Short Story

When I became the winner of the stand-up comedy competition season 7, I went through a phase of identity crisis. Although I always tried to perform my best, I always felt that my performance was not my true self. This was due to my insecurity which always mirrored by the previous winner. I felt that my performance as the new winner had to be like the previous winner where the comedy that was given had to be serious, meaningful, powerful, impactful, and delivered with a great personality. I felt difficult in every performance for more than a year because it was like trying to be someone else and not following what my heart wanted. Until one moment there was an event where suddenly I was forced to do a sudden surprise stand-up performance. At that time, in less than 10 minutes and with minimal research, I went straight on stage with absurd material and random comedy. Luckily many people liked my performance, many people laughed and it became my most memorable performance. That's when

Since childhood, I was raised through public school education. When I was 15, due to zoning regulations, I was forced to go to a special religious high school. I experienced a culture shock because most of the students who went there had taken religious education exclusively from their previous schools. I felt a little insecure because I thought I wouldn't be able to keep up with them.  But luckily they were good people and willing to embrace me to learn religion little by little. I was able to comfortably make friends and befriend them. Now I've become a successful famous artist, the best friendship that existed between me and my high school friends is still well-established. I still often have direct contact with them for reunion gatherings.  In some moments when we have to meet in public places, they seem to try to make the place conducive and not too crowded, they are worried that later if there are fans who recognize me, it will cause crowd chaos. Despite I've become a

Because of his educational background, my dad became an authoritative person and trusted by many residents for his wisdom in solving a problem. I still remember when I was a child various conflicting people came to our house. It started with a small problem like a restaurant that was confused about whether to give a straw to a cold or hot drink. It turned out that it was just a provocation from the husband who had a strange belief that cold drinks must use a straw while hot drinks do not use a straw. Some people have arguments come to our home in a badly injured condition and even lose their organs. Oftenly there's a thief or someone who was considered to have committed a crime and asked to be judged by my dad.  Dad's main job is the owner of the biggest local mall in my area. Because my area is still developing, the existence of large malls has not yet reached our area. From his salary while work in the city, my dad built a local mall under his name. Long story short, I grew u

I am a fan of Moringa leaves dish. However after I grow up, I know that some people find the taste of Moringa kind of strange. I think that with the right processing methode, Moringa leaves and fruit can be made into very delicious dishes. In Indonesia, there are various beliefs about Moringa. In the western region of Java Island to Aceh, there is a myth that Moringa leaves can be used as a ghost or evil spirit repellent.  In the eastern Java region, the use of Moringa leaves is more often used for cooking in the form of very delicious soup. Even in some areas, people don't understand that Moringa leaves can be used as a dish.  Apart from its raw taste which is very tart and bitter, Moringa leaves have various benefits for human health. That's why I dedicated my life to researching, cultivating, and producing Moringa plants. Now I've produced a variety of Moringa products ranging from powdered medicinal ingredients, processed flour, to opening a restaurant that focuses on v

Although technology has developed rapidly, in the area where I come from there is a habit of traditionally using horses in daily activities until now. Instead of having motorized modern vehicles, most houses in my village keep at least 1 horse that will be used for transportation activities, etc.  Children are taught to feed and are given a horse to care for until they grow up. I still remember when I was 10, some of my friends had to look for grass to feed the horse every couple days also bathe it using warm water every 2 weeks. There is a field filled with a bunch of huge cauldrons which is enough for a horse to bathe in it. That place is managed by the village officials like a public facility that is free for anyone to use. We just need to gather some logs or just buy them from the wood collectors to be burned underneath it. At first, my innocence taught if that the activity is meant to cook a horse alive. It's because people also add some herbs such as wood, leaves, and special

Decided to start a YouTube podcast with the concept of casual talk in my cafe, and I started to invite some influencers that were still relevant to me.  Because most of them are my close friends, sometimes I feel a bit awkward starting a conversation with them because I already know their life stories from our whole years of relationship. Even though I already know their main life story, I'll still ask them more questions to explore the detailed information. Because most of our bromance is know each other by our story of life experience. I even didn't know some of my friend's birthdays, family names, middle names, child backstories, and some other private information about them. As time goes by, my podcast has grown and now we can invite big-name celebrities till we win some awards for the best podcast on a national scale. My relations with various public figures kept growing every time I had to do a podcast with them. The awkwardness and nervousness that I felt are still t