Marcella Purnama, Writer: On learning, relationships, and making choices

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

This is the best, if not, one of the best movies I’ve watched in 2013. Oh, how I love Star Trek. read more →

Date someone who grows old with you

You should be dating someone who respects you. If he doesn’t want to put away his phone during dates, and keeps on replying others’ messages, checking for emails (or worse, Facebook notifications), or getting distracted by his Blackberry’s flashing red light, he isn’t worth your time. read more →

I don’t wanna grow up just yet

I don’t wanna grow up just yet. It’s funny, because all I ever wanted as a kid is to grow up. read more →

On being Facebook official: a first world problem

There are couples who become Facebook official and there are others who don’t even know how to change their statuses. Me? I’m having the first world problem. read more →

21 Things I’ve Learned about Long Distance Relationship

Lesson #15: There’s no getting used to saying goodbyes. Not now, maybe not ever. read more →

I’ve forgotten what it’s like to be in the courting game

Truthfully, I’ve forgotten what it’s like to be in this stage of relationship. You know, the time when you innocently flirt with each other and tirelessly find excuses to text each other (and not to be seen as overly aggressive and ambitious at the same time). read more →

21st birthday will not be complete without a good cup of coffee.

Forever 21

Last week, my wonderful age of two-zero turns into the big two-one. And being 21 is the start line of being in the 20s, where most of life major decisions are made. read more →

My Chinese Indonesian family of five at Kawah Putih, Bandung, Indonesia.

“We are all, you know, simply humans.”

We may come from different races, but we are still people, who share our basic needs with each other, each striving to realise dreams of our own. We are all, you know, simply humans. read more →

11 of us (the other two met us at the bus station) in front of our office building, ready for an adventure!

Waterfall hunt and getting lost in paradise

This weekend, 13 of us workmates went for an adventure at Bunder Mountain, Bogor – hunting for waterfall, getting a bit lost, and forging a whole other stories that I need to omit telling to my parents. Or at least alter the truth a a little. read more →