About the Author

Hello! My name is Amalia. I am 26 years old — still young and very much motivated :) . I have been blogging since 2004 — one of the earliest Indonesian bloggers at that time :D . I just came back to Asia, now starting a new life in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after living in the Netherlands for 3 years.

Background

So far, I’ve lived in 6 different countries scattered in 3 different continents. Yes, I’m a global nomad and a third culture kid. I was born in the land of Pharaoh, Egypt, and lived there for about 5 years. My family and I then moved to Saudi Arabia just before the first Gulf War began. I grew up and lived in Jeddah, the city known as the Bride of the Red Sea, for more than 10 years. I decided to find some fresh air and be partially independent when I moved to Jakarta, Indonesia for my 3 years of high school. Just when I was about to get to know my home country a little better, I got out of my comfort zone and was literally thrown to Brisbane, Australia. I studied Information Technology at the University of Queensland. It was in Brisbane when I learnt the real meaning of life and slowly transformed from a girl to a woman. After graduating from the university, I decided to spread my wings and left for Europe. I studied there for 3 years and had one one of the memorable moments in my life. My next destination after Europe was Asia. So here I am in Malaysia, which is my 6th country to live :)

Myself

I am a super enthusiastic person. I love to smile and I feel delighted when friends come to me and tell me how my smile has made their day! Even strangers came to me and told me to keep smiling! :D I guess, that’s the simplest gift I could give to other people, right? I promise I’ll keep on doing it! I also love to laugh and I feel so comfortable to be around with people who can make me laugh — trust me, it’s not hard! :)

I consider myself a traveler by birth. Traveling eases my mind. It allows me to learn about new things in a matter of short time. It opens up my mind. It amazes me, basically. And of course, it’s about having fun and being free. Freedom energizes me.


(The map is generated using WP Visited Countries plugin that I developed)

I’m a fan of Hans Zimmer and Nobuo Uematsu, two of the best composers in the world!

If you have any questions regarding anything, feel free to email me.

And of course I want to give credits to the people who have allowed me to use their beautiful works for my blog design.

Other blogs:

  • Project 365 — my attempt in creating a one-post-per-day blog :)
  • Shouts — a collection of interesting quotes I found on the web
  • Geek — a blog about IT and technical related stuff. I barely update this blog, though.