Ini Bukan Diskusi

None of us liked to be told on how to live our life, it is undeniable that we tend to love living just the way we want as much as the next person. Eat as much as we want, sleep as little as we have the time for, minimum amount of exercise, and other bad habit that has the tendency to stick in our daily routine to which we have zero thoughts before. However, as we grow older, life sometimes did fun...

The story began when Adhitra signed up for Ironman Texas about 1.5 months prior to the actual race. What started as a family holiday, it ended up with a little race in between. Most of the time during a triathlon race, we worried about carrying our bike in between plane rides, this time Adhitra decided to rent a bike with the IM partner so that he can be freed of hassle before and after the race....

What a fun, quick, and packed with information kind of conversation. Having the minimum amount of knowledge regarding L'Étape, now Sunu and I know more about how exciting the event was. Juanita involvement in the event was not on the participant side, rather she was the MC of the whole event, thus she got to interview a lot of the finishers. So we knew behind the scene stories of the route, th...

Oh it's just another day of 60 km warm up ride and another 43 km uphill ride, with the last 25 km having to endure the 2,000 meters climb. If your knees are not shaking by now, it is about time to register for the 2024 Bromo KOM. This is Riyana first Bromo KOM and she finished strong while it is Roy's fifth time finishing the Bromo KOM. Not for the faint hearted but surely you will learn a...

Serengeti, Ngoro Ngoro, the great migration, the big five, Mount Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, I have lost my count by now. Tanzania is one of the most beautiful and the most visited country in Africa. Truly with the low crime, beautiful scenery, good food, and visa on arrival for Indonesian passport holder, there should be more Indonesian visited this amazing country. To which Fajar comes along. His sto...

Nigeria has been one of my frequent conversation when it comes to Africa. Their population is massive and their emerging market is salivating for those who works probably in retail. However, none of the Indonesian I know have actually lived there-let alone want to go there. This is where Ponnie chimes in. She had a great career in Jakarta, an avid cyclist, very social and I would assume easily tha...

We are going back to 2011 when Egypt has just went through massive uprising and at the same time, Deddy started his job in Cairo. It was exciting, weird at times, but notably BEAUTIFUL place to visit. Listen to their stories, the historical places, the religious history, the cruise and what to not do during your travel in Egypt. We are having a guest host tonight, Bapak Pratomo, one who specialize...

One of my best interview. The amount of knowledge is on par with the amount of laughter from the whole 75 minutes conversation. It is longer, but if you are not looking for flights fare to Namibia after this interview, then I assume you are looking for the infamous route of angkot '09. Do enjoy and link in bio. 

Nobody ever think that moving is easy. Let alone moving to another country in the midst of pandemic of 2020. There was the zero sense of certainty for everything, the anxiety of traveling abroad especially with two children in tow. However, as everything else in life, as the time passed-they manage to get through it all. This is the story of Doori and Sari navigating their lives from Jakarta all t...

I was so ready to discuss about fashion, styling, make-up, and whatnots. I have known this girl for so long, so I was not ready for this new woman. Please meet Cherissa, my friend, my dentist, and my fashion icon. In this long and slow-paced convo I get to talk more in depth about life and her recent (a long awaited one) London trip. Excitement is in the air and she is the Queen of Style. And I am...

London Marathon demystified. If you love or a bit curious about running, please do join Atmasunu Prabhaswara, Rizky Kusumah and me, in deciphering London Marathon by terrorizing Hasbi Lubis' recollection of his experience years ago. We had fun-lots of laughs as expected and coming out a little bit smarter about the scoops of marathon in general (both the ups and the downs-more of the latter). For...

There are many ways to continue your studies, and if you are smart enough, there is this thing called scholarship. We heard the stories a million times, but did we really listen? Well, this podcast will bring you the adventure of these two Chevening scholars making their way alive and well for the whole 365 days in the heart of London. A year later, they completed their journey of 20% student-80%...

