Postsputu300 in hive-196037 • 3 yr. ago • 2 min readKeeping It Short and Simple: Bali Tour Guiding TipBeing a tour guide in Bali, I need to apply the "KISS" when delivering information to my clients. KISS stand for keep it simple and short. In humorous way people In this video, people sometimes refer it to as "keep it simple, stupid." I shared about an example on how to be simple and short when answering a question. For example, when a client…putu300 in hive-196037 • 3 yr. ago • 2 min readStarting My Work in the "Office"When I went to my "office" I was a bit surprise, it was a bit dirty. Lots of litter around the village hall. They were mostly dust, and plastic glasses scattered on the floor. I was lucky I was with my wife that she instinctively took a broom which was available in one corner. She began sweeping the floor to gather the litter. Next, she went to…putu300 in hive-196037 • 3 yr. ago • 1 min readTour Guiding Tip: Using Structure to Improve PresentationHello, I am sharing with you things that I have learnt being a tour guide that help in explaining something. It's to structure the explanation in a way that's easy to follow or understand. Using guiding questions: What, Why, How to structure information would make it easier to explain something and also easy to understand. These question not…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 1 min readQuick Tour Around The House in The VillageHello everyone, here is a quick tour around house in the village where I stay during my kids school holiday. I started by walking in the house yard. In one end, there was an open building with places to sit down where my wife was preparing some cooking. My son sat beside her, talking to my wife. On the mean time. atn the house yard was my…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 1 min readWorking in Celukan Bawang Port, North BaliHello everyone, Every now and then there are cruise ship that come to our island. Sometimes I have a chance of working on day excursion with the cruise ship passengers. On Dec the 21st, there was a cruise ship came to our island in northern part, in Celukan Bawang Port. The passengers were tranported from the ship on a small boats, since the…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 1 min readPreparing To Work againBefore the Covid, I worked as a tour guide. My last work was April 2020. Then I stopped working for two years. Nowadays, Bali has reopened for tourism once again. So, there are opportunities to work as a freelance tour guide. I checked my tour guide white-colored clothes (uniform) which I never wear for the last two years. I found out its…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 1 min readWorking Day in CandiKuning MarketFeels great to be able to work again as a tour guide. Even though, I want to spend my time making more blog posts or creating content. But at the end of the day, I must admit that I am not a very good content creator. I can not afford to live by working as content creator, maybe not yet. So, here I am again, talking on a mic while standing in…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 2 min readWalking Around The Little Park in My TownLooking for a place for an adventure, that's what I am trying to do. So, that's how I ended up here, in this little park in my town. Was there a place that I haven't explored thoroughly in my town? That was the question I asked myself before going to this place. And that question lead me here. I haven't really explored this park very well. I…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 2 min readTalking About Sunday Morning Activity and The Morning MarketI believe the only place where people go for entertainment regularly in my town is the town park. There is no other place, except restaurants of cafes. One corner of the town park becomes a morning market every Sunday. This is where most people (especially the youngsters) go. The town that I live in is relatively small compared to Denpasar…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 1 min readPreparing Vegatable SoupHello everyone I'd like to share my morning helping my wife to prepare some breakfast. This time I picked some Kayu Manis leaves from the its tree that grows on the house yard. Kayu Manis has been long used for its herbal benefit in Bali (and in Indonesia). It is very good to help with reducing the body heat because of fever. It is also well…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 1 min readAfternoon Walk With Momo, The DogOn late afternoon, I went to walk around the neighborhood in my village with my wife and our pet dog, Momo. We walked along the village road which was not too busy with traffic. Sometimes there were motorcyclists passed by on the road, but there was no car. The sky was a bit cloudy and the sun was hidden behind the clouds. This made the day…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 2 min readHelping My Wife Making OfferingsHi everyone, in this post I shared with you my activity today to help my wife making offerings. The Balinese make offerings almost everyday to present to their God and ancestor. Well, making and presenting offerings is also one of my activities almost everyday. The offerings are made from coconut leaves, pandan leaves, and flowers. First, we…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 2 min readParticipating in A Community Work at A Local templeIt's another community work day in the temple at the village where I live. I prepared myself at 7 to go to the temple. It was only a ten minutes ride (slowly) to the temple. I parked my motorcycle by the side of the road in front of the temple. The temple is called Pura Dalem. There is such temple in every village in Bali. In this temple, the…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 2 min readRelaxing By The BeachSpending time in the beach is a great way for me to relax. So, every now and then, I go to the beach jus to listen to the sound of the waves, looking at the horizon, and walk along the beach. Well, there are a lot of things you can do on the beach. These are some of the activities I do. Going in the afternoon, at sunset time is my choice. I…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 2 min readWalking on busy street in Ubud townit was my first day work after the pandemic, I went on a trip to Ubud town with some tourists who visit Bali with a cruise ship. The bus trip started in the morning and departed to east Bali. We visited a place called Kerta Gosa, or the ancient hall of justice. In the hall of justice, there was a building called the floating pavilion…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 2 min readGoing to My Uncle Farm to Pick up Some CoconutsHello everyone, in this post, I share about a recent visit to my uncle's house in a remote village. I went to his farm with him to pick up some coconuts. He has a big farm and approximately 50 coconut trees altogether. From a coconut tree, you could get about 20 or so coconuts, so you can imagine how many coconut he has during harvest. But…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 2 min readTalking about Balinese Wedding auspicious days..Hello everyone in this post, I would like to share about auspicious days for weddings in Bali. There are a lot of wedding ceremonies or wedding parties that take place at this moment in Bali island. The Balinese will only conduct on auspicious day. Usually, we do this by consulting the Balinese lunar calendar and also the priests. Since all the…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 1 min readAfter The FloodTalking about the situation after the flood and visiting the damaged bridge near my place. ▶️ DTubeputu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 1 min readFinally, FloodIt was raining almost everyday for the last couple of days. I shared about this on my previous post. But this time, the rain was longer and heavier than before. It causes flood in my neighborhood. In the video, I walked outside into the flood to the road and vlog along the way. Well, although it look good on the video, being in the flood was…putu300 in hive-196037 • 4 yr. ago • 1 min readAnother Rainy DayHi everyone, in this video I chatted about the rainy day I have everyday since a week ago. It 's not fun because there is not much I can do. I show also some clips of the heavy rain toward the end of the video. ▶️ DTube
