Swimming

 

Wina loves swimming! Nothing more that a good day of swimming for her. That's also the reason why her skin isn't as light as it used to be. On every weekend of November 2008, we enjoyed nice swim at Waterbom Pantai Indah Kapuk. May I say, this is the finest waterbom in Jakarta.

 

Selamat Idul Fitri

Happy Ied Fitr! Please forgive our past or recent mistakes.....

Bali escape

So we're taking a couple of days of for a rest and relax in Bali. This time we stayed at Conrad. It's simply breathtaking, quiet, and distinct (in a good way). This we actually didn't go anywhere outside the hotel area except the last day. Conrad provides all you need for a perfect getaway.

Wina is having a blast!! Two of her favorite things combined and unlimited time. Beach and swimming! You bet, she is as tan as she can be now.

Teddy Bear Graduation day!

Wina graduated from her preschool today! Yay!!! Lol, these days.... even preschool has a graduation :)

She's moving up to kindergarten now. I don't think I wanna move her out of Teddy Bear yet. Wina has settled nicely here, made a lot of friends, familiar enviorement and teachers. I don't think she's ready to adjust to a new enviroment any time soon. Let's just give her a couple more years, then I'll put her in one of the best primary school near area.

Angklung Musical in Minang Traditional dress (left), Ballet Group (right)

She got to perform on her Graduation Day, angklung performances wearing Minang traditional costume, and a ballet group. Bravo Wina, you really have improve and outcome the stage fear!

Wina is 4 years old today!!!

Happy birthday, dear Wina! *kiss kiss*

Our little baby has grown up quite fast......

We were committed not to have a birthday bash until her 5th birthday, so we just have a small celebration at school with her classmates. It's very different from her 3rd birthday where she cried during her celebration at her schools. I'm glad she didn't cried today... ooopss, she did it again! Just a little teary eyes from Wina watching he mommy recorded all her moves. That's okay dear, ever a major improvement sometimes need a step back.

Wina has gain a lot of skills and knowledges for the past year. Now she can write, talkative, mingle withe her friends, cutting & drawing are her favorite activities. She knows how to spell & write her name, she recognize all the alphabets, can write some of them. And she can count to 100, although she missed the 20, 30, 40, 50 etc. For that numbers, she would ask her mom to say it, lol.

You will always be our darling, Wina!! We love you!

Padang full of Adventures

So this is our first trip (beside back to HK) since we're back in Indonesia. After all the ups and downs from Wina incident. So Wina enjoyed her school, I enjoyed my new job, Toni also got held up in his work. We're going to Korea tomorrow for holiday season, but we got a chance to visit my parents hometown, Payakumbuh.

Payakumbuh is one of the city in West Sumatra. It's 1,5 hour flight from Jakarta to Padang, West Sumatra capital city. Then we have to take a car ride for 3 hours to Payakumbuh. The view is fantastic, the air is so fresh.

I seriously believe that I gained wight in Padang, but I don't wanna check it on the scale with my bare eyes. It's too hurtful. . Coz every time we dropped by at someone's house we have to eat. So the first the day in Padang, I think I ate about 6 times. My God!!! And then again on the second day. And everytime there's someone asking me if I'm expecting. Hiks, my belly was that big! Believe me!!
Wina & Ziko at Rumah Gadang

Along with my parents in law, me Toni & Wina had 4 days of fun and adventure in Padang & Payakumbuh, especially Wina. Actually only 3 days for me, coz I'm a lil tight up back in Jkt. There's a lot of her first time here. Like the first time to hold a kitten, touch a buffalo, ride a motorcycle, on a horse wheel carriage, etc. It was a great learning & experience for her. I'm glad we went there.

Touching a buffalo for the first time ----- playing at Nirwarna Beach, Padang

We visited a lot of relatives. The first night we stayed at my ancestor's Rumah Gadang (traditional Minangkabau house) in Talang Maur, a village in Payakumbuh. The air was so clean and cool, it was so refreshing. But we couldn't stay long because of tight schedule. Tante Ayu, Mutia, Mona and Om Ujang accompany us in kampung (village). Nenek Nismah and Mak Odang was staying in Nenek Rasyidah's house (dad's mom) till Lebaran. We also visited nenek buyut (Wina's great great grandmother) who seem to be healthier since staying in Payakumbuh with Om Yan and Tante Susy. We went around a lot. Visited a lot of relatives. Ate and ate and ate. Pheeewww, I hope my belly exploded.

On a horse wheel carriage in Payakumbuh ----- With Ayek's monkey in her home, Talang Maur

The last day, Wina had a friend. It's her cousin, Azra and Anshari. She was happier, screaming a lot, running around and a lot of smiles. So as a gift for her happiness that day, we took her to the beach, Pantai Nirwana. Almost nobody was there, so the beach was ours. The kids found a tiny steam, and for a while they were playing and splashing and owning the stream. Ah, it's a relax afternoon before heading back to rainy and busy Jakarta.

Anshari, Wina & Azra ------- Along the stream in Nirwarna

Wina's New Preschool

Wina finally started her school back. She had holidays for the whole 3 months (well, couldn't consider it as holiday, coz we're going back and fourth to the hospital due to her arm broke).

