Never Too Much of Mucha (and Manga)
(an image-heavy post) I went to Prague a few weeks ago and I had some serious dose of art nouveau fix. To be exact (and dramatic), I...
17th May2013
05th May2013
Easter Eggs
It’s Easter — again. Today’s the Easter for Orthodox Christians, and as I have one of them as a lovely flatmate, I get my share of egg-ly...
24th Apr2013
Szecesszió Budapest: Török Bankház
Another szecesszió (art nouveau) gem of Budapest is the Török Bankház, the Turkish Bank. The building, designed by architects Armin Hegedűs and Henrik Böhm, was built in...
19th Apr2013
Szecesszió Budapest: Ödön Lechner
I can never get enough of art nouveau, jugendstil, modernisme, sezessionstil.. or szecesszió, the Hungarians say. I’m definitely not an artist, nor an art expert neither an...
27th Mar2013
From Russia With Love
A few days ago a surprise postcard arrived. Sent from Yekaterinburg, the date stamped is March 15th 2013. “I thought it’d arrive before or right on the...
23rd Mar2013
48 Purnama
Empat puluh delapan purnama. Enam negara. Dua benua. Dua hati kita… satu cinta. Empat tahun! Iya, hari ini tepat empat tahun saya dan Yoga berbagi cinta. Empat...
19th Mar2013
20-something Years Ago
‘Twas started with eating macaroons from the dangerous Sugar! in the middle of term papers rush/procrastinating session in CEU, and conversation drifted to snacks eaten during our...
14th Mar2013
There’s Something About Brazil
There really is something about Brazil, which just somehow connects me with the samba country. I remember growing up with myriads of different kind of music across...
10th Mar2013
Melankoli Tenggat
Tiap kali menjelang tenggat, rasanya kadar melankoli alias kegalauan dalam darah meningkat. Mungkin sekadar pelarian. Seperti jam tidur dan melongo di situs jejaring sosial yang juga bertambah...
08th Mar2013
Dearest Ibu…
Now is already March 9th there. So let me send birthday wishes for you from afar: a colourful life ever filled with joy and laughter. Bear hugs...
07th Mar2013
Paket Kejutan
Sibeye mampir ke Budapest demi mengantarkan paket buat saya. Kira-kira begitu. Hehe. Tepatnya, dia melawat ke Budapest, dan kawan Mustain dari Media Indonesia yang ikut dalam rombongan...
26th Feb2013
Hippo Postcard
The cutest postcard I’ve ever received landed on my mailbox last week. It features a hippopotamus on a bike! And the hippo wears a green polkadot scarf,...
23rd Feb2013
Brasilia, Kota Taat Rencana
Nyaris empat bulan sudah berlalu dan saya baru menyempatkan diri menulis tentang kota ajaib bernama Brasilia. Seperti biasa: lebih baik terlambat daripada tidak pernah! Hahaha. *alesyan* Brasilia...
10th Feb2013
Untuk Yoga
ini bukan doa tentang seember permata pun berharap pamor ternama sekadar bertekad merawat asa untuk menikmati waktu bahagia sembari menjadi dewasa bersama di belantara debu Jakarta, saat...
08th Feb2013
How to Get Rid of Your Fear
As told by a six year old. The amazing short video was shared by a friend. And I’m sharing it now to you! Great potential for the...
03rd Feb2013
Not The Raid, But A Rajtautes
Iko Uwais is talking in Hungarian! At least in The Raid which is renamed as A Rajtautes, in the language of Magyar people. For those who haven’t...
31st Jan2013
Kabar dari Rumah
Dua kartu pos datang dari rumah tercinta di Yogyakarta. Satu berasal dari Washington, D.C., dibeli dan ditulisi pas Ayah “ngamen” ke negeri Abang Sam, tapi entah kenapa...
28th Jan2013
Pretty Postcards
Update from postcard department! Not so recently (read: long long time ago) I received postcards from a fellow Mundusian, Sandya Rani, and a best friend from Jakarta,...
13th Jan2013
Ini Juga Cinta
Dulu saya kira cuma Jogja kota yang bisa saya cinta. Sampai saya berkelana ke Budapest, Hungaria, untuk sembilan purnama. Apa yang membuat hati terpikat? Pada apa saya...
31st Dec2012
Getting Ready for The Transition Year
Whoa the 2012 almost ends! It’s been a year jam-packed with events and loads of lessons. Can’t list it all here as there are sooooo many things...
28th Dec2012
Three LDRs
Last week I had the fortunate chance to meet a friend I first met in GYAC+IACC Brasilia. The Afghani Mr. O, let’s call him that, had a...
27th Dec2012
Three Decades… and Counting
This morning, thirty years ago, Ibu (mom) and Ayah (dad) took a leap of a faith. They married in a simple ceremony in Istiqomah mosque, Bandung, West...
15th Dec2012
Graduation & Goodbyes
14 December 2012, yesterday, was the graduation day of ISS students. I was not part of the graduating batch, as I am actually in a two-years Mundus...
11th Dec2012
Dearest Ayah*,
Sorry I can’t be with you, again, in your birthday. I guess it’s one of the pitfalls of having the opportunity to study somewhere far from home...
07th Dec2012
M.I.A.
What’s happened with the pledge to blog everyday? Uhm. Sorry. Been M.I.A. for a while. The usual heap of exam and papers at the end of the...
25th Nov2012
Smoking & Impotency
I saw this in Brasilia (lame) airport’s duty free, two weeks ago. The picture was set right above cigarette shelves. I think it’s quite a powerful image,...
17th Nov2012
Marcelo + Sao Paulo
The first time I met the marvellous Brazilian Marcelo Soares was two years ago, in the first GYAC Forum in Brussels, Belgium. We were together in the...
12th Nov2012
Sukses Guncang Brasilia, Simponi Makin Semangat Cari Dana
Dua malam lalu, band Sindikat Musik Penghuni Bumi (Simponi) sukses mengguncang International Anti-Corruption Conference di Brasilia, Brasil. Mereka bahkan bisa memikat Peter Eigen, pendiri lembaga antikorupsi global...
06th Nov2012
Engaging Media, Empowering The Movement
So we all know that media, both the conventional and the new ones, are important to be engaged in social movement to get people to know, care,...
01st Nov2012
Sehari ke Selatan
Hari ini saya meluncur ke selatan khatulistiwa. Nyaris seharian di jalan. Budapest-Muenchen 1 jam 20 menit, transit 5 jam, Muenchen-Sao Paulo 12 jam 45 menit. Bertemu hangatnya...
26th Oct2012
Idul Adha di Hungaria
Selamat Idul Adha! Hari ini saya shalat Ied di KBRI Budapest. Jadwal shalat jam 9 pagi, saya niat datang jam 8.30. Dari apartemen relatif gampang ke Kedutaan,...
22nd Oct2012
Fuji Story
Last week I visited Fuji, a Japanese restaurant which is said to be among the best ones in Budapest. It was during an event called restaurant week,...
14th Oct2012
Cokelat dan Susu
Beberapa minggu yang lalu saya ke Culinaris, minimarket barang impor di Budapest. Misi: cari tahu dan oregano. Misi terpenuhi, tapi juga nemu sederet sendok kayu berujung cokelat...
10th Oct2012
Kue Kok nDobos…
Hari ini saya ngicip kue khas Hungaria. Namanya kue Dobos, atau, dalam bahasa Hungaria, Dobos Torta. Yang bisa bahasa Jawa pasti nyengir baca namanya. Soalnya, dalam bahasa...
