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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Oh, I don't need ur face!

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Sunshine is goin' to dawn
And again it's the time for love
Beauty was the opened blouse
And again there is nothing more
Kisses and body works
And we forget when the morning comes
Devicing me again
I just never feel that u real

Just like a vending machine
I stand and insert u the coin
U get me the coke'a'throwin'
And we'll do again
Just like a love device
I stand
And insert u my d*ck
U get me the coke'a'throwin'
And we'll do again
Oh, I don't need ur face

Differences means nothing
When the lights are all turning down
Jazz music are the trick
Make all the passions growing high

- one of Project Cyrios's songs I enjoyed the most.

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