Coffee and Contemplation - 1

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  It was a pleasant evening, and I always order a Japanese iced filter whenever I spend time at this particular slow bar in Jakarta. As I sipped my 50k-something coffee, my mind began to contemplate the passage of time. Ten years ago, I only paid 18k for the same menu item, the same beans. I understand how inflation works, and I know that coffee crops depend heavily on nature to thrive. Yet, as I sat there, I realized how drastically prices have skyrocketed over the last decade—not just for coffee, but for everything. Even though my salary has increased fourfold in that time, I still feel as though my buying power has weakened. It wasn't just the price of the beans that bothered me; it was the realization that the cost of living is quietly eroding everything I’ve worked for. I won't go into the weeds of government mismanagement, but it reminded me of a scene in The Trial of the Chicago 7 , where Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character asks Sacha Baron Cohen’s about his contempt for hi...
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Have You Found My Tumblr?

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So, belakangan gue sering nge-capture Tumblr gue dan gue jadiin default pic BBm. Rupanya, beberapa temen gue feel related dan nge-copy potongan-potongan gambar itu. Mereka suka nanya: 'emang pas lagi ngepost ini, apa yang lo rasain?'. Gue juga suka jawab, kalau pertanyaannya gak susah dan gak bikin galau.
my back stage

Aslinya sih, karena beberapa waktu lalu gue deactive Twitter dan Facebook, gue gak punya sarana buat nulis kata-kata sampah. Jadi gue bikin Tumblr yang gue paksakan jadi Twitter. Since this Tumblr was new and noone knows, iseng gue capture dan jadiin default pic BBm. Yah, biar tulisan sampah tadi kebaca sama yang mau baca lah. Terus gue jadi ganti default pic sehari 3 kali, minimal.
Temen-temen gue banyak yang nanya, 'apa sih alamat Tumblr lo? Pake rahasiaan segala.' Sebenernya bukan dirahasiain. Tapi tulisannya jahat. I write almost everything. Takutnya, lo orang pada tersinggung. Hahahaha. Liat dong judulnya, Back Stage, belakang layar, tempat gue bisa jadi Shinta dan orang lain nggak boleh nge-judge gue. Sedangkan blog ini, Front Stage, tempat gue bermain peran.
While people only see what they wanna see, they have no idea. People, you only see what I choose to show.

Shinta,  I'm not growing up, I just compromise.

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