Jibran has school break for a week starting today. Since Oki and I can't leave work so we cannot take him anywhere out of Jakarta nor anywhere around the city during weekdays (although I think I'll take Wednesday off so I can take him somewhere).
This morning during breakfast, I asked him to write down the list of things he can do whenever he feels bored, in anticipation of him calling me every 15 minutes to ask me what time I'll be home. So he comes up with this list...
I know, his handwriting is very impressive. Hey, maybe he is destined to be a doctor :D. I'm not proud with the fact that the first two list consists of electronic, but it's not everyday he gets to do those things. He added number 9 in the back, that is to play soccer.
Well it's only the first day of school break today and turned out, my sister took him and Jehan to watch Smurf, so he spent most of the afternoon at Pejaten Village.
This morning during breakfast, I asked him to write down the list of things he can do whenever he feels bored, in anticipation of him calling me every 15 minutes to ask me what time I'll be home. So he comes up with this list...
I know, his handwriting is very impressive. Hey, maybe he is destined to be a doctor :D. I'm not proud with the fact that the first two list consists of electronic, but it's not everyday he gets to do those things. He added number 9 in the back, that is to play soccer.
Well it's only the first day of school break today and turned out, my sister took him and Jehan to watch Smurf, so he spent most of the afternoon at Pejaten Village.
"You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That's the only thing you should be trying to control".
There are a few list of things that we always do everyday such as eating, breathing, taking a shower and all other everyday routine. In my case, another thing that I effortlessly and subconsciously do every single day is daydreaming and imagining about visiting other countries and new places. Not a day gone by without me vividly picturing the family taking a trip somewhere new. I think this rubs on to Jibran too, as he always talk about going or living in other country like every other day.
The other day, I found a booklet in my sister's car. I guess she went to a travel exhibition with my mom and took home a few flyers. I cannot help but wandering around and wishing I'm on my way to the airport to see...
..the canals in Amsterdam, the historical Brussels, the magnificent of Mt Titles in Switzerland, the ancient Rome and the romantic Florence, breathtaking ocean view of Nice and Monte Carlo, peaceful Provence, quirky Berlin, remote Finland, amazing Prague, architectural Budapest, superlatives Moscow and St Petersburg, Stockholm, Sweden to Copenhagen. Madrid, Portugal and surreal Santorini.
Of course there's more, what about Capetown? and everything in South America, Buenos Aires and Patagonia glaciers, Rio de Janiero. And then there's Egypt, the whole Middle East, Morocco, Montreal Canada, Melbourne, Sydney, Christchurch, Auckland, the great wall, Taj mahal and Jaipur
*sigh*..there's so many I want to see!
The other day, I found a booklet in my sister's car. I guess she went to a travel exhibition with my mom and took home a few flyers. I cannot help but wandering around and wishing I'm on my way to the airport to see...
..the canals in Amsterdam, the historical Brussels, the magnificent of Mt Titles in Switzerland, the ancient Rome and the romantic Florence, breathtaking ocean view of Nice and Monte Carlo, peaceful Provence, quirky Berlin, remote Finland, amazing Prague, architectural Budapest, superlatives Moscow and St Petersburg, Stockholm, Sweden to Copenhagen. Madrid, Portugal and surreal Santorini.
Of course there's more, what about Capetown? and everything in South America, Buenos Aires and Patagonia glaciers, Rio de Janiero. And then there's Egypt, the whole Middle East, Morocco, Montreal Canada, Melbourne, Sydney, Christchurch, Auckland, the great wall, Taj mahal and Jaipur
*sigh*..there's so many I want to see!
Like taking me to Anomali Kemang so I could get my favorite latte even though he hates the parking lot there. And then, in turn, I accompanied him to eat at Ah Mei so he can get a piece of Roti Prata that he claimed the best he ever tasted even though there's no food I like at Ah Mei.
Just like what we did yesterday :)
Just like what we did yesterday :)
I didn't know that a three year old can become a coffee addict!. There has been a few times that you asked me to stop by to a coffee shop on the way to our destination. 'Mommy, nanti sebelum ke rumah temen mommy kita beli kopi dulu yah' :). That's exactly what you said when I asked you to come with me to my friend's baby akekahan. You have even started to ask for your own cup at Starbucks. And I'm trying to hold it for as long as I can to buy you your very own latte :D.
This morning was no exception. Right before breakfast, you specifically asked you wanted a cup of coffee. I usually just share you some of mine but now that I rarely drink coffee in the morning, I didn't make one for myself. And of course, I didn't want to make a cup just for yourself because that would be too much. So I made you a cup of hot Milo instead. And you, being a coffee lover that you are, can tasted that it's not a real coffee. 'Bukan yang rasanya kaya gini, Mommy...'. Then you went to the kitchen, opened up the cabinet and took Bunda's Indocafe Coffeemix and said 'Yang ini lhoo yang Jehan mau'...:o). So I made you half a cup and then we sit at the back porch and eat our breakfast. Such a simple moment that make life worth living :)
*taken on September 13. Written today because I miss her so much since she is on a weekend trip to Bandung with her grandma :')