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January 2020
So... there goes the first month of 2020 LOL. It's still feels like yesterday when everyone is so hyped with 2020 and decade in review post pops up everywhere and here we are now at February 2020. The first month of this decade was so freakin unbelievable. Globally:...
Parenting Paradox
One of the most obvious dilemma I realize as a parent: I would like to keep my kids from unfortunate events as much as possible but at the same time as a grown up I realize that those unfortunate events are the things that brought me to the state I'm currently in;...
Better Left Unsaid
When I am angry, my brain automatically run tons of scenarios of what could happen and populate tons of hurting things to be said. On lucky day, I managed to keep quiet and spitting none of it. On my bad day, some of them are spitted out. Most of them, are left...
Rarely 100% Ready
Many things in life couldn't wait until I am fully ready on my own terms. Sometimes I just need to decide then roll with what I had. I remember i had this naivete back then: I'll learn how to drive a car when i have my own car. I had this fear that if i learn how to...
On photography
I've been into photography for quite some time and slowly learn one and two tricks. From things that i've learned so far, there is one realization that helps me a lot: the final beautiful photography you saw is most likely post processed. Consequently, what you see in...
Setting Some Old Posts to Private
I just set some of the most popular posts on this blog to private so people can't read it. Here's why: several days ago I received Google Search Console review for this site which shows me what keywords people have been used to arrive to this blog: Top performing...
Decade in Review: 2010 – 2019
I'm really intrigued by the idea of writing down my decade in review (2010 - 2019) post for couple of reason: It gives bigger picture of what i managed to do. Some things took more time than a year to be achieved after all.2010 - 2019 is practically my young adult to...
Mexico Trip 2019
Mexico Trip 2019Sept - Oct 2019Written and photographed (mostly) by Fikri RasyidIntroIt's hard to believe that it's already the time for Elegant Themes' annual retreat again. Last time we went to the Barcelona, Spain. This year, we did tropical vibe for the retreat....
Chinatown Bandung
I visited Chinatown Bandung on December 2018 but couldn't post these photos until today for some reasons. The reason why we visited Chinatown Bandung was simple: my in-law was in town and we wanted to take her to go somewhere new. It's been a while since we heard of...
Ciwidey Trip
It's been awhile since three of us go somewhere new. It's been a very hectic year on work and all. Thus couple of weeks ago we decided to take a break and do a one night weekend gateway trip to Ciwidey. Ciwidey is still inside Kabupaten Bandung area and only an hour...
Thoughts
Stuffs that crossed my mind
House Feature Bucket List
These are list of “house feature” that I couldn’t afford now but hopefully can afford sometimes in the future. Room with in-room toilet / bath room I used to think that room with in-room toilet is a nice thing to have but not that necessary. However this pandemic...
Hospital Playlist
I’m not really into medical-themed drama but this K-drama on Netflix really get me hooked. What i like about it: It doesn’t create unnecessary suspense or plot twistThe main characters are really just bunch of kind humans with their flaws. Watching the shows doesn’t...
Doing begins by believing
I just realize this recently: I tend to do something if I think it is possible. If i don’t think it is possible, i’ll keep a backlog of it but i’ll probably won’t do it anytime soon. Just keeping it in the horizon - not sure when i’ll do it. A very clear example for...
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Altered Carbon Season 2
I tend to find stories that explore the limits about consciousness and death to be interesting. Netflix' Altered Carbon is one of them. Altered Carbon general premise revolves around the theme that in the future people extend their life by installing a device called...
COVID-19
It is pretty hard to wrap my mind about this COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of January, we still acknowledged this as epidemic that affects Wuhan (China) and several east Asian countries. In February, it spreads like crazy; Fast forward now at the end of march we've...
Make Good Freebies Then Share It For Free
One of favourite advice I frequently give to those who ask "how do i start my career" especially if the the one who ask want to work in creative field: Make good freebies (item / product / tool / assets / craft that people can use), then share it for free I did this...
January 2020
So... there goes the first month of 2020 LOL. It's still feels like yesterday when everyone is so hyped with 2020 and decade in review post pops up everywhere and here we are now at February 2020. The first month of this decade was so freakin unbelievable. Globally:...
Parenting Paradox
One of the most obvious dilemma I realize as a parent: I would like to keep my kids from unfortunate events as much as possible but at the same time as a grown up I realize that those unfortunate events are the things that brought me to the state I'm currently in;...
Better Left Unsaid
When I am angry, my brain automatically run tons of scenarios of what could happen and populate tons of hurting things to be said. On lucky day, I managed to keep quiet and spitting none of it. On my bad day, some of them are spitted out. Most of them, are left...
Rarely 100% Ready
Many things in life couldn't wait until I am fully ready on my own terms. Sometimes I just need to decide then roll with what I had. I remember i had this naivete back then: I'll learn how to drive a car when i have my own car. I had this fear that if i learn how to...
On photography
I've been into photography for quite some time and slowly learn one and two tricks. From things that i've learned so far, there is one realization that helps me a lot: the final beautiful photography you saw is most likely post processed. Consequently, what you see in...
Setting Some Old Posts to Private
I just set some of the most popular posts on this blog to private so people can't read it. Here's why: several days ago I received Google Search Console review for this site which shows me what keywords people have been used to arrive to this blog: Top performing...