PinnedMember-onlyYou don’t need to sound American“I fought my accent for so long,” Gadot says. “Like, I gotta sound more American. I was a little bit shy about my accent. Until I let it go. My dialect coach told me, ‘As long as you’re clear and understood, own it.’ …Second Language5 min readSecond Language5 min read
Published inTomas Pueyo·Mar 15, 2020Virus Corona: Mengapa Kita Harus Bertindak SekarangArtikel ini adalah terjemahan dari artikel asli berbahasa Inggris, Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now oleh Tomas Pueyo. Artikel asli diperbarui terakhir pada 13 Maret 2020. Memuat informasi terbaru mengenai strategi pengurungan (containment) vs. mitigasi. Artikel asli (dalam Bahasa Inggris) telah dilihat sebanyak 28 juta kali. Dengan semua yang sedang…Corona24 min readCorona24 min read
Oct 25, 2018When We Finally MetWhat do you do when you get the chance to meet IRL someone you’ve known online? — Last week, I went to Singapore (by myself, for the first time!) to attend HubSpot’s GROW 2018. I stayed in a capsule hostel for the first time. I went to the conference by myself (for the first time), met amazing people from Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines.Travel2 min readTravel2 min read
Published inAscent Publication·Aug 27, 2018There Are No Age Restrictions In LifeI’m that person who puts people into boxes based on their age. I hate to admit it, but it’s true. I remember that as a kid, I used to think I’m not allowed to do certain things because I’m still a kid. I’m not allowed to talk about certain topics…Life3 min readLife3 min read
Published inThe Post-Grad Survival Guide·Aug 16, 2018Your parents are not always rightI used to think that my parents know everything. — That my family is the perfect example of everything. Everything is done the right way when it’s done in my family’s way. Other than my family’s way means weird and wrong. Last week I was meeting with my high school friends, two girls who were also close friends and went…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Jul 26, 2018I Write in My Second Language(Sometimes) I don’t care if I don’t sound natural. — As you can tell from my bio, I’m an Indonesian. My mother tongue is Bahasa Indonesia or Indonesian language. I’ve been introduced to the English language at school since I was 6, which was 16 years ago. It’s one of my favorite subjects (at one point in high school I…Language3 min readLanguage3 min read
Published inAscent Publication·Jul 17, 2018This is the only habit I’ve successfully shapedI love reading, mainly personal development books. In the past two years, I’ve read some classic titles like Mindset, Start With Why, The Power of Habit, and Miracle Morning. Right now I’m reading Grit. The problem with reading (too many) personal development books is you know what you should be…Habit Building3 min readHabit Building3 min read
Published inThe Writing Cooperative·Jul 4, 2018Why do I write?This is an honest answer to that question. — I have loved reading and writing since I was a kid. I was a quiet and shy little girl, not because I didn’t have things say, but because I was thinking. I was observing, pondering, taking mental notes of everything. I was wondering, then hesitating. I was in my head…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Jun 22, 2018How do you know it’s time to specialize?Sometimes you have to generalize first — I started freelancing on Upwork as an English-Indonesian translator. My first job was to translate travel-related content from English into Indonesian. It’s pretty easy, but I found myself get bored easily doing that. I looked around, wondering what everybody else is doing. Some people with technical skills can become designers…Freelancing3 min readFreelancing3 min read
Jun 15, 2018This is how I spent my first two days in VietnamGoing to Vietnam with my sister // Part 1: Hanoi — This is not my usual blogging/freelancing post. This is a travelogue in Money Diary’s style. I hope it can be helpful for those of you who want to travel to Southeast Asia. Last month, on May 21–31 to be exact, me and my little sister went to Vietnam on our…Vietnam8 min readVietnam8 min read
