March 2013

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,”…

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 tahun…

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 childhood…

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 the…

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 seiring…

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 and…

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 mengantarkan…