The soft glow from my laptop screen brings me back to more than a decade ago when my sister and I used to take turns using our dad’s old computer. I’m a corporate gal now, excelling in Excel and putt…
Read moreResearch and daily experiences show that magnetic fields often defy common sense. This is known as the Law of Magnetism for a reason: like poles repel one another, while unlike poles attract each oth…
Read moreIt was midnight. My mind urged me to change the subject, and I was looking for something to do. A few posts ago, I was enthusiastic—scared, but enthusiastic. Now, I was left wondering where my muse h…
Read moreMansfield Park by Jane Austen was supposed to be the last book in her published works that I would finish. The novel follows the story of a young girl named Fanny Price in a coming-of-age tale about …
Read moreI heard the news about some people I knew before deciding whether I was all ears. The information flashed like a comet, growing faster as it approached the sun. I hadn’t seen them in so long that the…
Read moreI’ve been imagining myself adrift in the ocean lately. It isn’t exactly dark, but the sky is grey, adorned with playful thunder. The rain seems to beckon me to come undone, while the wind tousles my …
Read moreBy logic, I should be visiting Semarang regularly. If that's too ambitious for a corporate person, let me revise that: I should be visiting Semarang at least once in a while. My dad was born and …
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