Random Kindness

Seberapa sering kamu melihat atau merasakan ‘random act of kindness’? Laki-laki yang merelakan tempat duduk nyamannya di bus, uang kembalian belanja yang sengaja dilebihkan oleh penjual, ditolong menyeberang jalan *ampun, motor memang paling sulit mengalah, ya*, atau mbak baik hati yang membelikan teh botolan dari […]

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Selfish

Nobody else is more interesting than ourselves. When we’re looking at pictures, the first person we look for is us. When we hear about something, the first thing come to our minds is if it’s going to affect us. If it’s unfortunate, then hopefully it’s […]

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And so it is…

My resignation had been approved. I will no longer be part of SMA 8 Jakarta teacher staff. Coming to the school I used to study at was one of the best decision in my life. The journey itself is a romantic story of idealism and […]

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We are Standing in Their Way

Frankenweenie adalah film kartun hitam putih. Cukup mengejutkan Daud yang kuajak nonton. Aku suka Mr. & Mrs. Frankenstein, orangtua Victor yang berpikiran terbuka. Tentu dengan segala kekurangannya sebagai manusia. Tapi aku paling suka tokoh Mr. Rzykruski, guru IPA Victor. Karena sosoknya nyentrik dan perkataannya ‘menampar’. You […]

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Highlights of the day

If I should list silly things today, they would be: Spending 45 minutes in not more than 1 km mass parking caused by traffic jam malfunction. It’s more than Rp 25k to get out of that Jalan Pendidikan street. Didn’t check whether the last class […]

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Flight & Stuffed Nose

I thought it was just another flight. Not my first flight with common cold, but definitely not the one I would gladly experience. Usually, the uncomfortable pressure would be relieved with simple yawns. Alas, it didn’t go away that easily when you’re having heavy common […]

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Alternate History

Currently I’m taking the Daily Post from WordPress, thanks to Kapkap. Just write. Everyday. Okay. What could I have played differently? I would choose to study better in university. I had just realised, when I taught my students, that the subjects weren’t that hard and that […]

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