Jan 2006: Padang, the Hometown

Ngelanjutin cerita Walk With Wina 'flashback' yg cerita2 sebelumnya bisa dibaca disini. Dgn alasan bakal susah pulang kalo udah di HK (yg boong bgt, tnyata stelah di HK malah sering tugas ke Jkt. Alasan yg sama gak ikutan ke Eropa. Nyebelin kaaan!!), Lebaran Idul Adha 2006 kita jalan2 ke Padang. Akhirnya Wina ngeliat kampung halaman. Nginep di rumah Uda, Tante Ayu, dan kampung di Payakumbuh.... Wina belajar sesuatu yg baru, binatang!!! hehe, Wina ngeliat langsung hewan2 seperti kucing2, kambing, sapi, ayam, rusa (yg ini di bonbin) wuaaahh Wina seneng banget! Trus ketemu sodara2, om tante & datuk nenek. Untungnya Wina gak rewelan. Pas kita jalan darat dari Makasar ke Toraja yg makan waktu 7 jam-an aja, Wina malah enak2 tidur. Puas main di kampung halaman, balik lagi deh ke Jakarta yg hiruk pikuk.

Dec 2005 : First time in HK

This is our first visit to HK. The weather was good, not warm but not too cold. Stayed in Park Lane, we enjoyed every moment taking Wina around. Victoria Park, Stanley Market & Ocean Park. Coz this visit was to checked on our future flat, so we didn't do a lot of exploring.

Nov 2005 : Europetrip part.1, Italy

Bonjorno! Wow, this was fun! We went to 4 countries: Italy, Vatican City, Austria & Germany. ITALY was a huge explore, even only in 3 cities we had so many beautiful spot to see. We went there on Lebaran holiday, for about 2 weeks. Coz of we were going to move to Hong Kong after New Year 2006, so Uda (aka Wina's dad) didn't come along. He wanted to celebrate Lebaran with his parents and family.

ROME. Beautiful city with the Colloseum, the famous Fontana di Trevi where you throw coins into the fountain while saying your wish; the Roman Forum, ruins of Roman; the Arch of Constantine; Piazza di Spagna, lots and lots of piazza there; Spanish Steps where you can sit, relax and look at all the people passing by; Vittoriano Monument in front of a big circle traffic turnover; and the Pantheon. No other word to say but beautiful.

Trevi Fountain

Spanish Steps

VATICAN. It's quite irony, we visited Vatican City on our Lebaran holiday.... BUT we were just admiring the country(?!!), which was just 5 minutes walk from down town Rome. Yes! It's a small country in the middle of Rome, just about 0.44 square kilometres, with around 600 citizens (wow!). Wina was having fun playing with hundreds of friendly pigeons there. St. Peter's Square, dome of St. Peter's Basilica -is said to be pioneered by Michaelangelo (man, i'm learning art history here, phew!) , and the attractive dressed Swiss Guard.

VENICE. My favorite. City in the middle of the sea. Piazza San Marco, Grand Canal, Rialto's Bridge, Gondolas, San Marco Basilica and Campeline, & the enormous Doger Palace. Window shopping was exciting here, coz they were selling things that you couldn't find anywhere else, like the Romeo & Juliet kind of masque, really really unusual designed clock, & jewelry i can't afford to buy, hehe...

Venice by Gondola

San Marco Square early morning

FLORENCE. It was a short stop before we headed to Pisa. OMG, the buildings are all beautiful. We took some shots at Duomo & Campanile (big clock tower), horse riding around it. Then the driver took us to a spot where we can see overview of Florence. Nice! Ciao!!

Duomo @ Florence

August 2005 : Bali

Bali Bali Bali. Always a great place to visit! When i was living in Indonesia, we usually went there almost every year (it's about 1,5 hour flight from Jkt). This time with Wina, we went to Bali Bird Park, Ubud, Water Boom, and of course, the beach! We stayed at Nusa Dua, and enjoyed the pool, sandy beach, paragliding, and jet skis. She had a blast playing with the water and animals. Too bad, some people here think Bali as quite a dangerous place. OMG, no way! The tragedy on 2002 changed the people perception. So sad to hear that. I can guarantee now Bali is as safe as your home..

May 2005 : Makassar

We visited uda's parents whose dad at the time being was working in a Cement Company there. Makassar is beautiful, famous for it's seafood -ikan dabu-dabu is one of my favorite-, big spacious city with old culture still attached. Makassar is in Sulawesi island, about 1,5 hours flight from jakarta. We stayed at kakek's house in a district that's about an hour driving from Makassar.

We also visited Toraja, a famous tourist spot that still hold their ancient culture and has beautiful view of muntains and forest, and the village houses. It took us about 7 hours driving from kakek and nenek house. Wina start showing that she;s a true traveller, didn't have tantrum and just sleep along the way. One of the attractions is that they buried the dead people in the mountain rock and make a doll to indicate the ones that is putted there. Oh, it's a little scary getting in the cave.

April 2005 : Singapore

Hoho, Wina first flight. You can't tell she was excited or not, i didn't even think she knew what's going on... until the plane took off & most probably hurted her ears. But we were prepare! earplugs are on, baby!!!

This trip was actually a refreshing point 4 me, after i made it alive out of 'bootcamp'. And i got some days off before starting to work, and it's a long weekend, so we were all in for a vacation.

We went to Singapore Zoo (it was raining), the Botanic Garden (beautiful, but Wina was way to attractive hehe), swimming, and exploring Orchad Road. Usually i would rush in excitement for shopping, but with my new mommy body, i didn't have any desire or whatsoever. So my sis had all the fun herself.

There are a lot of interesting places to visit in Singapore, like Sentosa Island, Jurong Bird Park etc. But it's a short visit, the weather was uncertain. Another thing is i was carrying her through the day. Oh, she's heavy! but thank god i got a lot of helping back.

Aside of the raining, everything was great! hope to visit it again in the future n

Precious Moments

Just as what the title say, first of all i must tell you who Wina is. Full name is Jausha Winayla Dewita, born at Jun 4th 2004, Jakarta, produced by me and Toni as a gift from our hawtt honeymoon, hehe. The first two years she grew up between PI house and her mama's house, in Duren Sawit. Breastfeed her till 8 months, gotta stop coz of work 'bootcamp', i was isolated the whole month, missed her and her dad so much. I was no longer a full time mommy, the title goes to her grandma, mama. I worked as a PR in a national electricity company.

So many unforgettable stories, like on the day she was born i was enjoying Mcd in the morning. At 6 months, she fell from a 10 steps of stairs while playing in her baby wheel. She stayed in a hospital due to a virus just in her 7 months age, saddest moment. She had seasons of smile and laugh (one day it was giggling laugh, next months it was princess laugh!????). First word, first stand, first walk, first birthday, first run, first tantrum...... my very precious two years!