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Today's Mainstream Media are Choosing Sides

It’s 12 in the afternoon, downtown South Jakarta, in a mall’s food court filled with people and I’m waiting for a friend. While I was waiting, I was reading a book called “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki” written by a Japanese author, Haruki Murakami. Just bought it recently at a bookstore nearby, and I’m already diving deep into the story! “Aww, poor Tsukuru!” I said, finding out what had happened that made him colorless. The book was entertaining, but was not enough to kill time and the annoying feeling of waiting for someone that supposed to be here half an hour ago. As I wait for my friend to come, I sat down on a chair, with my eyes pondering around the court. One by one...

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I wish we would stop fighting 

This situation in Syria is honestly so depressing. When has war ever solved anything? How will dropping bombs on Syria, a country already ravaged by war, help? It just makes zero sense. Each and every single person I've spoken to doesn't want this. So who does? Trump and, oh, Theresa May- his puppet. And I'm pretty sure that's it. They're the only ones who will gain from this senseless distruction and pillaging.  I was going to post a link to an article about the current situation and then I stumbled upon some before and after pictures online.  Syria was once a vibrant, cultural hub with World UNESCO Heritage sites that have now been reduced to rubble.  It is truly vile what we've...

5 Important Lessons from John Green's Paper Towns

We live in a world where each of us have our brand of adventure, own field of interest and the like, but one thing I am sure of is, these 5 lessons are very important regardless of the passions each of us have. 1. You make great things happen once you start getting outside your comfort zones 2. Becareful with the metaphors you choose 3. Accepting your fear makes you real 4. Sometimes, leaving is the best option 5. Just take that leap of faith