Seadog, great post!
I've been considering going expat in the next few years although from some of the guys I've talked to who do it and after reading your post, it doesn't seem like its always as good as its cracked up to be.
I also work in oil and gas, in western Canada, I find that the shittiest part of the industry is that the majority of the jobs sites are either offshore or in some shit hole area of whatever country the work is in. Really the only positive aspect for me is the big money to be made and in my case, plenty of time off to do whatever I want.
Sounds like your work in Indo is pretty brutal but at least your stacking lots of money.
I've been considering going expat in the next few years although from some of the guys I've talked to who do it and after reading your post, it doesn't seem like its always as good as its cracked up to be.
I also work in oil and gas, in western Canada, I find that the shittiest part of the industry is that the majority of the jobs sites are either offshore or in some shit hole area of whatever country the work is in. Really the only positive aspect for me is the big money to be made and in my case, plenty of time off to do whatever I want.
Sounds like your work in Indo is pretty brutal but at least your stacking lots of money.