What God Hath Promised

God hath not promised skies always blue,
Flower strewn pathways all our lives through;
God hath not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.

But God hath promised strength for the day,
Rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.

God hath not promised we shall not know
Toil and temptation, trouble and woe;
He hath not told us we shall not bear
Many a burden, many a care.

God hath not promised smooth roads and wide,
Swift, easy travel, needing no guide;
Never a mountain rocky and steep,
Never a river turbid and deep.

Annie Flint (1919)

Mummy...a thought

You will never know how deep you can love someone until you have a child but 
You will also never know how big you can get upset until you have a child


Sometimes reading heaps of articles make me sick!  
I just wanna know other's opinions about my boy's problem but then I find out that too many 
opinions are confusing!
It seems that I still have so many homeworks to do.
It seems that I have to teach him many things in shorter time.


Sometimes it brings dissatisfaction by the way I'm teaching him


But....It just a thoght!


I know that no body is perfect, my son not and I'm either


I know that I can't compare my son to others, I can just compare my son to his self before.


I know that every children growing with their own pace, so stop pushing!


I know all those facts


Maybe what mummy needs the most is seeing the strength while developing the less one is the next.


My tips for mums, do share with your friends when you feel stuck or boring in educating your love one and be thankful to God because when you think like I think, it means that we have our child to think about while many doesn't have.

3rd Birthday

Traveling Note- Bidadari Island

Last holiday, September 4th if I'm not wrong.....We travelled by boat to Bidadari Island. Just 25minutes away from Jakarta. An escape from our beloved crowded city-Jakarta. As we run a restaurant we can manage holiday ourselves. We opened and worked hard when the others enjoy holiday and it's our turn to have a great holiday with lower price hehehehehe 


I did a quick search on the internet to get some information, of course it was the time for Mr Google helping us. We planned the holiday just a day before. We first planned to go to Tidung Island but it takes more or less 2,5 hours by boat and it is an island with citizens and it's a new holiday destination so they don't have even an inn to stay. With my 3yo son NO, THANK YOU.


So we decided to take the nearest island from Jakarta. The ticket was Rp 265.000,00 included return ticket and lunch - buffet. The ticket is valid from 3 years up. When the salesgirl saw my son, Noah, she asked how old he is. I answered 3 yo, she said:"Make him stand". After she saw him, she said: "OK, He does't have to pay" Yeahhhh great! hahahaha he looks like 2 yo boys. I'm sad about this but still be grateful for some condition.


Bidadari Island is a resort island, only for holiday destination and managed by private company.
We can walk the island for around 30 minutes. The sands not white and a bit dirty. The food was bad, we were in the island but no seafood for us???? the shore full of rough coral. We insisted ourselves to enjoy the sea and we made our feet hurt and we had to carry our boy passing those sharp coral to reach the sea which was not blue. We could see the tiny fish using google but we have to really pay attention. 


There were many sea urchin. A guy kept searching the sea urchin around using something like a spear. But we are unlucky, my husband got stabbed on his feet. It's badly hurt and to get rid of it, you need an empty soda bottle and all you have to do is hit your feet with the bottle on the hurt area until you don't feel hurt anymore. If you don't feel hurt anymore it means the sea urchin has crashed inside, you're safe!

We swam on the sea for 2 hours and we got tanned. After swimming on the sea, we swam on the kids pool. Lucky that I brought him a float so we enjoy the swimming time a lot. Exhausted, Noah slept when I took a bath and when my husband put him on the table covered by our clothes, he just slept!


He enjoyed playing with sands a lot. We just had fun.


The condition of the beach not really good but when we decided we want to value our holiday, we could have great holiday! After all the most  important thing was we spent time together and we had grateful feeling.


My tips for mums: When you plan the holiday, prepare for the worst, e.g. the place is not like on the brochure. Don't forget the sun block. Bring snacks and drink bottle. Don't leave the float. Also bring the sand toys. Extra clothes is a must, even if you don't need it you can use it for other thing, for me used for his sleeping layer. The most important thing is a joyful heart! When you arrived at your destination, you can choose whether you can get upset with the condition or just enjoy the time with grateful heart.

