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Read more: A Birthday Note: Almost 30I celebrated my 29th birthday last month, and surprisingly, I felt okay about it. Compared to my birthday last year, where I was worried and anxious that I hadn’t done enough for my age, I feel a lot more content this year. Career-wise, it feels like I’m on the right track, and I’ve finally got…
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25 Things I Learned Before Turning 25
25. Wow. It feels like it was just yesterday I woke up with a scary face looking down at me, rushed to London to meet my friends, and drank until 6 in the morning. That’s the most unforgettable birthday, for sure, and now here I am again, on another birthday. I’d like to say I’ve…
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Post-vacation Blues
September last year, I bumped into a friend in the most surprising way. We’d met before in the summer, went out once, and called it there. We said goodbye and went our separate ways. That afternoon in September, he froze when he saw me, and so did I. After exchanging “How are you?” and “Why…
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Recently Read vol. 2
Critical Eleven by Ika Natassa Ika Natassa has always been one of my favorite writers, and let’s admit it, she’s a marketing savvy. Long before this book was published, she’d made her loyal readers anticipate the launching. As expected, the launch was sensational, and so I grabbed this book at the earliest opportunity and dived…
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Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Everyone who’s heard of Singapore must have heard of Marina Bay Sands, most likely. Along with the Merlion, the three towers with a terrace on the roof has become Singapore’s most iconic landmark. Armed with a shopping mall, a hotel, restaurants, and a casino, this place screams nothing but luxury. It’s not my kind of…
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Cambridge, A Year Ago
Jakarta yesterday morning was unusual. The road was clear, there were not as many vehicles as usual, and the traffic was surprisingly okay. I arrived at the office 10 minutes early, giving me a few minutes to spare. Like maybe everyone else in this era, I logged into Facebook, and that was when I saw…
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Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Right after I booked the tickets to Singapore, I knew right away that I wanted to go to Gardens by the Bay again. I went there in 2012, and while the city didn’t impress me much, I’d known that I’d love to visit Gardens by the Bay again in the future, especially the conservatories. So…
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Singapore in A Glimpse
Two weeks ago, I went to Singapore for a much-needed vacation (I’m not kidding about the much-needed part, after 10 days working on-site, followed by another week of long hours, it really was much needed). To be honest, Singapore is not my favorite city. Sure, it’s clean, organized, and everything that Jakarta isn’t. It’s nice,…
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Recently Read vol. 1
Last year, as December was approaching, I realized I’d only read 6 books that year (apart from journals, papers, and course books). Masters, traveling, and everything else had taken life into a whirlwind where I barely had time to read just for fun. So I made a resolution to read more in 2015. How many more? Well,…
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Life, in the Middle of Nowhere
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to work on-site in oil and gas industry, for me it goes like this: The day starts at 6 am with a meeting (and a blob of sunblock, SPF 110), then work starts (I usually sneak out for a quick breakfast after the meeting, because, who in the world…
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10 Most Memorable Places in Southampton
Last July was not the greatest time I’ve had this year. It was intensely somber and grim, and wow, I didn’t realize how much it was reflected on my posts. Now that it’s August, I’m trying to be more cheerful. However, since I’m still feeling a bit nostalgic about Southampton (why hasn’t it diminished, by…
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