Category: Books and Readings
Things that I read, currently reading, or stopped reading.
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Colorful history
I was lurking on my colleagues’ blog when I noticed Brezo’s post: The Met: Chroma (I highly recommend you to read it!) when she visited The MET’s Chroma exhibition. Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture was once colorful, vibrantly painted and richly adorned with detailed ornamentation. Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color reveals the colorful backstory of polychromy—meaning “many… Continue reading
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Building book-reading habit
I like reading, but I personally feel something has been lacking lately on my reading habit. Recently, I have been reading self-help/motivational book, and my current two favorites are Ryder Carroll’s “The Bullet Journal Method” and James Clear’s “Atomic Habit”. You might notice those two books actually connected in some ways. “The Bullet Journal Method”… Continue reading
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An apology to Agatha Christie
I first learned about Sherlock Holmes — yes, we will talk about Agatha Christie later. THIS IS IMPORTANT — when I was an elementary student. When I was still a kid, we had — and I guess we still have — this children magazine named “BOBO”. Originated from the Netherlands, “BOBO” magazine had such a… Continue reading
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A small reminder
Found this little gem on Twitter as I scroll the timeline among the many horrendous news about our world. Originally tweeted by Madeline Sharafian (@maddieshara) on August 18, 2020. (Please say hello to them on Twitter!) And I hope you can feel the warmth too as much as it warms me. Continue reading
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Kemiskinan Sistemik
Beberapa minggu lalu, pernah ada rame-rame di Twitter (ya kapan sih ya ga rame di Twitter, hahaha,) karena tweet seseorang yang menganggap kalo kemiskinan itu terjadi karena kemalasan/kerjanya kurang keras dan — kalo ga salah — buat dia, hidup susah itu terjadi karena sebenernya susah ngabisin duit (??? Gw juga ga paham. Waktu gw baca… Continue reading