Author: Hayu Hamemayu

  • Kid’s Stories Project: The Day The Crayons Get Sad

    My kid’s been really into Drew Daywalt’s The Day The Crayons Quit, a funny and intriguing book about crayons that don’t want to color anymore. It was started around two months ago when she and her friends at school acted out a play based on the story (she was the white crayon by the way… →

  • Kid’s Stories Project: The Old Tree

    Story and Illustration by Hayya Habibi Once upon a time there was one child that loved to go to the rainforest. And one day he saw two big old trees. The big old trees had lots and lots of animals living on them so the little boy went home and told his mom and dad… →

  • Kid’s Stories Project: Paman Toto yang Pelupa dan Pesta Ulang Tahun Lala

    As a freelance writer who is also a full time mother, I receive lots of requests (or pressures to be precise 😀 ) from my own kid, to write children’s stories for her. I personally think that writing stories for kiddos are way much harder than for adults. Kid’s stories require certain degree of imagination… →

  • Puasa (Hampir) 20 Jam

    Ini kali kedua saya menjalani puasa bukan di Indonesia. Kali pertama adalah periode 2011-2012 silam, saat saya menempuh studi di pesisir barat Australia. Ber-Ramadan bukan di kampung halaman sebenarnya bukan hal baru buat saya. Maklum, sejak SMA, saya sudah tinggal terpisah dengan orang tua (waktu itu saya ikut bulik di Jogja sementara orang tua saya… →

  • Journey to the Southernmost and South-easternmost of Sweden

    As a new resident in Skåne (also known as Scania in English), I received a complimentary JOJO card valid for two weeks to travel around the region for free with Skånetrafiken. This promo applies to every person who has just moved to Skåne and is registered in Skatteverket, the Swedish Tax Agency. Skånetrafiken itself is… →