Krispy Kreme

We're at Krispi Kreme now. Iki is having his chocolate cruller doughnut while I am enjoying my cold cappucino and free wi-fi :p

Krispy Kreme is new in Japan and people have to queue for 1 hour only to buy doughnuts, but here there are only three tables occupied.

Iki loves his doughnut, and he is now dancing to the music beat. He cracks me out hahaha

Jambu air

At last I found Jambu air at SOGO. Three for damn 25.000 IDR. I bought them anyway because I've been wanting than fruit since I came here.

And they were not as sweet as I expected. Sadddddd :p

Family day

It's papa-chan holiday today. His first holiday after two weeks working almost 14 hours a day, but would be our only family free day here since Iki and I will go to Surabaya next Saturday.

We spent the whole morning at the swimming pool. Iki had a great time playing with papa-chan, and finally I can have some real swim. Eventhough I bring Iki swimming almost everyday, I must take care of him all the time. It was a great sport day after for me. We are all get more tanned now :p

Iki wanted to eat pizza so we went to pizza hut. It didn't taste good at all :(. Hiro and I got difficulty finishing the pizza, but luckily Iki ate his portion happily. I really would prefer to eat KFC hehehe (I miss the sambal sauce). I must eat it sometime next week!

Then I cooked for dinner. Simple stir fry veggies and squid. Feel really good because Hiro and Iki loved it. I think they both fed up eating oily food :p

Hiro will go back to his daily routine again tomorrow. He spent his only holiday to pamper us instead of taking a rest at home. Thank you very much, I really enjoyed our family time today :)

Manadonese style breakfast

So this is my breakfast menu from what I bought at Ambassador Mall yesterday. RW.

This is definitely the spiciest food I've ever eaten ever since I came to Jakarta this time. But also definitely the most delicious one!

Manado Food at ITC

I was surprised to see a lot of Manadonese restaurants at Mall Ambassador. I was actually trying to find Sop buntut goreng recommended by Vivi but quickly changed my mind hehehe.

I bought panada (fried bread with spicy cakalang inside), ketan like cake in wajik shape (I forgot the name but I used to eat it in Manado), and RW!!!! It's now inside my refrigerator for my breakfast or lunch tomorrow hahaha. Hiro already gave me 'ewwwwww' face when I showed it to him.

I would love to go to that place again for the food but I think not with Iki. It was to crowded and hot that it was a pain in the ass walking around with a stroller. But I'm glad to be able to visit that Mall this time. Thanks to Nina & Adnan!

Ayam goreng Ketumbar

Today we had lunch at Warung Podjok, an Indonesian restaurant in warung style decoration. I had this ayam goreng ketumbar which was really really good. The skin was very crispy and the meat was tender with good proportion taste of ketumbar. I also ordered tempe bacem (which I already wanted for months) and it tasted just perfect. And my drink? Soda gembira!!

Iki also ate this ayam goreng a lot, with a pack of kerupum udang and 1 big kerupuk warung. My boy really loves kerupuk!

Even better, today's lunch was a treat from Nina because she just got a job promotion :))

Unexpected meeting

Today Nina came from Bandung to visit me. I was very happy to see her again after years, and also to get Donal Bebek (Donald duck) magazine as present. I used to love this magazine. To my surprise, she asked Adnan to join us too. So we had lunch together at Plaza senayan. I didn't expect to meet him here so I was very happy. Iki likes to play with him too, he called him 'jiji' hahahaha

Then we went to Ambassador Mall and ITC kuningan for some shopping. Adnan was so kindly babysitting Iki while Nina and I crazily jumped from one shop to another. Batik is now a trend in Indonesia so I bought some sexy and exotic clothes. Nova's batik online shop is cheaper and more fashionable though!! So sad that I don't have internet connection here to check it more. I could negotiate the price at ITC. I forgot when was the last time doing price bargaining but somewhat I'm still good at it hahaha. I didn't shop much, but I'm satisfied :p

Then we met Baby Mariza! Another surprise for me as well. Last time I met her was when I stayed over at her place in Diemen, Holland. Yeaarsss years ago!

