coriander in pho
notes and writings
Audio, Music, and Eargasm
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At this point, this became a yearly event rejoiced by the public far and large. It’s pretty awesome seeing the musicians and the audience dressing up in their favorite characters too. Also, Naohisa Furusa-sensei rocks.
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During the Madrid trip, we went to Plaza Sol area and its surroundings when we saw crowd singing “Hallelujah” with a music busker. I feel the busker enjoyed it as much as we do ✨ It was my first time seeing crowd singing together like that, and I got myself slightly emotional. It’s always beautiful […]
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Watching this IRL has been one of my bucket lists. As of now, Youtube should suffice. Kecak dance is telling a story of Ramayana ballad — a story about a prince (Lord Rama) with his wife, Sita (in Indonesia, we named her “Shinta”) and their battle against evil force: Ravana. The story opens with kecak […]
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This song is peak pandemic + introverts + geriatric millennials (“alright, it’s 10 PM! Time for me to go to bed.”) I never relate to a song this much. But wait, do I really have to go outside?All them people they drive me so damn crazyTryna tell me they’re something they’re not Oh wait, do […]
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My two favorite humans ✨ This song was made during the height of the pandemic — telling a story of long-distance lovers. ‘Cause when you have your morning coffee I’m turning out the lights so I could dream And when you smile through the screen I wish you could be here with me
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I was doing my usual mindless scrolling on Twitter when I saw KLa Project’s tweet about their song “Yogyakarta”. KLa Project is one of the seniors in Indonesia music industry. Their songs and albums holding legendary status among Indonesians. One of their songs is “Yogyakarta”. Yogyakarta is a special district/area in Indonesia, and Indonesians usually […]
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Last year, I wrote about how I (finally) found the joy in listening to podcasts: 🔗 (Finally) Figuring Out Podcasting Listening to podcast has been quite a bumpy ride for me. I can converse and understand English pretty well, yes, but I’m still not comfortable on listening podcast because it feels like it needs additional […]
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Shy little frog, singing along to this fun tune Lo-fi version on Spotify: (Featured image is an illustration by Twitter user @kapebeansies)
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“Raya” means Eid al-Fitr. In Indonesia, it’s commonly known as “Idul Fitri” while in Malaysia and Singapore, it’s usually called as “Raya” (with the greetings “Selamat Hari Raya”.) Eid al-Fitr/Raya is Islamic two-days celebration after a month-long Ramadan fasting which celebrated publicly/nationwide (not restricted to moslems only because, hey, festivities!) The word “fitr” means “oneself/one’s […]
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When I was only ten, I was told by a man He smiled as he said, “You just need to understand Unless you grow thinner, no man would ever want you” And what a grownup said I believed as children do She wasn’t made for your pleasure Don’t you blame it on human nature She […]
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