This week marks the second week that I have been practicing intermittent fasting. While others usually do intermittent fasting by eating for 8 hours and fasting for 16 hours, I took the most uncomplicated approach by doing alternate-day fasting, which is fasting one day and not fasting the next, also known as the (prophet) David…
When I first started my own business, I was afraid and worried. I was afraid that the decision to start a business was the wrong decision, and I was worried that this decision would affect the livelihood and income of my family. When I decided to start my own business, I was already married with…
Nangkadak, combination between nangka (jackfruit) and cemphedak. It tastes very sweet, the size of the fruit is large and very fragrant. This is one of my fav’s fruit. Not everybody can stand it’s fragrance ?
It is my first weekend in the holy month of Ramadhan. I chose to do activities at Zeze Zahra’s cabin house for the weekend as part of my getaway leisure. I went there alone because my family members-My wife, Zeze Vavai and Vivian-were busy with their activities. The view from my cabin house looks greeny,…
Along with a live speaking course in British Council and a one-on-one speaking course in Preply, watching Youtube channel related to English learning tips and tricks is another tool to improve my listening capabilities. I used to rely on subtitles to increase my English-language proficiency, especially to understand slang, regional accents, and other nuances of…
I started learning English seriously at the end of February 2022, as part of my master’s program requirement. To measure my English comprehension and track my learning progress, I will need to take a trusted exam. There is 2 optional exam available to me, TOEFL and the IELTS exam. I decided to take TOEFL first…
I love gardening. I feel relaxing to walk among the trees. I like to walk in the middle of rice fields with green views. As I was born in the countryside, I don’t feel 100% in line with a metropolitan lifestyle. That’s why I started building my cabin house last year, as my getaway serenity…
In February, I finally completed my bachelor’s degree, after being delayed for many years. As I have enough time and I am in high spirit to learn something new, I decided to take a graduate program, Master in Information Technology (MIT or MSIT) from President University. The Master in Information Technology (MIT) enables students to…
Today is the beginning of the holy month, Ramadhan, in Indonesia. It will be a lively month, compare to the previous year. The situation in Indonesia is much better these days than the restrictive everyday situation in the last 2 years. As most of us will have a fasting Ramadhan, we usually need some refreshment…
Indonesia is currently becoming Asia’s new epicenter for the coronavirus pandemic, with daily infections for yesterday (July 13, 2021) almost 48,000 cases and the government warning that the worst is yet to come as testing and tracing are increasing and the delta variant is spreading outside Java and Bali. How do you feel when you…