August 2012
They disappeared 14 years ago. Without words. Leaving families and friends behind, questioning who took them away. Who took the voice, the smile, the laughter, the warmth of…
Still trying to keep calm and write, despite the newest episode of eczema rashes. The time when you hate a part of your genetic inheritance. The keep calm…
The more I read, the more I become drawn to the pessimists’ side. Really. *sigh* “The third element in the U.S. transition entailed an ideological assault upon the…
Kemarin saya bangun kesiangan, jalan cepat ngejar trem sembari “sarapan” pisang, lalu bareng kawan-kawan ISS sampai di Masjid Al Hikmah jam 9 kurang padahal shalat Ied-nya baru dimulai…
Today is already Eid ul-Fitr in Indonesia. Indonesians render the Arabic phrase as Idul Fitri, or even more often, Lebaran. The origin of the word Lebaran is debatable…
Hari ini genap 67 tahun Indonesia merdeka dari jajahan Belanda. Tapi merdeka untuk siapa? Merdeka yang seperti apa? Masih ada puluhan juta warga negara belum merdeka dari kemiskinan,…
(dimuat hari ini di Tempo.co) Korban agresi militer Belanda diajak menggugat negara bekas penjajah itu. Sebabnya, Belanda dinilai harus menebus kejahatannya di masa lalu. “Data akan kami pakai…
What’s better than blogging about food when you’re fasting and getting nuts thinking of the thesis? Ha. Here’s a peek on what I tasted during the summer school…
“I’m sitting here complaining to you about my wife, which is sleazy and low and not fair to you and the oldest trick in the book. Suddenly I’m…
My bike is gone… 🙁 I parked it two days ago near the Central Station, when I had to take the train to Amsterdam to see my friends….
Belum sempat cerita banyak soal perjalanan singkat pulang ke Indonesia. Salah satu hal yang paling menyenangkan, tentu adalah bisa bertemu kembali dengan keluarga, kawan, dan *ahem* kekasih tercinta….
Enclosed with the documents for the summer school in IBEI was a ticket of Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC). Woo hoo, free ticket to a museum! A…