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Making Memories
I’m a big fan of memories. If you know me, you’ll know that I’m the sort of person who tends to dwell in the memories of the past, looking at old pictures and reading old diaries. Through the years, my way of keeping memories has evolved into writing things and posting photos in this blog.…
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This January
This January marks my second year of living in Jakarta. Two years ago, I left cold Southampton for this Big Durian. It was hard when I got here. Everything wasn’t as expected, and I found myself getting frustrated with almost everything. Two years on, and it hasn’t gotten any easier. On the contrary, it’s severely draining…
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Dear 2016
Dear 2016, What a year you have been. It looks like you didn’t make it easy, not just for me, but also for so many others. The world seems to be getting less kind and more violent. Maybe someday there will be a book telling the harrowing tale that is 2016.
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Christmas on the Island
This year, I celebrated Christmas on Nusa Ceningan, a little island nestled between Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida, just off the coast of Bali mainland. When I booked the tickets and the accommodation for this vacation, I knew that Christmas here would be quieter than usual. But I didn’t prepare myself for a complete silence. I’m…
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And It All Started with This Blog
When I started this blog 5 years ago, I wouldn’t have thought that sharing things online could actually bring me to the perfect strangers, who later would become my friends. Some friends stay online, and a few made it offline, aka the real life. I first got to know Amanda through her blog. I think…
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A Nightmare
Last night I had a nightmare. In that dream, I saw my dog being shot, and I watched helplessly as blood seeped out of her body. She was trembling all over and shrinking, and before long she lied helplessly in a pool of blood. I woke up sobbing, and my chest literally hurt, as if someone just…
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The Lodge Maribaya
By now you might have established how much I loathe Jakarta. Some people were born to live in buzzing cities, but I’ve never really adjusted here, no matter how much I’ve tried. If you asked me what my achievements in life are, I’d put surviving in Jakarta as one of them. It’s a constant hurdle,…
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BLOGGER DISCOUNT FOR PHOTO SESSIONS
Calling all bloggers out there! As you might know, I recently resigned from my job to do photography full-time (you can check the website here!). So far things have been great and I’m glad I decided to take a plunge for this. I can feel my creativity is growing and for the first time in…
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Pustakalana Children’s Library
Some of you might know that I love reading. I never go out of the house without a book or Kindle in my bag, and I never go to sleep without reading a bit (or a lot, if the story is particularly exciting). Reading has been a huge part of my life. It’s a bit…
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Bali Trip | Pemuteran
Pemuteran. I don’t quite know why it took me so long to write this. Maybe it had something to do with the number of photos I had to work on now that I’m doing photography full-time, that in my spare time the least I wanted to do was working on other photos. Or maybe it…
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