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Patricia K. is an Indonesian computer science student based in New York. When she's not busy manipulating data structures, you can find her watching movies or talking about them.
How groupthink could undo corporate diversity/inclusion initiatives
With the advent of current events such as the United States’s debate about affirmative action or Indonesia’s own political turmoil (and its repercussions to minorities), diversity has never been a more important subject to bring up today. Read More
Why New York is still a wonderful city—despite all its flaws
In 2014, I traveled to New York City for the first time in my life. Read More
‘The Band’s Visit’ and the shared warrant of loneliness
The 10 Tony Award-winning The Band’s Visit closes tomorrow. I’ve just got around to see it today—a day before it closes. It might seem futile to review a show that’s about to close, but after seeing it and wallowing to its soundtrack hours after the show, I am writing this because I want you to know how The Band’s Visit holds a special place in my heart. Read More
Biasa saja, kamu tak apa
Hari ini, di kelas analisis algoritme, gue dapet ulangan gue balik. Nilai gue 34 dari 105.
Confessions Over a $1 Slice
Last Thursday I burned the roof of my mouth eating a slice of $1 cheese pizza. Read More
Faces Places: Stories and its Impermancence
Sometimes, in my subway rides, when I forgot to bring a book or download a short story for me to read, I observe my surroundings. Around me are faces of New Yorkers; people that I might never know, or—who knows—people that I might get to know in the future. Read More
Kim Namjoon’s “Seoul” and My New York
I’m not usually a K-pop fan, but when Kim Namjoon (also known as RM) announced a song in his new mixtape produced by Honne, I jumped on board. Yes. YES. Read More
Learning to Love Computer Science
I’ve always been interested in computer science. When I was five, I saw my father setting up our dial-up internet access for the computer, and I was hooked instantly by the action…
Cut the crap, okay? No one is really like that!
“Posesif” in the Eyes of a Very Confused Liberal Arts College Student
I came out of the theatre baffled. I spat out words—incoherent ramblings—to my poor non-Indonesian friend who thought this trip is some kind of an Indonesian cultural immersion for him. I watched Edwin’s Posesif last night through a screening held by the Indonesian Film Forum in New York City, and I still don’t know how to feel about the movie. Read More
