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In Travelores
Sumba: The Hidden Paradise
I was lucky enough to finally visit this beautiful island of Sumba in East Nusa Tenggara. I was there for a rather short work trip. I spent 6 days there in the mid of October. So basically this post is not going to highlight incredible places in Sumba but rather sharing my personal story on how I see the beauty of Sumba during my limited time there. 𓇼 𓇼 𓇼 I remember it very vividly, I took a very early flight at 2 AM and went straight to the airport from the office. And as per usual, I could not…
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In Travel
Tumpak Sewu Waterfall: The Hidden Paradise
Tumpak Sewu Waterfall is located on the border between Malang and Lumajang and it takes approximately 2.5 hours from Malang to get there. Tumpak Sewu (also known as Coban Sewu) itself means thousands of waterfall. We started our journey from Malang at 06.30 and we got there at around 09.00. So yeah it took 2.5 hours to get there. It wasn’t one boring journey at all because I passed beautiful scenery along the way. But frankly speaking, 2,5 hr would be a pain in the ass, literally and figuratively, haha! The roads are quite stressful to drive on because there…
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In Poem
250617
04.30 at dawn, Eid morning she woke me up saw him there lying peacefully stayed still i held his hand no tears at all closed my eyes hoping he’d just pass out for a moment 05.54 sat outside the ER the doctor came up to me he’s gone, she said the world within me crumbled down
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In Text
On Losing Someone You Love The Most
June 25, 2017 I lost someone who I dearly love —my dad. As I write this post, I still am trying to recover from the loss. It has been such a rough time for me to accept the truth that my dad, whom I spent my 21 years with, has gone. It still feels like
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In Bare Words
Refugee Learning Center in Indonesia Sparks Hope
I lived in Cisarua, West Java and volunteered at Cisarua Refugee Learning Centre for a couple of months as teaching assistant. I had such an amazing time there and the experience I had was tremendous and it truly is unforgettable. Indonesian people are not really familiar with the refugee issue. There are even some misconceptions about refugees. One of my friends did not even know that there are International refugees living in Indonesia. A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country due to fear of persecution, war, or violence. Indonesia has not ratified the Convention…
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Yogyakarta, 2017
My last trip to Yogyakarta felt like a dream — it was so surreal. I was so lost in the moment of feeling alive and it felt so good that I could not stop smiling. My heart felt at ease, and yes that’s true what most people say about traveling — it makes your heart feel so light that you forget all the trouble for a little while. Nothing feels more amazing than tasting the freedom and witnessing the beauty this world has to offer. I went to check out some cool places in Yogyakarta, most of them are quite…
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In Poem
A Whole World
Oh darling, I saw a whole world in your eyes, But I’m afraid I won’t see myself in there
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In Travel
Catching Sunrise at Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple, January 2017 Borobudur Temple is known as world’s largest Buddhist Temple and one of the greatest Buddhist Monuments. Borobudur Temple is located in Magelang, Central Java just an hour away from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. I have been here twice and I can say that I am in love with this place. This place is
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In Poem
Work of Art
You don’t need someone to validate your worth you know you were crafted perfectly shaped into an extraordinary person who is standing before me now You have traveled the rocky road and passed through hundreds of roadblock to get to where you are now don’t let them tell you where to go Some people don’t
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In Poem
Stay
Things were easy before you but they were not beautiful And despite the storms that rage on or the cold deafening silence or the bridge you built to keep the heaven and hell apart I hope this will echo in your head like a broken record, “I have seen you in your worst days, and