BFC mini farm

June 30th, 2012 we went to bfc mini farm at bintaro, owned by one of the church member that we have known for a long time. We were supposed to gather at 9 am there but one of the other, we arrived about 20 minutes later than that he he.... firstly, we watched a video clip about the farm that was taped in transtv, then we all headed to the rabbit's place, its some kind of a room with many cages, ?? do you say that for rabbit? they have big giant rabbit to the smallest one. after that' smelly trip' , we went to see the turtles and tortoises, we had chance to take a picture with giant and biggest turtle in Indonesia...wow...its gigantic! the children may brush the turtle's back with toothbrushes that have been provided, then each child may take a picture while riding on it. its big and Moses had a chance to ride it, Joice was pretty scared actually, so she just stood close to them. after that, we went to the lobster pool. remember that this is not the lobster from ocean hehehehe so its not that big in protion, they can be big buat not as huge as the ocean one. we all are allowed to get in in the pool and catch then put in one big stryofoam box. its just for fun....the lobseter later would be the souvenir to bring home, you may choose either lobster or fish. then the last stop was to see the hedgehog, they are sooooo cuteeee.... the hedgehog usually curly up their bodies when they feel afraid or unsecured, it looks like a ball of fur with two tiny eyes...super cute! and we may even touch and wash their furs. they can swim too! afterward, the kids have time to catch the rabbits. rabbitss were put in the ground and they all ran around to catch and put in the basket. tiring but very fun for them! last session was of course lunch time! the owner (cun cun) served the bbq lobster which costed rp 20 thousand for one, its about 100 gram each, and its delicious because of its freshness. before we went home, all of us, could bring lobsters and fishes home. waht an experience......Joice and Moses had so much fun there....

Bali second holiday

hfmd

hand foot mouth disease adalah penyakit yang sangat menular, nama beken lainnya adalah flu singapura. memang aslinya mungkin dari singapura karena mungkin itu awal mula epidemiknya penyakit ini. gejala yang paling jelas untuk anak-anak adalah sakit tenggorokan (sore throat), lalu pada anak di bawah 2 thn, akan terjadi panas tinggi tnp gejala apapun, lalu sore throat dan 3 hari berikutnya muncul bintik di kaki, tangan, maupun badan. Sumber epidemik di rumahku adalah Joice yang bawa dari sekolah. 1 temannya kena lalu setengah kelas kena dan bawa oleh oleh ke saudara2 di rumahnya. (bagoooosss). Joice awalnya tidak ada gejala, sampai 1 bintik kecil muncul di tangan lalu nurse di sekolahnya masih info kalau itu bukan hfmd. (grrr) dan ternyata dia sudah kena mungkin dari 2-3 hari sebelumnya karena masa inkubasi itu, lalu dia bawalah ke rumah dan di share ke moses. kejadiannya di bulan maret 2012 lalu. Moses menderita terparah. karena Joice hanya carrier, dia tidak ada masalah, hanya bintik2 sedikit dan tertawa tiwi seperti biasa. Moses nangis setiap saat, terutama malam hari. sariawan mendera 1 tenggorokan, waktu dibawa ke dokter, dia sudah kena sariawan 1 mulut plus tenggorokan, gara2 itu,mamanya juga turun kiloan krn ikut ga nafsu makan dan ikut begadang 24 jam juga, miris lihat moses nangis dan ga bisa makan sama sekali. 3 hari full moses cuman minum susu, itupun jmlh sedikit, sisanya dia minum segala cairan terutama yang dingin plus haagen daz. no other choice. hari ke 4, kita baru diinfo teman klo mycostatin boleh ditetesin di seluruh area sariawan, selama 3 hari moses nangis setiap telan ludah dan makan. he barely could eat anyway. obat yg diminum hanya antivirus (isprinol), yang sebenarnya tidak ada efek krn dia sudah terpapar virus, isprinol hanya menunda spy tidak lebih parah. tapi ternyata sudah telat, krn memang seluruh tenggorokan sariawan. poor moses. setelah seminggu, akhirnya moses makan seperti biasa dan setelah 2 minggu, bintik2 merah itu hilang. tapi ada beberapa bagian kuku yang untung ga sampe lepas, tapi hampir lepas. jadi seperti tumbuh di second layer. it was such an experience for me. tapi dari itu, jadi tau apa yg harus dilakuin terhdp virus hfmd ini. fiuh... berikut foto-foto untuk dikenang..........

