The Witty Wordsmith

Written quietly during my COVID isolation, just months before turning 30. A wrinkle, a perfume, and the quietest kind of turning point. It was just the other day—last week, I think—when I checked myself in the mirror and noticed something unfamiliar. Something I had expected would come eventually, but didn’t think would show up quietly on a random…

Written quietly during my COVID isolation, just months before turning 30. A wrinkle, a perfume, and the quietest kind of turning point. It was just the other day—last week, I think—when I checked mys…

It’s been months since the wedding. People still ask how married life is. I say something vague and polite. “ Alhamdulillah .” “Learning a lot.” Sometimes I joke, “We got married in the middle of …

I always like December. This month is my birthday and Christmas. I am myself not a Christian but the idea of Christmas has been building up along with me since I was kid. The Home Alone movie that is…

Lately, a few realizations have been taking root—thoughts that have probably lingered quietly in the back of my mind since I was younger. Whether they came from books, films, podcasts, snippets of ov…

Di satu pagi yang benderang oleh sinar matahari di ufuk timur, ada yang satu yang tidak biasa di SDN Semper Barat 05. Anak-anak bersekolah di tengah gempuran   optimus   dan   bumblebee   alias truk-…

DISCLAIMER: ini semua adalah hasil dari kumpulan notes aku kala kerja, nyetir, duduk di toilet (dan selanjutnya ahahaha), atau bahkan hasil ide selintas saat lagi ngomong sama orang. Hidup itu adalah…

2015 was definitely an outstanding year.  Family, work, travels, friends, love, and myself.  Tahun ini, aku rasa sama seperti kebanyakan khalayak teman tumblr sepantaran yang semakin jarang nulis…

“I miss you terribly sometimes, but in general I go on living with all the energy I can muster. Just as you take care of the birds and the fields every morning, every morning I wind my own spring.” …