Month: April 2020
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Penjual Bunga di Clemenstorget*
*dimuat di Media Indonesia, 3 Desember 2017 “Hhhh hhhh hhhh,” aku berlari terengah-engah menuju tempat pemberhentian bus. Dan saat itulah lagi-lagi aku melihat dia. Dia yang selalu tersenyum setiap kali mata kami bertemu. Dia yang selalu menyapa “hej hej [1]” setiap pagi saat aku terburu-buru mengejar bus dan melewati kiosnya. Begitu terus setiap hari. Tak […]
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The Old Man*
*Published in The Jakarta Post, October 9, 2017 I glanced at my phone. Two missed calls. The clock showed it was 2 a.m. Yet, I was barely able to sleep — thanks to the old man who lived in apartment 1401 on the 5th floor. An apartment opposite my building whose windows weren’t curtained and […]
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Usai Kopi Ketigapuluh*
*dimuat di Majalah Kartini Edisi Maret – April 2017 “Ursäkta!’’[1] Sebuah suara terdengar dari balik punggungku. Satu suara yang rasanya kukenal. Tapi siapa? Kamu kah? Aku membalikkan badan penuh harap. Ternyata bukan. Bukan kamu yang berdiri di sana. Justru si pelayan kafe tempat aku baru saja menghabiskan waktu. Tentu saja aku kenal dengan suaranya. Bukankah […]
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Working from Home #inthetimeofcoronavirus
There’s nothing new with the idea of working from home (WFH) for me. Especially after I moved to Sweden and doesn’t work full time anymore. My home is my working space. Along with library and cafe sometimes 😊 Even so, there’s something different with the concept of WHF lately. It’s about the reason behind it […]
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Get to Know Swedish Children’s Book Icons*
If you had just moved to Sweden, with small kids, it’s just a matter of time until your kids gushing about the character in Swedish children’s books relentlessly. Like me, three years back, you may never have heard some of them before. So here I compile the list of Swedish children’s books icons you may […]
Hayu Hamemayu 