Common Sense, Nonsense, and Everything in Between

Category: Life

  • Whatever Will Be, Will Be

    When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be Will I be pretty, will I be rich? Here’s what she said to me. Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be The future’s not ours, to see Gara gara beberapa hari ini Aiden tidur dengan lagu Que Sera Sera…

  • In Their Shoes?

    Banyak yang suka bilang “coba saja kalau kamu di posisi saya” something like “in my shoes” kinda thing. Menurut saya, request ini tidak serta merta membuat kita dapat berpikir di posisi yang diminta tersebut. Dulu, sebelum punya istri dan anak, saya jarang punya weekend. Biasanya, saya “ngantor” di laptop sampai malam. Hari biasa juga rasanya…

  • Reminder: “what is truly important”

    After writing my memory of Cornel, i remember one old post (A Note for My Self – Death and Life): Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of…

  • Remembering A Friend

    “Hi, Bro Suwandi, my health condition is not so good, required blood transfusion several time.” That is one the latest messages exchanges I had with Cornel. It was just 6 weeks ago, when I thought of him (out of the blue), and texted him. He then sent regards to wife and son. And, quietly we…