Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Nannyless

The story was inspired by my boss 3-yrs old daughter who was freeing herself cutting papers with big scissors and her daddy was only looking at her and smiling.

I started questioning myself : will I be able to let my kiddos to do the same at their age?  will I be a nervous mom who will grab the scissors and put it away?

This year is his 2nd years living in Jakarta.  When the wife delivered the 2nd born months back, I asked if they will hire a new nanny and they said no.  And with minimum help, they are able to teach the daughter to be independent.  Hellooowww.....who will let the 3yrs old grabbing scissors??

Living in Jakarta giving you so much priviledge for having 2, 3 or 4  nannies easily helping you.  It is very common if you go to the mall to see children running errands or playing at the playground with their nanny.

I have two home assistants by the way and by any chance, I sometimes lazy when I got home tired and let all the babysitting duties been delegated.  I know it will spoil the kiddos and they become less independent. 

Me as the mom sometimes forget that nurturing is about building your close relationship with the children.  And that includes sitting boringly at the playground or changing the clothes or let the kiddos do it by themselves, to my opinion.

To minimize, I don't bring my assistants for mall hangout,drum lessons, swimming or travelling...well, if I do ask them to come is to the event when the hubby is not around, or if we would like to have fun together like picnic.
I chat with my lil sis who is now living in Kuala Lumpur and be a full-time mom.  We both agreed this is called the beauty of motherhood to share every precious moment together with the kiddos.

As the time goes by and the kiddos growing up, they would think we are the coolest mom ever.

Our children are the now generation, the gadgets generation....we need them to be ready to conquer the world!  *lebay.com*

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Thomas Pinata


My Thomas wannabe pinata for my bestie. Imooooo,.....all aboard!! choo...choo...choo....

Cooking School

Just back from Mayestik and am happy to buy all teeny tiny cooking thingy. I am gonna build my own cooking school...hey, that serious?
Anyway, i already had my loyal students......

And they are the kiddos and my cutie nephews and niece! hahaha..I don't think they have any other choice to have me as their chef, do they?



Monday, October 22, 2012

Happy Pancake


Happiness is simple....and is when you were preparing breakfast in the morning without failed...


The secret of happiness?  Pillsbury Pancake Mix, no brainer!


Thursday, October 18, 2012

Gudily


Yeayyyy...I finally found the polkadot straw from  Gudily .....can't wait for them to arrive!
Striped Straw Lime Green & White

Striped Straw Lime Green & White

Polka Dot Straw Neon Blue

Polka Dot Straw Neon Blue

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Facebook

I have my new toy now....Facebook for the kiddos!

It was started when the eldest opened his new Facebook account and the hubby opened it for the youngest, both under their own names. 

At first, I am not into that FB thingy as I do not think sharing my daily life is me. 
I choosen to have my own blog to share my DIY collections and my silly thought as well as the legacy for the kiddos to have them be able to look back and know who am I...

If it happened to be my sharing on daily life, I still trully believe to only share the positivity.

But now....I am all over crazy to upload their new pictures every now and then..though it is only  for the youngest account as I respect my eldest teenager privacy.

I do hope when they grow up,  they will be laughing at loud looking at their younger face, oldies clothes and silly pose.. I hope they will memorize and share to whomever enjoy it...this is mom's simple wish from a simple mind, dears!

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Busway


I was continuing the project for exploring Jakarta with the kiddos. And this time, the busway trip.

Though it's pitty to see the dirty station, broken door and aircon...but this was just a simple step to let the kiddos understand their roots and enjoy Jakarta.

In any case,  we all held accountable to keep Jakarta to be the most comfortable city to live in! not a heavy thought, kan?
 

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Monolog Red Tomato Soup

My new crush for breakfast from Monolog Restaurant, Plaza Senayan...the Red Tomato Soup!

They put mozarella bread and meatballs on top of the fresh tomato puree..I like the soft, chewy, sour and crunchy combination, nothing is too much, it's just perfect...yum yum!



Thursday, October 11, 2012

DIY : Chef's Hat


I found it was not an easy task to find Chef's hat with my not-so-shopaholic mode on.  So I decided to make the not-so-similar-chef's hat and the result was not-so-bad, I guess...




And I think it was a bit success as the youngest was proud of wearing it and did a video shoot pretending he's the Masterchef....hmmm...





Monday, October 8, 2012

Kids Weekender

It's been a while since my last post and I am back!

Last weekend, home cooking class project with the kiddos, I put my Betty Crocker Choco Chips mix, add a slight of butter, one egg and voila!

Perfect at the beginning but later the choco cookies turned out to be a choco cake as we put toooo much butter and mixed enthusiasticly...but it's super fun, super cheap and hey, we are MasterChef wannabe!



Monday, August 13, 2012

Jekarda

Now boarding back to Jekarda, yipi yipi ye yo.....can't wait to be back for creativity days with my home assistants!

Monday, July 23, 2012

Time Flies...

......so quickly..and people are growing up.

Today's whatsapp with my 11-years eldest :

him :  I don't want to go for the al'quran lesson again, mom!
me  :  why?
him :  bored!
me  : well, u need to know by urself why, I can't help..the least I could say is u need to tell the teacher and challenge her to change the method..maybe it'll work! (too defensive?)
him : hmmm, ok!
me : (amazed,..that's it? i won the argument this time?)

Lesson :

1. Being parents equals to : being friend and
2. Being parents equals to  : don't be such a defensive mom!


Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Feels Like..

....... and I am back to Kuala Lumpur for another hustling working month.

And feels like....


