AFIFAH SALSABILA

She remembered a promise to her 21-year-old self: if she made it to 26, she must sit down, take a deep breath, and catch up with life. And here she is, doing exactly that. Catching up. The other night, I was tidying up the top shelf of my room when I stumbled upon stacks of old journals. Pages filled with scribbles, heartbreaks, dreams, and dramatics. I didn’t realize it's been a decade since I started journaling. Ten years of putting thoughts into ink-pages full of emotions, dreams, little daily rants, and fragments of growing up. I used to be so intense (and honestly, very emo 😆). Now, I find myself more present. More chill. Maybe even ikhlas.  I live slower now. In a good way. Three years post-lockdown, three years of wandering around Indonesia. I met so many people—strangers who became friends, coworkers who turned family, and some who were just passing by but still left something behind. It made me realize that humans, deep down, are more similar than different. And in the mi...

Not living life to the fullest, lacking substantial ways to contribute or engage with the world, or perpetually being trapped in the same routine, role, or persona o ver and over again — will always be on top of mind if someone asks, "What is your biggest fear?" In the not-so-early 2023, found my old notes, and said something about "you ain't doing the same thing for 75th times and called it a life", boooommm! Little did I comprehend my life before my post-graduation (not to mention there are also a lot of opportunities and new experiences I've had, still blessed and grateful), However, in comparison to my university life filled with work, volunteering, joining organizations, even managing a tiny business, I've recently drifted from those pursuits. Why? How? June, precisely. I reunited with Mas Agah. A year prior, our connection for a Bangka project seated us side by side on a flight, where I anticipated a peaceful slumber until touchdown. Yet, to my sur...

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-...

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. 

Nulis di blog ini berarti udah satu tahun yang lalu konsernya Ed Sheeran. Kalo dipikir - pikir masih berasa gak nyangka dikasih ketemu dan nyanyi bareng Ed secepat ini, soalnya tahun 2017 Ed juga mau konser di Indonesia, tapi waktu itu tangannya patah dan dibatalin. Kirain bakal skip  sampe ada album baru lagi buat ke Indonesia. Tapi turn out  dua tahun kemudian beneran muncul di tengah - tengah GBK. Jujur, Divide Tour Concert Ed Sheeran ini jadi konser pertama yang gua datengin karena emang anaknya gak suka nonton konser. Lain cerita kalau konser Ed Sheeran haha, malah jadi bucket list yang gua tulis di buku jurnal. Inget banget akhir bulan November di  announce kalo Ed Sheeran bakal dateng buat konser di bulai Mei 2019, dan tiket dibuka bener - bener seminggu setelahnya. Waktu itu, Dijah temen gua yang pesan - memesan tiket, soalnya gua ada urusan untuk rapat kerja sama BEM Fakultas. Dari awalnya cuma mau di kategori 6 karena kondisi keuangan lagi banyak pen...

Hello again, I want to talk about my experience which all of you may think this is not a big deal... I was in Thailand three months ago doing my social project with AIESEC. I've met some people from a different country, and yea we are different, totally different cultures, sex, age, and what we belief, yet I've learned so much from that. But, I will write all of them in a different part, and hope you guys enjoy it!! From this, I want to talk about Talking. Wherever and whenever you are, always have some courage to Talk, but the thing I want to tell is Talk Clearly to everyone you meet, whoever they are Talk clearly and properly. Why I mentioned properly there, because sometimes what you said cut deeper than a knife to someone's life, and yet sometimes what you said could lit someone's life, who's know? But, need to know again, you don't have to please everyone by talking clearly at least don't break someone's heart by saying something rude. So, ...

Hampir gagal, LAGI dan udah lama banget kayanya gak berbagi dan gak nulis - nulis di sini, dan hari ini tepat banget terakhir 5 bulan yang lalu ngepost beberapa kalimat - kalimat untuk meramaikan blog  ini hehe. Sebelumnya juga kali ini  bakalan cerita dengan santai banget, karena ini emang bener – bener pengalaman sendiri. Kali ini mau share tentang gimana akhirnya KETERIMA DI PTN setelah gagal di tahun pertama. As u know guys gua lulus sma tahun 2016, dan pada saat lulus tahun pertama itu belum dikasih rezeki untuk melanjutkan kuliah di PTN dengan jurusan yang diinginkan. Jujur,  emang anaknya bener – bener stubborn  parah, tapi bukan yang jadi kaya anak ambis yang selalu mengedepankan nilai – nilai bagus haha. Tahun pertama ditolak sakit dong, sempet nangis waktu itu. Ditolak lewat snmptn sama sbmptn dengan jurusan yang sama yaitu Psikologi – UNPAD.  Sebegitu nekatnya  waktu itu milih satu jurusan dengan dua jurusan lain kosong. Mung...

Well, pernah gak kalian ngerasain yang namanya  "she is the best kind of human"  Apapun yang terjadi pada, ia selalu hadir datang dan tepat waktu.  Kaya punya pintu kemana saja doraemon, ok ini jd drama. Jadi, kali ini gua akan berbagi kisah tentang sebuah persahabatan yg sudah terjalin kurang lebih 8 tahun.  Sekedar share, Sebuah hubungan yang terjalin, tidak selamanya akan berjalan baik baik saja apapun itu.  Sekaligus persahabatan. Beberapa kali, kami bertengkar karena salah paham dan kurangnya komunikasi karena kita ldr komplek hankam - pondok duta haha. Segeralah selesaikan masalah-mu agar tidak menjadi lebih salah paham kemudiannya.Tanyakan kabar dan tetaplah jaga komunikasi baik lewat chat, video call, atau lebih baik nya lagi bertemu. Selalu jadi pendegar yang baik dan supporter yang terbaik, jelaskan apa yang baik dan benar.  Dan yang paling utama dari segalanya, saling mendoakan. ...