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  • Hnefatafl: Thinking like Viking

    Hnefatafl: Thinking like Viking

    “He hated games they made the world look too simple. Chess, in particular, had always annoyed him. It was the dumb way the pawns went off and slaughtered their fellow pawns while the king lounged about doing nothing. If only the pawns would’ve united … the whole board could’ve been a republic in about a… Read more

  • International Women’s Day: What We Can Learn from Eliza Doolittle

    International Women’s Day: What We Can Learn from Eliza Doolittle

    You might not know who Eliza Doolittle is, but surely, you might remember Audrey Hepburn wearing an Edwardian maxi dress with striped bows and statement hat. This is her playing as Eliza Doolittle in an American musical comedy-drama ‘My Fair Lady’ which based on a classic play written by George Bernard Shaw ‘Pygmalion’. Her costume… Read more

  • 6 Interesting Facts I read in Non-Fictions

    6 Interesting Facts I read in Non-Fictions

    There are tons of surprising facts we never learn at school and some of them are from a passage in non-fiction books. It is the bliss of reading non-fictions. Learning new facts stimulate us to think intellectually and critically, challenge our opinion and of course, help us winning trivia games. I have the habit to… Read more

  • Chess Diary: Finally 1200!

    Chess Diary: Finally 1200!

    Featured image from smithsonianmag As an amateur and self learner chess player, I am proud of myself for finally reaching 1200 chess rating! I know for the expert, this is average, but need to be reminded, back in March 2020, I reached 600 and very embarrassed on my drastic fall. I have been playing chess… Read more

  • The Art of ‘Sungkan’: Untranslatable Javanese Cultural Emotion

    The Art of ‘Sungkan’: Untranslatable Javanese Cultural Emotion

    Everything was so hard for her. Since her last diagnosis, her body is wired with medicines and Natrium Chloride. It was impossible for her to move around. She definitely needs help in order to walk. Her sons were always be there while working with their laptops. They were physically healthy and emotionally available for her.… Read more

  • #BreakTheBias

    #BreakTheBias

    Gender equality becomes one of the goal in United Nation Sustainable Development Goal, nonetheless the value is still misunderstood. Women’s body functions differently from men. The average volume of women’s blood is even less men’s. Our shape is completely different. And that is totally natural. The only unnatural thing that most women experience is the… Read more