Walking under the Rain...at Borobudur temple area...

Ochi and Icha together with the Buddhist statues...

This is probably my last post about our fun story at the Borobudur temple area...

I hope you guys all still can enjoy our journey...hehe...

Actually I didn't know before that there're some other places in the Borobudur area such as the museum of old ship named  'Phinisi Nusantara', and the museum of art which had some collections of arts including paintings, sculpture, hand crafts and other art works...

Ochi and Icha in the old ship museum...

Actually there's something that make Baim wanna enter the museum in a sudden... he found the bulletin board in the corner across the street when we passed... It showed there's a human dwarf (reputedly the shortest in the world) in the museum... so Baim was so excited to see it with his own eyes...

Finally we bought some tickets to enter the museum... although I was really anxious to get back home since the weather  was so unpleasent... cloudy with light rain...

Entering the museum and found the human dwarf... I can see Baim was not too excited as before... He even blurry right after he saw the dwarf... HAHAHA... he looked scared like watching a horor... whereas I wanna shot him with the dwarf as memento...  so Icha who finally dare to pose with the dwarf...

Here're some pics of us... enjoy!

 Baim posed with the wooden animal sculpture...

Icha posed with the dwarf...

with my daughter Ochi, at the ship museum...

 Baim posed in front of 'Phinisi Nusantara' ship...

Time was getting late, but the rain has not subsided, so we decided to run crashing the rain... Luckily there're some people who rent the umbrella... so we hired a few umbrellas and buy a plastic raincoat  for Baim...

See... we jogged through the rain mists toward  the gate.

But still can snap snap... under the rain... hehe...

Ochi, Icha, Baim walked under the rain toward the gate...

Oh damn!! when we got in the gate... we're puzzled to find our car park....we went round and round...even enter the market which sell many souvenir items and also crafts typical of Borobudur...

I tried to call my hubby asking where the position of  parking... but it didn't worked... so by following the instinct  eventually we found our car park where my hubby and Vincent waited us there as well... oh...Alhamdulillah!!

My three kiddos posed in front of the market...

posed with my daughter Ochi around the market area while looking for our parking...

Let's Jump....!!

Icha, Baim, and Ochi...

Still in  the Borobudur temple area....

After we descended  from the temple in a hurry because of  the rain which fallen in a sudden ...

we walked toward  the park around the temple ... Alhamdulillah (thanks to Allah!) rain was falling only a moment ...

Seeing the beauty of the park....we didn’t  want to waste the opportunity to take  some pictures ...

I told to my three kiddos: Ochi, icha, and Baim.... how if they posed  while jumping  ....I think it would be great  if I captured them with jumping posed... haha...

While  giggling Ochi, Icha and Baim then jump and jump... And I captured them also with crazy giggling...

Some people who passing around us staring with the strange eyes... but I can see they also giggling... but who's cared...??

 It's unfortunate that the camera I used was only a small digital camera ...

Actually  I'd love to have a camera like what Betsy have... ( I usually walk around her blog, seeing  and enjoy her amazing pictures which really fascinated me...!!).

Insha Allah one day if I've got some money... I wanna buy one, so that time I could take pictures with more better result... Just pray for me, folks... ok!! hehe....

 I hope you all enjoy my kiddos, Ochi, Icha and Baim in  their jumping pose... (or probably in their giggling pose?!)

I always love to see them on these pictures... 

Oh... Nooo...!! The kiddos want me to jump too...

Look!! What an ugly jumping  pose....!! HA... !!

The momma with an ugly jumping pose...

At The Borobudur Temple....

Posed with my daughter Icha...

Among in our 5 days trip to Jogjakarta, we visited Borobudur Temple... the largest temple in Indonesia which is a Budhist cultural heritage... Borobudur is  also the one of the seven wonders in the world...

Borobudur located in Magelang, the central java, about 40 km from Jogjakarta... More about  Borobudur, please click here!

At around 3.00 pm we began to enter the area of Borobudur temple... the weather was slightly cloudy... but the visitors were quite a lot  because that time was still in holiday feast of Eid...

Vincent was felt unwell... so he decided not to join us to go to the Borobudur temple area... finally he and his dad just have waited us in the parking area  while looking for the delicious resto which so many spread there... so eventually only me, Ochi, Icha and Baim who entered the temple area...

