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Published on January 5, 2023

This is a collection of some articles, books and papers I have read and recommend to others.

2026​

Books 2026​

  • Mirai: Little Kun isn't too happy about the latest addition to his family. With the arrival of a new baby sister in the house, he worries his parents may not love him as much as they used to...But when a teenage girl shows up and tells Kun that she is his sister from the future, it may be that there's more to this new relationship than Kun ever could've dreamed!

  • The Psychology of Loneliness: In this book, Expert Psychologist Zehra Erol addresses loneliness in all its dimensions, emphasizing both its transformative nature and how it should be considered in conjunction with other emotions. Through stories about contemporary people.

  • Desperate Duchesses: A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage until he lays eyes on Roberta.

    Yet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high. Damon Reeve, the earl, is determined to protect the exquisite Roberta from chasing after the wrong destiny.

  • How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management: In his essay "On Anger" (De Ira), the Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD) argues that anger is the most destructive passion: "No plague has cost the human race more dear." This was proved by his own life, which he barely preserved under one wrathful emperor, Caligula, and lost under a second, Nero. This splendid new translation of essential selections from "On Anger," presented with an enlightening introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, offers readers a timeless guide to avoiding and managing anger. It vividly illustrates why the emotion is so dangerous and why controlling it would bring vast benefits to individuals and society.

    Drawing on his great arsenal of rhetoric, including historical examples (especially from Caligula's horrific reign), anecdotes, quips, and soaring flights of eloquence, Seneca builds his case against anger with mounting intensity. Like a fire-and-brimstone preacher, he paints a grim picture of the moral perils to which anger exposes us, tracing nearly all the world's evils to this one toxic source. But he then uplifts us with a beatific vision of the alternate path, a path of forgiveness and compassion that resonates with Christian and Buddhist ethics.

    Seneca's thoughts on anger have never been more relevant than today, when uncivil discourse has increasingly infected public debate. Whether seeking personal growth or political renewal, readers will find, in Seneca's wisdom, a valuable antidote to the ills of an angry age.

2025​

Books 2025​

  • Emotitude by Josua Iwan Wahyudi: This book provides practical tips that can be applied in our daily lives so that we can have a good emotional attitude (emotitude). Ultimately, with good emotion, we can also develop further in the area of ​​self-control. Iwan describes emotional intelligence very well, I am sure that not only will you be blessed, but you will also see life from a different perspective and you will be a blessing to others wherever you are.

  • Perfume: The Story Of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind: This book An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion, his sense of smell leads to murder.

  • The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes."

  • The Godfather by Mario Puzo: Almost fifty years ago, a classic was born. A searing portrayal of the Mafia underworld, The Godfather introduced readers to the first family of American crime fiction, the Corleones, and their powerful legacy of tradition, blood, and honor. The seduction of power, the pitfalls of greed, and the allegiance to family—these are the themes that have resonated with millions of readers around the world and made The Godfather the definitive novel of the violent subculture that, steeped in intrigue and controversy, remains indelibly etched in our collective consciousness.

2024​

Books 2024​

  • Aku Ini Binatang Jalang by Chairil Anwar: Selama ini kita tidak bisa menemukan sajak-sajak Chairil Anwar dalam satu buku. sebagian kita temukan dalam Deru Campur Debu dan Kerikil Tajam dan Yang Terampas dan Yang Putus, sedangkan sebagian lagi kita jumpai dalam Tiga Menguak Takdir dan Chairil Anwar Pelopor Angkatan 45. Akan tetapi, sajak-sajak yang terdapat dalam pelbagai buku itu sekarang disatukan dalam Aku Ini Binatang Jalang.

2021​

Articles 2021​

Books 2021​

  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari: The evolution of human beings from the cognitive revolution to the scientific revolution was vividly portrayed in the book by Harari. You will be mesmerized after knowing how from being another common species vulnerable to every other animal out there. The Homo Sapiens has emerged as the sole controller of every other thing on the planet earth. Your perception about life and other objective aspects will completely be altered once you come to know how the agricultural revolution and the other developments of civilization have transformed the sapiens from free self-sufficient foragers to industrial slaves of their capitalist desire. Even though the author’s lack of understanding of Islam was evident in many cases throughout the book, it is a highly recommended book to rediscover the world in front of us and reform the perception we have about our lives.

2020​

Articles 2020​

  • Atlassian: Microservices vs. monolithic architecture: A monolithic application is built as a single unified unit while a microservices architecture is a collection of smaller, independently deployable services. Which one is right for you? It depends on a number of factors.

Papers 2020​