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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Pack Your Bag and Go

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Did I ever told you that I really enjoy what I do for living?
Yeah, I told you million times.
Even when work gets hard and dull.
Still, I'm in the middle of planning my another solo trip.
After those routines, this girl need some adventure.

Often I realize the reason why I go solo isn't because I adore solitude.
It because I'm a control freak who wants everything exactly like I want. Minus natural causes.

And I realize (again) I measure people with my standart. Forgeting if everyone is a unique individual and have their own way to bloom.
It just been-there-done-that and I know few shortcuts.
People learn from mistakes. And grow with it.

But I couldn't. Keep repeating same old mistakes. Unwilling to change.
While my brain evolves, my heart stay kid.
This trip is one of my escape.
Hope I could comeback better.

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