Personal Stories

I remember the afternoon like it was yesterday.

The heat was almost unbearable, the kind that makes the air

I didn’t plan to say anything.

The news dropped like most things do in Nigerian school group chats: loud, random, and slightly out of place.
“Congratulations to Dr. ___ on

Have you ever looked at your life and thought, Am I figuring out who I am… or just finding new ways to procrastinate?

I’m 29 years old, I’m a self employed painter and decorator, female, kinda funny, quite particular (according

How many of us day dream? The answer would be a lot, like every person on the planet day dreams.

We all imagine little things in our heads: what if we said that clever comeback, what if life turned out

Di sebuah sudut kampung kecil bernama Kampung Dua, Jakasampurna — Bekasi Barat, lahirlah seorang bayi lelaki mungil, di sebuah rumah sederhana yang berdiri persis di

Have you ever left a dress behind and still think about it three years later? I have.

A few years back, I was scrolling through the Zara app and saw

“Another working Saturday has passed. For forgetting. What’s the point of living like this? I graduated with a law degree, and I’m working at the cash register. I’m working a job I don’t like. I’m suffering under a boss who

Tahun 1998 seharusnya menjadi masa di mana saya, Rahmat Faisal, menikmati hari-hari penuh tawa dan kasih sayang dari kedua orang tua. Namun, hidup kadang tak berjalan

If you found $1,000 on the ground, what would you do?

This is a familiar scenario often posed to us. Some people would already

◇◇◇ EVERYTHING

To sum up – I know it might seem strange to read all this just for me to say something so simple… but I will.

I consider most things wins.

Not giving up – in every smallest, simplest,