Coffee and Contemplation - 1

  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...

Fully Distraction

Don't tell me, I always have some stuff to do. But can you refuse when your friend wanna sharing something? Jadi, out of nowhere, Unyunn muncul di meja saya, 'mba Shinta suka ngedit foto kan? Sini aku kasih link bagus.' Dan dia menjajah mouse baru saya, sibuk ngetik-ngetik di Google, next blink, she gave me this photo editing site. Choose your own effects, overlay and border.



No you don't need to use your imagination. Just some simple click.
Cheers,
Shinta. I'm so into photo editing stuff, gonna give more link later.

PS: unyunn, you should stop that 500 days of summer in your tumblr.

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