(On Being) Ordinary People

Finally, new writing in this category in a very long time. I have missed writing opinion and my insights on this blog. This time, I am writing about something I have been thinking of for a long time but lately driven to think about it a bit more in-depth, and that something is how I …

tentang dia dan hujan tengah malam (about him and late night drizzle)

The melody of nature and late night drizzle brings me to the memory of him; Those times he used to recite 'Leaning Into The Afternoons' to me The way he would tilt his head A playful smirk graced the corner of his lips A bit amused as well Like he's about to tell me a …

one fine day

Note: I wrote this one to describe how happy I was after a wonderful little vacation with two of my bestfriends, who happen to date each other, so I was practially the third wheeling inconsiderate enough to ruin a date haha. I am kidding. They asked me to join and I had nothing to do …

my funny November

It rained last night. Heavily. First time in months. The trails of raindrops, pleasant air and wet soil welcomed me to November. It was sunny at noon. I could see the sunlight crept through the window from the room where air conditioning replaced the fresh air and I stood waiting to unfold the last chapter …

that day. current longing.

That day I took your hand for comfort interlaced your big, strong fingers to my delicate ones. You gave my hand a firm squeeze without words not even looking at me. Only a subtle smile turned into an amused smirk on the corner of your lips. So typically you. My smile was formed before I …

Tanya dan Jawabnya (A Question and The Answer)

Note: I initially wrote this poem for a four-lined WhatsApp status but then I add a few more lines and turned it into a poem. I wrote this when I was in a literary festival with a swollen knee and a scrape wound on my chin, I had planned to go there before that "eventful" …

ahhhhh, kamu…….

Note: yeah, finally another post (2nd post today actually), after such a long time. This will be in Bahasa Indonesia guys, since I already put this on my Whatsapp status, I just feel like putting it here too without making any slight change. Just a bit of background story, so this man who used to …

sense of security

Just like one of my previous writings, this one also came to be from a conversation I had with my father a few nights ago and my mother the day before. It’s been quite long since the last time I posted something on any social media, so I thought a comeback post of appreciation would …

tentang teman, tentang perjalanan mencari arti

I’m gonna start this with the usual narrative, guess that is my way of opening a writing. I was having a rather normal day, finishing a translation job, devouring Jack London’s book, meeting friends, out to finish a task, having dinner with a friend, visiting a friend, then just when I wanted to go home, …

’cause emotion makes you alive

Malam ini niatnya pengen ngakak makanya baca Lupus, sambil dengerin playlist yang diperuntukkan untuk menyempurnakan kegilan. Lagi seru-serunya nertawain Boim, tiba-tiba disela telepon Bapak yang sempat bikin kaget karena waktu di rumah ketika beliau nelpon mestinya sudah tengah malam. Sama Bapak ngobrol-ngobrol sejaman, terus lanjut baca Lupus, eh malah jadi sentimental, untuk banyak alasan yang …

renungan ulang tahun

In this very moment, I close my two eyes to think about me, about life, about my life. To think of what I am as a person. I see me, the girl now standing in the middle of nowhere, too disoriented to find a way to carry on. She is one of a kind, she …