I notice that I am settling in our new home/city. Everytime that my friend in Manila asked me how I was in the past 6 months, I'd respond "missing Manila too much", mainly people. This week my friend asked me again and I instantly said: getting better. I also notice that I am accepting early … Continue reading 5 on Friday →

This is a long weekend for the girls as they don't have school on Monday. I do not have holiday on Monday so I decided to stay put and have a relaxing weekend at home. Saturday: Lizzy has golf lesson 10-11am, then had a friend over for a playdate 1-4pm. Sofia and I went to … Continue reading Chill weekend →

Our helper Sri is on holidays, two weeks to celebrate Ramadan with her family. So we are by our own. I know it is such a privilege to have help 5 days a week. We embraced the week without help. We didn't necessarily discussed division of labor. Somehow everybody just some and we managed to … Continue reading Division of labor this week →

Last weekend we did something out of our usual routine, we went to the old Chinatown in Jakarta!!! I meant to go there for a while but was lazy and really don't like sitting into the traffic. But we made it! Saturday started with another Time trial for Sofia, which she did great! she got … Continue reading Venturing out of our routine →

A big weight was lifted yesterday. I have been having GI issues since we moved to Jakarta. Acid reflex happened twice that required medication for 2 weeks each time, and some days I'd feel some mild discomfort related to acid reflex as well but did not take meds. In addition, I've been dealing with frequent … Continue reading I see beauty everywhere this AM →