Have a terrible sore throat, my head hammered, and painful muscle all over my body. I believe so does Iki as he also got flu since yesterday. But why did he just want to play (with ME!) the whole day instead of sleeping?!?!
I took some medicine so I also need to have some sleep, but this little boy seemed so healthy playing around with his nose running. I felt to tired and sleepy that I tried to put him into sleep. 1 hour, 2 hour, failed. I took him out on his baby car (usually it worked!), but also failed. He got more excited to play outside. So I brought him back here, let him playing on the living room, and laid down trying to give rest to myself. But he kept coming and pulling me out of bed to play with him.
I put him again on his bed and ignored him, he cried. I thought then he would asleep if I stayed on his bed too. But he didn't. Once I came to his bed, he grinned and started playing again. I left and ignored him again, and he cried again, and grinned back at the second I sit on his bed. It happened again and again that I lost my patience.
So at last I shouted at him, pointing him to sleep on his bed. He was surprised, scared, but laid down. Now it's 3:20 PM. He just felt asleep, but me?
I was too angry that I couldn't close my eyes anymore now. Arghhhhhhhhhh
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
Seoul one day trip
Well, I did't have a hot date (_ _o). Being too tired drown my mood. Too bad that I blew the only chance we could have to enjoy a personal moment without Iki in Korea. Hiro was a bit mad last night, but then we managad to make it up. Anyway seems that it was the best choice since we had a tiring journey the next day.
Today we went to Seoul. We started in the morning by renting a Jumbo taxi so that everyone could have a big space in the car, and enjoy the journey with a skilled driver. It was much more expensive than using normal taxi, but oh, trust me, I vomitted several times after taking taxi in Korea. They drive like a bemo driver in Surabaya :p
We had lunch soon after we arrived in Seoul. The famous Samgaetang (chicken ginseng soup) at a famous big restaurant nearby Gyengbokgung (one of Seoul's historical tourist attraction). Surprisingly there was a pretty long queue in front of the restaurant. Hiro was a bit complaining already, but I insisted to go in line since we don't have any more lunch option, and it was a very hot afternoon, and I was terribly hungry, and most important was I really wanted to eat that Samgaetang hihihi. The food wes superb as usual, and my parents in law enjoyed it as well. I was even more satisfied when we saw a very very very long queue in front of that restaurant after we finished eating. How lucky we were!
Then we went to Lotte Department. My parents in law wanted to buy some Korean food as souvenirs for their friends. And I used that chance to go to the DFS upstair. There I got my new baby, LOUIS VUITTON WALLET beibehhh!!!! From my parents in law and Hiro as my birthday present this year :p. How I can't wait for our next journey to Indonesia next month, since I could really get that "baby" at Duty Free counter at the airport right before departure!!
After finishing our business there we went to Nandaemun. It's a market selling many kinds of Korean souvenirs and fake branded goods. I bought some Korean souvenirs to bring to Indonesia, and I was really really satisfied with the price I got. I told Hiro not to talk in Japanese and sent my parents in law waiting for me pretty far. There as an Indonesian, and by speaking some Korean words, I could get much cheaper price :p. An Asian woman bought the same thing 1.5 times more expensive no matter how hard she tried to negotiate, and when I gave the seller "confusing" look, she said that I spoke really good Korean. Even better, she put some more free gifts into my plastic bag (might be to shut my mouth up hehehe). I almost forgot the satisfaction of getting a desired price when negotiating during shopping. Oh yeah, shopping orgasm beibehh hahaha
Again it was too hot and too crowded so everybody got tired easily. We decided to go home afterwards. It was only a 6 hours journey but all of us were almost out of battery. Anyway everyone seems enjoyed the journey. Especially ME hehehe (^____^)
Today we went to Seoul. We started in the morning by renting a Jumbo taxi so that everyone could have a big space in the car, and enjoy the journey with a skilled driver. It was much more expensive than using normal taxi, but oh, trust me, I vomitted several times after taking taxi in Korea. They drive like a bemo driver in Surabaya :p
We had lunch soon after we arrived in Seoul. The famous Samgaetang (chicken ginseng soup) at a famous big restaurant nearby Gyengbokgung (one of Seoul's historical tourist attraction). Surprisingly there was a pretty long queue in front of the restaurant. Hiro was a bit complaining already, but I insisted to go in line since we don't have any more lunch option, and it was a very hot afternoon, and I was terribly hungry, and most important was I really wanted to eat that Samgaetang hihihi. The food wes superb as usual, and my parents in law enjoyed it as well. I was even more satisfied when we saw a very very very long queue in front of that restaurant after we finished eating. How lucky we were!
Then we went to Lotte Department. My parents in law wanted to buy some Korean food as souvenirs for their friends. And I used that chance to go to the DFS upstair. There I got my new baby, LOUIS VUITTON WALLET beibehhh!!!! From my parents in law and Hiro as my birthday present this year :p. How I can't wait for our next journey to Indonesia next month, since I could really get that "baby" at Duty Free counter at the airport right before departure!!
After finishing our business there we went to Nandaemun. It's a market selling many kinds of Korean souvenirs and fake branded goods. I bought some Korean souvenirs to bring to Indonesia, and I was really really satisfied with the price I got. I told Hiro not to talk in Japanese and sent my parents in law waiting for me pretty far. There as an Indonesian, and by speaking some Korean words, I could get much cheaper price :p. An Asian woman bought the same thing 1.5 times more expensive no matter how hard she tried to negotiate, and when I gave the seller "confusing" look, she said that I spoke really good Korean. Even better, she put some more free gifts into my plastic bag (might be to shut my mouth up hehehe). I almost forgot the satisfaction of getting a desired price when negotiating during shopping. Oh yeah, shopping orgasm beibehh hahaha
Again it was too hot and too crowded so everybody got tired easily. We decided to go home afterwards. It was only a 6 hours journey but all of us were almost out of battery. Anyway everyone seems enjoyed the journey. Especially ME hehehe (^____^)
Saturday, June 16, 2007
A visit
I'd been very busy lately, cleaning up my house. Why? We got a visit. An important visit from the almighty parents in law hahaha.
Yeah, they're here now, sleeping soundlessly in the guest room.
Iki is very happy today to meet his grandparents. He totally forgot me. Spent the whole time playing with An-chan and Jin-chan. He even didn't want to sleep. He cried when I took him from his An-chan and brought him to bed. He finally fell asleep at 11 p.m. The latest ever haha
Since Iki is very happy to play with his grandparents, perhaps tomorrow I could have a date with papa-chan? watching movie would be great, but an hour drinking at a bar is more than OK (^__^)
Yeah, they're here now, sleeping soundlessly in the guest room.
