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Soracchi and Sora-yan
TIL (Today I Learned) Soracchi, a mascot for All Nippon Airways (ANA) and LINE messaging app (by Naver.) Not to be confused with Sora-yan, Osaka International Airport’s mascot — yes, both Soracchi and Sora-yan are Japanese. “Sora” means “sky” in Japanese.
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Life update and Bandung trip
It has been, like… 3 weeks (?) after my last post of having hospitalized due to an accident, and I can say that I’m recovering 🎉 I’m pretty happy with the progress, although I must admit there are some aspects that I have strong opinions on. First is the cane.…
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How was my weekend?
My husband called it a “freak accident”. We were on our way to our usual cafe in the Bangsar area when I slipped and fell — and somehow, even up to today, I didn’t know what made me slipped and fell. Whenever people asked, my answer has always been: “I…
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The temple’s guardians. Sort of.
Just like many buildings in Malaysia, our apartment has a Datuk gong shrine for the residents to pray. This is specific to Chinese descendants in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. Datuk gong results from cultural assimilations of Chinese Taoism and Malay Islam. And in front of the temple is this guardian.…
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New project: Impromptu Journal
Several months ago, I mused the idea of having a blog/website where I collect and publish Q&A with my friends on many things. Some people say it’s “curiosity”; some Indonesians, Malaysians, and Singaporeans will call it “kay-poh.” Nevertheless, I am (hashtag) blessed with a circle of friends who are always…
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39
A bit of (fun) fact about me: After 38-39 years, I realized I don’t really like cakes. Or at least, I can only have one small slice of cake or half of a cupcake. The same goes with other pastries. Either one portion only, or half of it. Or harass…
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My favorite part of my trips
I’ve been living a (hashtag) blessed life as I had the opportunity to travel to different places as part of my work as an Automattician. Now that the Division Meetup in Munich, Germany is passed, I want to recap some of my favorite things from my travels so far. Orlando,…
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Right a year later…
… I got Covid. Again. And the “fun” part? I caught it right one year from the previous one (my first time with the virus.) I also started to suspect a pattern: It happens after big-scale meetup (Division Meetup) and I might pick it up during one of my transits…
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May 2017 and July 2017. We still miss you, legends
There are not a lot of singers who understand that it’s never about upstaging one another. Most of the time, those who understand how to elevate a song instead of competing are mostly the legends. You can hear it when Chester and Chris harmonized the chorus on timestamp 03:15. Damn.…
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My name is Retno Nindya, and my online nickname is Kappa or Kapkap. I’m from Indonesia and have lived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, since 2014 with my husband and two kids and I’ve been a Happiness Engineer in Automattic, Inc. for WordPress.com Support since 2019. I enjoy drawing, reading, and hoarding stationeries and notebooks. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the best game of all time.
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