Is it too much to be asked for? When I wish you to send a little halo for me in the mid of your work time; or when I wish you to text me on how was your day; I do notice that at home you rarely put your phone down, so I guess you … Continue reading Sad
Relationship
Victory
Small victories add up.The little wins we commit ourselves to,day in and day out, lead us to the successes we're striving for. For the past 35 days, I write in this blog every single day, some days I feel nothing comes up, while on other days, I must force myself to stop writing. I also … Continue reading Victory
Sat nite
Our usual sat nite: The couchThe three of usThe books The movieSeveral cups of hot tea+ chocolateThe talks I have come to the point where I finally understand the best gift I have. The gift of those perfectly ordinary days. Today is one of those ordinary days. I spent time to clean the house, to … Continue reading Sat nite
Groceries
We were taking a quick dinner on our way home tonight We went to the supermarket after work today, and for a moment, I realized that I really appreciate and feel grateful for this man that I called husband now. He is always super helpful, not even once I ever heard him complaining when I … Continue reading Groceries
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 π 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 βSelah 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
The spark
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..