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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Lalu saya ingat kamu. Sungguh sial, sebenarnya saya tidak sanggup mengenyahkan mu. Hari ini hujan. Jendela besar di samping saya menampilkan kabut di tengah kota.
Oh tolong hentikan. Otak saya lantas memutar kepingan tawa mu. Saya mohon berhenti. Saya tidak ingin kembali menatap mata itu.
Saya pernah bilang kamu candu. Kamu tertawa menanggapinya. Saya pernah bilang sayang. Kamu tertawa menanggapinya. Saya pergi. Kamu tidak (pernah) peduli.
Hentikan, hentikan, hentikan. Hujan, kabut, hormon, rindu, cinta, derita, tolong jangan ambil kesadaran saya.
Saya sudah pergi. Walau hati saya masih di sana. Walau hati saya terasa mati. Saya sudah pergi.
Pergi kemana saja, saya tetap cinta.
Sungguh sial.

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