本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Forgetting wearing a helmet riding a riding bike. I was stopped by 3 cops. They threatened me with detention unless I paid 3 million Repias US$1=13,050 Rupias. Then they further charged me of 100,000 Rupias for operating a motorbike without a driver license. In fact, no driver is required for motorbike.
I managed to negotiate 300K for the settlement, Again, I rode my bike without a helmet back to my hotel. This is life in Bali.

Money Exchange vendors on street, they always posted licensed number as authorized Money Changer.
They learned a skill to steal money while final count of your money mount on a hidden table . You would not notice that at last minute.

I knew the trick and I tried to beat the cheating game by holding the money without putting it back on the table, one of the vendors was smart and refused to exchange the money for me. This was a typical cheating racket in many tourist areas including UBUD.

Even you go to the bank, you have to check the correct amount last minute. Do not leave bank and return for short change. Then you could be arrested for cheating the bank.

I bought a bus ticket from Mount Bromo to Denparsa, where Problolingo is a small town near Love volcano. I got cheated 100K for the bus fare, and I was further cheated $65k which was included in the ticket. I paid total 300K and the local people paid less than 150K.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net