The value of respect has sunk in deeper in our community. It’s a word that once soared so high, yet suddenly just becomes another word in the English dictionary.
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Marcella Purnama
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Marcella Purnama is a blogger and author of What I Wish I Had Known: And Other Lessons You Learned in Your Twenties. She is currently obsessed with finding the best recipe for bread rolls and keeping her sixteen plants alive.
Not a lot. Or maybe a lot. That depends. Like, after three years of university and five group projects, I have realised that it sucks to be in one.
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First day of work. First day of internship. First day of school. I don’t know about you, but I loathe these firsts.
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Is it that bad, being jobless? You think it’s okay, that it’s just a phase in life that will make us stronger, until you meet someone who asks what you are doing for a living and you struggle to explain your life. Like you owe them some real explanation.
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In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I think we should start Valentine’s Eve with a little love story.
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On this day a month ago, I was somewhere in the States.
I was not sure where – like, I could be in Vegas, or San Diego, or Yosemite, or in the car between the cities. I could be watching Cirque de Soleil’s ‘O’ for the first time. Or Wynn’s Le Reeve. Or was I playing snow on the hills of Yosemite? Or on the way to one of the biggest zoos I have ever been? I’m not sure. But that’s not the point. The point is, I was somewhere North.
On this day two months ago, I was somewhere in Melbourne.
If my memory doesn’t fail me, during this time there was a lot of dinners and farewells – friends’ farewells that have graduated and would gamble their lives back home. Thank you dinners to mentors and editors. Meld’s Christmas party that ends up in a karaoke session until 3am in the morning (yes, I was sick for the next three days). I was then preparing for my someone special’s arrival, thinking on where to go for dates. I was then preparing my heart for graduation, because I know after graduation, storm’s coming…
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Having gone back to Jakarta as a friendless person, I have realised that it might be time to make new friends. But honestly, I’m quite lousy in these things.
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Seriously? Did I just ask you on how to actually spend a weekend? Uh-oh. Geek alert here.
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Maybe you are like me. Maybe you are someone who, out of courtesy, will say yes to everything that is asked of you. Maybe you are someone who is reluctant to say ‘no’, as you will feel like you are too selfish and demanding. But sometimes saying no is the right thing to do.
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Here’s one of the most important questions in a relationship: which one is easier, dealing with regret, or dealing with moving on?
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