Celebrate Life, With No Regrets
Enam bulan berlalu sejak Part 1, sesuai janji saya, secara berkala saya akan berbagi bagaimana perkembangan benih-benih investasi yang akhir tahun lalu disemaikan. Selain itu saya juga akan berbagi tentang pembelajaran apa saja yang saya petik selama enam bulan ini. Semoga Anda yang kebetulan membaca catatan sederhana ini mendapatkan manfaatnya. Baiklah, sebelum berbagi tentang kemajuan …
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The sun was setting down and the temperature was dropping slightly. It was a different feeling to see the sun setting here at this mountainous range compared to seeing the sunset at Kupang bay. We were camping at Lelogama, a village about three hour drive from Kupang city. Kupang is the capital of Nusa Tenggara …
Thirteen months into the Pandemic, and It is just now that I have my own workspace. I used to work in the only guest bedroom in our house. There was a little table at the corner that I used every day from around eight to four, or sometimes, five in the afternoon. Working from home …
Seroja, if you google it, you'll get a translation of Sacred Lotus, a beautiful water plant that comes in different colour of yellow, pink or purple. Commonly known in English as water lily, Seroja is a beautiful flower. It usually symbolises innocence and purity. Some culture even associate it with spirituality. Yet, the Seroja, that we know of recently, wasn't beautiful and kind at all, instead deadly.
It has been more than ten years now but I could still remember him clearly, the old man who lived two units away from ours on Park St, Melbourne. We lived in a studio apartment across the Royal Park in Melbourne. It's a small studio but cozy, just like a typical size of "Kos" here, …
"Pak, investasi di Saham, gak?" Gita bertanya secara tiba-tiba lewat Whatsapp message. Gita adalah rekan kerja di kantor. "Enggak Git, but I'd love to learn about it", jawabku Percakapan singkat ini merupakan langkah pertamaku menapaki perjalanan investasi di akhir tahun lalu. Beberapa bulan berselang dan tentu saja masih terlalu dini untuk menilai keberhasilannya. Namun yang …
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I learned how to take photographs because I want to take photos of the people I know and make them look good like the ones in the magazines. Funny eh? I am just happy when I can look at their smiles seeing their own photos. Along the way, I learned many techniques and one of …
Pergi ke sekolah itu sesuatu yang sederhana bagi anak-anak lain tapi akan menjadi rumit buatku. Lewat kali atau jalan raya? Setiap hari pertanyaan inilah yang harus aku geluti saat mengenakan sepatu, mengambil tas dan beranjak ke sekolah: Aku bersekolah di SD Inpres Oeba 1 di Kupang. Rumahku tidak jauh dari sekolah. Hanya butuh waktu sekitar …
"To make one large piece like this can take up to two to three months, but that's because we don't always weave every day" The road to Nansean village was going up-hill. The small pick-up truck bounced every now and then trying to tame the gravel road that we took to the village. Nansean is …
Our Kayla turns nine years old today. She could not walk as fast as she used to. At times we could hear her nails grazing the asphalt road, as she drags her feet but her spirit remains as young as a one year old retriever. Happy Birthday Kayla, each day of our life with you …
