TONY BENLAS SOLID A
The Shallot King
Tony is an established businessman in Surabaya. He is “The Shallot King” of Indonesia as he supplies his country with its need of this spice. Below he is shown with Yoakim Asy, also of Solid A
Tony Benlas is an enterprising young man when he moved to Surabaya (his base Mojokerto is around 40 km away) which acts as the center in dealing with shallots and onions for the country. He has warehouses for this cooking staple strewn all over Java to supply a big share of the market. He even imports when there’s a shortfall in Indonesia and exports them to other countries including the Philippines when there’s bumper harvest. Tony has built a big house in Mojokerto that hosted PYs like Bala, Laila, Jowie
and Marina. Tony is married for almost 20 years to Tini and has three kids: Ian (the eldest) who has visited Laila in the US and also spent part of his high school in Australia, Dio (the second) and Shinta, his lovely daughter.
The Good Husband & Good Father Always the good provider, Tony has brought his family to trips abroad. His sons enjoy surfing in Bali which Tony frequents as his business brings him there. Tony has brought many friends to Bali as well—a land he considers his second home for the many memories he created there with his family and friends.
Tony’s Family: Tini, wife Felix Aryan Benlas, 19 Maruta Glendio Benlas, 15 Maya Jashinta Benlas 9
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