Joice first-ever-movie

yes, my little daughter has moved forward again. She just had her first movie time, she sat nicely while she was also stuffing the poporn to her mouth. She watched her first ever movie: Madagascar 3 at blitz megaplex Central Park. We did not really plan it, since we both agree that nothing is that important to introduce the cinema to small kid. but she loves the movie so much, it does not have much violence and its a cartoon! So a day before, my brother helped me to book tickets for us for the next day. Moses was only 'endure' for the first hour, after pee poo thing, I should transfer him to my parents who are waiting outside. He does not care about alex and the gank. He wants to to go outdoor and touches dogs ha ha Joice was so proud to herself that she is allowed to watch in cinema, and she did not feel afraid. Last year, we all watched 3D movie at Bali bird park, she only survived for 5 minutes, the movie was Dora. And after that, we promised not to waste time to bring her to cinema again. so, congratulations Joice, you have stepped one more step to be older and wiser little girl he he. the name tags were given from school, it was her last day of school at Nursery 2.

miss my blog

I have been sooo busy lately and really miss those old times that I spend hours in front of computer while waiting for Joice to be dismissed from school. A few updates of my life in past months: 1. Joice is getting to k1 next month!!! I still remember the first day I held her on the day she was born, and now she's going to K1, arrrgghhhh, Joice....you grow too fast :) 2. My little Moses is going to celebrate his birthday next month too. woo hoo, welcome trouble two ha ha! this is also unbelievable, he is still a baby for me. this is called second-child-baby-syndrome. second child will always be treated as smaller child, even he's already grown up 3. I have the 'third' child near my house, its a tuition centre that was founded by my brother, and its called Thousand Sunny. I will have another story regarding this. But is chort, its a dream-comes-true place for me, its also part of my teaching passion, and its where I spend most hours there and related with may parents and little ones and big ones too he he. its a super place that I really pray, it would be a channel pf blessing for every kid. Look always to positive side, its a good side job plus its a good place to share gospel. you can be a living example and be the one who the children 'worship' as an idol ha ha, just kidding. anyway, you have plenty time to slip in the good news in the way you teach them by knowledge and automcatically by character too. Its a tuition centre and welcome every child to join in. 4. I am getting to be more patient lately. thats a good sign for my heart and blood pressure :) wahahaha I can't wait to post more pictures !!

tuition

every parent that I know right now is putting their children in tuition class, whether it is mandarin, english, drawing, ballet, music, etc. for Joice, her father and I don't or maybe have not decide in which area that we should put her in tuition, maybe soon one day id she does not want to obey and follow my instruction for her in doing homework, somehow I will put her in tuition class, sigh.

what is actually the reason for each parent to put their children in tuition anyway? after a long survey around friends, neighbors, and relatives, simpoly the reasons are the children dont want them (parent) to teach at home and they seek more new experiences and knowledge out of school context. which mean, they think with the tuition it will help children to master the subject deeper, thats true. I agree. but still i have the slight feeling and guilt to think that i should put Joice in tuition centre where i, myself, is a tuition teacher! yaiks...and now Joice is getting older, she knows how to say no and argue with me to do her other homework, except from school. i am fully realize that she's just only 3 years old, compare to her friend that already celebrated their 4th birthday at school. however, i remember vcaguely when i was her age, i went to tuition too and i begged my mom to put me in prechool earlier than other kids. yeah i loved school so mouch back on that time, ha ha, not now (hihi)

so at the end of long discussion with mw own inner (mad) thinking :)> i decided to put her in crayon class trial for this wednesday, in my opinion, she might pratice her writing pressure with her hand (motoric skill) and she learns to combine colors and use her imagination widely. she is lazy to color, and she can't choose the colors, she would color whoever faces with purple! he he and skin and all clothings and shoes with one same color! maybe its her age, i am not sure about this, so i saw the class once and think she might want to try.....and they also teach to paint and color with crayon. one method that i like from hadiprana art centre, they dont have a handboook for the kids. the kids may draw and color without any dotted line and a formal book. not like global art. so it will span their creativity area

lets just see what will be happened this wed anyway...he he.....many people ask me to put her in mandarin lesson or english, yet i still think that i am not expert in mandarin but i still can teach her some of that strange scratches in mand he he....my back up is my parents, they can come over in weekend to teach Joice anyway ha ha! saved by the grandparents

days with my daughter