Over the years I have been watching with amazement at just how quickly and often Kemang changes with buildings going up, new businesses opening, closing again, buildings being knocked down, apartments being built and the face of the area never seems to stay the same. There has been one building that has been intriguing with […] Read more »
Burgreens Eat & Go, Tebet
So I think I have just found my favourite ever food here in Jakarta, located beside the lovely park in Tebet at Burgreens Eat & Go. I have been reading great reviews of their cafe in Bintaro but time has always escaped me and I have yet to make it there to check it out.. […] Read more »
Kuntum Nurseries, Bogor
It’s been so crazy busy with work for weeks now that poor little Samudra has been indoors without any fun day outings or playgroups and I have been feeling incredibly guilty about this. It can be tricky trying to work full time and plus find quality time to spend with the little love of my […] Read more »
Samudra and his BFF….
I have been very fortunate since having Samudra that I have met so many beautiful mums and kids in Jakarta from all over the world. Once I returned with him from Australia at around 8 weeks old, he was only really exposed to local kids in the complex and there were definitely hundreds of them! […] Read more »
Splashing at Playparq Bintaro
Friday night was a disaster trying to get to see the Ogoh Ogoh parade in Monas for Nyepi, missing it due to traffic and ending up in the car for 6 hours driving at slower than a snails pace from the city to home again in the rain. The traffic wasn’t moving, the car fuel […] Read more »
Yummy Mummy Playgroup Easter Fun
Although it’s not yet Easter, we decided to have an Easter themed Yummy Mummies Playgroup last Monday for the kids. After searching everywhere I couldn’t find any Easter eggs for sale anywhere or anything rabbit or easter themed so little Samudra had to go without (hello mum guilt). Strangely it only took us one hour […] Read more »
Kampung Kids in the Park
After a beautiful morning of swimming at Pondok Indah Water Park on Sunday, we arrived home to find some of the kampung kids waiting at our gate and playing in the park across the road, wanting to play with Samudra. I didn’t feel up for a house full of chaos and kids so suggested we […] Read more »
Too Hot. Must Swim. Back to PIM Water Park
Sunday morning came and despite all my reminder notes to FINALLY get back to Car Free Day and do some outdoor exercise, I couldn’t budge Putra and Samudra and so decided to give it a miss yet again. Thankfully the rain stayed away and the sun was out so we headed to Pondok Indah Water […] Read more »
Happy Birthday Sister!
Yesterday was my beautiful beautiful sister Treen’s birthday and I was feeling sorry for her having to be at work when she should be relaxing and enjoying her last birthday of peace before the baby comes. When I messaged her mid morning though I was soo happy to hear that she had actually taken the […] Read more »
Throwback to 2014 _ Dad visits Jakarta
YIPPPPEEEEEEE!! After years of a super full computer which hangs every time I try to do any work on it, and the rainbow swirl a cause of much frustration, I now have a super slim and super beautiful little MacBook Air. It’s so fast I can hardly keep up with it and this means I […] Read more »