July 2020
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Exchanging Letters Suddenly Feels More Than Nostalgic
Love letters from more than 80 years ago between a couple living separately. This is almost nonexistent these days. So I sought a community of such habit. But I cannot. I stumbled upon a site which I thought it is for penpalling but wait, everyone seems selling their faces and not that into writing letters. Continue reading
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Fatherhood in “Fanny” (1961)
It is no wonder that “Fanny” is considered “classics”. It displays a theme that is relevant to any human being regardless of their age, citizenship, and status. It turns out that classics can be very entertaining without even showing you any sexually explicit scenes or nude scenes like our contemporary movies. Not only women, now… Continue reading
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Remembering the Late Sapardi Djoko Damono (SDD)
Pada Suatu Hari Nanti pada suatu hari nantijasadku tak akan ada lagitapi dalam bait-bait sajak inikau takkan kurelakan sendiri pada suatu hari nantisuaraku tak terdengar lagitapi di antara larik-larik sajak inikau akan tetap kusiasati pada suatu hari nantiimpianku pun tak dikenal laginamun di sela-sela huruf sajak inikau takkan letih-letihnya kucari(SDD) That is the poem Sapardi… Continue reading
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From My New Normal Getaway (Part 2 – End)
[Read the previous part here: FROM MY NEW NORMAL GETAWAY (PART 1)] “Morning Has Broken” might be the right song to sing at 5.30 am on top of the hill ridge that very morning. I woke up at 4.50 am and got ready for a morning walk (or trekking as it involves uneven surfaces) with… Continue reading
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From My New Normal Getaway (part 1)
In the New Normal, people start to leave their homes and do whatever they can to stay sane by finding a place to destress and unwind. I am no exception. This week I was on a very very brief midweek getaway. And I can say it helped me dump all the emotional and psychological baggage… Continue reading
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Setelah Lepas Kawat Gigi, Lalu Apa?
Setelah menulis pengalaman saya memasang kawat gigi selama setahun di sini (baca: Pasang Kawat Gigi: Perlu Atau Tidak?“), saya tak lupa akan membagikan pengalaman saya mencopot kawat gigi. Seharusnya mungkin pencopotan kawat gigi ini dijadwalkan lebih awal tetapi kita tahu pandemi berkecamuk sejak Maret, dan layanan dokter gigi dan klinik gigi pun mandek total. Bahkan… Continue reading
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