• Yogyakarta

    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… Continue reading »

  • Bee Hwa Cafe, Penang

    We have been following a food blogger/vlogger from Malaysia, Ceddy, and he’s recommending the char kuey teow on this place. Bonus: The food is muslim-friendly. A bit of note, Penang folks are not joking when they said their food is delicious ? There is this… joke/anecdote about food peddler. The more unfriendly the seller is,… Continue reading »

  • Coworking

    Working outside the home terrifies me. As soon as I started in Automattic, I found myself attached and depended on my external monitor. I have been enjoying the wide and spacious view of everything that I’m working on — it feels like ”I have the powah”-moment. This is something that I can’t achieve when coworking,… Continue reading »

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  • (Finally) Figuring Out Podcasting — and still trying to figure it out now

    Last year, I wrote about how I (finally) found the joy in listening to podcasts: 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 level of effort (listening and… Continue reading »

  • Sleep

    How do I write this down without incriminating myself, hmmm. So! Okay. I have been having trouble getting a good night sleep for the past… I don’t know, 2 years? It can be due to sudden itchiness on my legs (somehow I feel something crawling/bug on my legs? I know it sounds creepy, but trust… Continue reading »

  • Strawberries

    It’s your usual midnight blog post; when you got yourself stay awake in the middle of the night and social media is too weird (and too angry) for you to check. I suddenly remember the times when I went to Florida, USA, for Automattic’s Grand Meetup back in 2019. Specifically: Strawberries. For me personally, it… Continue reading »

  • A café staff in Senayan, Jakarta

    Before joining Automattic, I was a lecturer + staff in my university (my alumni) on our R&D department, specifically, on Case Studies Development. One time, my manager asked me to have out-of-office meeting/1:1 meeting. It was end of the academic year, and we ramped up our case studies process (contacting the writers, coordinating with the… Continue reading »