Today marks 1 week since I said ‘I Do’ to my most incredible partner, and although we made our vows outside of Jakarta, it’s this city that brought us together in the first place so I’m sharing it with you here. In it’s completely unpredictable way, yet again, who would have thought that when Treen […] Read more »
Kids Club at Shangri-La
Since we went away to Puncak at Christmas and the hotel we were staying at had pony rides, Samudra has become completely horse obsessed! Although he was too frightened at the time to actually get on a pony, we bought him a hand made unicorn from a local seller outside the hotel, and Samudra wouldn’t […] Read more »
My Favourite Medicine..
My New Years resolution this year was that I was going to start regularly blogging again and taking daily photos out on the streets as I have been neglecting both the camera and this page and I miss the joy both bring to me, and the documenting of life here. After our Christmas holiday adventures […] Read more »
Kampung Kids
I have to admit I had a mini melt down at the beginning of the week. After two weeks of looking after Samudra on my own while Putra was away, in and out of taxis for hours every single day to go on play dates and have adventures together, I was wondering if we had […] Read more »
Jacob turns 1!
Every Friday a lovely group of Mum’s and babies meet around South Jakarta for playgroup, taking turns to host at different houses every week. Unfortunately due to my schedule we have missed out on so many of these gatherings in the past couple of months. It was so beautiful to finally be able to make […] Read more »
Iuna turns 2!
The best thing about living as an expat is not only do you get to immerse yourself in a new culture and lifestyle, but you also get to meet lovely people from all over the world living in the same circumstances as you. The only downside is that living as an expat means that friendships […] Read more »
Treen & Tri tie the knot!
OK.. so this technically didn’t happen ‘in’ Jakarta.. but it’s all thanks to Jakarta that December held an extra super special occasion for us… Treen and Tri got married – YIPPPPPEEEEEE!! Who would have thought back when we started this blog in 2010, still struggling to find our way through this city and with the […] Read more »
The Circus of Dreams
Last year I was fortunate to learn about and attend the 7th Annual Community Circus of the Red Nose Foundation, or Yayasan Hidung Merah, which is a fantastic non-profit arts and education outreach organisation based in Jakarta. All the students of the foundation reside in the slum areas of Cilincing, North Jakarta, or Jurangmangu Timur, […] Read more »
Zoe Turns 1!
This was a very special occasion that I couldn’t let slip by although it was quite some time ago now. As beautiful little Zoe was turning 1, her parents wanted to celebrate by giving back to those less fortunate, as Zoe has been blessed with good health and love since the day she arrived into […] Read more »
Last Yummy Mummy Play Date for 2014
I want to say a HUGE thank you to the lovely mum’s and babes in this group who helped to make 2014 so special for us… especially to Sarah for hosting at her house every week (so many toys! every kids dream…). Although we had to miss many of the Monday morning catch-up’s, those we […] Read more »