His experience in this field improve his skills in writing and produce a good novel.

After graduating from school, Arena Wati became a journalist and work with publishing company in Singapore, and then to Johor Bahru and Brunei.

Most of the work of Arena Wati based on academic, imaginative, thought-provoking and scathing criticism and venomous.

Arena Wati's works often focus on the struggles of the poor and the disadvantaged.

His first novel is a story of three cruises (Kisah Tiga Kapal) in 1959 where his published in Singapore.