AFIFAH SALSABILA

There's something special about Flores. Every place has its own stories, but Flores is different. It wasn't even the first place I visited on a trip, yet it holds a special place in my heart, freely residing in my mind. It's like the warmth of the sun on the beach or the melodic sound of a Mockingjay in the middle of the forest. I didn't even know the exact reason why Flores captivated me. Perhaps it was because I had planned this trip back in 2018, aiming for it to happen in 2021 as our graduation trip. However, Corona happened, and we postponed it to 2022 without my beloved one Deandra (God knows best). Or maybe it was the mesmerizing nature and landscape of Flores, or the adventure I always longed for—the beauty of freedom and wildness. It could even be the people I encountered along the way—from the moment I landed at the land, throughout the city, on the road, our wonderful guide, and even the strangers who became friends. I never really knew. Or perhaps it was bec

Writing this for myself, a gift and also a reminder.  Just officially graduated last week after doing sssssooooo muccchhhh experiences that I called a journey on one package to just made me, me. It's never easy for everyone, including myself but other than that for me at least it was never hard. It's not that hard, yet not that easy been such a mood for the last four years I give myself so much in every decision I made.  Never knowing this would be the ending, ahaha yess pasti paham ini arahnya kemana. Corona fuceekk broo, I know it took so much for every celebration they wanted to celebrate these past years. But here I am, gladly still make it "Wisuda Offline Terbatas" :)  Supposed to be doing graduation in JCC, then change into online one, dan gak taunya beneran malah jadi offline dengan sangat terbatas dan sesi-sesi yang kebagi tiap per-fakultas. Not much to mention on that day, just casually kaya mau main biasanya aja, jemput Tasya, ngedeprok di rumah Dea, ketawa-

  Salah satu pengalaman paling super di tahun 2019, perjalanan jalur darat+laut tipis-tipis ke Bali. Diawali dengan rencana trip yang cuma ingin explore  Banyuwangi, berakhir dengan H-dua minggu keberangkatan memutuskan untuk nyambung sampai ke Bali. Empat perempuan modal nekat dan mulut buat nanya kanan-kiri akhirnya membuahkan hasil hanya 225,000 ribu rupiah untuk sampai di Bali.  Dunkin Donuts Stasiun Pasar Senen mandatory selfie Untuk kaum mahasiswa minim budget  kaya kami tapi tetap mau travelling  seru, jalur darat+laut tipis-tipis jadi pilihan utama untuk menghemat biaya di akomodasi perjalanan. Banyak pilihan sebenarnya untuk berangkat ke Bali lewat jalur darat+laut tipis-tipis ini, salah satunya road trip  naik mobil untuk pribadi, dan transportasi umum bisa menggunakan bis atau kereta. Waktu itu, gua dan teman-teman memilih menggunakan kereta karena, lagi-lagi jadi opsi yang paling murah (tolong di note ya, kereta ekonomi nih haha) Berangkat hari Selasa, 23 Juli 2019 (lol, ud

Under the night and light, she always spoke to the moon. The one listens to her with silence but still, gives strength with his light. Burn, my darling burning. Hundred times he catches when falling, and tonight she is not her, she is me. I thought it's changing, almost whole? no, the soul is still there. God, I call your name. Please remind me to always removing what blocked me from the inside. Whenever I fall again, I will use this light. Burry, Sometimes the rain comes. I can not see your whole. But blur only blurs in my eyes. Still. That light. Burning. Keep me alive. Not even made me buried, even a second. 

21 To be honest, for her birthday is just one of another day. As much she remembers, she never romanticizing birthday before like everyone does. But this age, this 21 she started to think, reminiscing, and let's look back for five years before she makes it today. A lot of things, people, moments, conditions are changed, and for good, she as a person also changes. Even yes sometimes going to the dark, sometimes to the light. Yet, as she changes, she knows her worth, and her value, everything else is just a LIFE, where swing between one day and someday; one day will be fine and someday go wrong. To reminiscing, she starts to look back to five years ago. It was 2015, she was 16 didn't know much about life, friendship, love, peace, and self-worth but this universe guides her with a rough and laugh in other years. She was 18 and realize bad experiences are just another experience to keep this life balance, nothing much nothing less. And 19 was a year really change her

Somedays feels like forever, And I keep asking myself "why can't things that are good just stay?" But, this time ain't asking again... I already know why, Every moment have meaning to our life it's because the things we wish to stay forever  didn't stay forever in real life, yet stay forever in our heart And when you know, you know. We can't touch the same water twice. We never had enough time Here, in this world where everything happened so fast Living in the present like it should Enjoy before it lasts. August 2018.