  • Craving for Gong Cha House Blend Coffee Milk with pearl, less sugar less ice.
  • Craving for Auntie Anne's cinnamon sugar and chocolate mint pretzel.
  • Strolling around Celine store for my own Phantom Bag (it's damn expensive!)
  • Going to Sephora and spend the night for Urban Decay testing.

That's it for now!

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Places to See

Another lonely weekender in Kuala Lumpur...I have a love and hate relationship with weekend at the mall.  I always want to bring the kiddos for outdoor activities and by visiting places like this, how much I wish them here with me! one more week, gals, mum is coming!
KLCC park

Dataran Merdeka



Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Bubur Ayam Barito

I forgot to post this, this was taken two months back when we were around Barito street looking for a comfort food.  The place is quite packed it's better to eat out in your car though...such a comfort food!

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Banana Split

I will surely prepare this when I get home, kiddos!  Miss u guys a lot! Oh Happy Day




Sunday, June 24, 2012

Lonely Weekender

First weekend in KL, nowhere to go...made myself busy walking around the bridge from Bukit Bintang to KLCC...aircon bridge,anyone? how I miss Jakarta!

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Pho


Nothing different with Jakarta, well minus the cabe rawit or bird chilli I would say but I was wondering what kind of that green curly veggie, errrr, noodle look alike, in my Pho..First time I see, and it's a bit common here in KL...good combie for My Pho Bo!




Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Nasi Tomat

My hawker food lunch at Menara Cosway, Kuala Lumpur on my first day here. It's a cheap hawker, traditional ayam goreng with tomato sauce and stir fry vegetable. The rice's fragrant and delicate with a rich sauce..similar to Nasi Rames in Jakarta but the sauce is more to Chinese food taste, maybe because it's made from tomato..and I finished it all with my greedy hunger face! Yummy!

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Monday, June 18, 2012

Telaga Sampireun Bintaro

We spent the last two weekends by exploring West Jakarta. We started from Meruya to Tangerang and we thought we'd end up at Living World Alam Sutera. We lost somewhere in between and perfectly landed at Bintaro Jaya finally..don't ask why!

It was a good lost though as we found this resto, Telaga Sampireun.  Good food,huge play park, and the pictures tell u all! Perfect!





Sunday, June 17, 2012

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Manggala Wanabhakti

Me and the youngest accompanying big bro' for his farewell party at Mangala Wanabhakti Jakarta.

I've been here thousand time and never realized the place is like mini forest in the city...botanical garden look alike..hey, that's the beauty of growing old, isn't it?  appreciate life,appreciate surroundings..even the kiddos loved the place!


and as usual, the hubby out for trip, we did 'what we do when papa is not around' photoshoot...It was such fun!

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Balloon Desk

Is there anything more than suppa cool than this? Suppa Suppa cool!   Design Sponge



Monday, June 11, 2012

Where's Waldo

Look Look...I found Waldo! I am Waldo's fan back in the early 90's..me and the hubby started to spread the virus to the kiddos now and we stored it in Ipad and Ipod to play...I wish I could buy this things someday somewhere for them! In Style

CommedesGarconsWhere'sWaldo


Sunday, June 10, 2012

Alligator Pinata

Yes, Leandra, honey....this buaya darat is specially made for your farewell party...Enjoy!

Another Fun Days

The second best thing for being kindergarten teacher.

I always feel that Iam not gifted with any drawing or painting skill, but the teachers knew how to teach my kiddos how to draw, and I really love the Cow, the Nemo and the Purple House!

 


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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Happy Weekender

Happy weekend working on a project for my bestie daughter,..could u guess what it is?


 

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Baloon DIY Photobooth

Gosh....This DIY Photobooth should not be more than easy! Can't wait to recreate waiting for my wall garden to grow....... Oh Happy Day

 

Ni Luh Djelantik

I've been eyeeing on Ni Luh Djelantik Shoes,a well-known high quality Bali craftmanship...
Strolling around her store is breaking my heart...too bad, looks like the 14cm heels are just not into me now, although  those two bright Dewi peptoe looks soo perfect on me, not to mention their wooven heels.  As you grow errr...older, your feet are matched only with the flat ones, not a sky high...I still wish someday I will...





Monday, June 4, 2012

Rhumchoco Molten


Yipeeee...homemade molten lava successful test!  The kiddos loved it so much!

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Collage

The hubby out for business trip, we made a silly weekend activity.  I put Ikea fabrics on the floor, laid down for photoshoot, uploaded and tagged to papa's Facebook.  We called it 'this is what we do when papa is not around' project!


Saturday, June 2, 2012

Udon Tikka Masala

Cooking my homemade chicken tikka masala with udon...just rubbed the chicken with yoghurt and spices, stir with onion and garlic and you're done! Between Japan, India, dined by Indonesian...I think we made a great team up!



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Friday, June 1, 2012

Healthy Life

Healthy week in the office...we're considered as getting old and weak!


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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Choco Coco

The second choco chips cupcake experiment, no instant cake mix this time and of course, originally created by my home assistant, who else!

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Tikka Masala

I love how this blog turns all the recipes into beautiful view...everything is so easy! The Candid Appetite


 These are my fave pictures :
 
 
  
 

 
 

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Colorful Storage

My new lush..colorful storage from Alun-alun Indonesia..no no, I have yet bought it,should I?

Friday, May 25, 2012

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Fun Days

After becoming one-hour visiting teacher at my youngest school, I wish I could have career exchange to become....as everyday is....

DIY day..
Singing day....
and dancing day....

Everyday is a fun day...No pressure! Salute to the teachers!