• raissa
• 18. she/her. indonesian
• intp. 4w5. virgo sun scorpio moon
• i convey my mess in writings — my hands are doing the work my tongue keeps failing to do
• though not that much of a devoting fan, i listen to a bunch of korean singers (svt, ateez, txt, bts)
• i love building a friendship over common likings. don't hesitate to let me know if you share the same fondness over one (or more) of mine ~

books

• pulang by leila s. chudori
• melihat api bekerja by aan mansyur
• on earth we're briefly gorgeous by ocean vuong
• 9 dari nadira by leila s. chudori
• perahu kertas by sapardi djoko damono
• padang bulan (the dwilogy) by andrea hirata
• chairil by hasan aspahani
• circe by madeline miller
• burung-burung manyar by y.b. mangunwijaya
• pale blue dot by carl sagan

films

• the theory of everything (2014) dir. james marsh
• eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004) dir. michel gondry
• la la land (2016) dir. damien chazelle
• lady bird (2017) dir. greta gerwig
• lilting (2014) dir. hong khaou
• kartini (2017) dir. hanung bramantyo
• cloud atlas (2012) dir. tom tykwer, lana wachowski, lilly wachowski

a series of good things about the city i'm learning to love. also a journey of adapting:

• the lack of streetlights. remang-remang, that's what the streets of bandung are at night. it's romantic, in a way. as my mom had also said, "inderamu yang lain bisa kerja lebih kuat ketika minim cahaya. suara lawan bicaramu, wangi deterjennya."
• the cold and the wind. i didn't survive a night without my windbreaker the whole time i was there. the act of holding hands felt different, too, as i naturally longed a little more for warmth. besides, what are our palms if not some warmth-transferring vessels? :')
• a handful of secondhand bookstores, mostly from my dad's recommendations as they were the grip he held onto back in his college days. perhaps not as grand as kwitang & senen (now pasar kenari), but i'm grateful anyways.