Sheena Suparman

Sheena Suparman is a writer for The Jakarta Post's Creative Desk. She is based in Jakarta but wishes she could be anywhere else. She’s usually powered by coffee, chips and cheeseburgers.

Inside the blind box economy: Why we can’t stop unboxing
Market Pulse

Inside the blind box economy: Why we can’t stop unboxing

Once a childhood ritual, blind boxes have become a multi-billion-dollar industry built on anticipation and nostalgia, but will we keep buying into the thrill?
Easing into 2026: The soft guide to start being productive again
Weekend Five

Easing into 2026: The soft guide to start being productive again

Tried-and-true methods, new tools and soft structure can help you ease into the new year, no full reinvention required.
‘Dumplings and Dreams’: What a 14-year-old author can teach us about feminism and power
Culture And Entertainment

‘Dumplings and Dreams’: What a 14-year-old author can teach us about feminism and power

At just 14, author Hillary Aimee Srijaya is showing girls what it’s like to reach for your dreams, both on and off the page. 
Beyond ballrooms and banquet halls: When the usual wedding venues just don’t feel right
Weekend Five

Beyond ballrooms and banquet halls: When the usual wedding venues just don’t feel right

From city halls to fast food restaurants, Jakarta’s young couples are experimenting with smaller, quirkier and way more personal wedding celebrations.
72 hours in Labuan Bajo: Everything you want in a quiet, luxury escape
Away We Go

72 hours in Labuan Bajo: Everything you want in a quiet, luxury escape

Katamaran Hotel & Resort Komodo offers the combination of peace and luxury that’s getting harder to find in increasingly crowded Bali. For now, at least.
Salted Olive: A taste of the Mediterranean, Jakarta-style
Table Setting

Salted Olive: A taste of the Mediterranean, Jakarta-style

Mediterranean warmth meets Jakarta’s appetite for gathering and sharing at this rather nondescript eatery in Kebayoran Baru.
Inside Indonesia’s grave seekers: Tracing ancestors to find belonging
Family Matters

Inside Indonesia’s grave seekers: Tracing ancestors to find belonging

When family trees end in a lopped limb, a new generation of descendants is turning to cemeteries to recover their history, relink their lineage and rediscover what it means to remember those who came before.
Between the screen and the streets: What it means to watch and not march
Features

Between the screen and the streets: What it means to watch and not march

What does it mean to care from a distance? A reflection on privilege and digital solidarity.
When less is home: Living well in shrinking spaces
Living Spaces

When less is home: Living well in shrinking spaces

House sizes may be shrinking, but creativity and the meaning of home are expanding.
The life of a tropical snow girl: Zazi Landman’s Winter Olympics dream
Conversation

The life of a tropical snow girl: Zazi Landman’s Winter Olympics dream

At just 13, Zazi is aiming to be something that doesn’t exist: a professional snowboarder from Indonesia.