What an exciting day! Thank you so much for visiting me, Nina!!

Din Tai Fun

They claimed that they are one of the best 10 restaurants in the world, voted by the New York Times, but for me it was the worst Chinese Restaurant ever :p (and Hiro agreed).

I had this noodle with sliced beef in sichuan sauce for lunch today. The Noodle was not chewy and too sticky; and the sauce was too sour. Hiro had fried rice and according to him the taste was really standard. The price really not worthed the food. At least the avocado juice didn't taste bad :p

Johnny Andrean

Having two pretty ladies taking care of my hands and feet here. Last time I had manicure and pedicure was when we were about to leave Korea last year. This is something I couldn't afford in Japan hahaha

I prefer how the Korean nail salon cleaned my nails though, but this pretty indonesian woman is definitely good in massaging!

I chose silvery grey for my nails this time. Pretty colors :p

Soto Betawi

My lunch today was Soto Betawi. It was my second time eating it, the first one was with enyo. It was like coto makassar without nutty taste for me. Delicious, though for Hiro it was thick and salty (I think all Indonesian food are thick for him :p).

I ordered Teh Botol Sosro along, and it was just a perfect lunch - especially without Iki's disturbance since he was sleeping in his stroller hehe

Japanese mama :p

Iki wanted to go out anyway, so I brought him to the playground this afternoon. I let him playing with his mini cars weakly while I had a chat with some Japanese mothers.

They greeted me and talked to me in Japanese since the beginning, and was really surprised when I told them that I was an Indonesian actually. They said that eventhough I talked with Iki in English, I totally looked like a Japanese mother. Hahaha! I heard that for the first time in my life!!!

They said that they have been wondering where I come from, and these how they analized me! Hahaha (dasar ibu2 tukang gosippppp):

Indonesian rich mother living in this apartment won't be at the park playing with the kids. There were only the nannies bringing the Indonesian children.

Indonesian rich women will not wear such a simple cloth, but a nanny wouldn't wear make up and long earrings (god, they even paid attention to the earrings!!!)

My make up was totally like Japanese mama's make up (u know? All of our make up style and color were the SAME!! I wondered if they all read last month's VERY magazine)

My hairstyle was definitely Japanese style

And they heard Iki called me 'mama-chan' :p

They said that they adored my tanned skin and was actually about to ask what kind of tanning cream I used. Most of them have been living in Indonesia for 1 or 2 years but the tanned color is 'different'. They said that my tanned skin looked real and natural (hahhahaha it IS!!). They gave me long Japanese 'eeeeeee' scream when I told them that I got my skin tanned in 5 days :))

So today I heard for the first time that I actually had passed Hiro's tests and looked like real Japanese mama, though a tanned one :))

Iki is sick :(

My boy is down with cold today :(. I couldn't hear him scattering and couldn't see him jumping here and there. He still asked for swimming though! He is very weak. He wants me to hug him all the time or accompany him weakly playing on the floor.

Guess I must give up my shopping to mangga dua until he is fine. We are not allowed to go any further than Senayan Plaza now. I must give up my plan to Bali too (sorry Carla & Mariza...) and will go to Surabaya by the end of this month.

Indonesian food outside would be too heavy for him too, so for now I cook all his meal. Another work, but his health comes first. Hopefully he would be fine soon......

Iki is sick :(

My boy is down with cold today :(. I couldn't hear him scattering and couldn't see him jumping here and there. He still asked for swimming though! He is very weak. He wants me to hug him all the time or accompany him weakly playing on the floor.

Guess I must give up my shopping to mangga dua until he is fine. We are not allowed to go any further than Senayan Plaza now. I must give up my plan to Bali too (sorry Carla & Mariza...) and will go to Surabaya by the end of this month.

Indonesian food outside would be too heavy for him too, so for now I cook all his meal. Another work, but his health comes first. Hopefully he would be fine soon......

Bakmi GM

I thought I wouldn't get any chance to try this recommended by Yun's legendary noodle, but I found the branch in front of the Hero supermarket at Underground of Metro, beside Senayan Plaza. So this afternoon this Bakmi GM special with Bakso was our lunch menu.

