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5 Reasons Why Non-U.S. Citizens Have to Deal with More than One President

When one superpower sneezes, the rest of us reach for our wallet.

Apr 13

5 Reasons Why Non-U.S. Citizens Have to Deal with More than One President

Apr 13

Sorry Harvard, I Missed the Flourishing Memo

The Global Flourishing Study crowned Indonesia a winner. I must’ve skipped the sermon.

6d ago

Sorry Harvard, I Missed the Flourishing Memo

6d ago

Why I Write in English (Even When It’s Not Perfect)

Permission, Precision, and Everything In Between.

May 14

Why I Write in English (Even When It’s Not Perfect)

May 14

Sponsored by Integrity. Paid by Bribery.

How a courtroom drama film about honest judges got funded by a corrupt court fixer — with a bribe that didn’t even work.

May 6

Sponsored by Integrity. Paid by Bribery.

May 6

“Di Sana”: When Patriotic Songs Become a Long-Distance Relationship

What happens when patriotic songs describe your country as somewhere else?

May 1

“Di Sana”: When Patriotic Songs Become a Long-Distance Relationship

May 1

When the Shepherd Opens the Gate

A Personal Reflection on Faith, Distance, and the Gentle Revolutions of Pope Francis.

Apr 26

When the Shepherd Opens the Gate

Apr 26

Offline Smiles, Online Knives

Indonesia Unfiltered Series.

Apr 21

Offline Smiles, Online Knives

Apr 21

Smiling Nation, Sudden Rage: When Small Talk Turns Deadly

Indonesia Unfiltered Series.

Apr 17

Smiling Nation, Sudden Rage: When Small Talk Turns Deadly

Apr 17

Corruption, Without the Loot: A Legal Drama (Unintentionally) Written by Kafka

Unfiltered Indonesia.

Apr 15

Corruption, Without the Loot: A Legal Drama (Unintentionally) Written by Kafka

Apr 15

Learning to Wait From a Thai Monk and The White Lotus

How a fictional monk, a luxury resort, and a lifetime of fixing led me to something softer.

Apr 10

Learning to Wait From a Thai Monk and The White Lotus

Apr 10

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SimpleJoy

Jakarta-based writer exploring everyday contradictions ✍🏽 Observer of irony and in-between spaces 🌏 Simple joys 🌸 complicated truths 🕊️

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