Iki is very happy today to meet his grandparents. He totally forgot me. Spent the whole time playing with An-chan and Jin-chan. He even didn't want to sleep. He cried when I took him from his An-chan and brought him to bed. He finally fell asleep at 11 p.m. The latest ever haha
Since Iki is very happy to play with his grandparents, perhaps tomorrow I could have a date with papa-chan? watching movie would be great, but an hour drinking at a bar is more than OK (^__^)
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Nightmare
I woke up in horror with Iki's voice spinning in my head this morning. Mamaaa...mamaaa.
I sat on my bed, and saw Iki standing on his bed. Oh how I felt relieved.
I got a nightmare.
I saw Iki on a bed. A white bed.
He's crying. Loudly. Sadly
Calling mama. Mamaaaa Mamaaa
Calling papa. Papaaa Papaaa
Screaming "itaiiiii, itaiiii*" with his swollen eyes
Trying to reach me. Asking for a hug.
He's crying, crying and crying
He's tied there, on that white bed. Couldn't move.
It's exactly the same view when he just got his operation done last december.
Argggghhhhh I can't see him in that condition anymore
I don't want to
I don't want him to go through it once more time
Yesterday evening Hiro told me: "I made a phone call to Iki's doctor, trying to change the check up time into late september instead of early one. And the doctor said that he wanted to talk a bit more to us since Iki's condition needs to be operated as soon as possible after September check up"
That statement freaked me out. Leading me into that nightmare.
I don't want to see him in that condition again....please, not again...
I sat on my bed, and saw Iki standing on his bed. Oh how I felt relieved.
I got a nightmare.
I saw Iki on a bed. A white bed.
He's crying. Loudly. Sadly
Calling mama. Mamaaaa Mamaaa
Calling papa. Papaaa Papaaa
Screaming "itaiiiii, itaiiii*" with his swollen eyes
Trying to reach me. Asking for a hug.
He's crying, crying and crying
He's tied there, on that white bed. Couldn't move.
It's exactly the same view when he just got his operation done last december.
Argggghhhhh I can't see him in that condition anymore
I don't want to
I don't want him to go through it once more time
Yesterday evening Hiro told me: "I made a phone call to Iki's doctor, trying to change the check up time into late september instead of early one. And the doctor said that he wanted to talk a bit more to us since Iki's condition needs to be operated as soon as possible after September check up"
That statement freaked me out. Leading me into that nightmare.
I don't want to see him in that condition again....please, not again...
Sunday, June 03, 2007
My first friend
At last, after about 1.5 years living in Korea, I got my first friend.
We met at the park about a month ago. She wanted to practice her English, and I was more than happy to get a friend, so we get along pretty well. Last week she invited me to come to her house, introduced me to Korean households, Korean food, Korean tea, Korea's must be visited places, and I surprisingly enjoyed our conversations (with a help of calculator translator hehehe).
Yesterday I invited her to come to my house. It was the first invitation I made ever since I live in Korea. I mean, my OWN invitation. Because previously there're always Hiro's boss or colleagues coming to our place for dinner (and little drink :p).
I made tiramisu for us, and "baby" tiramisu for the kids (no alcohol); and we enjoyed it with a cup of coffee and some fruits she brought. They loved my tiramisu, and I promised myself to bake them chocolate cake for their next visit :p.
Though I thought that I enjoyed my small circle of life with Hiro and Iki, it's in fact really really nice to have someone else to talk to (though with a help of an electric dictionary). She's Janice, my first ever friend in Korea. The first person who doesn't care about my nationality. The first person who keeps talking to me at the park under the curiosity eyes of other mothers. (But damn, I couldn't remember her Korean name (@_@)!!)
I hope someday.....someday, I would be able to invite my dear friends in Surabaya and made tiramisu for them. Dare to try my food, pals? :p
We met at the park about a month ago. She wanted to practice her English, and I was more than happy to get a friend, so we get along pretty well. Last week she invited me to come to her house, introduced me to Korean households, Korean food, Korean tea, Korea's must be visited places, and I surprisingly enjoyed our conversations (with a help of calculator translator hehehe).
Yesterday I invited her to come to my house. It was the first invitation I made ever since I live in Korea. I mean, my OWN invitation. Because previously there're always Hiro's boss or colleagues coming to our place for dinner (and little drink :p).
I made tiramisu for us, and "baby" tiramisu for the kids (no alcohol); and we enjoyed it with a cup of coffee and some fruits she brought. They loved my tiramisu, and I promised myself to bake them chocolate cake for their next visit :p.
Though I thought that I enjoyed my small circle of life with Hiro and Iki, it's in fact really really nice to have someone else to talk to (though with a help of an electric dictionary). She's Janice, my first ever friend in Korea. The first person who doesn't care about my nationality. The first person who keeps talking to me at the park under the curiosity eyes of other mothers. (But damn, I couldn't remember her Korean name (@_@)!!)
I hope someday.....someday, I would be able to invite my dear friends in Surabaya and made tiramisu for them. Dare to try my food, pals? :p
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Thank you
Actually I kno w you'd say that I'm too dru nk to write this.
But I really want tothnk you
NOT ONly for the woderfuyl dinner you prepared
also for the another great year I COUld spend witrh you
Thank you.
For the laugh. love and life that we shar e
But I really want tothnk you
NOT ONly for the woderfuyl dinner you prepared
also for the another great year I COUld spend witrh you
Thank you.
For the laugh. love and life that we shar e
Thursday, May 17, 2007
What should I do?
Both my brother and sister are doctors now. My brother just got partial scholarship for master education as a thorax surgeon, meanwhile my sister will go to Papua to dedicate her knowledge there. I'm proud of them, and most of all, of my parents. After 1998 economic crisis, we lost almost everything. We're not a rich family. My father is a bemo driver now yet he works really really hard to complete his dream for his children. It was almost impossible. I told my father to stop his ambition. But when he told me that education was the only thing he could give to his children. If he stopped before they're graduated, he would feel that he failed. Failed as a father. I tried to understand and worked 12 hours everyday in Surabaya to support them.
Now they've graduated. Isn't it time for my father to relax now? I thought so, but then my brother told me about that partial scholarship. Well, eventhough "partial", he still needs A LOT of money. Let's say 7000 USD for the first payment with total tuition fee about USD 28,000. Impossible. For Indonesian it's a lot of money. Especially for not a rich family like mine. I told them it would be very difficult.
He's a doctor already. I think it's already a big modal to start earning his future. It's time for my father to take a rest. It's time for my brother to make his own life. If he wanted to study he could work first to collect the money. I talked to him, to my parents, even to my sister. To my surprise they also wanted him to continue his study. No matter how difficult it would be, they will try their best. Even my sister said she would support him as well from what she would earn in Papua. They just need to sell the land in Jakarta, and all the financial problem would be solved.
