I remember back then when I was studying in Jakarta (around 2006), I used to dream about going to Yogyakarta. One my high school friends spent his bachelor in one of the renowned universities here. He always talked about how cheap living here and most importantly this city is also dubbed as one of the [...]
Teman satu. "Ih kamu mau sih pacaran sama dia lagi, udah lama tapi gak dinikah-nikahin". Teman dua. "Share donk tulisan IELTS nya" - dia meminta. "Coba silakan baca di blog aja" - saya menjawab. "Ah blog nya pasti galau mulu deh" - ujarnya. Teman tiga. "Kamu tuh jangan begini, gak baik. Harusnya begini. Buat kebaikan [...]
Introverts atau orang yang cenderung diam dan pemalu memang susah-susah gampang untuk ditebak. Mungkin, kebanyakan orang beranggapan bahwa hidup seorang introverts akan membosankan. Tapi, jangan dulu menghakimi. Introverts justru punya cara tersendiri untuk membuat hari-harinya menyenangkan. Walaupun tidak sepenuhnya introvert, saya punya beberapa cara yang biasa saya gunakan untuk melawan rasa bosan ataupun penat dengan [...]
In my experience, I've seen quite a lot single women who have been struggling for life, they survive. I have two sisters and they got divorced with kids with them to feed. My elder sister has a 15-yo son who is now in puberty and seeing world as his own. My sister works and never [...]
It was one rainy afternoon, she stared at the window, sighed deeply. The rain seemed to have had her drifted away, her mind was lost, her body was stuck. She was thinking about her limitless dreams as if she could ever reach them. She opened the window and let the wind blow and stroke her [...]
Few days ago, I read an article talking about love and who to choose for life. It was written by a man and he said that "Mencari jodoh itu tidak susah, tidak banyak kriteria ini itu, asalkan dia perempuan dan mau sama saya". He was really straightforward. I admit it that the more I achieve [...]
I believe that everybody is getting addicted to the what so-called social media. Facebook, twitter, path, instagram, and so on. I could be one of those people whose phone are packed with the apps. But, recently, I feel that those apps are no longer useful and I started deleting them on my phone. I began [...]
*Indonesian version* Masih teringat jelas di pandangan saya, dulu ayah saya ingin saya menjadi seorang perawat. Ketika lulus SMA pun, saya dapat tawaran beasiswa dari pemerintah kota Sukabumi untuk belajar menjadi perawat, ayah saya sangat setuju, tapi saya menolak. Kenapa? Pertama, Saya bersekolah di sebuah pesantren keinginan ayah saya dan mengambil jurusan bahasa karena di [...]
I was away from home since I was 12. Like every other little girl, I was, at that time, in the need of parents' love and affection, yet in fact, I was trying to survive alone. Time flew, and I made my life on my own. I didn't get along too well with my father, [...]
Beberapa hari yang lalu, di dalam akun instagram saya, mata saya terpikat oleh sebuah postingan dari idola saya, Marissa Anita, di dalam blog nya. Judulnya sama seperti yang saya tulis sekarang. Seorang teman pun tak lupa men-taut-kan postingannya di comment blog saya sebelum ini. Hati saya terenyuh saat saya membaca postingan itu, pun tak bisa [...]
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