It tasted really really good. One of the best food I ever had in Jakarta so far. I didn't put any ketchup or chilli sauce this time because I want to feel the real taste. Next time I will try to put some sauces and experimenting with the taste haha. Iki also loved it. It was the first time he ate Indonesian lunch that much!!

I also ordered pangsit goreng (fried wantan) as side dish. Iki loved it too! And Susu soda for my drink. The susu soda taste reminded me of my student time, and I can't wait to find and drink Soda gembira again hahaha

Total damage was IDR 37,500. For a portion of Bakmi Special, pangsit goreng, and susu soda.

Some updates from Senayan Plaza

No, I'm not recovered yet. Still struggling with heavy cough and runny nose :(. Must take rest as much as possible or I won't be able to enjoy as much food as I wished!

We're staying at Senayan Plaza apartment during our visit in Jakarta. The apartment is located right behind the Senayan Plaza so I go to that shopping mall everyday. For daily shopping or simply having lunch. So far the furthest place I visited was Senayan City Mall which was actually right across Senayan Plaza! I could find whatever I need so I'm not interested to go out in this humid hot weather, in Jakarta's famous traffic jam, with my never ending coughs and runny nose. Nova, No, I haven't tried busway yet, and I think bringing Iki, I won't :p. I'm not allowed to bring Iki around as much as I like. Haven't shopped women's needs much yet too (read: clothes and accessories). I feel like Plaza senayan and Senayan City are too expensive for my budgets. I could buy stuffs with the same price in Japan. Why would I buy them in Indonesia then? Hahah. Any recommended cheap and 'comfortable' place to shop?

I don't have internet connection. I could only do mobile blogging and check my gmail through this HP. Yes, Vivi, I will go to surabaya so please email me your number because I can't access my gmail's phone book :(. I will meet my parents, family and my friends there so I feel really excited!

Almost every morning I brought Iki to the swimming pool or playground and let him play there. Then every lunch Iki and I go to Plaza Senayan or Senayan City. I want to taste as much Jakarta's specialty as possible, though my choice is limited because I share my meal with Iki. Hiro's office is just across Plaza Senayan too so sometimes we have lunch together. I still have to cook dinner, especially for Iki since he needs Japanese comfort food after all the 'heavy' and oily Indonesian food he eats every lunch. Sometimes Hiro comes back home for dinner too, but mostly he has to work everyday until 10 p.m.

Nyo came and visited us for 3 days, but went back to surabaya already yesterday. We do feel lonely afterwards, especially Iki. He keeps asking me about Nyo, and tried to find her in the guest bedroom or the bathroom. But this weekend Nina will come from Bandung, and Tina also will visit us next week. Can't wait to see them!

Is there any of you around here who would love to meet us? Denny perhaps?! :p

lunch

Having lunch with Iki outside because our apartment is not yet provided with kitchen utensils. Not even a knife or a single frying pan.

Nasi goreng Jawa I shared with Iki tasted really good. I wonder how much MSG they put inside haha.

Waiting forward for Enyo's visit this evening :p

bless me!

woke up at 1.30 am this morning and got frustated because i couldn't go back into sleep no matter how i tried. guess i was too nervous to have this long trip with iki haha.

iki on the other hand looks really fine. he is very actively playing with his grandparents now.

i tried my best to give them my best smile, and used as much concealer as possible to cover my sleepy eyes.

arrgh..will arrive at the airport soon. oh god, bless me!

coughing and lonely

my cough is getting worse these past few days so i had to do the lastthing i want to do: calling my mother in law! iki didn't let me have a little sleep at all so i need her to take care of him. so since yesterday i could sleep peacefully.

i think i had too much sleeping during the days that now i couldn't close my eyes anymore in the middle of the night. i just realized that my bedroom seems empty now with only one bed. i couldn't recall when was the last time i sleep alone. hiro is now working abroad and now in my dark room i'm missing him so much. the feeling i almost forgot for few years until tonight.
anyway must go back to sleep now. tomorrow i have to finish packing. i hope my cough would get better so that the long trip with iki only to meet hiro would be smooth!!

ps: sorry haven't replied any comments yet. been doing mobile blogging only these few days. i will as soon as i get better :)

damn

this would be a busy week but i catch a cold. damn.

i couldn't have any sleep. iki keeps jumping on my head. he's upset that he couldn't go swimming today...

hope i could recover before saturday :(

Thai festival

We are at full-of-people-that-we-could-hardly-walk Thai festival 2008 in Tokyo. I didn't expect that people would be this much :(

I really REALLY want to eat.......

