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 »
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 »
Back to Play Dates..
Yesterday was the first Monday in what feels like months, that I was actually free to catch up again with the Yummy Mummies Playgroup in Senayan. It’s been a little hectic for everyone the past few weeks and there’s always Whatsapp messages making and rescheduling plans and I feel sad every time we miss out […] Read more »
Yummy Mummies and Adorable Animals..
I couldn’t resist a second post for today going through my photos from last Monday’s Yummy Mummy Playgroup in Senayan. The theme chosen for the day was ‘animals’, and can I tell you it was tricky trying to find an appropriate costume in Jakarta to fit Samudra.. I finally came across a little yellow cat […] Read more »