A Hometown to Retreat

This is my hometown—Surakarta. Therefore, it is plausible that I consider this a place for my retreat. I have been living here since before I was in elementary school. You can assume that this town is filled with many memories for me; something that I find invaluable.

A Standing Ovation

In my whole life,
I only have watched one concert.

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It was held by a choir unit of my campus,
and I have to admit,
it was beautiful.

I gave them a standing ovation.

Too Close to Sensitive Topic?

You know, I actually stumble on this prompt and I think. What is pillaging? Is it the same as ransacking or looting? If so, it can’t be good.

And I suddenly remembered this guy—the most notorious man ever mentioned in human history—possibly the most evil leaders we’ve ever known. I heard that he almost killed all Jews at that time and make a war that killed more than 70 million people. It sure must included some pillaging done, right?

Renewing Dreams

In my life, I sometimes make fantasies; dreams that maybe I’ll never reach or be done.
For example, when I was a kid, I wanted to be a soldier like my father because I thought that job was honored by many people.

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Over the time, I changed my dream to become a doctor, instead. Turns out, I didn’t have good grades at Biology and Chemistry.
Then, I lost purpose. Seemed that time I would do anything to have new dreams.

What is Moping?

Yeah, you got it. I never heard a word ‘mope‘ before. I thought it was an act of someone moping the floor (seriously). But, dictionaries say that it’s kind of an act you do when you’re sad. So,

Is frowning an example of moping?

Anyway, I remembered my nephew when he wanted to borrow my cellphone to play games that my sister (i.e his mother) didn’t allow because he was way too young (just 3 years old) to play cellphone. He was doing this moping to me, hoping that eventually I will feel sympathetic towards him.

A Crazy Hope

I have to be hopeful, but also realistic.

What do you think if I hope that I’m able to post about 1000 posts for this personal blog?

A Better Year, I Hope

Hope it’s not just a new calendar this year.

Last year, I made a lot of mistakes. Some of them costed me a lot of my money, only because of my stupidity. Some costed me my education; others my personal life. Those were my bad decisions, and ultimately shaped who I am today.

Insecure Interior

Jealousy always hits me,
whenever I see couples of lovers on the street,
I feel insecured,
I feel anxious,
I envy them.

The Stars are Gone

Just another night sky,
without any stars shining.

They say it’s due to light pollution.
But I don’t care,
as long as they return my stars,
that always accompanied me,
whenever I felt alone.