THOUGHTS & DAY2DAY

  • Ayah, Barangkali

    Ayah, Barangkali

    Aku tumbuh besar hanya dengan Ibuku. Bukan karena ada yang pergi – tapi karena memang begitulah…

  • Blue, Most of the Time

    Blue, Most of the Time

    I came to Greece expecting to gain big experiences: working in diplomacy, living in Europe, having…

  • Ready is a Luxury

    Ready is a Luxury

    Somewhere between 3 pm two days ago, or 1 pm yesterday, or 4 pm today, I…

  • 2 (Dua)

    2 (Dua)

    Eli tinggal sendiri di sebuah kota di mediterania. Pekerjaannya bagus, penampilannya rapi, jawabannya selalu: “I’m doing…

  • A Minor Catheter-astrophy

    A Minor Catheter-astrophy

    Hello. This post is going to be very short. Well… shorter than usual—because I don’t really…

  • Anhedonia, Don’t I?

    Anhedonia, Don’t I?

    When in pain, it’s easy to feel helpless—and even harder to feel hopeful. During a pain…

  • (Almost) Gone in 15 Seconds

    (Almost) Gone in 15 Seconds

    I had my surgery at the end of December 2025. The procedure was a laparotomy—an open…

  • Wind-Wind Solution

    Wind-Wind Solution

    As I write this piece, I keep hearing heavy wind outside, knocking on my window as…

  • Com(b)ing Back

    Com(b)ing Back

    I combed my hair today—for the first time in almost a decade. It felt strange, a…

  • Reaksi Wajar Setelah Sekian Lama

    Reaksi Wajar Setelah Sekian Lama

    Mulai dari Tumblr sampai Blogpost, sampai WordPress sudah saya coba sebagai platform nge-blog, dari yang curahan…

  • Ria Ria in 4 Days

    Ria Ria in 4 Days

    Hungaria and Austria… Okay, so there was a not-so-long-but-long-enough holiday in May due to Vessak Day…

  • Scripted Speech, Empty Feeling, and Narrative Changing Walk into a Bar

    Scripted Speech, Empty Feeling, and Narrative Changing Walk into a Bar

    Changing the narrative to oneself is a powerful tool in self-development. Sometimes the issue is bigger…