Ini Bukan Diskusi

If you were at one time involved as an exchange student to the other side of the world during that horrendous teenage years, then we do have so much in common. Today podcast is 99% reminiscing of that time when our parents went out of their way exporting us 24 hours flight away from home. FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. Imagine that. Enjoy. Link is in bio. 

Oh to be young again. It is funny how friendship works at times, and to hear all these stories directly, so alive and so young! A friend is indeed a family you get to choose over the years, to find one that works for so long is a treasure. Do listen to how these two who are not so teens anymore found their BFFs unexpectedly. Enjoy. Link is in bio. 

Well, I would never know that these two met in a band during their high school years, had it not been for this interview. Galih as the vocalist and Ditto as both vocalist and the drummer. This friendship lasts for as long as they have mostly not because they pour their hearts out to each other but more of consistently inventing some new activities throughout the years: painting Galih's parents house or helping Galih's moving here and there, to name a few. Haha. Enjoy. Link is as always in the bio. 

30 years of friendship between these girls and now: women. I have always loved listening to my sister in law stories of her long-lasting friendship for almost 14 years now. However, as luck would have it, only now that I get to meet the three inner-core of this friendship altogether with no limits. Do enjoy. Link is in bio.

I think I've heard more stories about friendship gets ruined because of vacationing together rather than the other way around. Eri and Rio's friendship is the proof, and of course I find it naturally interesting. Starting their adventure by running the Berlin Marathon and with the level of authenticity that they both displayed, I will not be surprised if 50 years from now they are spending much of their day in various coffee-shops all over Bintaro. Link is in bio.

In between tons of friends on one end and tons of workload at the other end, surprisingly a long-term friendship is established. Both Maya and Amma are of two different traits but both confirmed their similar likeness of: Karaoke (but of course) (Amma has a voice of an angel) (while Maya loves the mic and all sorts of Mariah Carey stuffs), and also both like observing people. And by observing, we all know what it truly means dot dot dot. Enjoy. Link is in bio.

Oh Iwan and Ebin, words cannot even describe how stupidly hilarious the both of you were and still are. Coming from Sundanese roots, this discussion is of three languages, meaning that the three of us is, ehem-but of course, highly erudite by nature and we feel the need to showcase them all in the 50 minutes run of Ini Bukan Diskusi Podcast. Link is in bio.

Wonder how a person can keep birds in an apartment? Yeah, me too. To my surprise, although there are times where landlords are not allowing its tenants to have pet, some birds are allowed. They are small, most of them quiet, and are expected to sit majestically inside a cage. However, this does not always stand true. Being one of the smartest animals, not to mention the dinosaurs descendants, birds are highly social, unique and also playful. They know how to get to our heart, especially those who can actually talk. And get this, only by meeting and talking with people like Ning, I get to know some things like how in certain places in the USA, you need to take classes before being allowed to keep chickens on your backyards. Also that when the unfortunate thing happens, pets are usually cremated upon death. Not all topics are dark though, we also get to gossip about Yoshi, Ning's most high-spirited conure. How Yoshi enjoys being cuddled, likes flying around, knows how to keep its poo inside :), and taking a long shower under man-made waterfalls! Wonder how Yoshi and Linux called their parents Toddy and Kiwi? Stay tuned! @yoyotheconure @inibukandiskusi

As you might have learned, I am so ignorant about pets already (at least for the first 5 minutes you would realize that I have a hard time differentiating amphibians and reptiles. Ouch). However, my curiosity overcomes my fear to the extent that now I wanted to know more about reptiles. From tortoises to pythons, from bearded dragons to Cuvier’s dwarf caiman (the smallest crocodile in the world), we would cover them all tonight in this breathtaking talk. I am glad that I get to spend the precious minutes with Troy Hambali, outstanding animal lovers, and through him my fear of reptiles started to diminish. Through our talk tonight, Troy would let us be known that caring for reptiles were really a true adrenaline challenge but then you will also be surprised on how low maintenance snakes and crocodile actually are. I mean I am just as surprised as you are! 

Hopefully, you will gain some depths should you feel like owning one. Troy will walk us through the details on which reptiles to start with, how to caring for them, that it is important to know how big your reptile will become and put that into your considerations before choosing poorly and not realizing that some reptiles do need bigger spaces. And the most important thing to note is that you have a good intention and definitely not a race to look cooler or looking masculine. Having one meant you are ready for something new that not only will bring you joy in life but by understanding reptiles, they will give you and I, quite a life lesson too. 

Hear us out tonight and hope you have a great time as I do. @troyhambalireptiles @inibukandiskusi

Parvita and her dogs everyday routines as follows. AM: Waking up, everyone down the stairs and do their number one and possibly number two at their designated spaces, Parvita cleans up after them. Taking a 30mins run with the two dogs. Second outing: walk with the third dog, being an older dude that he is. Breakfast for the four of them. Long day ahead for Parvita (house chores-working-life stuffs), while the dogs are taking their first nap of the day. PM: Lunch at 3PM, backyard-outing for all three, and then another nap. 

And here are some of the things that you need to be familiar with before deciding to caring for dogs or perhaps other pets:

Having an 11 years old who is so crazy about having dog also meant that I need to dig deeper and oh so glad for all the new insights to owning a pet (or three) by listening to Parvita dogs' stories. We had a great time talking about dogs and I can say that I should also be thanking Sumi, Rubi and Choki for sharing your lives with us tonight!  Keep being loyal and fun as dogs should and hopefully our tonight discussion is also an eye-opener for you too. Please follow Sumi Lauradewi in Instagram: @sumianjingkecil