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Notes on 2021
So here we are, at the end of 2021. I haven’t written much this year, and it actually took me by surprise that this day finally came. For years, I saw fellow bloggers who posted less and less until they eventually stopped, and I thought it wouldn’t happen to me and Her Little Journal. But…
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Three years in Sweden
This month three years ago, we arrived in Sweden to start a new life. This should be an ‘anniversary’, but I just can’t help thinking, what is there to celebrate? That we… survive?
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Lessons on Decorating Your Space
We moved into our new apartment four months ago, and it’s been quite busy over here with unpacking, settling in, decorating, and a bunch of other boring house stuff. This is the first time we ever bought a property, so it’s been a lot of surprises, breakdowns, and frustration (and of course, good things as…
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Notes on 2020
Hi. It’s been a while since I wrote something here, and I never thought I’d ever neglected this blog for so long. I’ve been writing here regularly since 2011 (although it was becoming less frequent each year), but as you know, 2020 was a crazy year. It’s two weeks into 2021 already, and although this…
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Swedish Summer in the Time of Corona
This year has definitely been a strange one for everybody. Canceled plans, paranoia over a virus, lots and lots of bad news, and perhaps the biggest change of all: a new way of living, traveling, and even eating. Living in Sweden, perhaps the changes aren’t as drastic as those in other countries. There has never…
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Why We Created Diasporia
If you follow me or my friend Christa, you’ve probably heard about the joint project we recently launched, Diasporia. Essentially, Diasporia is the space where Indonesian women share their personal experiences living in other countries. The highs and lows, the struggles and the success. This project had been a year in the making before we finally launched…
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My career journey: From reservoir engineer to digital marketer
This day four years ago, I was still wobbly from finally quitting my job as a reservoir engineering, after months of deliberation. A few weeks prior, I told my manager that I wouldn’t be renewing my contract. At that time, I’d made a decision to take a leap of faith and leave the world of…
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Around the Neighborhood
It’s funny how I never thought of going around for a walk around the neighborhood before this (i.e. COVID-19, quarantine etc.). But then again, why would I? There are plenty of parks, lakes, forests, and even islands around Gothenburg to explore, only 20 to 40 minutes away from where I live. The neighborhood seemed pale…
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Sprucing Up the House
I think being cooped up for so long (almost 8 weeks!) has finally taken its toll on me. After feeling bored and uninspired with our place for the last few weeks, and feeling restless for the last few days, something in me just snapped. I’d been thinking of sprucing up our space for a while,…
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Home Journal: WFH, Early Spring, and Little Joys Around the House
Reading the news lately has been depressing, and to be honest, I feel like I need a break from reading/watching/consuming anything about coronavirus. Unfortunately, it’s plagued both the real and social worlds, and I feel like there’s no escaping it. This has become our new normal, and the world once was before this started seems…
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