The Witty Wordsmith

I've spent the last few months being suspiciously okay. Like, "did I accidentally delete my trauma?" kind of okay. I even had the audacity to wonder if I was becoming some cold-hearted robot because the "missing her" part just... stopped. I was basically gaslighting myself into thinking I'd won at grief. Turns out, I ha…

I've spent the last few months being suspiciously okay. Like, "did I accidentally delete my trauma?" kind of okay. I even had the audacity to wonder if I was becoming some cold-hearted …

Hari ini datang juga, an epilogue for my 12 years of career in natural ingredients. Ada yang bilang, kalau kita sudah merasa terlalu nyaman di satu tempat, itu tandanya kita sudah berhenti tumbuh. T…

Dunia lagi gonjang-ganjing, berita dua minggu terkahir itu isinya kalau nggak perang, krisis kemanusiaan, kekecewaan terhadap pemerintul, ya ekonomi yang makin seret, tapi di sisi lain aku malah sibu…

Sebelas tahun yang lalu, di umur 22, aku adalah seorang teknokrat bagi hidupku sendiri. Aku menulis Annual Review pertama dengan presisi seorang arsitek yang yakin bahwa fondasi masa depannya sudah …

This article is part of the series: Advice from a Sister from Another Mother A collection of honest reflections and practical lessons from a 30-something to her 20-something sisters—about love, sel…

I keep losing track of the days since you left, Mama. Grief is weird like that time stretches, shrinks, folds itself into useless origami, and somehow I’m the one who has to make sense of it. I need …

Opini Sotoy dari Mantan Calon Basarnas yang Malah Nyasar di Corporate Aku tuh selalu ketawa pahit tiap inget masa-masa kuliah dulu ketika aku, dengan polos dan penuh idealisme, mapping karier dan yak…

I've been wanting a Bottega Veneta Andiamo to mark ten years of my career in 2024, which has been relatively successful, I would say. Ten years building not only sustainable career, but thriving …