I always identify myself as Indonesian whenever I introduce myself to my colleagues or new friends here. I never hesitate to tell them what Indonesia is famous for or what should they do when they visit the archipelago. I will tell them proudly that I am wearing batik on October 2nd because it’s a National…
I stepped onto my train that afternoon. I was so tired I just wanted to go home and hugged my babies. But as usual, the Bahn never fail to tell me its stories *** The train stopped and the doors opened. A lady whom I thought looked like Korean entered. She hurriedly sat down and…
Sometimes when I say “I’m okay”, I want someone to look me in the eyes, hug me tight, and say, “I know you’re not.” It was one fine night, but I still couldn’t sleep. I kept flipping right and left on my bed, tried to shake the fear and sadness away, but I just couldn’t….
Jadi, apa yang kami lihat di Jakarta tahun ini?
Bismillah, GOOD MORNING FROM JAKARTA! (yes, I am on mudik mode now, so please excuse a might-be-too-friendly cheery greeting lol) Anyway, no. Not going to talk about our traveling experience (yet) because it was nothing but tiring. So there — it should sum it up nicely. Let me just write about something that has been…
Being a mother of two is tough – and sometimes challenging. Most of my days are spent on being a referee and deciding what words I can say that will make everything’s fair for everyone. Some of those days were easy and smooth-sailing while the others were .. difficult and I needed to calm my…
Bismillah, Few months ago, I opened my Facebook and found this post Ok – granted that this post is 4 months old, but oh wow, it has been twenty years?! How crazy time flies!
Bismillah, Nggak terasa tiba-tiba udah bulan April – dan udah sebulan juga bolos nulis blog, hehehe. Ga ada alasan lain selain it was some sort of a March Madness. Masa-masa penutupan kuarter pertama berarti saya berpacu dengan waktu untuk menyelesaikan projects baik di kantor ataupun personal. Anyway, now that that’s over, dan saya bisa bernapas…
Bismillah, I woke up – at 4 am. I looked at your face and I smiled in the dark. Your peaceful smile, your steady breath, your curly hair, and your full lips. I caressed your cheeks, feeling like my tears were going to drop. It has been a wonderful journey. And my baby, my prince,…
Bismillah,
