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Happiness is a journey. It's not a destination.

I glad I was able to hang on until the end of the month with the unessential challenge that I made for myself. I probably will do it again sometime. There is another thing that I discover while I was doing those writing and picture editing. I was so happy I couldn’t have a word to describe my feeling. Research, writing, ponder, reminiscing stories, writing again, proofread, photo editing,…

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Last day of May's Daily Post: Consistency is the key

This is it! It’s the 31st day of my May’s Daily Post!I was challenging myself to do this to cope with the uncertain feeling during the stay at home period. It did help me a lot. It helped me rethink everything, seeing everything for different perspectives, and I found it so damn good. I almost failed, while having so many in my hands, I decided to reshare my old post. Guilt was trying to…

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How Covid-19 changed the meaning of traveling

I used to be travel overseas once or twice a month. The range of staying in the ground, which is in Jakarta, is only a couple of days. I rarely unpack my luggage because I know that I would be fly again. Today is the two months I’m staying on the ground how Covid-19 changed the meaning of traveling in my quarantine days.

Visit bwamgosh.com to know more about it. You might want to share your…

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Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri 1441 H

Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri 1441 H

It’s not an easy time. You can say this is a tough time for all of us. Change plans; social distancing while learning how to embrace the situation.

This year is different, but we still able to feeling grateful on the day of victory.

Happy Eid Al-Fitr 1441 H

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What good life is all about?

What good life is all about?

“So you are living a good life, like going around and visit many places. I envy you” That was what most people said to me in 2017.

“Is that how people describe good life all about?” If the answer is yes, then I probably living a not-very a good life.

While most of my friends are having their time with their own family, spending their time with their children, enjoying their life watching…

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How is the Feeling to Meet Family You've Never Met [Part 2]

The Flixbus arrived earlier than the supposed schedule in Amsterdam from Berlin. I glanced through the windows while listening to Better Together by Jack Johnson in my earphones. A peace morning, as I watch the bus approached Sloterdijk Station.

I pocketed my phone into my denim jacket and gathered all my belongings before I headed out to collect my small luggage. Glanced to the elevator near…

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How is the Feeling to Meet Family You've Never Met [Part 2]

How is the Feeling to Meet Family You’ve Never Met [Part 2]

Today is the 19th of May’s daily post. And I should post about How is the Feeling to Meet Family You’ve Never Met [Part 2] as I promised all of you yesterday.

Life is quite humorous. Just when I thought I got everything figured out, it always got me surprised. I got my hand-packed today. There was a lot to be done, and I’m still working on those pieces of stuff. I thought I was going to finish it…

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How is the Feeling to Meet Family You've Never Met [1]

How is the Feeling to Meet Family You’ve Never Met [1]

Bear with me, it’s going to be a very long post, but don’t worry, I’ll separate it into some posts. Though it’s still longer than usual post. Let’s travel from home to Netherland. Meeting family is one of my to-do lists on this trip. 

All these times, I only know my close relatives from my father’s side. Though I know some relatives from my mother’s side, I have never known in-depth about it.…

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Wise Owl Hostels Tokyo

Another topic is born while I am thinking about what to share today. There is no doubt that I live a nomadic life for the last five years. Though I always returned to Indonesia for a couple of days or a week, I indeed spent most of my time in a hostel or guesthouse (whatever you like to call it), so here’s another category I added call Lodging. I will share about the places, mostly hostel, of…

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A Note: Dying to self

A Note: Dying to self

Some people told me that this picture didn’t have meaning. As for me, this picture shows a lot of stories. If you look it randomly, you wouldn’t see anything, but if you look closer, you probably see men at the end of the corner. Then I remember a note I read somewhere called dying to self.

A very nice one that blessed me a lot.

Dying to self

When your good is evil spoken of. Or when your wishes…

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Smoked Pork Belly in Amsterdam

How do y’all doing these days during the stay at home? I hope y’all doing great. Okay, let’s stop the crap, LOL. I know it’s been hard days. It’s rarely easy. You barely breathe, I know.

As today, we have lost the count of our travel plans that need to cancel. Indonesia is still doing The Large-Scale Social Restriction, but I can’t figure everything out as many people still going out ignore the…

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The Journey of Bwamtrip

Back in 2014, I had a small talk with someone while on our way home from work. It started for all the free-traveling I ever wanted. We had a long conversation, and at the end of our conversation, I grabbed my note and started to write everything I should write. Like people say, a dream does come true from your own writing. To put it shortly, it wasn’t so long after that, and I started the idea…

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When we get tired of being positive

When we get tired of being positive

Many people in the world now seem to be trying hard to be positive. Don’t get me wrong. Me too! Take a slight to my last posts, all talk about positivity. I used to be the kind of person that didn’t get sad or disappointed quickly. People said I was a fighter though I doubt it a lot. People tend to say they learned from it. So I was always trained to be positive no matter what situation I am.…

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6 Things You Can Do to Travel From the Comfort of Your Home

Many of us have had to postpone our travel plans to slow the spread of the virus. Most of the borders close, and only the citizen of the destination country can make an entry. Transportation between the city has been in suspensions, not to mention going aboard.

6 Things You Can Do to Travel From the Comfort of Your Home

Though we stay at home because traveling is strongly discouraged for a…

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How to stay sane during the Covid-19 Pandemic?

Covid-19 is still the main topic and issue all over the world, including Indonesia. The implementation of large-scale social restrictions in Jakarta is getting longer than the early schedule. The government is trying hard to lessen the infected number and the chance of spreading everywhere. Everyone is already staying at home from early March, some probably from February. Though you still can go…

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How Do I deal with Myself while grounded for weeks?

How Do I deal with Myself while grounded for weeks?

Indonesia is not in total lockdown, but we advise to stay at home. During this time, only the critical business is running while most of us staying and working at home.

While many people already in their homes starting in early March or even February, I started late than the normal one. I arrived in Jakarta almost in the middle of March and still working here and there before I got isolated…

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How To Be A Happy Person

How To Be A Happy Person

Photo: Bernadet Gita

I am on my third day of May’s daily post. While sitting in front of my laptop and thinking about what to write. I do have a list of writing notes during May that ready to post. Yet, I feel like I wanted to write something else. Then I remembered a couple of weeks ago, someone sent this to me. I was so touched I want to share it with you all.

A Road to be a Happy Person

You…