Tag: personal story

  • Mrs Fantastic

    On our way home the other day, my daughter and I had a small talk like we always had. We discussed this and that and she excitedly told me about the unit she’s currently doing: “Human Body” and how she did a research on skeleton as part of the unit. That day she said that →

  • Saya dan Film India

    Sebagai generasi yang lahir pertengahan 1980an, saya adalah generasi MTV yang masa pembentukan karakternya dihiasi dengan menonton boyband lalu lalang di televisi. NSync, Westlife, Backstreet Boys, Boyzone adalah sederet grup yang wajah para personilnya menghiasi dinding kamar saya, berdampingan dengan poster para pemain sepak bola. Namun, selain sebagai generasi MTV, saya juga adalah generasi 90an →

  • What to Expect the First Year (in Sweden)*

    People say the first year of everything is actually the hardest. What about the first year living in Sweden? Well, it’s not easy, I must say. But, if you know what to expect, you will know how to deal with that. Bureaucracy Welcome to Sweden! First thing first: get your personnumer and your Swedish ID →

  • 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 →

  • 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 →