• New Kid on The Block*

    I can still remember, vividly, the first moment when I got off from Öresundtåg at Lund’s Central Station. The cold winter air was slapping on my face like waking me up from a long dream, and I whispered excitedly to myself: “Okay, this is real.” But then, I stepped out outside the station and that

  • Four Days and Three Nights in Gothenburg

    On the last week of December 2017, we had an unplanned trip to Gothenburg. It was a simultaneous one which needed less than a week to prepare. This is new as usually we plan a trip way too far from the D day 😅. We were previously uncertain about having a trip for the year

  • Year End Note

    The end of 2017 is almost here. Time surely flies before we even realize. The day when I left Indonesia for Sweden still feels like yesterday. But in fact, I’m going to witness my second new year in Sweden, in the next few hours. The 2017 itself is really something for me as this is

  • Crush

    Zaki and I had a bedtime talk the other day, about me who had just changed my current crush from Alexander Skarsgård to Thomas Beaudoin. He found it’s bit strange because I change my crush like a girl changes her dress (yeah, just like that Katy Perry’s song 😆). Very quickly. Unlike him who’s “committed”

  • Seorang Penulis yang Bertanya pada Dirinya Sendiri

    Seorang penulis suatu hari bertanya pada dirinya sendiri. Apa jadinya jika dunia kehabisan kosakata? Akankah diksi menjadi sunyi? Tak ada lagi awalan atau akhiran? Tak perlu lagi imbuhan? … Pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu tak kunjung ia temu jawabnya. Tapi setengahnya ia tak lagi peduli. Toh, kata sekarang makin kehilangan makna. Tak lagi diperhatikan tanda bacanya. Tak lagi