 Icha in front of the Borobudur Temple...

 

Posed at one of the stupa of Borobudur Temple...

Actually Me, my hubby and Vincent have been already coming to Borobudur several times  in the past..

But Ochi, Icha and Baim have not been seeing Borobudur yet...so I wanna them to know and see for certain how the shape of Borobudur temple which often discussed in the lessons of history  in their school.

Oh.. no... What a very bad pose...!!!

Icha....

Unfortunately the weather was not too friendly... After we reached to the top of the temple... rain began to fall ... we haven't had time to look around the stupa or reliefs that are very historic... we went down and left the temple with a little bit hurry...

The photos we've taken were not too much.... and not  too good...

but hopefully one day if  we got another chance to come to Borobudur again...  I promise myself to take more photographs with more good angels... Insha Allah!

Baim...

Icha  take Ochi with her BB...

Icha with Ochi...

Reunion with Vincent....

 Me, Vincent and my hubby

this pic was taken before we left back to Palembang

a said goodbye pic...

After about 4 days celebrated Eid in my mom's home  in Sumedang,  the west Java province, we're going away to Jogjakarta, the central of Java, sending Vincent to his boarding place where he recently stay for college.

Actually it's  the first time we  will see  Vincent's   new place.... I just wonder how he lived his life there... what kind of place he stayed in.... how about the circumstances surrounding him... etc...etc...so many questions were  out  of my mind....

 Lunch on the way along Sumedang-Jogjakarta

Arriving at Jogjakarta at about 11.00 pm  we rent a hotel around Vincent's boarding place... Coincidently the hotel we rent was where Vincent  have been staying  alone there for 3 days last time when got  the entrance test to college where he in study now. 

We rent 2 rooms adjacent  where I slept accompanying with Icha and Ochi, and my hubby with Baim and Vincent. Vincent didn't wanna back and slept at his boarding place... he prefer with us... hehe...

You know... It's really surprising me when I see my son's boarding place...  I just wonder  my son  will comfortable stay in this place or not... I'm just a little weird with the situations...And Ochi, Icha and Baim had the same feeling  with me... Only my hubby who has the different feeling....hmm...  I'll tell you in my next post about the atmosphere which made me felt weird in my son's place...Insha Allah.

 In Vincent's room...

(Ochi who took this pic)

For about 5 days we stayed at Jogjakarta... We visited some popular place like Borobudur Temple, ParangTritis beach, Kali Urang, Malioboro... We've taken lots of pictures there... I promise I'll share with you in my another post..Insha Allah. 

Actually me and my hubby have been coming to Jogjakarta several times in the past, but my children Ochi, Icha and Baim had never been there... so I want them to know more about Jogja... You know, Jogjakarta was one of the city tourism which quite popular in Indonesia.. 

but unfortunately  we  spent most our time by shopping some tools to complement the needs of Vincent... I bought a small refrigator, TV, a radio, fan, bedsheets, blankets... and so on.....

However we still felt happy and enjoy along the time with my baby son...

 Baim posed in front of Vincent's new friend  aka his motorcycle which we bought from my hubby's friend at Jogjakarta...

And finaly the time for said goodbye to Vincent was coming... It's trully sad... Me, my hubby, Ochi, Icha and Baim hugged Vincent one by one... I saw his eyes  started watering ...I said to him... take care, my son...!! and dont forget to always pray and pray.. you'll do fine... Allah will always be with you!!

Bye my baby son....!!

Vincent's room...

This is Vincent's first creation on color pencil, which been  sent to me by email 

the theme is: 'MY  ROOM'

I just hope his lecturer will give him 'A'  for this painting...haha...

Return Home...

 On the way to my hometown...

Alhamdulillah, thanks to Allah... finally we're back to our home in Palembang on last Monday morning on September, 20 2010... from our long trip to my hometown  in Sumedang...

I have lots of story and photos about  my trip... I promise I'll share with you  all my bloggies friends here...

As I told you in my previous post,  I've back to my hometown to celebrate Eid and also for visiting my beloved parents.

Eid this year was really special for us, coz  my eldest son Vincent was not with us in Palembang... but we  feel  happy  coz we got reunion with him in his grandma's home in Sumedang. He came alone from Jogjakarta by train...