The thing is, it's not easy to sell a land. How long have they been trying to?! And at the end now they expect me to lend the money.....
I want them to see reality. I want my brother to earn his own life now, not just expecting for helps and miracles to come. So I decided to refuse. Besides Hiro has helped them a lot. I don't have any heart to ask that amount of money from him. He also works hard and wants to enjoy his life. My family problem is not his responsibility. I may sound like a cruel sister, but I believe its for my brother's own sake.
I thought it would stop him. Nope. He's going to go to Papua for a few with my sister to work. He wants to collect as much money as he could to be able to join the class in December. But he hasn't got any news from the hospital in Papua, so what he could do is waiting. Waiting for the news from the hospital and miracle that the land could be sold really fast. My mother will also go to Jakarta next week, to work at a relative's restaurant. Meanwhile my father stays in Manado, working days and nights. So does my sister. They work hard, save money, eat the cheapest food. To collect that impossible amount of money before December. While keep praying and hoping that someone would buy our land in Jakarta.
It breaks my heart.
I live a good life here and I eat the best food. Thinking of my family makes me sad.
Beforehand I planned to go home this summer. I miss them. Terribly. I want to show my little boy to them. But in this kind of situation, I look like a big sister who can spend thousands dollars to come to Manado but doesn't want to help her brother.
What should I do.............??? I can't let this matter out of my mind. I feel like my head is going to explode.
Now they've graduated. Isn't it time for my father to relax now? I thought so, but then my brother told me about that partial scholarship. Well, eventhough "partial", he still needs A LOT of money. Let's say 7000 USD for the first payment with total tuition fee about USD 28,000. Impossible. For Indonesian it's a lot of money. Especially for not a rich family like mine. I told them it would be very difficult.
He's a doctor already. I think it's already a big modal to start earning his future. It's time for my father to take a rest. It's time for my brother to make his own life. If he wanted to study he could work first to collect the money. I talked to him, to my parents, even to my sister. To my surprise they also wanted him to continue his study. No matter how difficult it would be, they will try their best. Even my sister said she would support him as well from what she would earn in Papua. They just need to sell the land in Jakarta, and all the financial problem would be solved.
The thing is, it's not easy to sell a land. How long have they been trying to?! And at the end now they expect me to lend the money.....
I want them to see reality. I want my brother to earn his own life now, not just expecting for helps and miracles to come. So I decided to refuse. Besides Hiro has helped them a lot. I don't have any heart to ask that amount of money from him. He also works hard and wants to enjoy his life. My family problem is not his responsibility. I may sound like a cruel sister, but I believe its for my brother's own sake.
I thought it would stop him. Nope. He's going to go to Papua for a few with my sister to work. He wants to collect as much money as he could to be able to join the class in December. But he hasn't got any news from the hospital in Papua, so what he could do is waiting. Waiting for the news from the hospital and miracle that the land could be sold really fast. My mother will also go to Jakarta next week, to work at a relative's restaurant. Meanwhile my father stays in Manado, working days and nights. So does my sister. They work hard, save money, eat the cheapest food. To collect that impossible amount of money before December. While keep praying and hoping that someone would buy our land in Jakarta.
It breaks my heart.
I live a good life here and I eat the best food. Thinking of my family makes me sad.
Beforehand I planned to go home this summer. I miss them. Terribly. I want to show my little boy to them. But in this kind of situation, I look like a big sister who can spend thousands dollars to come to Manado but doesn't want to help her brother.
What should I do.............??? I can't let this matter out of my mind. I feel like my head is going to explode.
Monday, May 14, 2007
What am I doing?
Life runs so smoothly now. I just have usual exciting routine, taking care of Iki and households, plus some more relaxing time for myself: reading books, watching drama, or simply chatting with my midnight friends: enyo and valens. That's it. Everyday.
Boring? nope. There's little Iki with his new surprises everyday. At least for now I'm enjoying my life.
For short updates of my daily life, I'm using Twitter now. Add me if you're using it too :). It's on my sidebar as well, so follow me at my twitter (^__^)
Boring? nope. There's little Iki with his new surprises everyday. At least for now I'm enjoying my life.
For short updates of my daily life, I'm using Twitter now. Add me if you're using it too :). It's on my sidebar as well, so follow me at my twitter (^__^)
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
What's wrong with my stomach?!?!?!
I couldn't eat Indonesian food recently. Everytime I eat Indonesian food, I would always throw up the whole day. Nasi uduk, sambal terasi, petis, telur dadar, nasi goreng, kerupuk, ayam kalasan, opor ayam, even pisang goreng! Unbelievable!!!!!! The more I tried, the more I felt like there's war inside my stomach, and ended up vomitting. It drives me crazy, and drives Hiro mad.
Why?!?!!??! I love Indonesian food.......(T___________T).
What if I kept vomitting when I go to Indonesia for holiday?! Hiiii thinking of this scared me to death. Going home = eating Indonesian food as much as possible.
What's wrong with my stomach.............? hiks...
PS: Before this story leads into wrong conclusion, FYI, I'm NOT pregnant!
Why?!?!!??! I love Indonesian food.......(T___________T).
What if I kept vomitting when I go to Indonesia for holiday?! Hiiii thinking of this scared me to death. Going home = eating Indonesian food as much as possible.
What's wrong with my stomach.............? hiks...
PS: Before this story leads into wrong conclusion, FYI, I'm NOT pregnant!
Monday, April 16, 2007
Lovely spring
Spring has come. Sakura has shown its once-a-year beauty. We're lucky that we could see those beautiful trees nearby our apartment, along the main street. A real beauty.
We also have started our small garden at the veranda already. Not much since the temperature is still pretty cold for other plants. I have morning glory flowers in one pot, which have just shown its tiny green leaves yesterday. Two strawberry trees with small flowers blooming already, and one unknown flower that hasn't shown any blooming sign since February *sigh*.
I love this season, andI love this gardening thing, another refreshing from my routine. Give me new little surprise to see every morning :p. Even little Iki also enjoying this new activity.
We also have started our small garden at the veranda already. Not much since the temperature is still pretty cold for other plants. I have morning glory flowers in one pot, which have just shown its tiny green leaves yesterday. Two strawberry trees with small flowers blooming already, and one unknown flower that hasn't shown any blooming sign since February *sigh*.
I love this season, andI love this gardening thing, another refreshing from my routine. Give me new little surprise to see every morning :p. Even little Iki also enjoying this new activity.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Damn Expensive Tooth
I got a hole on my left most behind upper tooth. I terribly big one. Actually I knew I had it since I was pregnant. But then the dentist in Surabaya couldn't do anything due to my pregnancy. She asked me to come back after giving birth for that tooth treatment. But then I moved to Korea, and my new busy life here made that tooth forgotten.
