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Trigger warning: sexual harassment stories. And a long, sometimes incoherent, blogpost. Last week, an article from UGM’s campus press Balairung Press went viral and opened the pandora box…
An episode of four nights in the hospital, and a much-awaited poo, four days later. Being hospitalized is a great challenge but getting your child hospitalized is an…
Have you ever met a bunch of great, brilliant people over and over again but have next to no idea about their professional lives and passion? I have…
A post shared by Bunga Manggiasih (@bungamanggiasih) on Apr 1, 2017 at 8:18am PDT It’s been raining all day and I’ve been craving for creamy mushroom soup for…
The last four months give me two birthdays (RK’s and mine), plus a wedding anniversary (Yoga’s and yours truly, of course). Here’s some reflection of those events, which…
There’s always a first time for everything, they said, and this is my worst first time: of death of a dear, dear friend. His name is Sudish Niroula,…
Where did my last six months go? It feels like RK was born yesterday, but six full months have passed us by. I can still remember vividly how…
Getting into the rhythm, getting rid of the blues. Having a baby means a complete rehaul of your (well at least my) daily rhythm. The newborn baby dictates…
Once I delivered my baby, I understand that every delivery story is a story of miracle. Here’s mine. My estimated due date was 6 June, but no signs…
Found a treasure in the bookstore today: a book about 40 outstanding females in Islam, written for children. This is quite a surprise since most narratives about Islamic…
(Previous posts of the Balkan Trip are available here) That morning, I took the train from Mostar to Sarajevo. The ticket cost me 10,9 KM. Bus would be…
This is a very late post. The trip happened in.. 2013. I only managed to write seven posts so far. Almost two years later, I finally found time…