This began, as many things do now, with tired conversations sent in texts between friends who happen to work in the creative industries. This light, conversational essay is a thread pulled from those exchanges.
Read More
I’m pleased that T&DON, a Jakarta-based platform providing expert creative consulting and training services focused on presentation skills, has featured me in an article published on their platform. The article is part of ‘Apa Rasanya,’ a section where T&DON covers presentation experiences from people of various backgrounds.
Read More
Travel has always been a purposeful activity for myself. Not only is it a time to unwind a bit from the hustle and bustle of life, it is when I can connect to myself and my identity. Having a common history intertwined with each other for more than 3 centuries, Netherlands seems to be a fitting place for me to trail back my identity as an Indonesian – through a visit to Rijksmuseum in one afternoon.
Read More
Ada satu hal yang sangat saya tunggu-tunggu setiap kali saya bepergian melalui udara: melihat laut dari jendela pesawat terbang. Mungkin awalnya bersifat sepele, karena tentu saja dalam setiap penerbangan gawai seluler tidak diperbolehkan menyala atau harus berada di dalam mode “Airplane”. Setelah puluhan dan ratusan kali saya terbang, barulah saya menyadari betapa kontemplatifnya untuk “sekedar” memandangi laut dari kejauhan.
Read More
Hello! I’m back online after recovering from the alien attack! I was in the middle of many exciting projects and plans when my family and I got tested positive for COVID-19 – forcing us to abruptly stop whatever we’re doing. It was so devastating for us. I opted out going out of my house, but still contracting the virus anyways. That’s how freaking sneaky the virus is!
Read More
There is no doubt that Wong Kar Wai’s Chungking Express (1994) is, and always be, a film that I could never be tired of rewatching. It’s a paradox. I couldn’t help but be invaded by heaps of melodramatic and sombre sentiment, yet enamoured by the chaotic clash of motions and colours on every frame.
Read More