Until last week......
When that forgotten unseen tooth started to disturb my life. Yeah, toothache sucks. I'm sure you guys know how it feels that there's no need to describe it :D.
So yesterday afternoon I went to a dentist with Hiro and Iki. I went to this dentist last year to fix a 1 mm diameter hole on my tooth. It costed me 100 USD for that tiny hole so we're pretty worried on how much would it cost this time!
He examined my tooth and explained that I will need root canal treatment. I will have to visit him like 8 times to have my tooth done. One the first treatment he gave damn injection, made me produced a loud long painful scream. Which was felt even more painful as I heard long loud laugh from the waiting room "HUAHAHAHAHAA Iki...Iki...listen to mama. She's screaming like a baby ne......huuhhaahuahahahaha" (@_@). GRRRRRRR
But then he was not laughing anymore as the doctor explained how much the total cost would be. And I was as shocked as him as well. Total cost would be around 600,000 won. Or 600 USD. For a damn single broken tooth. Insurance from Hiro's company would probably cover only 140 USD of treatment fee since the cheapest crown for covering the tooth available in that clinic is not one of those covered by Japanese national insurance. Bah.
As we walked home Hiro announced: "You had better stop snacking chocolate and ice cream!". Eeeeee??? I must live without chocolate....?! (T_T)
And he did prove what he said by eating ice cream BESIDE me while watching drama last night (T_T).....*drooling*
................Damn expensive tooth!!!!!!!!!! !!!
Until last week......
When that forgotten unseen tooth started to disturb my life. Yeah, toothache sucks. I'm sure you guys know how it feels that there's no need to describe it :D.
So yesterday afternoon I went to a dentist with Hiro and Iki. I went to this dentist last year to fix a 1 mm diameter hole on my tooth. It costed me 100 USD for that tiny hole so we're pretty worried on how much would it cost this time!
He examined my tooth and explained that I will need root canal treatment. I will have to visit him like 8 times to have my tooth done. One the first treatment he gave damn injection, made me produced a loud long painful scream. Which was felt even more painful as I heard long loud laugh from the waiting room "HUAHAHAHAHAA Iki...Iki...listen to mama. She's screaming like a baby ne......huuhhaahuahahahaha" (@_@). GRRRRRRR
But then he was not laughing anymore as the doctor explained how much the total cost would be. And I was as shocked as him as well. Total cost would be around 600,000 won. Or 600 USD. For a damn single broken tooth. Insurance from Hiro's company would probably cover only 140 USD of treatment fee since the cheapest crown for covering the tooth available in that clinic is not one of those covered by Japanese national insurance. Bah.
As we walked home Hiro announced: "You had better stop snacking chocolate and ice cream!". Eeeeee??? I must live without chocolate....?! (T_T)
And he did prove what he said by eating ice cream BESIDE me while watching drama last night (T_T).....*drooling*
................Damn expensive tooth!!!!!!!!!! !!!
Friday, March 30, 2007
14 Sai no Haha
English translation: 14 Years Old Mother.
Is a Japanese drama I just finished watching last night. Was Japanese drama with highest rating throughout year 2006's drama. I watched the latest episode when I was in Japan last February, got really interested, and asked Hiro to download the full story. Of course no English subtitle, but I can understand!!!
This drama is about a 14 years old junior high school girl, Ichinose Miki, who got pregnant with her boyfriend, Kirino Satoshi (who's 15 years old). Miki was shocked, and so was her family. In addition, Satoshi's mother said bad things about Miki and tried to bring Satoshi out of Japan. A mother who wants to save her son's future.
Miki's family wanted Miki to have abortion. Besides to save Miki's future, also being pregnant in 14 years old age has a pretty high risk. And did Miki have the abortion? No...she couldn't. That pure Miki thought that if she (Miki) is a very important thing for her parents, then the baby inside her body will also be a very important thing for her. She fought for the baby. She insisted to continue her pregnancy and give birth to the baby. She was so stubborn and confident, but her character really swept my tears away.
Miki had to face a lot of consequences for her BRAVE decision, especially after a magazine's reporter found out about this and made the story top news throughout Japan. She was expelled from her school, she lost her bestfriend, her little brother also lost his friends, her father lost his position at the office. Not to mention other people's look everywhere she walked. This pregnancy also gave effect to Satoshi's family. Satoshi's mother lost her job, became almost crazy and tried to kill herself, Satoshi also got mocked by his friends at school. That family at last had to leave their big house and stayed at a very small and dirty apartment.
Society was Miki's enemy, but then at the end society gave her what she needed the most. Support.
She was so young but she could decide such an important thing for her life. She gave chance to that little creature in her body to grow up, be born and alive.
Being a mother, this drama made me think. What if my son did the same? what if I had a daughter and got pregnant at such a young age? How would I face the world? Would I support her?
Miki gave me the answer......(^__^)
Is a Japanese drama I just finished watching last night. Was Japanese drama with highest rating throughout year 2006's drama. I watched the latest episode when I was in Japan last February, got really interested, and asked Hiro to download the full story. Of course no English subtitle, but I can understand!!!
This drama is about a 14 years old junior high school girl, Ichinose Miki, who got pregnant with her boyfriend, Kirino Satoshi (who's 15 years old). Miki was shocked, and so was her family. In addition, Satoshi's mother said bad things about Miki and tried to bring Satoshi out of Japan. A mother who wants to save her son's future.
Miki's family wanted Miki to have abortion. Besides to save Miki's future, also being pregnant in 14 years old age has a pretty high risk. And did Miki have the abortion? No...she couldn't. That pure Miki thought that if she (Miki) is a very important thing for her parents, then the baby inside her body will also be a very important thing for her. She fought for the baby. She insisted to continue her pregnancy and give birth to the baby. She was so stubborn and confident, but her character really swept my tears away.
Miki had to face a lot of consequences for her BRAVE decision, especially after a magazine's reporter found out about this and made the story top news throughout Japan. She was expelled from her school, she lost her bestfriend, her little brother also lost his friends, her father lost his position at the office. Not to mention other people's look everywhere she walked. This pregnancy also gave effect to Satoshi's family. Satoshi's mother lost her job, became almost crazy and tried to kill herself, Satoshi also got mocked by his friends at school. That family at last had to leave their big house and stayed at a very small and dirty apartment.
Society was Miki's enemy, but then at the end society gave her what she needed the most. Support.
She was so young but she could decide such an important thing for her life. She gave chance to that little creature in her body to grow up, be born and alive.
Being a mother, this drama made me think. What if my son did the same? what if I had a daughter and got pregnant at such a young age? How would I face the world? Would I support her?
