Sincerely, Malika.

Kalau ada gelar untuk seorang Malika dari SMP sampai sekarang (gak terlalu sih sekarang mah) adalah konsultan skincare. Gak lebay gak peres tapi without even trying or showing off gue sering banget jadi trendsetter dan konselor terkait hal tsb. Padahal gue gak membranding diri seperti itu loh, pokoknya terjadi natural begitu saja. Sayang sih ga diseriusin, kalo diseriusin gue mungkin skrg jadi selebgram atau tiktokers atau beauty blogger legend wkwk. Maklum, dulu belum banyak edukasi atau konten-konten tentang beauty, kalo sekarang sih BANYAK BANGET tapi terkadang misleading, overclaim atau terlalu shallow. Saking banyaknya informasi, produk baru, iklan, endorsement, dll ga heran banyak anak-anak terutama remaja ke atas bingung harus mulai darimana. Kalo untuk gue, semakin banyak ilmu yang gue pelajari, semakin gue males menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan dasar terkait skincare ini😂 Kalau jaman dulu, bisa loh tiba-tiba orang yang gak pernah komunikasi intens (misalnya teman yang sekadar ...

In novels or movies, it is shown that there is something romantic about fighting for someone and winning their love back. But at this age, I have learned that there is nothing beautiful about continuously convincing someone to feel the same way toward us. Love, particularly, should be mutual, a natural connection where your soul is able to recognize a home in another.   This year taught me not only about embracing my feelings but also about acceptance. I would never fight for someone to like me; I'm not orchestrating anything to happen; I never ask more than I should; I always keep my personal thoughts and feelings, my happiness, my excitement, and sometimes my confusions here, because we agree to keep things at a "no feelings attached" level, so I won't let anyone, especially that person, know it. I manage my expectations quite well. I kinda enjoy things as they are. I believe I've done what I should've done. But sadly, it isn't enough. Morover, I need ...