Adamas Lacrimae

It's just past midnight in The Netherlands.  For the last hour, it was snowing. Real snow. Not that much, but still snow. My first snow. My first snow. I knew since I was little that I wanted to experience snow. Seeing, touching, feeling . I knew I would go see snow, somehow. Dreams come true. They frikkin come true. It's beautiful. It's also scary and overwhelming. My friends are now overjoy. Celebrating the snowfall. You need to know it's so rare to snow here in Delft, or in The Netherlands for that matter. We only get the cold. We only get the wind. But now, it's snowing. Surprisingly the air is not that cold. Last night I turned my heater on to almost maximum and it was still cold. Tonight, at least for the past hour, I let my window open to let the cold air in....along with sight of snow.  Am I full with joy? Not quite. Maybe. Yes. I don't know. I spent the last hour on the floor of my room crying my heart out, listening to "How ...

Around 2 weeks before Christmas I said to my self and to many people: "I can not wait till Christmas!" Now it's 2 weeks after Christmas and time passed so quickly without me even realizing. To be honest I start cursing up and down because exam is approaching in around two weeks and I AM NOT READY. Not a bit. See how funny it is. All the time periods I mentioned is the same : two weeks. A fortnight. Half a month. Before  something fun, it seems too long. It was unbearably awful to wait for Christmas to come. My friend used to calm me  down every now and then, saying it will eventually come. He also needed to remind me every now and then that I would survive the remaining time (class-wise :p). During  and after  something fun, it seems soooooooooooo quick. How can my two weeks worth of Christmas break gone in a blink just like that. POOF. GONE. Christmas day seemed to be so long ago, although it was just almost  two weeks ago. I can still feel...

So now it is winter here in The Netherlands. And no, no snow. Not a speck in sight. The temperature ranges from -4 ℃ to 7 ℃ here, with the first being super cold and the last being rather warm. When I was still in Indonesia I often wondered to myself, what would I wear if I was in a winterland. I detest cold in general, and surely winter is a cold time. Well now I have the answer: Layers and accessories. Layer and layer of clothes are the savior. I learned that if I wore multiple layers of clothes underneath my coat, I would be nice and warm. The nice thing about layering is, if you're too warm, you can easily peel off the outer layer, and vice versa, if you're too cold, you can easily add without being (too) bulky. Example of layering I do. Tank top. T-shirt. Cotton sweater. Stockings. Jeans. Thick jacket. Bra. T-shirt. Sweater. Stockings. Short skirt. Medium-long coat. As for the accessory, don't forget to wear a scarf. It is quite essential to wear a ...

I always am fond of chocolate. I love   chocolate. Ever since I got to The Netherlands, chocolate is a staple member of my cupboard. Chocolate blocks, small packaged chocolates, chocolate powder, chocolate rice, chocolate milk...you name it. Anyway, 3 months of eating chocolate (and chocolate cake as dinner) on daily basis has taken its toll: I gained so much weight. YEP. Lesson learned from the last trimester of 2016 is: do not make chocolate your staple dish. Just don't. Second is..do not let your bestfriends know your love of chocolate. They will feed you chocolate. Seriously. I don't have that many close friends here in Delft, but each but one already gave me chocolate. Over the Christmas break I received 3 packages of various chocolate. Nice chocolates too... There goes my resolution to cut down chocolate off my life this year. written while the said item is munched rather happily, January 4th Aida

As a student at TUD , one must study T ill U D ie. ...yeah. And as a normal, lazy, student, I'd rather study in a library (or a designated study room) than in my own home. Why so? Easy. Home offers you comfort...the kind of comfort you don't need when you're studying...like kitchen full of food to be cooked, fridge full of various cold drinks, cupboard full of chocolates, speaker ready to boom loud music, and of course, bed and blanket. On the other hand, designated study rooms provide you with a sense of embarrassment if you don't work by the time you are there (like now). Also, they provide big tables, lighting, strong wi-fi, and conducive ambiance in general. But not all studying space are created equal. Some of the places are better than the others, and I and my friend are all about pursuing the best study place (especially in the upcoming exam weeks!). These are the libraries we've visited so far, and my own rating for each. 1....

Just to clear things up, I'm not the kind of person who likes to make a new year's resolution. I think new year's resolutions are fake and unreliable. I believe if somebody wants to make a change she or he doesn't have to wait for new year. Just change already. So this wish, or to-do, doesn't have anything to do with new year. It's simply there, waiting for me to do it. And this thing is.... Learning Spanish. Yep. Learning new language. It seems like I have so much free time on my hand that I can actually spare some to learn a new language. And thinking that I am #uripninglondo (living in The Netherlands), it seems to make no sense to learn Spanish isn't it? Well, I have my reason s . My reason is...my friends. See, here in The Netherlands I am more less alone with no family. For a person who had always lived with her family in her whole life, living so far alone is a bit scary. But as a good person *cough cough* I always get help. T...

Punya teman-teman baik yang selalu mendukung (dan minta didukung) untuk sama-sama mengejar pendidikan yang lebih tinggi, itu menyenangkan. Diterima di universitas-universitas terbaik dunia, itu menyenangkan. Menghabiskan waktu di rumah bersama keluarga, itu menyenangkan. Dapat kunjungan dari teman-teman di luar kota, itu menyenangkan. Menghabiskan waktu di Denpasar nggak ngapa-ngapain, itu menyenangkan. Dapat kesempatan untuk melakukan perjalanan dengan menggunakan semua moda transportasi dalam satu rute, itu menyenangkan. Boleh nyetir lagi setelah sekian lama nggak diizinkan, itu menyenangkan. Pergi ke luar negeri untuk pertama kali, itu menyenangkan. Tinggal sendiri jauh dari rumah, itu menyenangkan. Cocok sama teman serumah yang sebelumnya nggak kenal sama sekali, itu menyenangkan. Punya temen-temen baru dari seluruh penjuru dunia, itu menyenangkan. Balik ke kampus untuk kuliah lagi, itu menyenangkan. Bisa bikin cake kapanpun pingin b...