Category: Contemplation
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Catatan Pilkada: Setelah Ini.
“Perhaps not surprisingly, I am also a man of two minds. I am not some misunderstood mutant from a comic book or a horror movie, although some have treated me as such. I am simply able to see any issue from both sides. Sometimes I flatter myself that this is a talent, and although it…
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Catatan Tiga Bulan
Foto: Koleksi pribadi dan Matiinu Ramadhan Prinsip hidup saya yang ingin seperti Moomin saja, yang hanya ingin hidup dalam kedamaian, menanam kentang, dan bermimpi diusik tiga bulan ini. Entah apa yang merasuki saya saat mengiyakan permintaan (atau penunjukkan?) menjadi ‘penjaga’ proyek Charity Dinner ini. Jebakan Batman selalu terjadi di pemilihan ketua panitia proyek di lingkaran relawan ini. Biasanya mereka menunjuk orang…
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A Quiet Readjustment
I remember how culturally shocked I was being home after my first year abroad. Getting used to live in the States as a seventeen year old made everything in Indonesia wrong. It was too hot, too loud, too dirty, too humid, too messy. The foods were still good but they could’ve done better aesthetically. I could’ve…
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Tentang: Membaca
“I can not live without books.” – Thomas Jefferson, 10 Juni 1815. — Saya berdiri membaca penjelasan panjang di bawah kutipan itu selama setidaknya 15 menit. Di balik kaca tempat teks itu ditempelkan ada rak melingkar yang dibuat menyerupai perpustakaan asli Thomas Jefferson. Sepanjang lima belas menit berdiri di sana dan dua jam mengelilingi (yang bisa…
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The Adultw(h)ood
I was driving across Jakarta and my parents were not making any sound. I looked to my side, and my father’s head was bobbing of dozed-ness. Yep, he’s almost there. I looked up to the rear view mirror and sure indeed, my mother was conveniently napping. I checked the time, it’s 3 PM. I said to…
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