Personal
Self-reflections, self-notes, and whenever I feel writing for myself.
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Being 40 and 2025
My birthday already passed (December), but I just got my motivation and willingness to blog now. As… snappy as this sounds, opening the post editor on my laptop reminded me too much of (previous) work. When I had my sabbatical, I didn’t touch any of my sites for 3 months — hence, perhaps this was… Continue reading
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Working around “planned obsolescence”
One thing that I despise most after pocket-less dresses is a planned obsolescence. As we use things around us, it’s expected to have them in a wear-and-tear condition. In the old times, a lot of equipments and belongings are manufactured and produced in such a way that they can withstand prolonged usage and stay in… Continue reading
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New project: Impromptu Journal
Several months ago, I mused the idea of having a blog/website where I collect and publish Q&A with my friends on many things. Some people say it’s “curiosity”; some Indonesians, Malaysians, and Singaporeans will call it “kay-poh.” Nevertheless, I am (hashtag) blessed with a circle of friends who are always ready and kindly answer my… Continue reading
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39
A bit of (fun) fact about me: After 38-39 years, I realized I don’t really like cakes. Or at least, I can only have one small slice of cake or half of a cupcake. The same goes with other pastries. Either one portion only, or half of it. Or harass my husband so I can… Continue reading
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Right a year later…
… I got Covid. Again. And the “fun” part? I caught it right one year from the previous one (my first time with the virus.) I also started to suspect a pattern: It happens after big-scale meetup (Division Meetup) and I might pick it up during one of my transits or flights. I noticed the… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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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.… Continue reading