being away for Eid Fitr for 6 years made me realize two things: 1) nieces & nephews hv grown like weeds 2) they say "age before beauty," but when it comes to Mario Smash Bros Ultimate, youth doesn't stand a chance against experience #EidMubarak #NintendoNostalgia #GamerUncle

I'm grateful for online scientific presentations and their ability to bridge distance, yet there's an irreplaceable vibe to in-person scientific talks. Stoked to have another offline conversation soon, esp w/ the young energy explorers!

Today marks 17 years since the Lumpur Lapindo mud volcano was caused by gas drilling. It has been erupting continuously ever since. The world's worst mud volcano disaster permanently displaced 40000 people, buried 7 km2 of a city and is a massive greenhouse gas emitter. Thread.

short visit to the past, the present, and the future

Guess who I ran into? The incredible Dr. Dimas Salomo J. Sianipar, one of Indonesia's top seismologists & also my fav! #reunion

First Concert: Potret Last Concert: Gun N' Roses Best Concert: Janet Jackson Worst Concert: Kesha Loudest Concert: Taeyeon Seen the Most: Boyz II Men Most Surprising: Green Day Next Concert: ? Wish I Could Have Seen: Christina Aguilera

Get ready to geek out! Oh did I mention I'll be spilling the beans on the current state-of-art of methane hydrates potential in South Makassar Basin of Indonesia? #gashydrates

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Metana hidrat merupakan gas alam (metana) yang terjebak di dalam sangkar es pada kondisi tekanan dan temperatur tertentu. Metana hidrat memiliki potensi besar sebagai sumber energi alternatif. Periset Postdoctoral Pusat Riset Sumber Daya Geologi BRIN, Feisal Dirgantara, tengah

#Badminton Asia Junior Championship 2023. Wow! Just saw Indonesia's junior team dominate China 4-1. Girls Double match was my fav! Indonesian pair, despite being shorter, played brilliantly with killer dropshots against taller opponents. Such smart tactics! 🏸🔥

so Leo C and I met kumalala

Gassing up the morning with some methane hydrates talk at Geophysics program of Gadjah Mada University.

Calling out to the first reviewer of my first Ph.D. paper who labeled my work 'scientifically insufficient' bcs I did not include his work as references and suggested including his in the edited version. Did I listen? As if.

ive been reading 3 publicly available MS theses from US universities that utilize reflection seismic and well-logs data from Indonesia, with zero acknowledgment given to any local institutes or governments. isnt it illegal or should I pretend that didn't happen?

I did not think this day would come - but finally, Indonesia’s First Suicide Statistics Profile is out 🎉 We now have suicide data on underreporting, geography, gender, age, methods and rurality - analysed as part of our Situational Analysis. Link: shorturl.at/hwDE4

(1/6) Most people in academia don't realize if they have been engaged in academic bullying. Bullying can consist of passive-aggressive emails, verbal abuse (directly or indirectly) in private or during lab meetings.....

If the authors were required to pay the Article Processing Charge (APC) before publication, and the article is later retracted, would they receive a refund of the APC? 🤔 #tangent

I am annoyed with the editors of Archaeological Prospection and the media and how it handles this Gunung Padang controversy Nobody has gone and talked with local Indonesian archaeologists. None provide the correct date of the monument nor even stated it's not a pyramid /1

Some of the majestic-looking volcanic range of Java

Thrilled to share that I have successfully completed the training program for deepwater polymetallic nodule engineering and exploration, offered by China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA) and the International Seabed Authority - Kingston (ISA) from 05.12-06.08