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Tidak Ada Yang Berubah Dari Langit Malam Ini
Perlahan suhu di sini semakin hari menjadi semakin bersahabat, walau deburan anginnya cukup membekukan kulit dan mengundang bersin yang datangnya tanpa permisi. Gue dengan percaya dirinya hanya menggunakan celana pendek yang dipadukan dengan denim berwarna biru dongker yang dibeli di Jepang kemarin. Sekilas ada pesan masuk dari Ammar yang memberi sinyal kalau ia sudah berada di depan flat dan menunggu gue untuk segera turun. — Kami dipertemukan oleh sebuah momen di bulan Oktober tahun lalu yang mana sama-sama baru saja menyelesaikan sholat jumat di Masjid satu-satunya di kota ini. Dari jauh, raut dan perawakannnya sangat mirip dengan kebanyakan orang Indonesia, batin gue. Dugaan pertama, kalau bukan orang indonesia, pasti orang…
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How To Live Like Swedes
Di Indonesia, Swedia terkenal dengan salah satu pemain sepakbola dunia, Ibrahimović. Selain itu, Swedia juga dikenal sebagai negara asal toko retail terbesar yang tersebar di berbagai belahan dunia, yakni IKEA. Belakangan, Swedia juga terkenal karena berada di jajaran teratas sebagai negara paling bahagia di seluruh dunia. Selain fakta-fakta tadi, ada satu lagi fakta yang cukup mendeskripsikan bagaimana orang-orang di sini menjalani hidup mereka. Selama hampir enam bulan tinggal di Swedia, saya mulai menyadari bahwa orang-orang lokal di sini cukup unik. Termasuk juga sistem yang mengatur kehidupan bermasyarakat mereka. Perbincangan saya dengan seorang teman berkebangsaan Swiss, sebut saja Emilia, menjadi titik awal observasi saya terhadap orang-orang di sini. Catch-up dibalut ‘Fika’…
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Everything Happens For A Reason
There were myriad moments in my life that made me difficult to forget. The moment when I failed the university admission exam, the moment I didn’t win a competition, and the moment when I lose some precious stuffs that belong to me. They were full of bad experience indeed. Not only because they were “pricey”, but also those stuff no longer could support me to run the day and the future. These are some stories I’m trying to recall that gave me immense lessons in life. I’m not sure to what extent the lessons have contributed to shape who I am today. But, the failure and loss as the result…
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Things I Wish I Knew Earlier – Part 1
In my 20s, there has been much that I should be grateful for. The things that previously I regretted, but at the end turned out to be what I supposed to do instead. Aside, there are few things that proly turned out bad, that I couldn’t rewind to make the result a bit better. Lesson-learned, here are three things I wish I knew earlier, that you guys, could consider when taking every important decision in your life. Professional Internship Back then, when I was in college, I was sort of overwhelmed with the assignments the professor had given. I felt like there was no single moment I could breathe the…
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Why “I Don’t Have Time” Does Not Exist
One thing that many people always complain about is regarding the limited time. We are so busy that we don’t have time for anything. We do want to read a good book, but we think that we just don’t have time. We try but to no avail. What about spending some precious time with family and friends? We too afraid that we don’t have time at the moment. What about sitting or lying around doing nothing? That’s a luxury we can’t really get. Because of our work, our business, and all the things that are really important to do, take up all of our time. However, worth noting, what exactly…
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