Distance is powerful.It’s liberating.And it’s suffocating.It helps me to filter my circle.And it filters me out from the circles.It allows me to showcase the beauty through colourful stained glass.And it keeps the secrets only I could see through my magnifying glass.Distance empowered me and incapacitated me.It was there when I discovered freedom.It was there when I craved for intimacy.It was there when I...

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In 2021, I found myself experiencing many of my "first times". The simplest one would be the first time not posting anything on this blog (oops!) while the major one would be first time working overseas. Of course not everything was a shining shimmering splendid first time experience. Trust me I had my share of ups and downs too! Still I would say...

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Recently I scrolled through my phone gallery and found some pictures from Starbucks Master Class session I attended back in 2019. The class gave us the basic knowledge and techniques of manual coffee brewing; like how to brew coffee with French Press technique, how is it different from the popular V60 Pour Over technique, and how the same pour over technique produces different...

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I hope everyone is doing well in the midst of this coronavirus outbreak! We all know this Covid-19 has been a nightmare for everyone in the world. Here in Indonesia we are also encouraged to practice social-distancing, stay at home as much as possible and limit non-essential outside activities to combat the spread of coronavirus. I have been working and exercising at home...

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One more sleep and we will be waking up in a leap year: year 2020! As much as I'm excited for 2020, I am utterly grateful for the past 365 days. For me, 2019 was the year of changes almost in every aspect of my life: with development in my personal growth, changes in my professional career, progress in my physical (and psychological)...

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Hello everyone! Apologize for being away for too long. I myself also didn't realize that I've been MIA for almost half year. My last post was on March! In the past 6 months (and up til today), my time, energy and mind were very occupied. To free up some space in my brilliant mind, I decided to go back to this beloved blog...

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Tinggal di kota metropolitan seperti Jakarta memang sangat menyenangkan. Begitu banyak pilihan kuliner maupun gaya hidup yang menarik untuk dicoba. Selalu ada tempat dan kegiatan baru yang bisa dikunjungi dan dilakukan untuk mengisi waktu setiap harinya. Mulai dari olah raga pagi untuk memulai hari, brunch dengan teman di kafe terbaru di Jakarta, menikmati afternoon tea sambil bersantai, treatment di salon kecantikan, hingga menutup hari dengan makan...

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