Miki gave me the answer......(^__^)
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Coffee orgasm
All I need are:
Pour 60 ml milk into latte cup. Heat until about 40-50 celcius degree. Whip well.
Pour the coffee into the cup slowly, then the liquor and caramel. Done.
Best paired with watching downloaded Japanese drama. Hmmmmm.....
So easy to get orgasm. Coffee orgasm (^__^)
- 1 coffee spoon Starbucks coffee powder
- Milk
- Latte cup set
- Shierly-made caramel
- Liquor (amaretto is the best!)
Pour 60 ml milk into latte cup. Heat until about 40-50 celcius degree. Whip well.
Pour the coffee into the cup slowly, then the liquor and caramel. Done.
Best paired with watching downloaded Japanese drama. Hmmmmm.....
So easy to get orgasm. Coffee orgasm (^__^)
Monday, March 19, 2007
"sent with hugs and kisses from Amsterdam"
Hiro brought a small package from our mailbox yesterday afternoon.
"Hey....from Sheila!"
I left my houseworks in a second and jumped taking the box from him. Ella's handwriting brought me into big smile. Waaaa.....when was the last time I saw this?! felt like ages!!!
Looking at the two small packages there made my smile even bigger (^_____^)
Thank you Ella!!!!!!!! Sooooooooooo pretty, and I'm soooooo happy. "Sent with hugs and kisses from Amsterdam" is written behind the nice postcard, and I did feel like got kissed and hugged :).
I really love them. Holland's famous mini windmills, and they're moving when I softly touched them. Reminds me of Amsterdam and my precious memories with my ex-colleagues at CDU there, and now reminds me of my little lovely scatter-box friend, YOU (^_^)
Again, thank you.
Do I look good? heheheh
"Hey....from Sheila!"
I left my houseworks in a second and jumped taking the box from him. Ella's handwriting brought me into big smile. Waaaa.....when was the last time I saw this?! felt like ages!!!
Looking at the two small packages there made my smile even bigger (^_____^)
Thank you Ella!!!!!!!! Sooooooooooo pretty, and I'm soooooo happy. "Sent with hugs and kisses from Amsterdam" is written behind the nice postcard, and I did feel like got kissed and hugged :).
I really love them. Holland's famous mini windmills, and they're moving when I softly touched them. Reminds me of Amsterdam and my precious memories with my ex-colleagues at CDU there, and now reminds me of my little lovely scatter-box friend, YOU (^_^)
Again, thank you.
Do I look good? heheheh
Thursday, March 15, 2007
I'm frustrated
Hahahah... I know...I know....I know what's in your mind. Imoet is complaining again! But it's what a blog for, right? to write down whatever happened, which are accidentally not always happy things :p
I ALWAYS fall asleep whenever I put Iki into sleep every night recently, and wake up after 1 a.m. It drives me mad because I lost time for myself. I have a long personal to-do list, and wake up after 1 a.m makes it all impossible to do. If only I could wake up at 11 p.m, I could have all the time to have my favourite long bath time, I could read blogs and news from my computer, I could upload more stories in my blogs (not only the complaining ones :p), I could study Japanese again (after I found my old language books), I could read novel, I could have more recipes translated. And most important, I could have little talk with Hiro. Oh...I feel like it's been ages not having a real talk with him! Precisely, not talking with ANYONE :(
Well, it's good to have enough sleep on the other hand.....but I lost my personal moments. After the whole day taking care of Iki and households, I desperately need them now.
Why not turning on alarm clock at 11 p.m? I don't want to wake Iki up :p. He's sensitive to alarm clock.
Why not asking Hiro to wake me up? He did until about 1 month ago, and he was always complaining because it's too damn hard to wake me up. Once he got really really mad because I didn't want to wake up and said that he would NEVER wake me up anymore hahahah. Well, my mistake :p.
So now I feel so frustrated. I could have long sleep but I couldn't do my private things. Not even taking a bath before sleeping for I wouldn't be able to sleep anymore until 4.30 a.m if I do that. No refreshing at all for myself now, for really I have no time at all at daytime recently. Iki is very time consuming now hahah
I couldn't even get "good night cuddle" tonight....(_ _o). Hiro didn't want to touch me because for him I'm too dirty without taking a bath before bedtime! Oh, great..... :(
Well...guess I could continue my sleep now after writing all these trash here
Good night, my blog....you're the only one I can talk to now!
I ALWAYS fall asleep whenever I put Iki into sleep every night recently, and wake up after 1 a.m. It drives me mad because I lost time for myself. I have a long personal to-do list, and wake up after 1 a.m makes it all impossible to do. If only I could wake up at 11 p.m, I could have all the time to have my favourite long bath time, I could read blogs and news from my computer, I could upload more stories in my blogs (not only the complaining ones :p), I could study Japanese again (after I found my old language books), I could read novel, I could have more recipes translated. And most important, I could have little talk with Hiro. Oh...I feel like it's been ages not having a real talk with him! Precisely, not talking with ANYONE :(
Well, it's good to have enough sleep on the other hand.....but I lost my personal moments. After the whole day taking care of Iki and households, I desperately need them now.
Why not turning on alarm clock at 11 p.m? I don't want to wake Iki up :p. He's sensitive to alarm clock.
Why not asking Hiro to wake me up? He did until about 1 month ago, and he was always complaining because it's too damn hard to wake me up. Once he got really really mad because I didn't want to wake up and said that he would NEVER wake me up anymore hahahah. Well, my mistake :p.
So now I feel so frustrated. I could have long sleep but I couldn't do my private things. Not even taking a bath before sleeping for I wouldn't be able to sleep anymore until 4.30 a.m if I do that. No refreshing at all for myself now, for really I have no time at all at daytime recently. Iki is very time consuming now hahah
I couldn't even get "good night cuddle" tonight....(_ _o). Hiro didn't want to touch me because for him I'm too dirty without taking a bath before bedtime! Oh, great..... :(
Well...guess I could continue my sleep now after writing all these trash here
Good night, my blog....you're the only one I can talk to now!
