A girl on a hill “In everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That’s how we survive.”Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore It's me at … Continue reading Point of no return
Life
Specific
Today I want to be really specific regarding my financial goals. At the end of 2021, I want Voldemort die. Voldemort is one of my debts..yep.. I nickname each of my debt so I could distinguish them in a snap. Nothing weird here. Voldemort is the early huge mistakes that taught me every bitter lesson … Continue reading Specific
Marriage
I decided to let my family's form become an evolving ecosystem. I un-became a woman clinging to a prescribed family structure and became one clinging to each of her family member's right to their full humanity: including me. We would break and re-break our structure instead of allowing any of us to live broken. I … Continue reading Marriage
5.05 KM
I saw a short video story about an Indian man who run barefoot 23 kilometers a day. You could read his story here https://www.thehindu.com/society/the-freedom-run/article19631355.ece This man wants to follow Mahatma Gandhi way of living, that is live simply, minimalist and discipline. At some point of the video, the narrator said that every day, a 23 … Continue reading 5.05 KM
Linguist
Master of English Applied Linguistics 🎓 Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tidesRita Mae Brown I know I always fascinated by language. I love to hear songs from many languages. I learn English with ease and I like to use English whenever I write, it forces my mind to think and re-think … Continue reading Linguist
Space
Sibisa Kaldera Toba Geopark “Selah is found in the Hebrew Bible seventy-four times. Scholars believe that when it appears in the text, it is a direction to the reader to stop reading and be still for a moment, because the previous idea is important enough to consider deeply. The poetry in scripture is meant to … Continue reading Space
Pedicab
Op. Surung Doli He always being a hardworking man. In his senior days, he owned several pedicabs for rent, so he had a steady income. I remember that whenever I wish for extra candies or a chocolate bar, I just came to him and he would give me pocket money with one condition : I … Continue reading Pedicab
Untuk selamanya..
"Lalu mereka menikah dan hidup bahagia selamanya..." Saya rasa cerita-cerita yang berakhir seperti itu harus segera direvisi agar lebih sesuai dengan realita. Saya Juga menyarankan kata keterangan waktu "Lalu" Juga diganti dengan "sebelum". Berikut ide-ide untuk merevisi kalimat diatas: Sebelum mereka menikah, mereka membicarakan pengaturan keuangan rumah tangga, Siapa bertanggung jawab Untuk membayar apa jika … Continue reading Untuk selamanya..
Broken
So our old little car has been broken again. In January it has some major issues regarding the brake, then in April with its air filter and also the coils… Yes, I’ve budgeted this Car maintenance cost, but still, it feels..” expensive”. We really need to downsize our expenses, and I think we should start … Continue reading Broken
Piltik Coffee
I always love a business that runs by a family. To be living in harmony as one family is hard enough to achieve, let alone To have a professional and profitable business with all family members. Piltik Coffee located in Siborong borong, north Sumatra. It started with a very humble beginning by a family. This … Continue reading Piltik Coffee
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