Onwards.
Here we start a bit of a journey. Not sure if anyone from Indonesia reads my blogs as this is a rather small blog.
I have been living in Indonesia for a few years. I took a COO position at MD Pictures in 2018. I arrived in July of that year and then extended my stay when Covid hit. Our company restructured and responsibilities shifted. I started managing Jakarta Film Studios and RDM Publishing.
The goal.
I had always seen myself living in Indonesia from the very first trip I took to Bali in 1998/1999.
When I arrived, it was the end of the very troubled and turbulent times the country was going through.
Nevertheless, I loved it. I loved the people, the culture and above all, I fell in love with Bali. I don’t want to give credit to my ex-wife Zara Zettira ZR but by all accounts, I must.
She introduced me to Bali, and we spent 1998/1999 New Year’s Eve in Bali. This was the start of something… a decade and a divorce later things changed but the goal to live in Bali had not.
Goal achieved.
While we all know that Covid changed the world, it so changed my position at MD Pictures. I took on the job at the time because it was available. I continued to search for other options.
When an opportunity arose, I took it. A marketing position in Bali was the perfect option. While I was not an expert in marketing I knew enough and did the job well enough to get the job and be able to assist the business in other areas of growth.
The next step.
I had made it to Bali, and at the same time, I made friends here. Now with some book sales and my current job, I saw a niche developing here.
Some ex-pats and locals alike with small businesses needed help. After getting together with people, I noticed that they didn’t keep up with social media at all. Simple things like setting up Instagram, Facebook and Airbnb accounts seemed to be too much for them.
What’s next?
I have decided to help. I will be moving around Bali in the coming months and hopefully creating content about my experiences with locals.
Honestly, I am so sick and tired of tourists posting…
“How little they pay for food”
“I can’t believe this place”
“I don’t like this about Bali”
It goes on and on. My content will be about the locals. Me giving them a shot to speak their minds about the place they live in.
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