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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I dont feel like to be alone

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I have this friend. A girl. She always bug me to going out with her. Watching movie, dinner, shopping, etc. Then i just relieze, i never say no to her. Means i have plenty time to waste, right.

Once i ask her 'why dont you go by yourself?'

She said: 'i dont feel like eating alone. If im shopping alone, i cant ask for second opinion. And watching movie alone just miserable.'

'what's that make me then?' i laugh.
'you are loner. I need people to be with.' she said.

Just now a guy sat in front of me. Wondering why i call him. 'that's not usual.' he said.

Well, i think, tonight i dont feel like eating alone.

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