Bakso Pak Salam
Mie pangsit Pak Salam
Nasi bebek madura Canggih
Soto Banjar at Kedungdoro
Kwetiau siram at Apeng Restaurant
Lele, telor, terong penyet
Nasi Udang Bu Rudi
Ayam & Bakwan penyet Bu Kris
Tahu Tek Tek
Nasi Padang nearby CDU office
Cah Kangkung
Sate babi bikinan mama
Pastel tutup bikinan oma
Sop sener bikinan oma
Mie kuah babi bikinan mama
Tinoransak bikinan mama
Empek-empek palembang
Rujak manis
Nasi Kuning Banjar + Haruan
Soto Ayam pucang
R-W :p
Nasi Goreng Ikan asin
Mie dokdok pedes
Bubur Ayam surya
Coto Makassar
Lemper ayam bikinan maminya Palen hahaha
Lontong Cap Go Meh
Pisang goreng pake bumbu petis pedes :p

The list was much longer. I deleted 1/3 of it already....
Huuu huuuuu *drooling*

ci-chan sad

Hiro has been very busy these past three weeks. He has very important project that he has to work till late every day, even during weekends and golden week.He often has late dinner and caught a cold because he was too tired. I just hope everything will be fine!

Tonight Iki had dinner with me only, as usual. Before started he asked about papa-chan, and i told him that papa is still at work. This is what he said then: "papa-chan nai, ci-chan sad. ci-chan mau papa-chan" (papa is not here, iki-chan is sad. iki-chan wants papa).

Poor boy...

Mama's make up

Cosmetics is an essential need here in Tokyo. Especially when you live in a company apartment complex where all wives always step out of their houses with their best appearances. Even for only throwing away garbage or accompanying children playing downstairs!! They do wear jeans and T-shirts, but I never see anyone without make up on their faces. I didn't really pay attention to this matter at first, but well, as time goes by....now I have to struggle everyday between my busy mornings to put some make up on. I am not good on this, FYI! (>.<).
Once I asked Hiro, what if the apartment was on fire when I was in bath?! He simply answered, "Of course at least you have to put lipsticks on!" Ha?!

According to VERY magazine, May 2008 Edition, there are three types of make up tips for a woman. Mama's make up, wife's make up, and office's make up. Since I'm not a working mother, I'll share about mama's make up and wife's make up in separate posts :)



The key point here is to appear very simple yet elegant. That's why the usage of foundation is omitted. Here are the steps:

Cosmetics base, preferable UV essential base.
I use Biotherm's moisturizer here as my last step daily skin care. No UV essential but I like it because my skin is very dry and that product can give extra protection the whole day.



UV protection with SPF 50 PA+++.
I use Kanebo's Allie SPF 50. It is also waterproof and recommended for water sport activity. Start by making small dots on your face with your finger before spread it all over your face.



Concealer.
I use body shop's one. Choose a bit lighter color than your skin. Apply some amount on your hand first, then use your finger to apply it under your eyes to camouflage the dark color.



Face loose powder.
I use body shop's too, the darkest color. Tap the sponge gently all over the face. Avoid rubbing it on your skin!



Eye brow liner.
I use Revlon's eyebrow pencil, grey one.



Eye shadow.
Choose natural color, the closest color to your skin. The idea for mama make up is that you seem like putting on almost no make up. Eye shadow color's choice is one important factor to sharpen make up. I choose this Revlon's eye color stick, bronze one.



Mascara.
My eye lashes are super short so I need a product that can make them look longer. I also use waterproof one because there were too many incidents that blackened my under eyes!
I don't put mascara on my lower eye's lashes. I don't like the very big eyes effect.



