesia, Tax, Work

Seperti tahun-tahun sebelumnya, tahun ini pun khususnya di bulan Maret setiap wajib pajak tak terkecuali, waib menyampaikan SPT.  Jika sebelumnya saya selalu melaporkan SPT menggunakan sistem drop box (paper based), dimana saya mengisi formulir 1770 S lalu datang ke kantor pajak atau mencari drop box untuk menyerahkan spt tersebut, maka di tahun ini saya mencoba untuk melaporkan pajak tahunan dengan menggunakan sistem online (e-Filing).

Untuk dapat menggunakan e-Filing setiap wajib pajak harus memiliki e-Fin. e-Fin  ini bisa dikatakan sebagai identifikasi elektronik dari wajib pajak yang menggunakan e-Filing. Untuk mendapatkan e-Fin, wajib pajak diharuskan mengisi formulir yang dapat diperoleh di KPP (Kantor Pelayanan Pajak) terdekat. Formulir yang sudah terisi diserahkan kembali ke petugas pajak beserta fotocopy KTP dan NPWP. Berdasarkan peraturan pajak yang baru dikeluarkan di Januari 2014, e-Fin akan diberikan kepada wajib pajak maximum 1 hari melalui email atau sms.

An Ironic Story

Tonight I watched a program in a cable news which tells a story about cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire, the largest producer of cocoa bean in the world. For years the farmers have worked in a cocoa plantation which owned by a multinational company but they never even taste the chocolate, the final product of cocoa bean. What a very ironic story, I think.

Kyoto: The Beauty of Former-Capital (day 1)

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Japan, Kyoto, Vacation

The first city that I wanted to explore during my vacation in Japan is Kyoto. For more than 1000 years, Kyoto, a city in the central of Japan’s Honshu Island served as capital of Emperor of Japan before it is replaced by Tokyo. The city does not have its own airport thus to reach it, you can either take bus or JR Train from Osaka or Tokyo.

The first thing I did after I checked in was visiting Kiyomizudera Temple. It is the most celebrated temple in Kyoto. In the temple there is a wooden stage which is built above the hill side. From there you can see maple trees and cherry trees just down the hill and Kyoto City in the distance.  At the base of Temple Hall, you can find the Otowa Waterfall. The waterfall has 3 streams which believed has 3 different benefits for you: longevity, success, and fortune. But I did not drink water from any streams as I do not believe in such things :D. The natural scenery around the temple is so wonderful. It is worth to spend hours just to enjoy the calmness of the surrounding.