Eight years ago, and I still remember this, I was glued to television. Watching presidential debates and talking about it with my friends for weeks and weeks. Watching a heartfelt moment at the time of voting result came in. I actually cried out happiness at that time. I felt genuinely happy and hopeful for a … Continue reading
Apaan deh, tiba-tiba nulis tentang ini? Gini, beberapa tahun belakangan saya seringkali terlanjur gemas dengan cerita yang saya dengar seputar pengalaman laki-laki maupun perempuan dengan organ reproduksi mereka. Dari mulai yang terlanjur hamil ataupun nggak hamil-hamil, terlanjur sakit, salah posisi sampai yang terlambat ditangani. Saya yakin deh, kalian juga pasti pernah dengar atau mungkin menghadapi … Continue reading
You know how some snobs would say things like “oh I don’t watch TV anymore”? This is how I respond albeit only in my imagination, because I am too polite such a coward to offend anyone at face : Snobberies aside, I am so grateful that most of us now can curate our own TV entertainment. … Continue reading
Easy access and good infrastructure Kepulauan Seribu is only 1 hr boat ride away from Marina Ancol. Phone signal is abundant. A proper harbour -albeit basic- is working well and you have plenty of choice of departure time to and from Kepulauan Seribu. There are also plenty of homestay, inns even resorts to choose from. … Continue reading
As a woman who lives in 21st Century, I made a point to keep a good sense of perspective about as much things gender related issues. One of the things I do is keeping update through online magazines such as Role Reboot: Life, Off Script and The Magdalene. The reason I like these two online magazines are they … Continue reading
Sharing this TED Talk by Chimamanda Adichie because I think a lot of us could use maintaining our sanity here in Indonesia. Adichie has somewhat a different context than us here, but I think the value of her talk lies in the importance to not be ignorant on representation and stereotyping of human being, … Continue reading
This was published in Magdalene.co in April 2015. * Adapting a quote from The Go-Between, a novel by L.P Hartley “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” Being a feminist to me means standing up to my mother. (And it is OK) Many of us Indonesian over a certain ripe age … Continue reading
*This post is written and re-written in the past four months. I feel more and more urge to let this out of my chest. Recurring events of tension and violence against religious groups, certain tribes even violence against our very own ecosystem and animals in Indonesia is alarming to say the least. Not to mention … Continue reading
Java Island with all its dirt and glory remains a paradoxical place in my view for so many years. Its traditional values and ways of thinking has been a constant challenge to my own individual thoughts. As a woman, most of these values and ways of thinking which are more in favour to men, brought … Continue reading
The past weeks Indonesia has been on the spotlight for its policy in putting death sentence to alleged drug trafficking criminals. The act has raise uproar on layers of society in and outside the country. Not to mention causing bilateral nation relationships under a form of stress and tension. It caught me by surprise that … Continue reading
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