Yes, you read it right. I want to be a comic who makes jokes over anything and makes people laugh even though sometimes many of them feel offended.

Anyway, welcome to my daily rant. I’m practising a note a day to rebuild the writing muscles, and this is my first day, nyahahaa… Of all the topics I wish to share, this is the topic I choose first because I think I can finish writing this in one sitting.

So, why do I want to be a comic? Can you guess? No, definitely not because I think I’m funny. On the contrary, I feel I’m not funny at all. I’m serious most of the time unless I’m with people who can create the supportive nuance for me to make jokes. But there is someone who really inspires me to be a comic, the one and only: Adriano Qalbi.

As you might have known, Adri is a comic and a consistent podcaster with his “Podcast Awal Minggu”. Please check his content for those who don’t know him yet, and I bet you’ll be either his fan or his hater, nothing in between. He has some authenticity in his way of thinking and talking, and we have to admit that it’s not for everyone. By declaring himself as a comic, when he appears on your screen, you’ll anticipate funny stories and laughs, and it can be the case because Adri is also someone who can laugh easily. But the more you listen to him, the more you’ll realise that what he actually does is nagging about anything, complaining about all the things that happen in life, finding the antithesis of the most common perspectives, challenging the status quo and pushing out his argument (i hope i’m not exaggerating here, but you got my point, right?). But again, because he wraps all these with jokes, people see his nag differently, and that’s what I want. Not because I have so many things to complain about, but because many things in life bother me, and human actions are sometimes unbearable. As an extroverted person, I always feel the need to release my energy (sorry for using this excuse, but FYI, it’s true!), but I don’t know how to express it in a non-offensive way. The solution? Jokes! But for now, I know nothing about comedy besides knowing that it’s all about breaking the expectation. I’m sure humour can be learned because I learned some stuff from one of the conversations between Pandji and Adri in this video:

So, where should I start? Read, watch, practice, repeat. Timeline: unknown.

And if you’re curious about what in life bothers me, I’ll give you some little examples of what’s in my head:

• Why do poor people choose to have more kids when they know that they can’t afford their living? Do we agree that most of them are considered less intelligent people?
• Why do people put their partner’s name or their kid’s name in their profile bio? (e.g. Bio: love of @abangsayang or @Azka’s mother). Bio is to help other people to know you, your interest, your field, and how you identify yourself. If your identity depends on another person, what happens if that person is gone? Will you lose your identity? Or do you already think that you don’t have any other identity?
• Graduating from a political school and working in politics doesn’t mean you have to talk about politics all the time. Don’t you read anything else outside your field? I found this kind of people boring. (It applies to any subject besides politics)
• Another thing about so-called politicians or political practitioners is, that I don’t know how they can live their life, as anything they do will be considered political action, action with a motive and not a genuine attitude as a human being.
• People who keep asking “when will you get married?” or “when do you want to have kids?” are people who are not entirely happy with their life, and seek a spark of joy from showing that they have something that the other person doesn’t. Not the kind of people I want to be surrounded with, absolutely. Or (if it’s a woman) it may be because the only talent she has is giving birth? Ha!

Do I sound offensive already? Sorry. Please be patient. I’ll learn comedy and come back funnier. Adios!

Between London and Jakarta,

After finishing the last meeting for today