Learning independence

It is the time! Sit down and eat with one of us (daddy or mommy). He is almost 3yo and in our culture, it's not the time for independence yet. Trust me......while in the western, their babies eating by themselves before they are 2 even less. 


Here....you can see nannies or mommy runs, catches, and feeds their kid. I am one of them hahahaha.....but now, it's time for him learning independence. Many parents haven't started yet, they are still spoiling their kid.


My lil rascal is a very slow boy, in good word he enjoys every seconds in his life hohohohoho
The teachers at his  school told me: "It's his nature mam" what a shame, he needs 45-60 minutes to EAT. Can you imagine that he is the last boy finishes his meal at school everyday? Even all the parents in his classroom know this...geeeeee....


His term break holiday this time used to train him eating faster and independent in 35 minutes.
Anger included for sure.....many punishments as well. I make sure myself that what i'm doing for his goodness.


The keys are still discipline and consistent.....How often I tempted to feed him but i'm learning to be super patient. I believe in one week he will have a better eating maner.


My tips for mums: Becareful with your emotion.........

What i need to be a great super mum

I took this from www.sridharnaik.blogspot.com


My son could be a little rascal and I could be an upset mum, but if I have these fruits of the Spirit...........I would have been a better mum for him and for my family

Daddy n me time

It's warmed my heart seing my 2 favorite men are playing together. Let me remember things my son do with his daddy......


1. doing silly dance hahahaha, they both love to do REALY silly movements they called dance
2. taking pictures of us of course everywhere and at anytime
3. taking him to bath

4. eating chocolates together and finishing them all!!!
5. Reading a story and acting it out
6. Playing playstation 
7. Laughing at silly things






















My tips for mums: encourage your husband to spend time with your child, not just accompany them while playing but really get involved when they play. 

Memorable super fun trip

I'm quite a simple mum in everythings I do! indeed!!! that is also the way I prepare A bag for a picnic, only a bag!!!


Here what I bring:
1. spare pair of t-shirt and short-choose the lightest fabric
2. spare nappy
3. wet and dry tissue
4. drink bottled- medium size, if you need more water just buy somewhere there
5. snacks - I prefer something sweet like m&ms as He just love it
6. lunch box- the simple menu like mashed potato and scrambled shrimp egg
7. hand sanitizer
8. camera 
9. little toys-I brought his favorite toy cars


See!!! only a bagpack. light and simple. My boy is 2,8mo.


Before we go to Taman Safari Cisarua, I told him already to not being fussy, just sleep when he feels sleepy. Some warnings are necessary, they understand! 

He was such an amazing boy!!! he played in the car, we had bad traffic 2,5hours on the way to Taman Safari and 2 hours on the way home. He walked by himself. He was an astonishing brave boy. He rode an elephant twice, first with me the second with his daddy. He rode a camel with me as well. We saw heaps of animal and he just loved it!






My tips for mums: prepare a light but complete bagpack, tell and remind him what you expect him to do directly, be ready to have fun and give yourself to it, don't worries too much

Choosing Playgroup

It's school time! he is just 2,5yo but I have my reasons:


1. Learning to make friends because he doesn't have any siblings yet nor cousin
2. Learning independence in doing basic skills such as eating
3. I heard that the golden age will be at the top at 3 yo


He goes to International School, my expectation, he can speak 3 languages at a time Indonesian as my mother language, English as the second and Mandarin as the third. He learn international curriculum and he can enjoy school -not learning so hard but get the love of learning


The perfect age to learn languages is under 6yo. So It is the right time.

My tips for mums, Children's need is your first priority. Sending him to school is not because you want to be free. Being a mum is a full time devotion. If you've observed the needs of going to school than spending time to find a school that fit to him and fit to your wallet ^^ The best school nearby might be the worst school for your children. Choose the school that can accomodate your children's need.