Paradiso Perduto

LOL I know I have never been serious serious in blogging (as in trying to gather audience to read my random rambling...aside from occasional shameless self promotion in the few social media I have). However, I like writing, obviously, and I like the idea that people read my writing. (I know some of you might care more about my fiction... you can read my stories in fictionpress  for free...for now). After I lurked for a while in the blog-overse, I noticed that a lot of blogs I frequent have this cute little button telling me to follow them on Bloglovin. I clicked on it out of curiosity, and... BAM. I'M ALSO ON BLOGLOVIN NOW.  It's a very simple platform that allows you to collect all blogs you love, whether they are originally from Blogger, Wordpress, Tumblr, or you-name-it. It helps you to stay update with the blogs you love. They can also help you discovering blogs you might love, based on your preference. For bloggers, it's a nice way to find audiences too. ...

Meet little mage Veruchka and her pink cotton candy wolf! Veruchka is my character on habitrpg :)  Hi, people, I haven’t died yet (surprise, surprise!). I know I’ve been on hiatus for a rather long period. These last few months I’ve been quite busy, and Indonesian internet was being…well, the usual Indonesian internet, so I was not able to post a lot, aside from my short comments/rant on twitter and goodreads. I admit laziness also played some part, but no worries, now I already found a way to banish the laziness and I ‘m going to share it with you! See how nice I can be? ;) I admit that I am not naturally organized. I forgot things. I procrastinate. I don’t do things in the most effective and efficient way. I wrote things on notes so I would not forget, only to find myself completely forget about the notes later. Being organized and productive has been always an obsession for me. Some kind of elusive dream, something I always strive to be, but I was never quite there. ...

Tahun baru, bulan baru, hari baru tak ada arti sama sekali bagi orang yang tak berubah jadi lebih baik (KH Abdullah Gymnastiar, @aagym, 31 Desember 2013) Picture from  here Malam tahun baru lewat sudah. Terompet-terompet plastik macet tersumbat ludah. Malam di Cigadung kembali tenang, setelah kemarin seisi rumah mencak-mencak oleh suara petasan dan kembang api yang bikin berisiknya Cigadung nggak jauh beda sama medan perang. Seriously, if there was really a terrorist attack in my neighborhood yesterday, I wouldn't have known. Setelah semua gebyar-gebyar itu, saya merenung apa yang tersisa. Hari-hari akan berlalu dan pada suatu titik kita mungkin akan mengeluhkan betapa membosankannya, betapa panjangnya. Sama seperti tahun-tahun yang lalu. Mungkin juga sama seperti tahun-tahun yang akan datang. What a waste. What a meaningless feat. Sedikit refleksi mengenai apa yang saya capai di 2013. Nailed some, missed some. Belum juga jadi sarjana tapi berdoa banget dalam waktu dek...

Hari ini, saat sedang browsing-browsing geje di internet, saya menemukan suatu situs yang oke banget. Begitu okenya sampai saya nggak tahan untuk mempromosikannya di sini (dan menghasut beberapa kawan dekat saya untuk ikutan). Buat orang-orang yang merasa dirinya fakir kesejahteraan hidup, mungkin bisa mempertimbangkan untuk ikutan. Here it is : Daily Challenge The Daily Challenge is a social well-being experience that gives you the opportunity to positively impact your life every day by doing simple daily challenges and sharing the experience with your personal connections --all while you earn points, collect stamps, and achieve new levels. The Daily Challenges promotes everyday well-being by encouraging the small actions and fostering the social ties that drive meaningful change. Engage Together. (It's free.)  Itu deskripsi mengenai Daily Challenge yang saya copy-paste dari  penjelasan di sini . This is how my Daily Challenge profile looks like as of now. ...

I know, I know. I'm suck at keeping routines, right? Setelah ini insya Allah akan rutin posting tiap Senin, karena sudah banyak hal membahagiakan yang mengantri untuk ditulis... sayang untuk dibiarkan di lembar-lembar memori yang memudar, hehehe. Feel Good Monday hari ini memiliki tema " Indulging in What I Love , " dan itulah yang menjadi kerjaan saya selama beberapa minggu terakhir ini. Pada usia dewasa awal sekarang ini, banyak pertanyaan-pertanyaan muncul semacam 'Apa yang benar-benar saya suka?' 'Apa yang benar-benar saya inginkan untuk diri saya dan dunia' 'Mau jadi apa saya nanti?' Hal-hal berikut saya harapkan bisa sering saya nikmati di masa depan. Kalau pun tidak sering, inginnya hal-hal di bawah ini menjadi tempat retreat sejenak saat rutinitas terasa terlalu menyebalkan. Pardon my random and probably incorrect English/other foreign languages below, I tend to think in a horrendous mishmash of several foreign la...

What is Feel Good Monday Project? Well, Monday is a particularly grim day for me, what with the meeting with my thesis reviewer lecturer and all the confusions and revisions that ensue . Kayaknya perlu bikin sesuatu yang membuat saya nggak lagi berpikir, " Oh, dreaded, dreaded Monday....I'm dead." setiap Senin mendekat. Untunglah nggak perlu mikir untuk waktu yang lama, karena buat saya writing always is my favourite form of therapy. Jadi untuk seterusnya dalam proyek ini, saya akan menuliskan 5 (atau mungkin lebih) hal yang membuat mood saya up up up selama seminggu terakhir. Bentuknya bisa bermacam-macam; bisa kegiatan, wewangian, lagu, absolutely anything ! Buat apa sih kamu melakukan semua ini Ver? Itu proyek skripsi belum beres! You haven't viciously edited your novel-to-be ! Terus proyek nulis lainnya pun...masih...pffft . Well... 1. Keeping track of my moodbooster!   Terkadang kita cuma butuh diingatkan lagi bahwa ini bukan kejadian paling buruk yang...