Cheek color.
Almost all wives I meet everyday use pink or orange cheek color because they have very light skin color. I prefer Body shop's bronze pearls. I'm still NOT good applying this thing on my cheeks *sigh*. I tried to put it on as thin as possible, but so far I'm not satisfied with the result yet :(



I use this "cute" Maquillage cheek brush from Shiseido instead of sponge from the bronze pearl's package. I tried using sponge once and shocked seeing the thick color on my face!



Lipstick.
I use Integrate's liquid dark brown lipstick for daily use. Thinking about changing into lighter color once I finish this :p



Done.
The magazine wrote that usually it takes 5 minutes to complete this mama's make up steps, but I still need 12 minutes - could be longer if Iki disturbs me :p

How long do you do your daily make up???

coffee time

The weather is very good today. we spent the whole morning playing at the park. after lunch then i brought iki to ikebukuro. our coffee is out of stock and i need a pair of flat yet fashionable shoes. it's sale month at seibu ikebukuro but those cute shoes are till above my budget hhhh. i spent too mch money already shopping these months so i guess i'd better not to buy anymore stuffs here or we will be bankrupt hahaha. i ended up having this caramel frappucino at starbucks,while iki is sleeping on his stroller.
well, i guess i will have a bit more window shopping before going home :p

Bobo's Birthday

Last Saturday was my mother in law's (MIL) birthday. We went to Yokohama together to have dinner party with my sister in law's family. It was the first time we could all sit on the same table and eat after we moved to Japan so my parents in law were really looking forward to it. MIL said that it was a great birthday present already.



We prepared personalized calendar with everyone's pictures in various occasions. My sister in law made it. It was a sweet birthday present for that old woman :)

We had dinner at a crab restaurant. The food was (of course) not as delicious as the crab I had in Hokkaido, but we had so much fun there. Iki also enjoyed playing together with his cousins.

The appetizer came in this cute box. From left to right: boiled crab, bamboo shoots salad with kani miso dressing, tofu with crab topping, and green salad with Japanese dressing.



Then came this pretty decorated crab sashimi.



And chawan mushi for the kids



The main menu was grilled crab with various vegetables. I didn't take any pictures because everyone was too hungry already. It was my first time eating crab in that style. Tasted good!!

And I had this Warabi Mochi as dessert. Really a perfect one to end my dinner!!!



Iki played a lot and said some new vocabularies that night, all in Japanese. He collected almost all the crab shaped chopsticks stands on the table and put them inside his pockets. I thought then he gave them back all before going home......but I found one left inside his pocket the next day. Oh my.....little thief! :))

Help!

My mother in law is having her 79th birthday next Saturday. I prepared small party for my father in law last month so it was considered as birthday present from us. But this time we're going to have birthday dinner together with my sister in law's family. I must come bringing a nice birthday present, right?!

Couldn't think of any good idea. Help help helppppp m(_ _)m *bowing*

Mothers' visit

Just finished cleaning up the mess in my kitchen. My friends went back home already two hours ago and Iki fell asleep soon after that. It was a very late nap (over 5 p.m!), so I guess tonight we will have late dinner + late bath + late goodnight sleep again (_ _o)

It was really fun today. At first Iki was nervous and panic that some girls are coming over, but then he got used and enjoyed their visit. Iki brought them all playing in his room, so we, mothers have plenty time to chat and laugh :p.

I prepared easy Japanese Kare with Saffron Rice. It was a blast. Everyone loved it, especially the saffron rice that they asked for more.



At last I didn't serve my tissue box-like brownies. Remember that Japanese eats with eyes?! Whenever I visited my friends' house, every meal was always presented beautifully. Felt like eating at a restaurant. So guessed what I served them?! KERUPUK UDANG :p. Boy, they loved it. They asked me to bring some for them if I go back to Indonesia. Hmmm....wished I was clever enough to think about this Kerupuk possibility yesterday!! I shouldn't have to spend the whole afternoon making butter and baking cake, right?!?! (>.<)



They brought a lot of children snacks, Japanese sweets, bread and cake too. So we were all overeating and happy (^__^)

Have some kare leftover so I don't have to cook anymore tonight, but it's almost 7.30 so I'm off to wake Iki up now. Hmmmm he definitely will be angry and have a bad mood tonight :(

Shierly-made butter

You probably are getting tired reading about this butter thing :p, but yes, again I still couldn't get any unsalted butter. Tomorrow some friends are coming over for lunch and I planned to bake French brownies for dessert. So today I decided to try making my own unsalted butter.



