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Medan Is NOT The Worst City In The World

photo credit: a_rabin I came to read this article that says Medan (capital of North Sumatra) is the worst city in the world from Twitter. Eyebrows were raised reading it, disturbing but at the end I found myself laughing. Disturbing, because as much as I have this love-hate affair with my own country, it always pull a few nationalism nerves on me when I read others write badly about Indonesia. Funny, because it sounds like that piece of crap – yes it is crap – article came out of an amateur bitter tourist. Let’s analyze it a bit, will you. You’re slim pickin’s for hotels, you don’t seem to boast a single, decent restaurant and from what I’ve heard, you’ve .....

Hit The Road – Baby On Board!

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The first road trip Lil’ A and I did was almost a near suicide mission! Yeah, it’s that bad… Okay, before I scared the heck out of you – calm down! Each babies are different, some can tolerate a road trip better than others. If you’re lucky, your baby will be an angel during the whole trip. It was in August 2007, Lil’ A was only 8 months old and his Mommy was crazy or brave enough to agreed to go on a road trip with another mommy friend + her toddler (her little girl was around 1.5 years old at the time) to Houston, Texas from Dothan, Alabama. She actually drove to pick us up from Sarasota, Florida. So .....

Flying Alone With A Child? Read This!

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What would come to your mind if I ask you about flying with a baby/toddler alone? I can tell that I will first get a knot in my stomach! Then the worry wart me starts kicking in. Here are some steps by steps guide to prepare yourself BEFORE the actual flight(s): 1. Read, read and read: Don’t let the horror stories scared the heck out of you. Let them instead prepare you to face the worst case scenario! With plenty of preparations and reading – there are plenty of great resources out there if you Google up flying tips with small children, you can armed yourself with load of information’s. Check out this lady, Jamie Hassen. She’s a pro and .....

Flying With Children – What To Pack

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If you are flying alone with a child, there are more things to prepare even before you get to the packing steps. First, get yourself a sturdy diaper backpack. Why backpack? It will free your two hands to deal with your child or pushing the stroller in the miles long airport. I highly recommend this backpack from One Step Ahead. They are a bit on a heavy side especially if it’s well packed. Take a look at this: See why I love this backpack? It makes finding things so much easier with their plenty of mesh compartments. You can even put your laptop on the back compartment. Things you should always pack in your backpack/carry-ons: Make sure you have enough .....

Stuck in Jakarta’s Traffic? Try These!

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Just about everyone here knows how it feels to be stuck in traffic, it can really be a pain in you know where, for some it’s part of their daily routine. Here are some ideas to spend that time, consider you’re not the one driving that is: Stash some magazines or books for easy reading or continue finishing that book you’ve been wanting to. Plan a blog post (with smart phones these days you can easily make one on your phones) using a notepad. Better yet, sleep! Watch a movie, if you have one of those DVD Players installed in your car, a movie won’t bored you. Clean up that junk mails on your email using your smart phones. Tweet .....

Please, Don’t Touch!

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Before I became a mother, I’ve heard from my mom that most of those expats where I grew up does not like people touching their babies. With my naive thoughts I’d say “Why not?” Now I know why! Yes, babies are cute, they smell good and their plumpness seems to act as an unwritten invitation for strangers to touch them. Strangers who just came up to us in public places and starts holding his hand makes me cringe. Why? Well…let me try to break it nicely, people. First, God only knows where those hands have been. Second of all, who knows what kind of germs those strangers might carry around? When we were still living in Dothan, AL. and Lil’ .....

10 Packing Tips For International Flight With Children

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From the age of less than 9 months old, Little A and I has been flying internationally.  After a lot of researched on my part and from personal experience I decided to share you this list. 10 Packing Tips For International Flight(s) with Baby/Toddler Snacks & Food: Pack enough snacks/foods to last you for  7 days on a boat from Alaska! Change of clothes: Bring extras for your baby/toddler and also for you. You never know when you’ll get soaked with spit ups or worst vomits. Bring a Tylenol/Benadryl: I’m not advising you to drug your child but some had sworn it works, better consult your doctor first. Benadryl never works for mine tho’ it makes him hyper! Ipods: or .....

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