#TANYAJAWAB Bareng Reality Club (Side B) “Fathia Izzati & Faiz Novascotia Saripudin” | Eps. 16

Fathia Izzati and Faiz Novascotia Saripudin

Fathia Izzati and her brother Faiz Novascotia Saripudin of Reality Club answer questions about their family, sharing affectionate reflections alongside stories of spectacularly questionable childhood decisions.

Family and Music

The siblings describe their family as close and loving, and say they’re proud of how hard their parents worked. Their father once dreamed of becoming a musician but gave up the idea because a violin was too expensive; he later became a diplomat.

Their parents’ work meant the family moved around. After the siblings returned to Indonesia and began living more independently, they gradually grew closer. Faiz and Fathia joke that working together in Reality Club means seeing each other constantly—and still managing to argue while having each other’s backs.

Memories of Their Mother

Faiz remembers hugging his mother as a child after a fun day out and praying that she would never die. Fathia says becoming a mother herself helped her understand how much her own mother had done for her. After childbirth, Fathia needed help with even simple things, which gave her a new appreciation for her mother’s care.

Both siblings get emotional as they recall the care their parents showed them.

Sibling Mischief

As a teenager, Faiz tried to run away after his parents wouldn’t let him study in America and objected to his relationship. He made it as far as a nearby park before getting scared and going home. Fathia recalls being upset about her own curfew, while Faiz teases her for being the stricter, parent-like older sister when they were younger.

Some of their childhood antics were more alarming. The siblings once played a game of crossing the street with their eyes closed, and Faiz was hit by a motorbike. In another episode, he and a friend burned letters from an elementary-school breakup—and, for reasons they can’t explain, peed on them first. When a neighbor caught them and complained, they threw the letters into the neighbor’s yard and fled inside. They also somehow ended up calling 911, prompting callbacks from emergency services.

Advice and Teasing

Fathia urges Faiz not to wait until he’s 60 to get married. She jokes that she wants her child to have a cousin and doesn’t want Faiz to become “the weird uncle.” She also tells him not to be so picky about love.

Faiz’s parting advice is to enjoy life and buy the sports car he likes, despite Fathia’s objections to a BMW.

Personalities appearing: Fathia Izzati and Faiz Novascotia Saripudin.