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Weekly Round-up – Second Week of July

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Another week gone by too fast or at least that’s how it feels for me. About ‘that girl‘, well I got plenty of curious questions about the girl I mentioned on my Friday Flip-offs, some of the comments I received totally crack me up. You guys are the best! Here’s the story: Late last December an old friend from college asked me if I’d be interested in doing some   translation job for her friend – see I don’t know ‘that girl’ personally. Off I worked my behind off to translate two killer Press Release for ‘that girl’s company for a friction of a cost licensed translator would charge. Press release means it will be published somewhere right? I didn’t have .....

That Demon Was Real

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photo credit: helgasms Some of you, especially mothers know what Baby Blues is all about. You might have read it somewhere or heard it through the grapevines, just like I had heard about it before and proclaimed that I would never go through one. Big mistake… With a difficult pregnancy caused by my severe preeclampsia, bed ridden for four weeks straight, two hospitalizations, never ending check-ups followed by an emergency c-section at 35th weeks of my pregnancy then later watched our newborn baby helplessly laying under an oxygen hood…it took a toll on me emotionally. What suppose to be happy new mommy moments seemed like a far away dream for me. Yes, I cried happy tears when I finally got .....

How Do You Discipline A Toddler?

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As usual, when I’m at my parents’ house and someone is acting up – off he goes to time out… “You have to be more patience…” said my Dad as I sent Lil’ A to time out for the 100th times because he thinks jumping on top of piles of his old clothes that I just neatly folded is so much fun than climbing up the windows railing, which got him several warnings already. “You will have more headache when he’s a teenager…” Dad went on. From the way my Dad was talking I can tell he was 90% teasing me – because he knows Lil’ A can drives me insane for sure. “You used to make us standing in .....

About Being in A Magazine

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I’m so excited about being partially featured in Time Out Jakarta Magazine in their May’s issue along with bigger blogs from Jakarta such as The Urban Mama and Family Guide To Jakarta. Go grab the magazine in major bookstores here to read the article titled “Parenting Tips From The World Wide Web”.  The writer is Siti Anissa (Icha) wrote a good piece based on our chats and email interview. During our online interview, she sent me a few questions and with her permission I’m sharing it along with my answers here. 1. When did you start writing your blog? Actually, I’ve been blogging since I was still single but before I have my current blog I blogged on several free .....

5 Tips To Find The Perfect Pediatrician

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Relating to my previous post about my ‘struggle’ to find the perfect pediatrician for us, I had made a short list of things that might be helpful when you are in need of a new pediatrician for your child especially if you are new in Jakarta or you are considering to switch doctors. Please do keep in mind that you are really looking for someone who is going to care about your child, listen to and respond to your needs, and be available when you need him/her. 1. Recommendation: Friends or family members can easily provide you with recommendations for pediatrician based on their own experiences. Ask what they like about the doctor and judge for yourself if you would .....

Yeah, I’m a Mommy Blogger, So?!

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Although I have been blogging for nearly 10 years now (gasp!) it wasn’t until last December – January that I started kickin’ it up a notch by getting my own personal site and learning more blogging tips. Two years ago I would go “Huh?” if someone mentioned the word SEO. Still far from a pro blogger or a pro mommy blogger that I admired, I find learning to manage my site is actually fun and I’m happy to have my ‘own’ place to dump my thoughts at. Some people, especially Mommy Bloggers out there will agree with me that writing is simply therapeutic. If you would only read between the lines, see pass all our beautiful cute little kiddos you’ll .....

In Searching For The "One"

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After living with my parents for several months, being in our own place means life goes back to normal or as normal as it can be for me. Errands to run, a pad to clean up, a family to feed, etc…etc… you know the drill of a stay at home mom’s life. However, this SAHM doesn’t have an assistant yet unlike so many families living in Indonesia, particularly in Jakarta. Yes, we have a driver from the company but as for a domestic help we haven’t find one yet. Oh something funny did happened when I was introduced to someone who’s looking to fill in that position, turned out she suffers from fear of heights. So the search goes on… .....

Ayam and Solo Mothering

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A friend of mine asked a very intriguing question awhile back, you know that kind of question that a little mind boggling you just have to write about it. She’s also a mixed couple with children who recently moved back to Jakarta due to her husband’s job, much similarities to my own. Like mine, her hubby’s job also involved a lot of traveling, thus the question “How do you deal with it?”, “Do you ever worry about the ‘ayams*’ here?” arises. Let’s answer the first question… How do I deal with it? Meaning how to do I cope with our marriage and parenting issues while DH is traveling a lot for work?  Well, I think there’s no one size fits .....

Let Him Be Little…

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Ok, this post will be a RANT… For about a little over a month now, Lil’ A has been showing great interests in my make-ups as you can see on my posting here. It all started while we were still living at my parents’ house. He would asked (well, more like demanded, actually!) his grandma (Oma) to put lipstick on him too whenever he sees Oma trying to put some on. We tricked him and giving him a chapstick instead. Later on he moved to face powder and blush-ons especially mine. He would throw a fit if I didn’t let him play with it and since I thought there’s no harm in him playing I gave him one of my .....

Curiousity Knocked Mommy’s Socks Off

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Curiosities are understandably a part of growing up a toddler. Already, Lil A asked me like millions of questions on a daily basis. So cool watching him grow and learning about the world around him. However, one question nearly knocked me off the bed (and I mean literally!). It happened a week or so ago, while I was putting on his night time diaper and pajamas. Lil A: “Mommy, what happened to my pee-pee?” Pointing out his erected body part. Silence…as mommy tried to pick herself off the floor and tried to figure a good answer. Mommy: “Oh…he’s awake, please tell him to go night night.” Was that the right answer to this kind of question? Honestly, I don’t know .....

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