Category: Writings

• Kereta Jam Sebelas Malam (1)

  Dua hari terakhir, aku pulang tepat ketika Kereta Jam Sebelas Malam melewati palang perlintasan kereta api di jalan menuju rumah. Saat pertama kali aku bertemu dengannya, Kereta Jam Sebelas Malam tepat sedang melewati jalur yang harus aku lalui. Keadaannya saat itu aku harus menginjak rem, supaya aku tidak menyeruduk beberapa motor yang sudah berhenti di…

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  April 16, 2018

  Short Stories, Writings

• The Old Town and the Thief

  The European remnants, the touch of open space that comes with it, the tales my father used to recite, which then came alive in parts of the old buildings and ruins. That day, I swear, the crowd, Spongebob, Sasha and her bear, and the street musicians vanished before my eyes and the square was empty and silent. Until the bell…

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  April 21, 2015

  City, Fictions, Writings

  Fatahillah

• ‘The Look of Silence’ and Acknowledging the ‘Ugly’

  “Senyap” (The Look of Silence) is Joshua Oppenheimer’s second documentary movie after Jagal (The Act of Killing). Both movie took Indonesia’s harrowing social-political turbulence in the years following 1965. The abolishment of communism through the annihilation of people who were connected or thought to have any connections with the communist party took place, It was said to have taken…

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  February 4, 2015

  Art, Contemplation, History, Life, Movies, Writings

  Creative Mornings, Jagal, Joshua Oppenheimer, Movies, Senyap, The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence, Yaya Sung

• Yang Ketujuh

  If you have been around me this past month, you would know how excessively unease I have been. Every conversation would lead to the fact that Indonesia is doing its election and me telling that it involves a battle of The Good and The Evil. Prior writings involving this had been around in this blog, somewhere. The verdict has…

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  July 24, 2014

  Life, Writings

• Maria, Noa, Tini, Leila.

  I. “Jadi, kamu dulu sempat ikut wajib militer?” tanyaku takut-takut. Aku sudah lama sekali ingin menanyakan ini, tetapi situasinya tidak pernah tepat. Setelah malam ini aku yakin, tidak akan pernah ada waktu yang tepat untuk untuk menanyakan ini ke Noa. Jadi di tengah pertandingan Brazil lawan Meksiko, di tengah suara teman kami yang sudah mulai agresif karena…

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  July 20, 2014

  Fictions, Writings