People Who Are Doing Things, Going Places

I’m not sure if it’s incidental or did lots and lots of things happen in the last two weeks? You decide.

1. Steve Rogers’ Running Grandpa featured on USA Today

Remember Steven the Texan, one of the…

Love from the Chinese Media

Three days ago, Sin Chew Daily published a story about some of the Top 50 candidates and there was a 2 page-spread on my profile!

I don’t think I highlighted the fact that the Chinese media in Malaysia has been…

15 Minutes of Frames

Two weeks ago, I needed some new pictures for a Sin Chew Daily feature (a national Chinese daily newspaper), so I got one of our staff to do a very quick photo-snappy. We didn’t have much time so…

How the Media Changed My Life

I did a bit of spring cleaning this week and found the newspaper cutting of the New York Times article I was featured in. This got me thinking about instances when the media had made a real positive impact…

BBC ‘Best Job in the World’ Documentary

Finally the BBC ‘Best Job in the World’ documentary is out and if you are in the U.K. you can watch the replay on BBC…

‘Best Job in the World’ goes to Briton Ben Southall

It’s official! Tourism Queensland has chosen Ben Southall as their Island Caretaker.

Ben is the hardiest and most impressive candidate as far as extreme adventurism goes. It is very hard to top the Land Rover roaring, tough-as-nails man who…

The Edge: My viral marketing campaign for the ‘Best Job in the World’

In an article published on the Edge on 31st March 2009, Emily Tan interviewed me and documented  my digital campaigning efforts for the Best Job in the World. Read the story here: Viral marketing…

Expatriate Lifestyle Magazine Feature Now Out!

Even though I did not make the Top 16 shortlist for the Best Job in the World, media coverage will still be popping up here and there as a result of earlier efforts that was part of my longer-term…

James’ Farewell Drinks

While I didn’t make the Top 16, the other expat in the U.K. James Hill did. I went to his farewell do at Smiths on Smithfield in Farringdon yesterday evening to give him a megahug for making it…