Year: 2023
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My current feel-good series
I’m bad in watching series. Whenever there are new popular series, my first question is: “Does it have a happy ending?” Yes, I haven’t watched “The Game of Thrones”, and never will. I also can’t watch movies with a very intensive storyline. While I enjoy thriller or detective shows, there is a specific limit on…
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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…
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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.…
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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,…
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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…
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Bamboo forest
Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove or Sagano Bamboo Forest, is a natural bamboo forest in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan. The forest consists mostly of mōsō bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) and has several pathways for tourists and visitors. The Ministry of the Environment considers it a part of the soundscape of Japan.
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Eid Mubarak!
Eid Mubarak, friends!
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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…
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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…