Okay so I wasn't really into sport, I only watched football (or soccer, if you're American) around World Cup or Euro. My affection towards badminton started when Asian Games 2018 was held in Jakarta. It was just out of nowhere because I was bored and looking for something to watch and this TV channel just put on badminton match. It was the final of Men's team: Indonesia vs China. Long story short, I just kept watching the Individual matches, even I went for nonton bareng in Istora with a friend and since then I tried watching more international tournaments. It was not a very difficult sport to follow, the rules are crystal clear, and it has its own beauty. I am glad I have an opportunity to go seeing the matches live in Istora three times (Indonesia Masters 2019, Indonesia Open 2019 and Indonesia Masters 2020), meet someone that ended up being a good friend of mine, join an unexpected circle where we can discuss about badminton and other things and hey, even we did our own version of virtual nonton bareng in October this year. Sadly with the pandemic, the international competition did not go as BWF have planned but rewatching some older matches still sparked some joy and Danisa Denmark Open 2020 was handled really well despite of the pandemic. 

Reading (and getting books) was an old pastime that somehow I left behind for a couple of years. I used to be a person who always get a book on hand when I'm on trip (although 98% is because I bought that book on Periplus at the airport lmao) and those who patiently waiting for a month for my Harry Potter books being delivered to my dorm. This year I started reading again and surprise surprise, I managed to read 70++ books until this was written. I don't exactly remembered how I started reading again, maybe because of the pandemic that forced us to get stuck at home and I ran out of movies and series that needed to watch (I haven't subscribed to streaming service earlier this year lol) so then I tried reading again. Or maybe because I followed @literarybase on Twitter where people put some book suggestions, deals on several bookstores and etc. I wouldn't say that I am a biblio... something or any other kind of label where some . I'm just a.... maybe I can refer myself as someone who enjoys reading for fun. I forgot exactly how fun reading is. Let's just hope I can keep continue reading even though there might be other things that keep me busy later. 

PEPPER: Represents Cooking (and Food)

Since pandemic started, I spend like 98% of my time staying at home. I always loved the idea of cooking, enjoyed watching Masterchef (but not anymore because the Indonesia version is just full of shitty drama and I can't afford cables to watch the Australia or US ones) and some cooking channel on YouTube. But cooking? Before the you-know virus hit the world, I rarely grabbed a pan unless for reheating some food in the refrigerator or making instant noodles or frying eggs. But then I realized that cooking can significantly cut my meal expenses and with the help of tukang sayur who usually comes in the morning/noon, so I started cooking my own meal. 

There were several times when my cooking got too salty or too much chilli or even bland because I forgot to put salt but well, like it or not I'd end up eating them because I don't like to waste it. YouTube cooking channel is my big savior for some cooking idea and not to mention my mom is always open for question when I needed it. Right now I can make beef meatballs (from scratch!), chicken shumai, wonton, parathas, egg roll, and etc. But yeah there are times when I'm too lazy for cooking and ended up buying some nasi padang instead but I do feel the joy of cooking especially when the result ends up good.