Tag: Tulisan pendek
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On Unnecessary Additions
Dear acquaintance, Your backhanded congratulation is the last thing I want. Not because I need you to be sincere. To be honest, I don’t need it at all. No one owes me congratulations, just as I don’t owe anyone congratulations either. Am I annoyed? Hell nah. I have experienced many worse things, and I could…
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On Being A Woman
You’ve come to weddings.God knows how many.You’ve seen radiant brides.Wrapped in lace and makeup.Wearing a crown that seems to defy gravity and common sense. You nudge your friends around you.“She’s beautiful,” you whisper.“She is,” they reply.“That thing on her head is heavy, though.” You all chuckle.And sounding wise, they add,“If you can’t handle that weight,…
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The Great Middle Compromise
They try to convince you that being in the middle means balancewhen really,it means being stepped on from both sides. Let’s talk about it.Middle child.Middle class.Middle seat. Middle of your twenties.Where you’re expected to shut up and understand everything.From the temper tantrums of toddlersto the philosophical detours of boomers (who think your stress is invalidbecause…
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Authenticity™, Brought to You by Us
Truman discovered the lie. We build it ourselves. Inspired by The Truman Show, which I only got around to watching last week. You used to take photos to remember things. Now you’re doing things just to take the photos. That unconscious shift is everywhere. The most genuine moments of our lives have become branded, tagged,…
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An Excuse You Called A Virtue
What’s the difference between a boundary and a disguise?Sometimes, just the way you phrase it. Yours came with a slogan: Quality over quantity.Elegant, refined, most of all: comforting. Every time you saw someone post their fifth achievement of the week, their color-coded goals, their neatly crossed-off to-do list by lunchtime, you smiled, sipped your coffee,…
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Why I Fall in Love with Languages
There’s something quietly magical about learning a new language.Not the excitement of discovering new words—but the elation of receiving an invitation to live inside a different truth. Languages aren’t just tools.They are perspectives, they are portals. In Indonesian, money is something you seek—mencari uang—as if it is hidden and you must search for it.In English,…
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Pasrah
Saya bisa apa jika ternyata tidak ada yang lebih sederhana daripada memperumit perkara, sedangkan di saat yang sama menyederhanakan perkara juga tidak kalah memecah kepala? Saya bisa apa jika segala yang tidak sempurna ternyata akan senantiasa diterima oleh mereka yang merelakan hatinya terbuka, sedangkan alasan akan selalu muncul di benak mereka yang berniat mencari cela?…