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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So Today

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Because of my work, I went to some curated market. Seriusan, kalo kagak karena urusan kerja, kagak ada dah gue dateng ke acara-acara beginian. Simply because I'm practical person. I buy something, clothes more likely, not because it's cute, but because I need it.

I'm so practical. Saking praktisnya, gue suka nggak ngerti, ini baju buat dinas atau buat main? Karena, macam Bobo yang bermain sambil belajar, gue menemukan kesenangan dalam pekerjaan gue. Dan tetap nggak ada yang bisa memisahkan gue dari jeans, long-sleeve shirt and sneakers.

Lalu pergilah gue ke beragam curated market itu. I knew people might dress up. I knew there's a lot of high fashion people. But who care? Gue ke sini sekedar mencari info untuk bahan tulisan. Not to see and to be seen. It's me, with my practical fashion sense and no make up face. I really didn't put any make up.

It's really crowed. And dusty. And full of teenager 'cipika-cipiki' with their friend, passing some new gossip. Lots and lots young couple with super stylish outfit. Credit card, debit card, flash and cash are going back-foward. Oh, I'm sorry, I need to think deeply before buy some cloth, or it'll end up in the bottom line of my storage.

Well, I can't judge, but I think, those younger re so today child. Look at them, they re so similar. And check their 4sq or Twitter. It's a must to update current story, about where are u now, with who, doing what. They re craving for existences. World give them the easiest way: social media. But, u have to be in the spot, or, a bunch of kepo people will find out that ur stats re fake and laugh at u.

Here it's, high fashion kids with ultra-sophisticated gadget in 'to see and to be seen' events. Check ur social media to find out are u one of them? :)

Goodnight, goodnight. Buruh kelas 3 akan segera sampai rumah setelah turun dari metromini. Enjoy ur life, since this is all u have.

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