Friday, March 09, 2007
Duit
Ngopi dari postingannya Ella yang judulnya "Kenapa?":
Kenapa ya, kadang-kadang orang merasa udah dekeeeeeeet banget sama satu orang, terus berteman deket, merasa sehati sepikir dan saling ngerti satu sama lain, bahkan bisa baca pikiran mereka, udah kayak sodara sendiri... ehhh kalo nyangkut urusan duit, ternyata sama aja ngemplang, melarikan diri, ngilang, sambil ninggalin utang? (*harimau mati meninggalkan belang, manusia ngilang meninggalkan utang, halahhh*)
Kenapa ya, kadang-kadang orang merasa udah dekeeeeeeet banget sama satu orang, terus berteman deket, merasa sehati sepikir dan saling ngerti satu sama lain, bahkan bisa baca pikiran mereka, udah kayak sodara sendiri... ehhh kalo nyangkut urusan duit, ternyata sama aja ngemplang, melarikan diri, ngilang, sambil ninggalin utang? (*harimau mati meninggalkan belang, manusia ngilang meninggalkan utang, halahhh*)
Kenapa ya, kadang-kadang orang merasa udah baiiikkk dan sayaaang banget sama satu orang, terus pas udah nggak baik dan nggak sayang lagi, ehhh buntut-buntutnya duit lagi yang jadi masalah, plus ungkat-ungkit masa lalu sampe ke sen-sen dan rincian terkecil? (*lha ya jelas aja, udah ngga baik, ngga sayang, masa masih mau dibelain juga soal duit?? Hahaha*)
Aku mau nambahin daftarnya:
Kenapa ya, kangen orang rumah, tapi saban telpon karena kangen buntut2nya mestiiiiiiii ada masalah duitnya. Duit ini, duit itu, duit begini, duit begitu. Pokoknya intinya minta duit hahahah
Bikin rencana masa depan, lagi-lagi buntutnya gimana ngatur duit
Bikin rencana liburan, lagi-lagi buntutnya gimana biar duitnya cukup
Bikin rencana makan mingguan juga lagi-lagi gimana biar duit jatahnya nyisa
Dari ella lagi:
Kenapa ya,
Ternyata manusia itu...
buntut-buntutnya
duit juga, duit lagi.
Bumi berputar mengelilingi matahari, yeah right.
Human beings revolve around ... duittttt
Karena duit orang bisa senang, bisa sedih, bisa ketawa, bisa kecewa, bisa tega.
Karena duit orang bisa dapat teman, kehilangan teman, disukai sodara, dibenci sodara, dapat jodoh, bisa dapat hidup layak tapi juga bisa kehilangan nyawa.
Karena duit orang bisa dihormati, bisa juga dilecehkan.
Haiyahhh duittttttt
*saking gemesnya barusan ngeremes duit 1000 won* (nominal uang kertas paling cilik di Korea soale hahahaha)
Karena duit orang bisa senang, bisa sedih, bisa ketawa, bisa kecewa, bisa tega.
Karena duit orang bisa dapat teman, kehilangan teman, disukai sodara, dibenci sodara, dapat jodoh, bisa dapat hidup layak tapi juga bisa kehilangan nyawa.
Karena duit orang bisa dihormati, bisa juga dilecehkan.
Haiyahhh duittttttt
*saking gemesnya barusan ngeremes duit 1000 won* (nominal uang kertas paling cilik di Korea soale hahahaha)
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Iki's right ear
Lately Iki seems really uncomfortable with his right ear. He always points cotton buds and asks me to clean his ear. So I always do that to make him feel better. But indeed, he's not getting any better at all.
Once I brought him to the doctor and asked him to check his ear. I didn't dare to put the cotton bud too deep so I thought there must be lots of dirts inside his ear. But the doctor said it was okay. That there's nothing to be worried about his ear.
Day by day Iki is getting more uncomfortable with that ear. He kept rubbing it and pointing the cotton buds. So last 3 days, after bath I tried to clean the ear deeper. Indeed, i got a pretty big dirt. But Iki cried a lot. Since then he never let me clean his right ear yet he kept rubbing it for so many times in a day.
I started to get worried. And so did Hiro.
He looked for information at the internet and baby books about baby's ear treatment, and found one shocking fact.
"BABY'S EAR SHOULD NOT BE CLEANED USING COTTON BUD. IT WILL JUST PUSH THE DIRT DEEPER INTO THE EAR"
What??!?! God....I've been doing it for over a year!!!!! I felt like I lost my power. Can you imagine?! How much dirt would it be inside Iki's ear by now?!
Must go to ear specialist now to clean the dirt, and check Iki's hearing ability. It was saturday night (oh no, midnight!), and I must wait until Monday (T_T). Couldn't sleep the whole night.
What if....hmmmm I don't want to say it here, but I am so worried (_ _o)
Once I brought him to the doctor and asked him to check his ear. I didn't dare to put the cotton bud too deep so I thought there must be lots of dirts inside his ear. But the doctor said it was okay. That there's nothing to be worried about his ear.
Day by day Iki is getting more uncomfortable with that ear. He kept rubbing it and pointing the cotton buds. So last 3 days, after bath I tried to clean the ear deeper. Indeed, i got a pretty big dirt. But Iki cried a lot. Since then he never let me clean his right ear yet he kept rubbing it for so many times in a day.
I started to get worried. And so did Hiro.
He looked for information at the internet and baby books about baby's ear treatment, and found one shocking fact.
"BABY'S EAR SHOULD NOT BE CLEANED USING COTTON BUD. IT WILL JUST PUSH THE DIRT DEEPER INTO THE EAR"
What??!?! God....I've been doing it for over a year!!!!! I felt like I lost my power. Can you imagine?! How much dirt would it be inside Iki's ear by now?!
Must go to ear specialist now to clean the dirt, and check Iki's hearing ability. It was saturday night (oh no, midnight!), and I must wait until Monday (T_T). Couldn't sleep the whole night.
What if....hmmmm I don't want to say it here, but I am so worried (_ _o)
Records.....?!
Dapat pe er dari mamanya Ameera nih!!!!
Aku sih gak fanatik musik. Suka ya karena sering dengar aja, dan banyakan gak tau judulnya ama yang nyanyi siapa hahaha. Makanya ini pe er lumayan bikin jidat mengernyit, jadi inget2 pas bikin pe er kimia waktu es em a dulu hihihi
Records that change your life.
Ya ilah......baca titlenya sampe mlongo hahah. Untuk sementara sih belum ada any records yang mengubah hidupku. Paling berubah karena hamil huehueheuhe
Records you've listened more than once.
Wah kalo ini definitely "Grandfather clock"nya Hirai Ken. Lagu kenangan sih. Sampe ribuan kali muter juga gak bosen-bosen. Bahkan dulu waktu diindonesia selama 2 tahun aku pake ring tone lagu ini. Temen2 sampe sumpek :p. Apalagi dibagian lirik lagu yang ada "tick tack..tick tack....". Katanya Jonathan ama enyo (duh kangen ama omelan mereka), sampe terngiang-ngiang di telinga "tick tack...tick tack..."
Records that you just don't understand.
Sama kayak ella, METAL!!!! mati deh kalo denger itu. Gedumbrangan gak jelas.
Records that made you laugh.
TTM-nya Ratu,. Huehehehehehe....enak'e pek :p
Records that made you cry.
