Personal Stories

My Ten-Year Tale

I lost my voice.

Not metaphorically. Not in a whimsical, eat-pray-love way. It was taken from me. First by shock, then by shame, and finally by fear.

But I’m ready to reclaim

I have OCD and CPTSD. Translation? My brain is a caffeinated squirrel on a sugar high, brilliant one minute, doom-spiraling the next. It goes on a creative rant and there’s no sleeping. Or it decides the world’s ending and drafts

How do people know her?

To the world — even to the people closest to her — she is the happiest, loudest, most fun-loving girl in the room. The clumsy one who laughs too hard, talks too much, and seems

Nanti, aku ingin keliling Bandung, dibonceng seseorang yang mungkin belum aku ketahui namanya — entah siapa. Melihat indahnya kota itu di malam dan pagi hari sebelum matahari terbit. Menikmati sejuknya udara dan

It was 2 AM in the Colorado Rockies, and I was seriously questioning every life choice that had led me to this moment. The temperature had plummeted to -12°F, my water bottles had turned into

Years later, after graduation, I landed a remote job. And slowly, the loneliness crept in. My team was faraway, only communicating for work via teams. I wasn’t meeting anyone new. I didn’t even have someone to call at the end

Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Sorry Dad

A letter I never said out loud — until now.

Today, on July 29th, 2025. While I’m spending

Maintaining a blog has never been an easy task for me. Surprisingly, it’s not the technical writing that feels daunting — it’s the simple act of capturing everyday moments

Well, I would start with myself first. I used to feel lazy and procrastinate, despite being full of ideas, talking to myself,

We talk a lot about AI getting “smarter,” but what if the real breakthrough isn’t just intelligence, but personality? I’ve