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A sudden realization...

 It's so funny that I just realized this, like at this actual moment, that the post above - where I wish I'll leave this earth first - happened exactly a year before my accident. Confused? Let me explain. I told you that I fell down and broke my arm, right? The one where I needed to go through surgery to install plates and screw in my bones until it fully heals. That one accident that I keep thinking even though it happened more than 6 months ago. I fell down the sea on August 8, 2025. I got a taste of death a year after I made that post. And I freaked out. I chickened out. I'm suddenly scared of the thoughts of dying, painfully and slowly. Looks like I just wanted an easy way out. A peaceful ending. Maybe in my sleep. Or a quick one where I won't feel a thing. But I tasted what it felt like when your limb broke down. The way I screamed that night when the emergency nurse was trying to put on the spalk on me so I can safely return to Jakarta taking a 4 hour flight. How ...
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frustrated, or maybe even depressed

First of all, this is just a personal blog trying to process my personal experience, emotions, and feelings in light of my personal recent events which cause this frustration. Part of why this is happening probably was because I had these thoughts for several years, of my fears losing the ability to use my hands, or legs. The ability to hear. I already lost the ability to see normally ages ago, which also, probably the cause of my accident. I would like to apologize in advance for this post, if it seems insensitive. Again, this is just me trying to process. I don't know why, but since 2019, my August has always been cursed - if I ever leave my nest. The recent accident was worse, I fell into the sea, while I was just walking through this dark, un-illuminated path small dock in Sorong and somehow my left arm hit something which resulted in a broken arm - wearing spalk during the 4 hours flight to Jakarta which continued on several days - and a surgery to install plate and screws. It...

No, I'll go first

Today was a long day, and I came home with ache on both of my legs. Funny. I recalled those times when I was still in Tokyo, I could walk for miles and miles and hours after hours. Last time when mom visited, I walked back and forth here and there to accommodate both my mom and sister. My mom wasn't feeling well during the trip, and she couldn't walk to as many places as my sister could. It was also summer, yet I wasn't as tired as I'm feeling right now. After the trip finished, I sent them both off at Haneda airport. That time, I was feeling okay. I would meet them in a couple of months since I'd be graduating. I was okay, unlike those times when I sent my family off at Soetta after visiting me in Depok. I was always sad and would always cry after taking my mom, or my dad, or my sister (my brother rarely visited) there to go back to Padang. I felt lonely, and sad, and there was this huge hollowness of being left.  And just tonight, I was watching this music video a...

ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’ๆ›ธใ็•™ใ‚ใฆใŠใๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™。ใใ†ใ—ใชใ„ใจ、ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใŒๆบœใพใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ™。

