It Was Last September.
One year ago the future began to unfold before me. The blog was to be started and I had this idea to go into the then hated world of TikTok. Yup, I didn’t like this social media platform. Maybe it was all the dances? Dances that didn’t appeal to me because I am not much of a dancer. The whole idea of creating so much content was not on my radar and not my focus. As I mentioned before the blog changed my world. It may not be for everyone. I didn’t think it would be for me, not until I felt a certain amount of reward for doing good and exposing small businesses in Ubud.
My First Post.
My first was me dressed up in a light jacket and with a mask and helmet on. I guess it was my way of posting me without posting me. Masked and undercover I made my first content of me and my black and white Scoopy at the time. That “Scoopy” and I share some great memories, maybe I need to buy it from the rental place.
Off I went to Ubud and unknowingly away from my cheating girlfriend at the time. Yeah, that is a whole other story but somewhat part of the birth of my TikTok.
What Next?
Well, this has been a year of changes. My aunt and uncle passed the breakup of my girlfriend of four years. My brother getting a divorce as well as and motorcycle accident.
I started TikTok and my Tunggu, Tunggu, Tunggu brand as well. Tunggu means wait in the Indonesian language. Oddly enough there has been little waiting and lots of doing.
In many ways, it has been a rebirth for me.
If anyone can attest to this, it is Janet, my editor Janet, right Janet? I have never been an extrovert. So putting myself on camera was not part of my plan. Putting myself out there and having my #zsoltzsemba seen 5 million times was certainly not my plan. Building this sliver of “fame” in this vast world was also not a calling I would have run to a year and a half ago. But here we are and the Tunggu Tunggu Tunggu slogan was born and is now seen by over 10 million people. Yeah shocking I know, but here I am with nearly 100,000 followers on my two accounts put together.
Onward We Go.
On this platform, I plan to launch my books and plan to launch the Tunggu, Tunggu, Tunggu brand. While we have merchandise and we plan on doing more and more promo we have yet to explore the true possibilities.
For now, I am kind of shocked at myself and the newfound future I found in this vast world of social media. Putting myself out there, another fish out of water experience is not what I had in mind a year ago. Yet as the blog and I grew along with TikTok, we have become a great match, and thank you Janet for supporting me and the blog.
