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November: A Whirlwind Month
November has been super exhausting—physically, mentally, and financially. Yet somehow, here we are at the end of the month, staring at the last chapter of 2024. Time moves fast, eh? This month felt like a spending spree. I went to so many places—trying new food spots, attending events, exploring. It was fun, but let’s just…
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Sunday Strolls with Nguyễn and Thái
Last Sunday I left Bogor in the morning to meet up with Nguyễn and Thái, two friends from Việt Nam, at a Aneka 57 Café in Jakarta. They were visiting Indonesia and somehow, I ended up being their guide for the day. Honestly, I was a little nervous—I mean, I’m the local, so they were…
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Dream Catcher Story
Last week I heard that my friend/ex colleague from my previous workplace passed away because of her sickness. We were not that close but I feel sad hearing that news. One of her colleague, whom also a friend of mine uploaded an Instagram story update and showed her office room. My late friend had a…
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New Chapter in Life
Right after I graduated on August 2018, I wrote a list about what kind of job that I want. Here’s some of them: Non Government Organization (NGO), foundation or hospital Not in Jakarta or Bandung In remote area but under a well-known foundation No more formal suit Those are specific things, I know. But I…
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If Music Be The Food of Love, Play On
Oh it’s been a very very very long time since my last post and here I wanna tell you. I’ve graduated and I’m a clinical psychologist now! I really love music so then I wrote a thesis about music therapy. Believe me, combining psychology, biology, and music is really something but thank God I enjoyed…
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Get Well Soon, Bilo!
So since I live home alone, my only friend is Bilo my almost 7y/o kitty-girl (if the invisible ones don’t counted). But in these last few weeks something weird happened to her. She started to eat palm-fiber from my house broom and vomit it out later. Bilo what’s happening to you? 🙁 Then I asked Giza’s…
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Mirza Arfina
Clinical psychologist with a love for art, music, coffee and travel.