 ๆ—ฅๆœฌใ‚’้›ขใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจใ、ๅฟƒใŒ็—›ใฟใพใ—ใŸ。่‡ชๅˆ†ใซ่ช“ใฃใŸใฎใฏ、ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๆ›ดๆ–ฐๆƒ…ๅ ฑใ‚’่ฆ‹ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™。 ไบ‹ๅฎŸ、็งใฏใพใ ๅ‹้”ใฎๆŠ•็จฟใ‚„ๆ—ฅๆœฌใซ้–ขใ™ใ‚‹ๆ›ดๆ–ฐๆƒ…ๅ ฑใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸ。ๅ‚ทใคใ„ใŸๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‹ใ‚‰ใใ†่จ€ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™。ใใ‚Œใฏ็งใฎไบบ็”Ÿใงๆœ€ใ‚‚็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ๆ™‚ๆœŸใงใ‚ใ‚Š、็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ。 ๆ™‚ใ€…SNSใ‚’้–‹ใใŸใใชใ„ใจๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ。ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒใพใ ๆ—ฅๆœฌใง็”Ÿๆดปใ‚’ๆฅฝใ—ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆ、็งใฏ็พๅฎŸใซๆˆปใ‚‰ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ。ๆ‚ฒใ—ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ—ใŸใŒ、ๅ‰ใซ้€ฒใพใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ ๆ™‚ใ€…、ใพใ ใใ“ใง็Ÿฅใ‚ŠๅˆใฃใŸไบบใŸใกใซ้€ฃ็ตกใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Š、ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’่จ€ใฃใŸใ‚Š、ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฎ่ฟ‘ๆณใ‚’ๅฐ‹ใญใŸใ‚Šใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸ。 ใ—ใ‹ใ—、ใ‚‚ใฏใ‚„ๅ…ฑ้€šใฎ่ฉฑ้กŒใŒใชใ„ใŸใ‚、ไผš่ฉฑใฏ่กŒใ่ฉฐใพใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ。ใใฎๅพŒ、ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใƒใƒฃใƒƒใƒˆใง่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆ、ๅ–ใ‚Šๆฎ‹ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๆ„Ÿใ˜ใŒใ—ใพใ—ใŸ。ๅฐ‘ใ—ๅฅ‡ๅฆ™ใชๆ„Ÿใ˜ใŒใ—ใพใ—ใŸ。ๅคงใ’ใ•ใซ่จ€ใˆใฐ、็–Žๅค–ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๆ„Ÿใ˜ใŒใ—ใพใ—ใŸ。 ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใŸใ„ใ“ใจใซ、ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ„ใฏๆ‚ฒใ—ใ„ใ“ใจใซ、็งใซใฏๆ—ฅ่ชฒใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ。ๆ—ฅๆœฌใ‚„ใใ“ใซใ„ใ‚‹ใฟใ‚“ใชใฎใ“ใจใ‚’่€ƒใˆใชใใฆใ™ใ‚€ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆ—ฅ่ชฒใงใ™。ใ—ใ‹ใ—、ไธ€ไบบใงใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ、็ช็„ถๆ€ใ„ใŒใ‚ˆใŽใ‚Š、ใพใŸๆ‚ฒใ—ใใชใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ。ใพใ‚‹ใงๅฟƒใซ็ชใๅˆบใ•ใ‚‹็—›ใฟใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ。 ๆ™‚ใซใฏ、ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฎไธญใฎไฝ•ไบบใ‹ใŒใพใ ๅ€‹ไบบ็š„ใซใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใ‚’้€ใฃใฆใใพใ—ใŸ。ไธๆ€่ญฐใชใ“ใจใซ、ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„Ÿ่ฌใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™。ใพใ ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฎ็”Ÿๆดปใฎไธ€้ƒจใงใ‚ใ‚Š、ๅ†—่ซ‡ใ‚’่จ€ใ„ๅˆใˆใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™。 ็งใฏๅ†…ๅ‘็š„ใชๆ€งๆ ผใง、ไฝ•ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ๅนณๅ’Œใ‚’้ธใณใพใ™。ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒ้€ฃ็ตกใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šใซใใ„ใชใ‚‰、ใŠใใ‚‰ใ็งใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏ้€ฃ็ตกใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“。็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใฏ็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™。่‰ฏใ„ๆ™‚ๆœŸใ‚’้Žใ”ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ—、ใใ‚Œใ‚’ๅฐ็„กใ—ใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“。 ใŸใ 、1ๅนดๅ‰、2ๅนดๅ‰ใซ่ตทใใŸใ“ใจใซใคใ„ใฆใฎ้€š็Ÿฅใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸใจใ、ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใพใ‚ŠๅŠฉใ‘ใซใฏใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใงใ™ใญ。ใใ‚ŒใŒ็งใฎไบบ็”Ÿใ ใฃใŸใฎใ‹、ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ™。 When I was about to leave Japan, my heart ached. I swore to myself that I would not look at any updates from Japan. The fact is, I still saw my friends' posts and updates about Japan. I said those things because I felt hurt. It was t...

Life as a single 30-ish woman

Entering the x -years of being single, I finally find some peace and the perks of being with no one. I get to know myself better, I somehow get more confident and believe in myself a bit. I can help my parents financially. I still dislike some of my personal traits, but on normal days - where I don't have hormone imbalances - I can somehow ignore them. I get to enjoy my days when I actually have money to do things; eating good food, going to places, and doing a lot of things with friends. Now that I live alone (again, after my student days in Japan), I am in the midst of figuring out of what I want to do. I get to hang out with friends whom I met from various chapter of my life who are still single, since the ones who are married are not always available. And this thing is what I want to address. I cannot always relate, understand, and/or empathize the struggle of my married friends; like why can't I tell my stories to them anymore or why don't they share theirs. Or when I ...

I thought all the birds are extinct

Because when I look at the sky, I see nothing. When I try to listen to the chirps, I hear nothing but cars honking. One day I hear them sing, but it was from the cage that's clanking. I thought I would never see birds again. Then I walked through the emptied lane. Without the motorcycles, cars, and all the men. High up in the trees, there are probably ten. I long for days with birds in the cities. Which at least for now, I can only hope from the bigger entities.

feelings and emotion

2023 is such a rollercoaster ride, while it was mostly screaming fun, I still had a few low moments. Especially now that I am not in Japan anymore. I tried to rationalize what I have been feeling by skimming through journal about re-entry/reverse culture shock. Quoting from Marquette University , re-entry is a common reaction to returning home from studying abroad. I felt sad, melancholic, and frustrated by how I should behave with my coworkers; wondering why I have been feeling down a lot for the past three months. Usually, I would just record video journal as a replacement for this blog/writing, however since it's already late at night and I need to get this out immediately without my sister listening what I am experiencing right now, I thought, "why not going back to my usual blog so I can process what to do or how to behave?" So here I am. After my birthday, which was a couple of days ago, I felt this sudden change of mood. I no longer desire to go on a hiking trip w...