Personal Stories

Aku sempat meyakinkan diri bahwa tak ada lagi alasan untuk menoleh ke arah

Analogi Dua Sisi Koin

Nah, ‘definisi hidup’ yang mengakar inilah yang kemudian menjadi ‘nilai’ yang kita bawa. Nilai inilah yang akan menentukan bagaimana kita

🧩 The Day I Chose to Work Alone

There’s a quiet kind of courage in choosing the harder path. I remember the day I made one of the toughest decisions in my creative life — to build my gaming channel

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Sometimes words arrive unbidden, carried on a whisper that lingers in quiet moments. This reflection came to me one morning, inspired by the stillness of a new day and the gentle invitation of a writing group. It is an

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Writer’s Note

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Dust clung to my knees, my hands, my uniform. The asphalt smelled of heat, tires, and the faint tang of blood lingering in the air. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t breathe properly. I just sat there, holding her, feeling the

“ Sudah 9 tahun al bunda kamu pergi, nenek paham dengan perasaan kamu, tapi tindakan kamu untuk menghina siapapun yang ada di hadapan kamu, itu ga baik sayang, kita gatau ayah merasakan yang sama dengan kamu, atau tidak. Kita juga

The Last Time I Saw Him Alive 💔
A single choice, a lifetime of regret — losing him changed everything.
I told him to come visit me that Sunday night… and he never came back. One choice, one moment, and

They say freedom makes noise — in revolutions, in speeches, in stadiums that roar.
But sometimes, it’s the silence after the cheer that tells

Russia, autumn 2006.

I was lying on my bed. The room was dark. Whether my eyes were open or closed — I couldn’t tell. Not long ago I had lost my sight. During the day, I could still see faint