Svårt

Medan jag skriver detta inlägg, mina föräldrar bör vara på väg hem till Indonesien efter en kort vistelse här. Jag förväntade mig inte att jag ska känna… känslorna. Ni vet, jag är så van vid att bo långt ifrån familjen. Jag har gjort det sen jag var ung. Jag har bott i Sverige i nästan …

Promovering — my PhD graduation ceremony

a.k.a. one of the best days in my life On 12 May 2023, or approximately a year after my PhD thesis defence, I finally had my doctoral degree conferment ceremony, or promovering. This has been something that I so much looked forward to. It was a quite fancy event, you have to dress up in …

Memory of my father

Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. Since I got this prompt during Ramadan, I’d share something around that theme. Many Ramadans ago, I was depressed. I didn’t have a word back then, but it was one of the most terrible periods in my adult life. And the worst part was …

Travelling again: Eurotrip with my father 🇫🇷🇨🇭🇦🇹🇩🇪

It’s been 2 years since I last did an international trip. I probably would not even be doing this trip if it was not because of my father, who happened to be attending a conference in Montpellier, France. To be honest, I was a bit reluctant, what with the pandemic, climate change, airport chaos, etc. …

Just Like That – 2021

Just like that… we’re already on the last day of 2021. Not gonna lie, this year has been a tough year for me. Even worse than last year, if I may say so. None of my studies were published this year. One of them was rejected by 13 journals. The other one by 8. I …

Eid Al Fitr 1442 H

Another eid amid the pandemic. However, I feel much much better than last year. I got to meet my family, and also the extended ones from both of my parents’ side (virtually). Even if it meant I sacrificed some sleep. (Although I was better presented for the later session) Funny enough, when I showed up, …

2020: My own reflections

On the new year of 2020, my friends brought a Greek New Year’s cake (Βασιλόπιτα) for us to cut at midnight. By divine providence, I got the slice which contains the coin 🪙, and it is believed that those who got the coin will get lucky 🍀 So I entered the year, believing that 2020 …