Thursday 13 September 2012

More meetings

We had a very productive day today spent at Kayumanis Jimbaran. Our first meeting was to plan something great! We are thinking of recording a sort of documentary to be able to capture this adventure and to show how Cuca is being built from a dream to a reality. The team had many interesting ideas and we are extremely excited with this project. 

The second meeting was with Radit, the graphic designer. We briefed him about our concept and he is now working on our logo... Can't wait to see his creations!

And last but not least, we met Pak Yudi. He was kind enough to share with us his view on the marketing options we have for our restaurant. He knows everything about marketing in Bali and we are very glad to be able to count on him.



Wednesday 12 September 2012

Learning

Time flew today meeting Kayumanis Food and Beverage team. We had dozens of questions for them and their answers were extremely helpful. Counting on such a strong support with a deep knowledge of the F&B industry in Bali is without any doubt a great advantage for us. Thank you guys for sharing a glimpse of your knowledge! 



Tuesday 11 September 2012

"The Internet saga"


It is amazing to think that only 15 years ago we all lived without Internet…  We have been 10 days without it and we are absolutely lost not being able to connect from home: we can’t check in Google the list of wine producers in Bali, the phone number of the pizza delivery, where to buy a printer, etc. It was evident that Internet was a priority in our “to do” list. 

After many enquiries to everyone we know, calls and frustrating conversations trying to explain where we live (in the middle of nowhere), mysterious surveys and unfruitful visits… we hoped we would get Internet today. Early in the morning the Internet guys arrived. After seeing their promising skills we nicknamed them ‘Batman and Robin´. Look at the photos and you would understand why! After hours climbing to all climbable areas in our house… we received a phone call from their company saying they have to re-schedule the installation for next week because some trees are blocking the signal every time there is a gust of wind… We first asked politely to continue trying, we explained then our desperate situation, then we started to cry and shortly after we went into begging… After a few shameful minutes, they told us they would try again. We finally got Internet, now let’s hope for the wind to blow on the right direction…