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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lluvia #12

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Gadis itu terlupa lagi. Semua kata, tawa, senyuman juga sentuhan tak pernah berarti.

Ia tidak pernah jadi bagian dari ceritaku.

Matahari, langit biru dan rangkaian dandelion ditangannya seakan mengejek.

Karena aku tau, gadis itu sedang menahan airmata.

Merindukan ku adalah hal terbodoh dalam hidupnya.

Kami tak pernah nyata.

Aku tak punya rasa.

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