Category: afterthought
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True Story – what is it good for?
Day 4 of writing every day. An interesting conversation somehow submerged tonight in my family. There’s this new Indonesian movie that making rounds online. Ipar Adalah Maut is a story of a husband who has an affair with his wife’s sister. This short sentence is enough to make me not want to watch the movie.…
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Influencers – how powerful are they?
Day 3 of writing everyday. The past 9 months of genocide in Gaza has made me, and hopefully many others, step away from the frenzy of idolising celebrities. I truly understand there’s no point in idolising a fellow human being, but before the ongoing genocide, I would publicly show my admirations towards comedians and talkshow…
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A Good Girl
Day 2 of the writing every day challenge. Will I make it ’till the end? 🧐 I know we now have quite a low bar for things to be considered good, as well as bad. However, I honestly think that when it comes to self-improvement or self-appreciation, there’s no such thing as a “low bar”…
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17|71
Saya bangga bukan main ketika mendengar tentang adanya pameran 17|71: Goresan Juang Kemerdekaan. Ide pameran ini sungguh sangat menarik: pameran mengenai lukisan-lukisan yang menjadi hiasan di Istana Kepresidenan. Saya sendiri hanyalah penikmat seni amatir. Jika dihadapkan pada sebuah lukisan, saya tidak akan bisa menganalisis makna lukisan itu secara mendalam. Saya hanya bisa menentukan, “oke, saya…
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Persoalan Koneksi
Saya baru saja pulang kampung. Saat saya bilang “kampung”, yang saya maksud memang benar-benar kampung. Tepatnya kampung papa dan mama saya, karena kalau saya sendiri tidak pernah merasa punya kampung. Gara-garanya tentu saja asal-usul saya yang kurang begitu jelas. Saya dilahirkan di Jakarta. Umur setahun saya dibawa orang tua saya ke sebuah desa di Sulawesi…
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I Am Bitter #1
A few days ago I was invited to a “Recruitment Presentations” event held by one of the development banks. By the time the event was over, I basically had an enlightenment.