People call me crazy when they learn about my plan of going back to school and do a PhD. Some would call me as an ambitious person, some would simply asked: "What is it that you're looking for?". My response was simply smiling. I had to wait for 15 year to finally get the scholarship … Continue reading Best lesson learned: I failed my PhD
Tag: friendship
At The End of The Day, We All Need Company
I met one young little girl just a while ago. She looked fierce and I could see it from the way she rolled her eyes in front of me. Fortunately, she did not refuse when I escorted her to my counseling room and within a few minutes, the wall was down completely. She told me … Continue reading At The End of The Day, We All Need Company
In Between Marriage and Funeral
Last week, I heard a bad news about my old friend. Her mom suddenly passed away in the morning when she was about to feed her pet at the back of the house. She died just after she arrived at the hospital. She's been diagnosed with a heart problem since young and diabetes, but for … Continue reading In Between Marriage and Funeral
The Lohan Perception
I had a chat with my old friend a few nights ago. He was commenting on my latest photo. He said that I look good in my hair - but it will be better if I could cut my hair in Lohan style. Within second, my thought was full of Lindsay Lohan and her hair. … Continue reading The Lohan Perception
Dedication for Jehan Safitri
Jehan Safitri is one of my closest friends for the past two years. Despite our differences in religion, race or belief, we made a good friendship and we truly shared a lot! Last Wednesday, she gave birth to her first son, Wildan. She was so excited with the process - the whole process actually. I … Continue reading Dedication for Jehan Safitri
The Colours of My Friends
Today, I had a long conversation with my mother and sister-in-law during our lunch time. I started the opening by telling them stories of my best friends who are gay and lesbian, about how hard is it for them to fight against the stream and keep on living their daily life. The story went on … Continue reading The Colours of My Friends
On A Spontaneous Day
A friend of mine suggested me to be spontaneous and enjoying my time without my diary. Well, I am not a strict person, who always write down every single thing into my diary, but I am trying to do so, because it will give some free space for my brain to think of something else … Continue reading On A Spontaneous Day
Asking Credit from Others
I just had this phone call with a friend. He asked me why other people around him are so ignorant. He tried to offer some help and being nice to those people, but they never give him any credits to whatever he had done. His statement tickled my mind... Credit is a way that we … Continue reading Asking Credit from Others
Cake with No Flour
Imagine if you are going to bake a cake or make homemade bread, and suddenly you realize that you have no flour! You won't be able to bake your cake, because there won't be any cake without flour... The idea of this reflection came across my mind when I drove home from the orphanage today. … Continue reading Cake with No Flour
Peeking Out to The World from My Bed
So, these past two days were awful. It was started on Monday (8/6) when my right eye got infection and it made me went to the eye hospital at 9pm! Then yesterday, all I did was laying on bed and most of the time, closing my eyes. It was hard to open my eyes and … Continue reading Peeking Out to The World from My Bed
My Writing Paper 