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Today - a year ago

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A year since my office sent everyone home, and the arithmetic on what commuting between Bogor and Jakarta was quietly costing me
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Benny Istanto

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March 11, 2021

Today marks the first anniversary of my office’s decision to asks all staffs to work from home (WFH) due to COVID-19.

This means a lot for me and changed the way on how everybody works. For me, WFH means an escape from wasting my lives commuting from Bogor - Jakarta - Bogor. I have done the maths, on average, Jakarta/Bogor commuters spend 30 days a year traveling to and from work.

Some fun stuff during WFH too, I can:

  • Teach my daughter how to code using Scratch, and now we are starting to use Lua
  • Replace my wife’s duty, frequently buy vegetables and recipes at the vegetable vendors or local market
  • Netflix movie marathon

The pandemic still not over, please stay at home, stay healthy and wear your mask. I know wearing a mask is not a political right, but it respect other lives.

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