A couple of weeks ago, I visited my cousin who had been fighting a cockroach invasion for days. He sat on the sofa, exhausted, holding a slipper like a soldier guarding a battlefield. “Bro… I swear they appear every night at 2 AM,” he said, eyes half-red. I glanced into the kitchen and saw one…
Last week, I walked into my kitchen half-asleep, planning to make coffee. Instead, I found a full marching parade of ants climbing the counter like they owned the place. Saya langsung bengong. “Bro… kalian ngapain di sini?” Satu dua mungkin masih bisa saya maklumi, tapi ini kayak rapat RT. I felt that campuran emosi—kesal, jijik,…
A few months ago, my uncle called me in panic—his wooden bookshelf suddenly had tiny holes, and when he tapped it, dust fell out like powdered sugar. “Bro, ini rayap atau saya yang halu?” he asked. I went to his house, and yep… the termites were already celebrating family gatherings inside his furniture. He sat…
I still remember the night I learned the hard way that bed bugs aren’t just a rumor. I was staying in a cheap apartment during a work trip, and at first, I thought the tiny red dots on my arm were just mosquito bites. But the next morning, the bites multiplied—straight-line pattern, itchy, and weirdly…