All I need were only a pack of cream and following the very clear illustrated instructions here. In less than 15 minutes, tadaaaa I got unsalted butter (^___^). From 150 ml cream, I got 80 gr unsalted butter + 50 cc buttermilk (will think of how to use this later).



And this is the final result. French Brownies from VideoJug



Little Iki dropped it while it's not cooling down yet. The hole is as big as the hole on my heart. It looks like a tissue box now (T_T). How would I show this to my friends tomorrow?!?!?!?!?! *lemes*

Nerd

Today I got online using MSN messenger again after looooong looooong time. And it was because I was looking for Hiro and could only find him there. Good point is that I met Tina and had little chat while baking Kue Yun today. I was very happy and enjoyed it a little bit too much. I got my cake a bit burnt as the result (>.<) . It didn't look good, but it did taste good! (^___^)



I turned on my PC again after put Iki into sleep and got my MSN automatically connected. A long lost friend greeted me and complained that I didn't get online on MSN for years. When he asked what was new, I told him that I'm now married, with a son, and living in Japan. To my surprised he was very very angry. He said that he waited for me online for years, only to find me married. I was like "HA?! Who the hell are you, "yelling" at me like that?!?!"

I couldn't remember if I promised him anything. I couldn't remember if our relationship was more than a "friend". As far as I could remember, whole our chats in the pasts were about his complaints about his works, his house, his life, him having no friends. I was just being a very good "ear" to all of his ramblings. And how dare he said that I gave him impressions that we were in "relationship"?!, and now even asked to MEET me, ALONE?! hiiiiiii noooo way!

I blocked him right away and got offline from MSN.

N.E.R.D!!!!

Butter

Still about butter :p
This butter matter has been a national news lately. That Japan is in butter shortage. Funny for a country like Japan, isn't it? Anyway restaurants, bakery, and women who love to bake get the biggest impact. Others? Like my mother in law, for example, she doesn't really care. So do some of my friends who do not like baking. They said that most Japanese food do not need any butter, so the butter shortage doesn't really bother them. ALL Japanese would be panic if there's soy bean shortage, since it's the main ingredients for making miso, tofu, and natto (for example). Make sense for me. There're always those three things inside my refrigerator, and I'm sure are inside other Japanese's refrigerators all over Japan.

Anyway this afternoon I found butter at Seiyu supermarket. Only 2 packs left. I ran and took them all once I saw them, and somewhat felt satisfied when a woman behind me gasped "a-re?!?!" (read: heee???!!!). Well, I regretted as I walked out of the supermarket, though. I should give one butter to her..........



But it does mean I could bake this Kue Yun I've been dying of (it doesn't need unsalted butter). I got the recipe from Yun, but because she doesn't know the name of the cake, I named it "Kue Yun". Let's see how would it be this evening hehehe

There's still no unsalted butter for making cake though, I went to the other supermarket to check (and there was no butter at all there). But it's OK. After reading Amy's blog, I think I'll make my own unsalted butter later when I need it, but using faster method: this one.

OK, off to the kitchen now. Will start baking my Kue Yun (^___^)

No Butter Anywhere!!!! (>.<)

Butter is nowhere to be found in Tokyo :(. I can't believe it. It's been two months. We're using margarine for bread already now, but definitely not for cooking or baking *sigh*. Recently I bake something with Iki at least once a week. With no butter stock everywhere, I must find other productive hobby then......(Hiro complained that my "blogging and browsing and chatting" hobby is not productive at all)

I'm wondering when will the butter market condition be normal again, I have long list meals to cook using butter :p

Sick

Iki catches a cold! Suddenly he got little cough and his nose stuffed since last night. Poor boy....Hiro said that he might get the virus when I brought him to play at department store yesterday afternoon or because he was too stressed after locked me outside yesterday :p.