It's make me felt  strange when we're at our car  in our trip to Sumedang... We're only five, without Vincent... only me, my hubby, Ochi, icha, and my little son Baim...  Hmmm... usually  we're back to our hometown always with my complete family.. just not like this time...

Here are some pictures  along my trip to my hometown, Sumedang... enjoy!

Me...

My hubby...

Ochi, Icha, and Baim... (without Vincent...)

Sleeping tiredness...

entrance to the ship in  Bakauheni Port, ready to cross the Sunda strait toward  the port of Merak

The view from the ship...

Icha and Baim at the ship...

Me with Baim...

For about 4 days we're enjoyed  in Sumedang, reunion with my whole family...  After that we're going to Jogjakarta, sending Vincent to her new place where he stay for college... we're there for  about 5 days.. and then we're back to Palembang...

In my next post Insha Allah I'll  tell you about how we spent our time with Vincent in Jogjakarta... It's really excited, even though we felt sad in the end, because we must  return  home and left Vincent alone there... 

If you wanna know more about my Eid in my hometown, just click here!

Back To Hometown for Eid..

 

Tomorrow Insha Allah (God willing) me and my family will do a long trip toward my hometown in Sumedang, located at the west Java province... to celebrate Eid which will taken  place on the coming August 10, 2010...

Alhamdulillah Ramadhan fasting will end up the next two days... and we will be ready to face the day of victory for us all muslims around the  globe... Welcome Eid...!!

Me and my family will celebrate Eid in my hometown this time ...

the trip will take about 20 hours... we take a car as usual...and hope we  have a safely trip...

Here I wanna say Happy Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate... I also apologized to all my bloggies friends over this  if I make a mistake in words either an intentional or unintentional...

Hopefully this year Eid will bring us more blessings and joyous...

Here I also wanna apologize to all... coz during this Eid holidays (about 1 week or more)  I'll probably rarely  online or visiting your blog... coz maybe the connection I  used during my trip was not as good as my connection in my home...

I promise... when I'm home I will be back to visit you all...

Thank you so much to all for always give me lots of support and always brighten my days by your visit and your lovely comment on my blog..

I always appreciate you very much!!

God blessed you all...

Ooo...No... Apil was Missing...?!

                                 Apil

"Ma, Apil was missing!!",  my son's voice was quite startling  on my cell phone.

I'm on the way to pick up my daughters  Ochi and Icha at their school, after did shopping my daily stuff at the mall, not too far from their school.

Without much more conversation with my son Baim on the phone, I immediately turn my car back toward our home.

I found my two sons Baim and Vincent were trying to look for our cat Apil around our house.

I started grumble  while help them search out  for our Apil. Felt tired... but Apil still didn't found yet. I saw my watch, it's about 3.20 pm, time for pick up my girls. I called my hubby, said that I'm busy looking for Apil... so asking him to pick up them.

                 Apil posed on her 'palace'

A few moments later I heard the roar of my hubby's car outside. But without our girls.. Again I started grumble...  "I wanna look for Apil first,.. let the girls home by bus just for today!!"  he said to me.

I glanced at him with my evil eyes.

My son Baim was running to his room...  he must afraid for his daddy's scolded, coz he's the one who make Apil left... He let the door opened while Apil not in her cage... so it's  perhaps make Apil  run out...

Then suddenly  Baim cried loudly: "Ma..she's here!!",  he shouted.

We all, me, my hubby, and my son Vincent  ran to his room at once. OMG, I saw Apil was sitting in the corner under Baim's bed  staring at us  with the blank eyes. I approached to her, then grabbed her...

Alhamdulillah, thanks God... finaly Apil was found...

Apil, a Persian cat was about 8 months lived along with our family... First time she came to our house as a baby cat, bought by my hubby as a present of Ochi's  birthday.

so actually Apil was Ochi's cat... but lately she become our family baby... we all love her so much , especially me and my hubby... perhaps because we feel a little emptiness in our heart, seeing our kids grown up...and none of them wanna treated as a baby anymore...(they never wanna hugged or kissed anymore....just like before )

Again my hand-phone rang... must be a call from Icha and Ohi.... I grabbed my car key....drove straight away to their school... Left a father and two sons gathered around their baby  pet...