 However, he failed to graduate because of illness.Later he worked as a journalist and wrote for many newspapers, including "Sediotomo", "Midden Java", "De Expres", "Oetoesan Indies", "Kaoem Moeda", "Tjahaja Timoer" and "Poesara".He was also a contributor to "Kebangoenan", a nationalist newspaper owned by the Dutch-educated jurist and politician Phoa Liong Gie.