![]() There are just many interesting places to shoot especially if you’re living in an archipelago like the Philippines and Indonesia. It’s a shame I haven’t really gone back to it ever since I moved here. I am a sucker for memories so I love documenting special events for family and friends. In other words, shooting people I know and places I’ve traveled. I like shooting portraits and landscapes. The schedule was just too grilling for what once was a hobby so I gave it up and retreated to being a hobby photographer. Shooting someone else’s wedding leaves no room for mistakes because it’s the most important day of their lives. I shot for weddings and it was usually a 10 hour gig and what made it so tiring was the fact that you couldn’t relax because you keep worrying about thing going wrong, like, a memory card getting corrupted. I must say getting paid for being a pro sort of took the fun out of photography for me. I had a few paid gigs and ran my own studio for a while. Once upon a time I was hardcore hobby-photographer. Since mine requires continuous networking, I have to attend every relevant symposium, conferences, parties, gatherings as much as I can to represent my company and in meeting these people I have to learn their culture, adapt to the conversation, and learn as much language as I can. Stay on top of your game and learn anything else that you need for your job. But when I come here, I can smile, because I leave my problems at home. People say to me, “What’s the matter? You never have problems at home?” I say that I do, but I keep them away for when I return home. There are people that, if they have problems at home, they bring them to work. We don’t come to play, we come here to work. What advice can you share with fellow women in the workforce? Like in most things, being prepared is key. ![]() It’s a discipline I have practiced for a long time now. I just love the thrill of genuinely knowing what I am talking about when I am pitching to clients. I don’t stop until something makes sense. I equip myself with as much knowledge as I can. There are also other factors that make my job very challenging at time, but because I love it I maneuver to find a better way around it. ![]() Like the job I have now, but again managing moves is not easy, because there are just way too many possible destinations and every destination operates differently. So I’ve always been inclined to go for jobs that give me just that. Every person is different but personally, discovering and learning new stuff is what makes it exciting for me. I strongly believe that when you love what you do everything follows. It doesn’t really make it easier to sort things out when you are freaking out? It’s funny that you would ask that, just today a colleague came up to me and asked how I am always calm. What your clients don’t know is your daily challenge with departure and destination countries, coordinating with suppliers, handlers and your crew … how do you keep on smiling? A day at work is spent meeting potential and existing clients, doing surveys, planning moves and staying on top of all ongoing ones. One day I’m at a glamorous event and the next day I’m stuck at some plant trying to figure problems out late at night with our crew. I could be starting really early and ending very late, or not at all. One of the things I enjoy most about my job is that no day is the same. Then as soon as I’m in the car I hit the phone for client calls, flip open the computer or Blackberry to track shipments, and look at my calendar for the day for meetings and briefings and reports. You do know that my office is quite a trip away from my apartment so I have to be out of the door by 7:45 or 8 a.m. ![]() We caught up recently with Phoebe who gamely joined in sharing her experiences as an expatriate in Jakarta, and for becoming the first feature on this section’s FaceBar. This is why I coordinate with our crew that things are handled with care.”ĭespite her busy schedule, Phoebe manages to find a balance with her work and life as an expatriate, spending her downtime with girlfriends and pursuing her diverse passion: photography, singing, cooking, badminton, and golf, to name a few. Says Phoebe: “I know ALL the stress involved in missing a document or furniture, and I know the awful feeling when you know your things have been mishandled. Her daily grind involves meeting with clients and ensuring that their repatriation goes smoothly, oversees shipment arrival on time, and engages suppliers.īut her tenacity at work is tempered by her quick smile and deep understanding of the stress and challenges of repatriation and relocation after all, she’s lived around the region as an expatriate herself for so many years. Phoebe works for the Indonesian office of Asian Tigers Group, which is one of the premiere moving companies in the region. This section continues its feature on smart and pretty women around town.
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