Hmmmmmm.......Phantom of the opera. Dulu pas lagi boom di kantor suka dengerin lagu itu, pas kena masalah gede. Halah...biasalag cinta-cintaan. Jadi saban denger lagu itu langsung merinding, termenung, sampe akhirnya nangis :p
Records that creep the hell out of you.
Gyah!! opening songnya sinetron-sinetron horror di indonesia. Inget2 dulu mesti mbak Parti (pembantu kos) nyetel tipi nyuaringgg pas film horror. Bikin aku langsung kabur dari kamarku ke kamar Pei.
Records you wish had never been made.
Hahahaha....gak ada kayaknya. Sesebel2nya ama lagu, kalo gak suka tinggal dimatiin :p
Records that you've just listening.
Lagu anak-anaknya Iki di playlist itunes. Aduuuh tiap hariiiiii kudu denger, nyanyiin sambil joget entah untuk keberapa ratus kali.
Records that you've been meaning to buy or steal.
Banyakan records yang aku baca di cd dari Indonesia ya curian. Alisan hasil donlot ato ngopi dari cdnya temen (yang juga bajakan hihihi)
Makasih pe ernya, mamanya ameera =)). Jadi senyum2 sambil nulis.
Next homework, buat: Pre-chan, Mee, Enyo. and Vanie. Kudu dikerjain loh ya [ngancam mode: ON]
Aku sih gak fanatik musik. Suka ya karena sering dengar aja, dan banyakan gak tau judulnya ama yang nyanyi siapa hahaha. Makanya ini pe er lumayan bikin jidat mengernyit, jadi inget2 pas bikin pe er kimia waktu es em a dulu hihihi
Records that change your life.
Ya ilah......baca titlenya sampe mlongo hahah. Untuk sementara sih belum ada any records yang mengubah hidupku. Paling berubah karena hamil huehueheuhe
Records you've listened more than once.
Wah kalo ini definitely "Grandfather clock"nya Hirai Ken. Lagu kenangan sih. Sampe ribuan kali muter juga gak bosen-bosen. Bahkan dulu waktu diindonesia selama 2 tahun aku pake ring tone lagu ini. Temen2 sampe sumpek :p. Apalagi dibagian lirik lagu yang ada "tick tack..tick tack....". Katanya Jonathan ama enyo (duh kangen ama omelan mereka), sampe terngiang-ngiang di telinga "tick tack...tick tack..."
Records that you just don't understand.
Sama kayak ella, METAL!!!! mati deh kalo denger itu. Gedumbrangan gak jelas.
Records that made you laugh.
TTM-nya Ratu,. Huehehehehehe....enak'e pek :p
Records that made you cry.
Hmmmmmm.......Phantom of the opera. Dulu pas lagi boom di kantor suka dengerin lagu itu, pas kena masalah gede. Halah...biasalag cinta-cintaan. Jadi saban denger lagu itu langsung merinding, termenung, sampe akhirnya nangis :p
Records that creep the hell out of you.
Gyah!! opening songnya sinetron-sinetron horror di indonesia. Inget2 dulu mesti mbak Parti (pembantu kos) nyetel tipi nyuaringgg pas film horror. Bikin aku langsung kabur dari kamarku ke kamar Pei.
Records you wish had never been made.
Hahahaha....gak ada kayaknya. Sesebel2nya ama lagu, kalo gak suka tinggal dimatiin :p
Records that you've just listening.
Lagu anak-anaknya Iki di playlist itunes. Aduuuh tiap hariiiiii kudu denger, nyanyiin sambil joget entah untuk keberapa ratus kali.
Records that you've been meaning to buy or steal.
Banyakan records yang aku baca di cd dari Indonesia ya curian. Alisan hasil donlot ato ngopi dari cdnya temen (yang juga bajakan hihihi)
Makasih pe ernya, mamanya ameera =)). Jadi senyum2 sambil nulis.
Next homework, buat: Pre-chan, Mee, Enyo. and Vanie. Kudu dikerjain loh ya [ngancam mode: ON]
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Am 27!
Monday afternoon, when I was doing some houseworks
Hiro: Let's go Seoul and stay at Park Hyatt Hotel. Now...!
Me: eee? now?
Hiro: Un. Aku reserve sekarang ya. How long do you need to get ready?
Me: eee? expensive yo disana!
Hiro: Gak apa-apa. Kita celebrate your birthday.
So last monday we had an early celebration for my birthday. We enjoyed the best hotel in Seoul and had the best food I've ever had in Korea *drooling thinking of those food*. Couldn't take any picture since Hiro said with alarming eyes: "Jangan take foto disini, malu yo!" hahaha, but the memory was carved in my mind. Best of all, I thank God that I could celebrate my birthday with the people I love. No words to describe my feeling that night. Especially when another surprise came. What a perfect dinner, can't help not to cry. Hahaha dasar cengeng :p.
Thanks, Hiro. For taking care of Iki and let me have a great rest and keep surprising me with your always-last-minute plans (^_-).
And yeah, I also got a surprise from Iki. He got diarrhea as we got back home from Seoul, and became very very very VERY clingy ever since (_ _o). Even during his nap and sleeping time (can't believe how sensitive his "mama radar" is!).
Had spaghetti carbonara as my birthday noodle and big bowl of tiramisu to close that day. Both are Shierly-made. Perfect.
I am 27. Already 27. Can't believe how fast time runs. I was still celebrating my 25th birthday in Surabaya with my friends, and then so many things happened. Changed my life upside down. Suddenly now here I am. 27 Years old, a mother, a wife, and still live my life to the fullest.
Thank you for all the birthday wishes. By emails, offline messages, chats, friendster testimonials and phone calls. Really really made my day. Completed my 27th birthday.
Mariza (you're the first one), Mee, Valens (waiting forward for the books), Enyo (for the diamond ring huehehe), Yendy, Shantee, Anita, Ekke-chan, Annerie, Cindy, Octa, Tina. Pei (thanks for waking me up, otherwise couldn't have my birthday tiramisu hihihi), Nina (for the happy birthday song, ur voice is still as wonderful as I could remember). Yunita, Ella, Martin (masih curious about u :p) ,Vanie (better late than never hihihi), and Carla (I am so touched, thanks yo!)
Sorry I haven't replied almost all emails and messages. Again, my boy is still having his diarrhea :p
Again, thank you (^______^) *nyengir sampe mulutnya lebaaarr*
Hiro: Let's go Seoul and stay at Park Hyatt Hotel. Now...!
Me: eee? now?
Hiro: Un. Aku reserve sekarang ya. How long do you need to get ready?
Me: eee? expensive yo disana!
Hiro: Gak apa-apa. Kita celebrate your birthday.
