Category: Travel

After having our breakfast and coffee, we headed to Universitas Ciputra.

Universitas Ciputra Surabaya (Ciputra University) was established in 2006 and is a non-profit private higher education.

I want to thank Christian Ang, for arranging this event. Also, a thank you to Natasha, for joining me during the lecture and supporting the local community.

I initially approached Natasha about sharing her experience as a food blogger and building her brand. We ended up cominh up with an idea for a lecture, “Constructing Your Brand Through Passion.” Our goal was to inspire young students to try and find their passion and dream.

Below was the press release for the event, written by my editor, Larnna Thompson:

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 17, 2015) — Tony “Nakanari” Shiau travels to Jakarta, Indonesia to speak about the Mai Hiro brand alongside food stylist, Natasha Victoria Lucas.

Tony and Natasha will each share their own story and experiences on how their brands were created and developed.

Tony is the founder and creator of Ninja Spiki and developed the Mai Hiro brand by focusing on strong character design and illustration. He brought his vision to life through his “Design By Belief” motto and has had the opportunity to collaborate with companies such as Kidrobot and Gibson Guitars.

Natasha’s love of food, photography, and travel, led her to begin her own food and travel blog, YummyTraveler.com, 5 years ago. She also does Food Styling & Photography and has worked with many reputable restaurants such as, Union Group, Opco Group, and Pullman Hotel. Currently, Natasha has her own culinary television show, named after her blog, “Yummy Traveler,” which has been aired on the Foodie Channel (First Media).

I took a few photos of the inside of the school.

Students started to arrive. This class was made up of design and media students.

Thank you so much, Natasha, for helping with this entire event. It was such an honor to work with her.

Be sure to check out Natasha’s food and travel blog: YummyTraveler.com.

During this event, we did a giveaway for students who participated in our social media contest.

Here is our winner!

Thank you to all the UC students who came out to the event.

The event was free to the public. For more information about Ciputra University, please visit: http://www.uc.ac.id.

We hope to be back again soon!

 

Edited by Larnna Thompson

Thank you to Natasha for arranging an event for me and helping me all the way to Surabaya.

I was excited to explore to the second largest city in Indonesia.

This time we were able to team up with Budi and Indra for an event. Before the flight, we tried a local donut brand called J.co.

I saw the Singapore Merlion in Surabaya. Its name combines “mer”, meaning the sea, and “lion.” The fish body represents Singapore’s origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek.

Indonesia reminded me of my childhood in Taiwan. All the kids were waiting for snacks and food from local vendors, most of them using bicycles as a mobile store.

We also stopped by the local mall.

Inside, I saw a homemade potato donut spot which I definitely wanted to try.

The people were super friendly and were nice enough to take a photo with me.

My donut order was freshly, very soft and yummy.

We also stopped to get some iced mochi.

The plan for next time is to try out more food spots. Can’t wait!

 

Edited by Larnna Thompson

I always want to share my knowledge and experience with others.

When I was invited by Joanna, to come speak at Pelita Harapan University, I was extremely excited.

A big thank you to the Kreavi team for helping put together a local platform for artists to host their artwork.

I was honored to be able to share my knowledge with local entrepreneurs and designers for an event called Disassemble: Studying Relationship Between Product Design and Business Strategy.

I had the opportunity to speak with Agam Hanafiah Pengurus ADPII div. Partnership, senior designer at Brodo Footwear, and Marshall Utoyo Co Founder at Fabelio, Conclave.

 

Thank you to Joshua for chauffeuring me around.

Thank you to Reinarddy and Eric for coming all the way out to supporting me.

Indoneisa Mcd came with rice and it was so good!

The event was open to the public and it was exciting to meet so many great young, talented people.

My friend, Timmy, who is one of my favorite Indonesian artists.

Thanks to Sofia Sambuaga (@sofiakrisaga) for the awesome sketch while we spoke.

We also did a Q&A session. Thank you to everyone who asked questions. I really enjoyed answering them.

Thanks Kreavi team and Pelita Harapan University’s student staff for helping out during this great event. The most valuable part of our journey was meeting new people. I’m grateful to keep moving forward and to be able to see the world. There will definitely be more blogs dedicated to my travels.

Photo credit by Reinarddy and Kreavi

Please check out the complete post at: http://kumpul.kreavi.com/episode/23

 

Edited by Larnna Thompson

Thank you to Natasha who took me to an awesome coffee spot called, “Giyanti Coffee Roastery,” while I was in Jakarta.

I really enjoyed the place. The outdoor is so relaxing with great quality coffee.

We ended up coming early because of Popcon Asia. Grace helped arrange this event in association with the Kreavi team.

The event was hosted in Conclave, which was a creative space. It was amazing! So amazing that I totally forgot to take some pictures because I was too busy checking this place out.

 

 

Here, I’m wearing my new Plastic Culture x Spiki tee.

 

Thank you to my friend, Timmy, who came to support me.

Johana from Kreavi.

Andi also came to the event.

The event host.

Thank you to Yansen Kamto, the Chief Executive – KIBAR, for inviting a lot of great local talent to share their experiences.

After the main introduction, is showtime.

I shared my personal story about my toy journey.

The experience was amazing. Even though we all come from different backgrounds, we all have the same passion and love.

I had to leave early for another event but I was so grateful to everyone who came to the event.

Photo by: POPTALK, POPCON ASIA, Natasha Victoria Lucas

 

Edited by Larnna Thompson