London to Ira is an endless life journey. So much so that she made a weird booking date for the Harry Potter World or promised her daughters for an easy lunch out to a mall to only ended up in Starbucks or instead of paying less for transportation-she paid more for Uber/taxis here and there. The stories evolved from what supposed to be a halal food inspo to an entirely different admin stuffs convo...

I feel like there is no right way other than to say that the three of us have the sort of brutally honest relationship. It took decades to build. And as anything else in life, when the foundation is strong-then the house lasts long. With our friendship, it will be very surprising if it does not stand a lifetime. And baby, this is not an exaggeration. When you do have the time to listen, you'll see...

These are the terms what you will find out during the Podcast: Catatan Si Boy, SMANSA Medan, Fisik 2 & Fisik 5.5, Broken Older, and King Stone. If you feel familiar at least with two of the terms, then by all means do listen. One hilarious with very little amount of editing interview. That's how good the conversation was! Although hardly surprising considering the bond they protect for all the...

If you were at one time involved as an exchange student to the other side of the world during that horrendous teenage years, then we do have so much in common. Today podcast is 99% reminiscing of that time when our parents went out of their way exporting us 24 hours flight away from home. FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. Imagine that. Enjoy. Link is in bio. 

Oh to be young again. It is funny how friendship works at times, and to hear all these stories directly, so alive and so young! A friend is indeed a family you get to choose over the years, to find one that works for so long is a treasure. Do listen to how these two who are not so teens anymore found their BFFs unexpectedly. Enjoy. Link is in bio. 

Well, I would never know that these two met in a band during their high school years, had it not been for this interview. Galih as the vocalist and Ditto as both vocalist and the drummer. This friendship lasts for as long as they have mostly not because they pour their hearts out to each other but more of consistently inventing some new activities throughout the years: painting Galih's parents hou...

30 years of friendship between these girls and now: women. I have always loved listening to my sister in law stories of her long-lasting friendship for almost 14 years now. However, as luck would have it, only now that I get to meet the three inner-core of this friendship altogether with no limits. Do enjoy. Link is in bio.

I think I've heard more stories about friendship gets ruined because of vacationing together rather than the other way around. Eri and Rio's friendship is the proof, and of course I find it naturally interesting. Starting their adventure by running the Berlin Marathon and with the level of authenticity that they both displayed, I will not be surprised if 50 years from now they are spending much of...

In between tons of friends on one end and tons of workload at the other end, surprisingly a long-term friendship is established. Both Maya and Amma are of two different traits but both confirmed their similar likeness of: Karaoke (but of course) (Amma has a voice of an angel) (while Maya loves the mic and all sorts of Mariah Carey stuffs), and also both like observing people. And by observing, we...

Oh Iwan and Ebin, words cannot even describe how stupidly hilarious the both of you were and still are. Coming from Sundanese roots, this discussion is of three languages, meaning that the three of us is, ehem-but of course, highly erudite by nature and we feel the need to showcase them all in the 50 minutes run of Ini Bukan Diskusi Podcast. Link is in bio.

Wonder how a person can keep birds in an apartment? Yeah, me too. To my surprise, although there are times where landlords are not allowing its tenants to have pet, some birds are allowed. They are small, most of them quiet, and are expected to sit majestically inside a cage. However, this does not always stand true. Being one of the smartest animals, not to mention the dinosaurs descendants, bird...

As you might have learned, I am so ignorant about pets already (at least for the first 5 minutes you would realize that I have a hard time differentiating amphibians and reptiles. Ouch). However, my curiosity overcomes my fear to the extent that now I wanted to know more about reptiles. From tortoises to pythons, from bearded dragons to Cuvier’s dwarf caiman (the smallest crocodile in the world),...

Parvita and her dogs everyday routines as follows. AM: Waking up, everyone down the stairs and do their number one and possibly number two at their designated spaces, Parvita cleans up after them. Taking a 30mins run with the two dogs. Second outing: walk with the third dog, being an older dude that he is. Breakfast for the four of them. Long day ahead for Parvita (house chores-working-life stuffs...