Rianti “AnTi” Soulisa had two worlds inside her phone.
The video got fewer likes. But her father watched it three times. And for the first time in a year, he smiled at her phone. gadis ambon pamer memek
Her content was simple: mirror selfies in borrowed Zara blazers, slow-motion sips of iced caramel macchiato at the one café in Ambon that had exposed brick, and caption after caption that read, “Boring day in this slow town… can’t wait to fly out again ✈️ #JakartaBound #NotLikeOtherGirls.” Rianti “AnTi” Soulisa had two worlds inside her phone
The next morning, she filmed again. This time, the ring light was off. She walked through the Mardika market, the air thick with smoke and clove cigarettes. She showed her father grilling fish over charcoal, his hands blackened with soot. She showed her little brother selling kue cubir from a plastic basket. And for the first time in a year, he smiled at her phone
The first world was real: the salty breeze from Leahari beach, the clatter of papeda being stirred, and her mother’s voice calling her to fold laundry. The second world—the one she curated—was pure gold-tinted fantasy.
And that, she realized, was the only entertainment worth showing off.
She captioned it: “Real lifestyle isn’t escape. It’s this. Ambon girl, no filter.”