Personal Stories

With Her, I Begin: A

Nice to meet you. My name is Yuki, I’m 42 years old and currently living in Japan (as of July 2025).

I started writing on Medium to share my experience with cancer treatment in

Selamat tinggal untukmu, juga maaf ku yang mungkin belum sempat tulus ucap

Sepertinya itu yang mungkin kelak sampai kata apabila berkesempatan, karna memang salah juga tak mungkin lepas dari kotor hatiku dahulu, besar sesal yang tak kunjung sampai maaf ini

“Mas, makan di sini satu porsi pake sate puyuh, ya…” Aku memesan seporsi bubur ayam tepat saat aku datang. Setelah mencari tempat duduk, aku kembali memantau percakapan di grup tadi, sampai akhirnya aku sendiri bosan melihatnya. Ku telungkupkan HP-ku dan

Do you remember those tiny keypad phones?

Just thinking about them brings a wave of nostalgia.

I still remember playing that iconic Snake game and Bounce tales on Nokia phones– endlessly watching it grow longer with each bite. I was

I used to be quieter. More inward. An introverted observer of the world.
But also wild, somewhere deep inside.
I was into sports, did well in school, met women. Somehow, things just worked.

For 13 years, I’ve carried you like a secret shadow.

You showed up quietly, uninvited – tug by tug, strand by strand – until you became part of my every day. You’ve followed me from childhood to adulthood, whispering in