Category Archives for Personal
End of day
A few hours until midnight. 2013 will soon be no more. Make the most of your time, they said. Well, where were you when you last said that to yourself? Did you clean up your room? Did you go somewhere? … Continue reading
Bad psyche
Last month was the first time I didn’t write anything up here, and it’s not like the month before that I have anything notable to say either. Today is nearing the end of October and I am still in the … Continue reading
Rasa
“Banyak orang yang merasa pintar, tetapi tidak banyak orang yang pintar merasa.” – Pak Iwan, warga Kampung Pulo
Hours
The hours, they are creeping in like windows on an empty house drinking dust and waiting for a new owner to live in them. The hours are living in the present. Your presence, your furniture, your collection of building sketches are … Continue reading
See you at the movies, Ebert
Last Friday was one of the most surprising days of 2013 so far for me: I woke up to the news that the most prominent film critic in the world, Roger Ebert, is no more. It was just last Wednesday … Continue reading
Mistechs
List of the technological misfortunes I’ve had so far this year is pretty impressive, and I do need to keep track of them. 1. iPod broke. Not even one song detected, but it can still be connected to the computer, … Continue reading
Kabupaten
ka.bu.pa.ten 1 v daerah swatantra tingkat ii yg dikepalai oleh bupati yg setingkat dng kota madya, dan merupakan bagian langsung dr provinsi dan terdiri atas beberapa kecamatan ; 2 v kantor tempat kerja bupati ; 3 v rumah tempat tinggal bupati 30 September – 6 Oktober … Continue reading
Moving in
Hello, Welcome to the new monoplane. I, Kevin, a 21-year old undergraduate student of Institut Teknologi Bandung majoring in urban and regional planning, will be your pilot for this flight, and I brought along some old posts for you to … Continue reading
Ride
Between my ride from Jakarta to Bandung some days ago were the stories my friend Emil told me about his recent trips to Belitung and Dieng. He tops my list of the most laid-back person I’ve ever known, always staying … Continue reading
Scribe
To anyone who have read Beats Apart, continuously or episodically, thank you. The project lasted around a month as intended, and I found myself having learned a lot just from my first piece of fiction. Usually I can never really … Continue reading