Category: Friends and Family
Tales and stories about my family and friends. Pretty normal, but can be pretty weird too.
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BilaBila Mart CNY 2026: The Year of the Horse “BILABILA PUN ONG-MARI!”
Before I start, let me preface this post by saying that THIS IS NOT AN AD/PAID POST. If I were ever asked to publish a paid post/ad, I would inform you all. So far, the brands or companies that I mentioned here are based on my personal experiences and unpaid opinions. Last week, the BilaBila…
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Life update and Bandung trip
It has been, like… 3 weeks (?) after my last post of having hospitalized due to an accident, and I can say that I’m recovering. I’m pretty happy with the progress, although I must admit there are some aspects that I have strong opinions on. First is the cane. The walking cane. Or stick. Whatever.…
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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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After 2.5 years
When the pandemic raged on at the beginning of March 2020, one of my friends wrote on her social media timeline. “Please. Please stay safe and stay healthy. I can’t afford losing one more sweet souls. I can’t afford losing anyone of you.” To see our friends still safe and healthy is definitely a happiness…
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That day when I was sold
Do you have a tradition within your culture/nuclear culture that’s interesting/unusual (“unusual” is a strong word. Maybe something that’s not widely known) for others? I came from a Javanese family. We don’t really hold tight into the culture itself, but there are some aspects that my parents did — and I realized it was not…
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“Hazy dusk” by Jay Faiz
Story by my good friend: Jay Faiz It started with a light tap tap tap on your window on a particularly hazy dusk. Tap tap tap. Tap tap tap. Just enough to annoy you and tickle your curiosity, even though you are fully aware that you’re on the thirtieth floor and it is impossible for…
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For better or worse: 2021
By the end of 2020, things felt like a blur. This reminds me of 2007-2008. As much as I’m proud of my achievements during 2007-2008 (I got my master degree in Management, thanks to Research Assistant program on my campus), it was one of the most challenging years for me. I didn’t have clear recollection…
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‘Abdijiwo’ by Retno Widya
My sister, Retno Widya, has been developing her OC (original character) and combined with her interest in Javanese culture, she created a comic titled ‘Abdijiwo’ (in Indonesian.) Translated from abdi (servant/humble servant) and jiwo (soul), the story is about three cursed souls who serve their living human hosts. A combination of drama, Javanese culture, and…
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Indonesia Trip (December 2019)
Back in December, we decided to have a week-long trip to Indonesia, specifically to Jakarta and Purwokerto (my, hm, I want to say it as ‘hometown’, but it’s not exactly my hometown. I was born and raised in Cilacap, Central Java — and my parents moved to Purwokerto back in 2005 when my dad retired.)…