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  • July 7, 2023

    Indonesian Embassy Kuala Lumpur: Passport renewal

    Indonesian Embassy Kuala Lumpur: Passport renewal

    When half of Southeast Asia had ticket wars for Coldplay and Taylor Swift, I had a different type of “ticket war”: Passport renewal registration. My passport is due to renew on September-October, but since I have to go for a couple of work trips during those months, I reached out to the Embassy to check… Continue reading

    Personal
    blubs, Indonesia, KBRI, passport renewal
  • July 6, 2023

    Standing on top of a (really) jiggly jelly

    Standing on top of a (really) jiggly jelly

    This post was originally published and shared by me within my team’s channel (internal.) One thing about Automattic is, the company encourages you to write. Due to its nature as a distributed company where we have been doing remote working Before It Was Cool™?, asynchronous communication through writings is part of the company’s go-to method.… Continue reading

    Mental Health, Personal, Sketches
    blubs, self-reminder
  • June 29, 2023

    The reason why airlines with flights bound to Asia should serve cup noodles

    The reason why airlines with flights bound to Asia should serve cup noodles

    … Or make it every airline company with every route. Cup noodles, a humble instant food, ready-to-eat with sodium, carbohydrates in the form of thin noodles, and hot soup that sometimes too hot when we slurped it impatiently as our tummy growls. Air travel usually is tiring. Exciting, for some and for first-timers and kids,… Continue reading

    Travels, Writings and General Commentaries
    blubs, nomnom
  • May 14, 2023

    Japan Trip: April – May 2023

    Japan Trip: April – May 2023

    Ari and I have been planning a family trip since last year, and one of the main factors was my kids’ jealousy of me because “mom always goes to cool places while we are stuck at home!” (So, no, they don’t miss me when I’m away for business trips. They are more annoyed by the… Continue reading

    Friends and Family, Snapshots, The Firmansyahs in a Nutshell, Travels
    japan, kyoto, osaka, tokyo, Travel
  • April 22, 2023

    Eid Mubarak!

    Eid Mubarak!

    Eid Mubarak, friends! Continue reading

    Friends and Family, The Firmansyahs in a Nutshell
    eid
  • April 1, 2023

    Visiting Indonesia/Malaysia during Ramadan?

    Visiting Indonesia/Malaysia during Ramadan?

    At this point, many more people are more aware of Ramadan and what it entails; no eating and no drinking from sunrise to sunset. The problem is that not everyone knows Ramadan’s massive effect on Muslim-majority countries, such as Malaysia or Indonesia. The latter is mainly on the island of Java. This post is prompted… Continue reading

    Travels
    Indonesia, Malaysia, ramadan
  • March 3, 2023

    First time with Uni Posca

    First time with Uni Posca

    I’ve been seeing my friends using Uni Posca and I’m intrigued. Then, I just realized they are not available here in Malaysia, at least not in retail-wise. I had to order it online from a trading company specializing in stationeries. I love using them, and I think it would be the same feelings when painting… Continue reading

    Sketches
    drawing, review, sketch
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