I started composing music and wrote my first piece in my freshman year of high school. My earliest compositions, Stars and Lanterns, hold a special place in my heart. I loved how music could calm a person’s heart and lift their spirits. During my second and third years, I went on to compose two more pieces, Lights and Fireflies.

After high school, I developed an interest in programming and, following my mom's suggestion pursued a Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering. I also secured a part-time position as a front-end and back-end developer at a health company in Rotterdam. Later, I enrolled in a Master's program in Information Security at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) but had to withdraw after one semester to care for my mom, who was battling pyloric cancer. Ultimately, I decided to discontinue my studies.

As my mom's condition worsened, despite fifteen months of hospitalization, no doctor could offer a cure. Her passing deeply changed me, as she had been my only companion in our home. In response, I turned to writing to cope with my grief. I wrote my first book, a semi-autobiographical high school novel titled Lanterlova, as a tribute to her—my first and only love.