We spent almost the whole day in the living room watching Thomas the Tank engine's movies. He was weak and wanted me to hug him all the time. He kept saying: "ci-chan...koawa.." (read: Iki-chan is like koala).

It took time to feed him too, so this afternoon I brought him to supermarket (after we went to doctor) and asked him to chose whatever he wanted for lunch. He picked tarako (salted fish eggs)- his favorite ever, udon (buckwheat noodle), and green peas. I added some vegetables, and this is what he had for lunch:



He ate that happily! And as usual this boy loves to drink medicine. The powdered medicine he just got from the doctor today was orange so he was excited to drink it. He even asked for more hahaha. My boy really really likes medicine, in any form or color. For him, medicine is a dessert :p

Get well soon, Iki.....it's just really sad to see him weakly played and laid on my lap the whole day. I missed his screams, jumps, and dances. I miss my naughty yet healthy boy......

Locked (>.<)

Iki locked me at the veranda when I was taking the dry clothes this evening...

At that time I just finished saying "Iki, stop playing with the sliding door", when I heard the locked sound. Damn!!!!! I was locked at the veranda by a 2 years old boy!!! And don't you dare to laugh at me grrrhhhhh

Our apartment's sliding doors to the verandas are equipped with safety locked so that kids couldn't open it from inside. And today I got the proof that kids (or toddler) really couldn't open it!!.
I tried to teach Iki from outside how to open the damn lock but he couldn't. He tried and tried though, following my instructions with his panic face. But yeah....it was too difficult to him.
I told him to take the wireless phone and taught him how to call Hiro then. He did it!!!! I didn't expect he could understand and follow my instructions properly. Smart boy! but papa-chan was not smart enough to understand that it was an emergency call :(

Today was my first period day so my stomachache was killing me. Usually if Hiro has to drink with his colleagues he always sends me an SMS around that time, so I was worried too. Couldn't imagine if I had to stay out there until 1 a.m and let little Iki alone without food inside (>.<). It was warm today but I was so worried and scared and angry that I felt really cold. I was locked outside for more than 1 hour when suddenly I saw a little girl passed with her bike. I called her and explained her what happened with my very limited Japanese. Luckily she understood and ran for help. One mother then came over and called the apartment administrator to help me out.....

I didn't know what to say then when I read Hiro's sms on my mobile phone: "Did you call me? Aku angkat then mendengar your voice and Iki. Waktu kerja jangan call me. ONLY EMERGENCY aja" How could I not blow up reading that?!?! IT WAS AN EMERGENCY CALL!!!!

Anyway it's over. I learned my lesson today: to bring my mobile phone EVERYWHERE. Iki learned his lesson too today, I hope. He was also panic, trying his best to help me. After the apartment administrator rescued me, Iki hugged me tightly while saying "coyi, mama....coyi..." (sorry, mama). I forgave him already the moment he tried his best to help me......



Oh dear.....what an embarassing experience. I guess tomorrow everyone would know that "Iki-kun no mama was locked at the veranda by Iki" (>.<)

(-_-)

It's really difficult to make everyone happy. I couldn't....
Infact I'm unhappy now (-_-;)

Chinese food dinner

Last Sunday we had dinner at a nearby small Chinese restaurant nearby our apartment. At first I doubted if the food was good, but surprisingly it was really really good!!

We ordered this stir fry cuttle fish in oyster sauce. Boy, the cuttle fish was very soft. Too bad I only ate one piece!!! Little Iki loved this menu that he took my portion as well.



And then came this Fried Rice. Tasted good. Four stars out of five :)



This is the star of our dinner. Tea-smoked Duck (zhang cha ya zi). It was so tasty and tender and juicy. And the skin was very crispy.



Everyone loved this menu. Little Iki ate 3 or 4 pieces greedily :))



At the end we ordered Shark Fin soup. We were not full yet wanted something light. It was too salty for Hiro, but for me it was just perfect. Iki? he was too busy with his smoked duck :p



Total damage was 9310 yen = around 90 USD. Gee....small restaurant doesn't mean "cheap" here!!