Hi! love your forum and would like to say a big hello !

[FINIT]

Hi, I would like to say hello to all and say that I am really glad that I found your forum. My husband and I intend on iving in Bali in the next 18 months or so, as soon as we have tied up business here in AUstraia. We visit Bali around 3-4 times a year on both hoidays and business. Woo hoo!! be there 3 weeks on Sunday and this time holiday.

We intend on building villas over there for both rental and wholesale but am a bit concerned that I wont have enough to keep me occupied!! Dont get me wrong, a bit more time to ourseves rather than work, work, work!! will be nice but maybe I will need something else. I know that finding a job over there is almost impossible so self employment with a PMA is probably the best option for me. However, I am a qualfied psychoogist and have aso owned my own upmarket homewares, furniture and interior design store in Perth for over 10 years. What do you think my chances are at getting work, other than being sef-employed?

I would love to hear from anybody who has some advice?

Thanks. finit

[Bert Vierstra]

Hi...

Big Hello 2 u 2

Self employed is a good option....

[InAdelaide]

why not learn Indonesian and do some english teaching you can do as much or as little as you want, no money in it....

[FINIT]

Hi, Thankyou for your repy.
Yes, I am going to learn to speak Indonesian anyway, so teaching may be an option. However, I would imagine that there woud be an abundance of expats able to teach so am wondering how easy it would be to get work. When you said, "no money in it", have you any idea of how much people are charging per hour session?

Also, wondering whether there woud be much call for Interior designers. I have much experience and really enjoy it.

As far as my Psychology goes, cutural differences in how mental health is perceived and understood would certainly prevent practice in the field with many Indonesians. Having said that, maybe expats coud make use of a counselloror but there again, maybe life in Bali is just too good and stress-free!!

[Jimbo]

I believe when it was said "there is no money in it" that was literal :-)

maybe life in Bali is just too good and stress-free

Don't believe it. Bali has a significant and escalating suicide rate.

[FreoGirl]

Hi finit, welcome to the forum
To make a go in Bali, it is really up to you to generate the business. As an interior designer there may be a business opportunity for you decking out the masses of villas that speculators like yourself are throwing up all around Bali. And don't forget Lombok - same sort of development going on their too.

There are also rich people who build big houses in Bali that might want an interior designer to do all the leg work for them finding all the right decor. The trick would be sourcing your suppliers, not always as easy as you think, and time consuming, but it is an idea.

You would learn from your own experience villa building and take it from there.

As to psychology, what sort of psychology? Could you for instance work with conference facilitators doing motivational work? Or if it is clinical, you could see if any health organisations have any interesting projects going - might not be in the part of Bali that you want to live though..

Alternatively you could set something up in Singapore or Perth and commute (week about or something).

Teaching - well you need at least some sort of qualification if you want to be paid (eg. TEFL), and there are plenty of jobs in remote parts of Indonesia. But a real long queue for the plum jobs in Bali. To teach at an International School you need to be degree qualified.

[FINIT]

Hi al,l and thankyou for your replies.

Freogirl, thanks for your reply. I am more into the research side of Psycology with my Phd being based on qualitative methodologies and having a cross-cultural focus. Clinical, yes I can do but prefer not to.
Just a thought...incase I get bored over there.

I think interior design woud be easier there. What are the current fashion trends over there for interior design? Here in Australia the trend is moving away from the modern minimalistic feel to a more classical and timeless decor. In Australia we import most of our own furniture items from both Indonesia and Europe, Maybe we will do the same over there...who knows where Bali may take us!!

[Jimbo]

Interior design in Bali iis a combination of classical greco-roman with a touch of spacial chic.

My tongue has got hidden in my mouth again :-)

[Dasha]

Gedday Finit

How are ya luvey,

What kind of business brings you to Bali 3 or 4 times a year - could it be more pleasure than biz maybe? .. assuming the two of you go that often.

I would have thought that someone who visits that much would know that the concept of flogging Villas "rentals or wholesale" is pretty much, not a good idea post the second bomb. Given the fact that most speculative villa owners have either gone broke or off loaded their inventory ( the smarter ones) as the occupancy rate plummets, down to under 2 days a week, for high end renters. Judging by your last post - I think you mean that kinda market.

Have you and your husband actually taken the time to study this idea with any sort of business plan arrangement with your Australian / Indo bean counters or did you just jump on the forum a cuppla weeks back after a few Chardies and think this might be a good place to land and tell all of us I'm a Physiologist cum interior designer - probably the latter I think (and not such a goodie if you need to be employed there) given the way you spell your field of work.

Withstanding being cast a smarty pants ,Finit, my research is more into the bullshit detection side of Psycology (note the spelling folks - you too can use spell check if you know how - no degrees here ) with my Phd being based on look for big bloody words and having a cross-cultural focus on what you are reading on this site. Clinical bullshit, yes. But I also prefer not to.

As for getting bored over THERE ... I never have . It just aint possible if you have a life.

Nice work on that last post Jimbo - I got it ... no tongue in cheek required old son.

What is it with you WA chicks?