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How I Managed to Pass JLPT N2—But Still Feel Far From Being Fluent

In this post, I share some resources for JLPT N2 preparation. I also reflect on my study methods so far, and why passing the exam makes me feeling further from fluency.

Web Development

E2E Testing in Next.js with Playwright, Vercel, and GitHub Actions: A Guide Based on Experience

A guide on setting up and writing E2E tests for a Next.js app using Playwright. Based on hands-on experience.

Career Break

A Year of Retrospective, 2022

The end of the year is the time when content with the theme “2022 Review” spawns everywhere in many kinds of forms: from articles, blog posts (like what you’re reading right now), Instagram highlights, and Spotify Wrapped, to anything we can think of. While I am not someone who

Learning Japanese

A Book Review: Mata, Onaji Yume wo Miteita

After passing the JLPT N3 last July (yay!), I decided to further improve my reading level by consuming more Japanese literature. This novel — また、同じ夢を見ていた (I Saw the Same Dream Again) by 住野よる (Sumino Yoru) — is the first Japanese novel I managed to finish reading. When I say a Japanese

Learning Japanese

How I Build a Habit to Level up My Japanese (and Passed the JLPT N3)

One of the things I have had in mind to do in my career break is to improve my Japanese. My current Japanese level is very vague. I passed the JLPT N4 (equivalent to the upper elementary level, or A2/B1 in CEFR level) in 2016 — but since then I

Career Break

Career Break and Blog Reboot: What am I, If I am Not a Software Engineer?

6 months ago, I resigned from my job and decided to take an indefinite break from my software engineering career. It was not an overnight decision. On the contrary, I came to the decision after constant self-doubt, built up over the last 3–4 years throughout my master's study and

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To Be an MSc Student or Not to Be, That Is the Question — or Is It?

My longest commitment in my life was my undergraduate study: in the span of 4.5 years, I did not ‘quit’ and thrived for the goal of graduating as a Bachelor of Computer Science. Even I dropped out of ‘formal’ elementary school — which supposed to take 6 years in Indonesia

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Sakura

What’s your reason for coming to japan? I want to see the cherry blossom blooms in Japan with my own eyes. And yes the dream was worth a wait. I don’t know since when I had this dream to see the cherry blossom blooms in Japan, but maybe

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Short Intro: An Exchange Student in Japan

Hello and greetings for you, readers! So yeah basically I am going to start writing in English from time to time especially when writing about my story here in Japan as a YSEP Student. I was putting off this blogging in English thing for weeks now because I feel most

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Saat Kuliah Menjadi Hobi

Akhirnya muncul lagi di blog ini, dengan theme baru 😀 Gue baru saja menyelesaikan dua minggu pekan UTS Semester 4 lho. Yep, gue udah berada di pertengahan semester 4, alias nggak lama lagi gue bakal jadi mahasiswa tingkat 3 di semester depan. Wow, memang kalau kita melakukan hal-hal yang menyenangkan, waktu

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Gagal vs Berhasil

Yosh, Selamat Hari Sabtu! Gue selalu senang kalau ketemu hari Sabtu. Entah mungkin karena hari Sabtu adalah awal dari weekend, atau karena ya beda deh suasana sekitar pas Sabtu pagi datang 😄 (halah). Sekarang gue mau nge-sok nulis tentang “Gagal vs Berhasil”. Selama gue hidup sampai sekarang ini (hayah baru umur