Syafiq·Jan 2, 2024Identity PoliticsSince the 2017 DKI Jakarta gubernatorial election, identity politics has become a hot topic in any political discussion. On social media…A response icon1A response icon1
Syafiq·Dec 21, 2023We Probably Have Shaped Ourselves to be 02As much as politics are dark and complex, it is also funny in many ways. It’s common to see candidates misquoting facts and numbers, taking…
Syafiq·Dec 12, 2023AttractionAttraction is such a mystery. I think we can say that we can literally be attracted to anything/anyone for no reason. Remember when we were…
Syafiq·Dec 11, 2023Reality of Living in JapanI’ve been very lucky and grateful to be able to live in Japan for the past 3 years or so (in addition to the time that I spent in Japan…
Syafiq·Aug 7, 2023Can We Actually Stop Climate Change?July and August are the least ideal time for you to be anywhere above the equator. In Japan, the temperature can reach up to 38 degrees…
Syafiq·Aug 4, 2023One Thing I Wish Jakarta Would Learn from OsakaJakarta can be a stressful place to live in, especially with how bad traffic can be. I don’t need to pull stats to say that Jakarta has one…
Syafiq·Jul 31, 2023Not Top to Bottom, but Beginning to the End“I don’t like the idea of ‘going with the flow,’ like water running down a river. It’s like I’m powerless, and just so you remember, water…A response icon1A response icon1
Syafiq·Jul 26, 2023Max Havelaar: Gotong Royong May not be as RomanticGotong Royong is one culture in Indonesian society that embodies the idea that members of society (typically within a neighborhood) help…
Syafiq·Jul 24, 2023Lost in Screens, Found in Books: My Way Back to ReadingIf you ask me in early 2022 how many books I would have read within 12 months, I would probably say…1 or 2? Eventually, I finished with 6…