So last monday we had an early celebration for my birthday. We enjoyed the best hotel in Seoul and had the best food I've ever had in Korea *drooling thinking of those food*. Couldn't take any picture since Hiro said with alarming eyes: "Jangan take foto disini, malu yo!" hahaha, but the memory was carved in my mind. Best of all, I thank God that I could celebrate my birthday with the people I love. No words to describe my feeling that night. Especially when another surprise came. What a perfect dinner, can't help not to cry. Hahaha dasar cengeng :p.
Thanks, Hiro. For taking care of Iki and let me have a great rest and keep surprising me with your always-last-minute plans (^_-).
And yeah, I also got a surprise from Iki. He got diarrhea as we got back home from Seoul, and became very very very VERY clingy ever since (_ _o). Even during his nap and sleeping time (can't believe how sensitive his "mama radar" is!).
Had spaghetti carbonara as my birthday noodle and big bowl of tiramisu to close that day. Both are Shierly-made. Perfect.
I am 27. Already 27. Can't believe how fast time runs. I was still celebrating my 25th birthday in Surabaya with my friends, and then so many things happened. Changed my life upside down. Suddenly now here I am. 27 Years old, a mother, a wife, and still live my life to the fullest.
Thank you for all the birthday wishes. By emails, offline messages, chats, friendster testimonials and phone calls. Really really made my day. Completed my 27th birthday.
Mariza (you're the first one), Mee, Valens (waiting forward for the books), Enyo (for the diamond ring huehehe), Yendy, Shantee, Anita, Ekke-chan, Annerie, Cindy, Octa, Tina. Pei (thanks for waking me up, otherwise couldn't have my birthday tiramisu hihihi), Nina (for the happy birthday song, ur voice is still as wonderful as I could remember). Yunita, Ella, Martin (masih curious about u :p) ,Vanie (better late than never hihihi), and Carla (I am so touched, thanks yo!)
Sorry I haven't replied almost all emails and messages. Again, my boy is still having his diarrhea :p
Again, thank you (^______^) *nyengir sampe mulutnya lebaaarr*
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Gōngxǐ fācái
Chinese New Year is one of important holidays in Korea since Korean calendar is following this lunar calendar. Gift package sets are now can be found in all supermarket and shopping mall, dominating almost 80% space there. People are going to their hometown to celebrate it. At some places I could see them bringing big luggage in one hand and Hanbok (Korean traditional cloth) in other hand. Hiro got 5 days holiday now, but this time we're not going anywhere.
Missing home, this chinese new year celebration brings me back to my childhood time. Born from a mother whose Indonesian-chinese blood line, I experienced this chinese-Indonesian tradition when I spent my childhood in Banjarmasin. A city where my mother comes from and has almost all her family there. I lived in a big long house where traditionally all the family members are all packed there. Almost 16 cousins were living together.
Chinese new year in my mind was a busy happy time to celebrate. Days before that, our mothers bought us new red clothes for welcoming it. Chinese believe that red is a symbol of happiness so especially during chinese New Year, red color is a must for our new clothes. Early in the morning we would all wake up, got dressed, and rushed to the main room of the big house. There was already a big dining table full of various food in the living room, right in front of the main door. There's "Engkong" (my grandfather)'s black and white picture in the middle, with burnt incents on the left and right side of it. In front of that, all the delicious food were beautifully decorated.
At first my grandmother lit the first incents and prayed in front of the table. After that she put the incents inside that glass standing beside my engkong's picture. After that all her children would do the same ceremony one by one, starting from the eldest. Then we, all the grandchildren got our turn one by one. The table would remain there the whole day, giving chance for any guest who visited us to pray for our grandfather and to wish us a prosperous New Year. Usually at the end of the day, all the children would wait nearby the table until our grandmother cleaned it up. What for? of course for the delicious food and sweets hahahah
After the praying ceremony in the morning, usually the children got the red small envelopes with money inside called ANGPAU from the parents and elderly. As long as I can remember, this was the best part of New Year for us as a kid. We spent the whole day visiting relatives and friends to wish them New Year, and of course....to get more and more Angpau hahaha.
Can't really remember when, but maybe when I was in Junior High my grandmother didn't do the table praying tradition anymore because Catholic church said that it's forbidden. Of course we still did the Angpao hunting :p years after. But I then as I moved to Surabaya to study at a university there, I stopped following the tradition. Chinese New Year for me now is only a childhood memory. I even just knew the real story behind Chinese New Year celebration after reading Ceplas ceplos blog :p
And to all my friends who celebrate this Chinese New Year: May you have a prosperous and a very happy New Year. Gōngxǐ fācái Xīnián kuàilè.
Missing home, this chinese new year celebration brings me back to my childhood time. Born from a mother whose Indonesian-chinese blood line, I experienced this chinese-Indonesian tradition when I spent my childhood in Banjarmasin. A city where my mother comes from and has almost all her family there. I lived in a big long house where traditionally all the family members are all packed there. Almost 16 cousins were living together.
Chinese new year in my mind was a busy happy time to celebrate. Days before that, our mothers bought us new red clothes for welcoming it. Chinese believe that red is a symbol of happiness so especially during chinese New Year, red color is a must for our new clothes. Early in the morning we would all wake up, got dressed, and rushed to the main room of the big house. There was already a big dining table full of various food in the living room, right in front of the main door. There's "Engkong" (my grandfather)'s black and white picture in the middle, with burnt incents on the left and right side of it. In front of that, all the delicious food were beautifully decorated.
At first my grandmother lit the first incents and prayed in front of the table. After that she put the incents inside that glass standing beside my engkong's picture. After that all her children would do the same ceremony one by one, starting from the eldest. Then we, all the grandchildren got our turn one by one. The table would remain there the whole day, giving chance for any guest who visited us to pray for our grandfather and to wish us a prosperous New Year. Usually at the end of the day, all the children would wait nearby the table until our grandmother cleaned it up. What for? of course for the delicious food and sweets hahahah
After the praying ceremony in the morning, usually the children got the red small envelopes with money inside called ANGPAU from the parents and elderly. As long as I can remember, this was the best part of New Year for us as a kid. We spent the whole day visiting relatives and friends to wish them New Year, and of course....to get more and more Angpau hahaha.
Can't really remember when, but maybe when I was in Junior High my grandmother didn't do the table praying tradition anymore because Catholic church said that it's forbidden. Of course we still did the Angpao hunting :p years after. But I then as I moved to Surabaya to study at a university there, I stopped following the tradition. Chinese New Year for me now is only a childhood memory. I even just knew the real story behind Chinese New Year celebration after reading Ceplas ceplos blog :p
And to all my friends who celebrate this Chinese New Year: May you have a prosperous and a very happy New Year. Gōngxǐ fācái Xīnián kuàilè.
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