Write to Remember

A: “Is it okay that perhaps i just want to be a cool ibu kostan, earning more passive income through investment, be a part-time lecturer because i need to socialize in less dramatic and nice environment plus be more useful in society, and then spend the rest of the day reading, writing, sometimes painting, and watch enriching content for my brain? Is that too much to ask?” Z: “Don’t forget to find a husband and be a mother part.” A: “Well, if or when someday i’m ready for commitment, full responsibility for others, and stuffs.” Z: “I thought you would say when someday you’ll fall in love and meet the one?” A: “Don’t be overrated. It’s a matter of commitment or not.”

I often hear this song at Sama Dengan Cafe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The sun has left and forgotten me It's dark, I cannot see Why does this rain pour down? I'm gonna drown in a sea Of deep confusion Somebody told me, I don't know who Whenever you are sad and blue And you're feeling all alone and left behind Just take a look inside you and you'll find You gotta hold on Hold on through the night Hang on Things will be all right Even when it's dark and not a bit of sparkling Sing-song sunshine from above Spreading rays of sunny love Just hang on Hang on to the vine Stay on Soon you'll be divine If you  start to cry, look up to the sky Something's coming up ahead To turn your tears to dew instead And so I hold on to this advice When change is hard and not so nice If you listen to your heart the whole ...

I just finished the first chapter of Growing Pains, a book written by senior Indonesian journalist, Desi Anwar. At first, I didn't plan to buy this book. Last Saturday, I was spending my day volunteering in an NGO. I spent most of the day with my friends, children, and international volunteers. It has been quite a long time though not spending time with them. That Saturday, I've made promise to have dinner with my parents. But, on the evening, while I was waiting for dinner time, I decided that I want to go to a book shop after I finished my volunteering job desk. I would like to go to Kinokuniya to buy a printed edition of a magazine, and also search for a new romance novel. However, Kinokuniya is quite far from my location, so I decided that I could buy that magazine on weekday since Kinokuniya located near my office. So, I went to a closer bookshop instead, Aksara Kemang. Maybe, I could find a recommended romance novel, as long as it's not a young adult one. My eye...