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  • 9 years and counting…

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    Earlier today, as I messing around with this blog’s theme for the gazillionth times, I checked my Facebook Memories and I found a picture from 9 years ago — my high school teacher with me, standing side by side, and with a caption of my teacher with me as her student.

    Something on my mind started to fizzle. It felt like there’s something important that supposed to happen today but I couldn’t figure out what. I looked at the picture again.

    Then something clicked. Damn. Damndamndamn.

    My husband was in a hospital for his kidney check-up (he got a minor case of kidney stone and he visited the doctor after 2-weeks in-home treatment). I rang him up.

    “Hi, where are you?”

    “Uh, still at the hospital. Why?“

    “Yeah. So, I just remembered something—“

    “YEAH, ME TOO.”

    “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LOL.”

    ”I already set a reminder on my phone yesterday but I guess I missed it lol.”

    Happy marriage anniversary, dear. 9 years and counting. And look! We made two mini-us!

  • Plants Updates

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    I’m that kind of person with the ability of killing a plastic cactus. Once, a golden pothos perished on my hand. PERISHED. A gardener once went agape when I mentioned to them that I once killed a mint plant. Mint is a very invasive, strong plant — it even considered as garden weed. And I killed it.

    Anyway, that doesn’t stop me from trying. Yesterday, I bought myself a Thai chili plant, bayleaf plant, and kaffir lime plant. Bought a couple of jade plants too, so I’m happy.

    (Left to right) Thai chili, golden pothos, bayleaf (on the back), kaffir lime (on the front,) and three golden pothos plants
    The succulents!

    And I found out that I’m proud plantmom! ?

    LOOK AT THAT TINY CUTIEPIE, OKAY. SOMETHING ACTUALLY ALIVE AND THRIVE UNDER MY CARE — or, uh, neglect. Because sansevieria thrives on neglect.

    AND ANOTHER ONE. YES. ANOTHER ONE!

    I was so confused when I water the smaller sansevieria because it supposed to stay on the center — while I noticed it seems like slightly moved to the side and the pot seems crowded.

    I tilted the pot and I noticed a wee smaller plant next to its bigger sibling! Yay!

    Please wish me luck! Hopefully the plants are staying healthy and happy!

  • ‘Abdijiwo’ by Retno Widya

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    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 lots of comedies, you can find the comic ‘Abdijiwo’ in LINE Webtoon Indonesia. The comic is still in Indonesian language.

    LINE Webtoon Indonesia: ‘Abdijiwo’

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  • Saw this site mentioned the other day on Slack: neocities.org.

    Scroll down and you will see “Featured Sites”. Never knew it brings back early 2000s, and it makes me so, so happy.

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