Also published on Wordpress. I am a Muslim from Muslim-majority Indonesia and I am of indigenous lineage (while I haven’t done DNA tests, I certainly look “indigenous”). …

Also published on Wordpress. Yes, there is a wrong reason to oppose it. If you oppose it because you can only be entertained by dehumanising stereotypes and depictions of problematic behaviours, your opposition is definitely for the wrong reason and you need to grow the fuck up. I do believe…

Also published on Wordpress. Obviously, if you want to deal with it, you need to monitor the duration of your internet usage, set timers to your devices and apps and get new hobbies. Reducing the time you spend online is just common sense. Personally, I never set timers to my…

Also published on Wordpress. I am certain you have seen the discourses about AI: one camp believes it will only harm humanity, one camps believes the opposite and one is on the fence. When art AI becomes commercially available, the ensuing discourses still continue the same pattern. But, days before…

Also published on Wordpress. If you have read Buzzfeed articles or anything by media outlets which are dependent on audience participations, you may have encountered ones about what Americans miss while living abroad. You will notice some patterns. One major criticism they have of non-Americans is our weak ambitions. …

Also published on Wordpress. I can enjoy comedies and I can enjoy dramas. But, I love comedy-dramas even more and that’s one of the many reasons why I love Everything Everywhere All At Once. While it is not a must, I consider it a big plus point when a work…

Also published on Wordpress. Are you someone who can only speak English and nothing else? Do you always feel uncomfortable when people near you speak in another language to each other? Why is that? Is it because you believe they are talking crap about you behind your back? …

Also published on Wordpress. This is not a continuation of the previous blog. This is an attempt to extend two of my points. I want to extend one of them because of the recent fifteen minutes city controversy. …

Also published on Wordpress. In a previous blogpost, I expressed my frustration regarding people who cannot comprehend the film’s plot line; considering the rising conflict, climax and resolution are clear-cut, there is no excuse to not understand it. …