I remembered Wendy told me to put Wina to 5 days a week school coz she's the active school type. Well, she was right. So after her hand healed completely (2 months later after the accident), I put her in Teddy Bear Preschool that's not far for home.

Wina entered the school early October 2007. She was very anxious following the activities. Basically she's a shy girl, so took time for her to opened up & mingled around. But still not changing the old habit, she reluctant to squeeze in if I'm around, hahaha......

Anyway, this new school of her has a permanent program for every friday. It's the performing day. Every class (class divided by the range of age) are given certain time to perform any kind of stage art, whether singing, dancing, playing music, or rhyming.

Before Lebaran, they held a Lebaran Celebrating Performing Friday. Half of her classmates are Japanese, so this is some kind of festivities for them. The school also tried to make a universal Lebaran theme. I was hoping she would finally be on the stage coz it's already 2 weeks passed without her joining in. So I prepared my camera to take some lovely pictures of her on stage. But as you guess, till now Wina still doesn't want to go on stage. Well, at least I could get the Blue Bear Class Posing together...phewwww.

Birthday Reunion

Moo, Utie, Dc, Ayu, Ira, Ojid n Panya, Mira, Riri, U, Dewi BF(sori), Dewi

Susah bgt ngumpulin anak fikom! Dari dulu janji2 manis doang. Buat ketemuan aja susah bgt, sibuknya ngalah2in ajudan presiden. Padahal ngumpul tuh paling 2-3 jam dalam sehari, gak bakal ngabisin waktu seharian(sikon bisa berubah kalo seru). Emang sih, pada punya beda kepentingan semua. Tp seperti disebut diatas (janji manis=jarang ketemu), bisa ketemu semua 1x setahun aja udah rekor (pdhl hampir semuanya tgl di Jkt).... yg biasanya terjadi kalo ada yg merit (makanya harus ada yg merit tiap bbrp bulan ya!). So gw (yg kebetulan ga tgl di Jkt) tiap kali pulang usahain biar bisa ketemu. Everybody need a reason right!? I don't mind if it's me, hehehe.... jualanlah, titipan, kangen(ini alasan yg sebener2nya) dan ultah!

Temen2 yg ultah mei banyak bgt... Moo, Meylin, Kristi, Panya, gw, Fajar, Benil, dll(sori kalo ada yg ga kesebut). Banyak kaaan! No excuses, we had to meet! I missed them! Dan alhamdulillah, akhirnya kita bisa berkumpul malem minggu, 19 Mei di Gelato. Thanx for showing up guys! Sama buat yg beli2, hehehe....

R, P, I, U, A, O, Kristi n Charlie's Angel n Ibod, P, U, M, A, Rara, I, O @Forbidden City

PS. Berminat dgn fotonya? Buat original size&foto2 yg laen pesen lewat comment di post ini ok! ^,^

Rainy Days in Jakarta

Last week was a long weekend in Jakarta, so we thought we go back to meet family & friends.... which we assumed wrong! My parents went to China, Dela to Lampung, and Eja in Bali. Phew! Didn't see that coming. Apparently people are also taking advantage for holiday in that long weekend. But anyway, there are still other people living in Jakarta. Spending time with Uda's family, my sister and my friends from college.

May is a special months for me. It's my birthday, Uda's birthday and a bunch of my friends birthday (made me realized people surrounding me plenty of them are Taurus). Another year added to my age, but this year didn't struck me more than last year. I passed my birthday with a calm reaction, hehe. Last year i felt so old... this year I was happy I finally pass another year. Confused? Well, only me who knows what that means. It's just something that got to do with what I'm going thru living here in HK. I'm very glad i met my friends on Saturday night. It's always great bringing back memories which we can laugh at together (although lot of the stories are about me & ayu, my true companion in the youth of wilderness, haha).

Rain showered Jakarta thru the weekend. But there was rainbow! Wina got pretty well acquainted with her niece, Salsa. FYI, they never get along before. Wina was a very shy girl, and she has this 'not playing with younger kids' thing . And because she didn't meet with Kakek & Nenek (Uda's parent) and Uda family often so she always pulled herself back, won't be touched or play together or even cried. Now he can breath happily. We are all delighted!

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.

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..

Lunar New Year in Jakarta

Hehe, libur panjang di Jkt. Rencananya cuma seminggu jadi 2 minggu. Yg kepikiran les mandarinku jd berantakan d, suka gak connect ama gurunya.
Hwa, seneng2 di jkt. Minggu pertama ujan mulu, minggu kedua baru deh cuacanya enak. Wina ketemu Maknetnya seneng bgt (lg nyari fotonya nih). Sempet ke Bdg, ketemu Dela Udin Eja & Mira, Wina main ama sepupunya (Saffa, Salsa, Najwa& Aisha), yah get together with familylah.
Sayangnya gara2 kamera kena air, foto2nya hampir ilang semua, hiks hiks. Need to find away to restore it back. Paling seru sih di Puncak, stay di villa, berenang, hangliding, yg sisa harinya ujan jadi karaokean ajah. Again, wina malu2 mau ma Maknet, hihi...lucu ngeliatnya.

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.

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!