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Hello and Happy Halloween everyone! What a fun few days we have had going to celebrations, dressing up and eating far too many sweets.. Samudra has been learning about Halloween at school for the past few weeks and has been singing about ghosts and goblins and asking every day if it’s Halloween or not yet, […] Read more »
Something that Jakarta would never be accused of or praised for is its love and respect for the environment; you get that feeling every time you walk past a body of water that resembles a junkyard or an oil slick. You can usually smell it ahead; a mixture of sewage and rotten food rises into […] Read more »
What do you do when it’s been almost 5 months since your last post? Do you continue to procrastinate and let your blog slowly disappear into oblivion, or do you decide to pick up again and start back where you left off? Even if it’s for no other reason than for me to keep a […] Read more »
Well, a week has already passed since I started writing this post so before more time slips away, let me get back to it because…. Woooooooah…. this was just the perfect way to spend a Sunday… the way I have dreamed about for years… the way I never thought was possible in Jakarta! The things […] Read more »
What a super fun way to start the Halloween celebrations! To be honest, I’ve never celebrated Halloween before in my life but after Samudra has been learning about it at school and seeing decorations out in the malls and supermarkets, he has been so excited to go trick or treating that it made me get […] Read more »
Earlier this year, we decided to have a staycation in Jakarta for the long weekend for a change of scenery from the home office and also for the fact that we love exploring! We set off in the car not really having any plan of where to go, and randomly ended up staying at Novotel […] Read more »
On my birthday last year, we had a crazy busy day at work and I was desperate to get out of the office/house, so in the evening we decided to go for a quick bite and drink at Amigo’s in Kemang. I’m not sure what made me choose that location as we rarely ever go […] Read more »
I remember back three years ago, sitting in the bedroom alone with Samudra screaming uncontrollably yet again, myself in tears, and thinking those days would never pass. Everyone kept saying that they grow so quickly, that time goes way too fast, and to enjoy every moment while they’re babies as it doesn’t last long…. at […] Read more »
It’s Monday again and what a fun weekend we had catching up with friends, going to the zoo, getting spontaneous tattoos, celebrating the birthday of a super lovely friend and hanging out at AIS Family Fun Day. After a lovely early afternoon eating cakes and hanging out with good friends, we packed the car full […] Read more »
Until recently, I had only visited Taman Mini once or twice before in the six years I have been living here. Once was to go to a Family Gathering with Samudra’s nenek for her work at Snow Bay water park when Samudra was still a little baby, and the other time was pre Samudra to […] Read more »