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...

What An Unpleasant Surprise Welcome....

Alyasa Vincent in his room, before left

It’s been nearly a week my son Vincent was in Jogjakarta, the place where he recently lived for college…

Yeah… perhaps this is the feeling of how to live separate from who our loved one… The feeling of sadness and feeling of loss still has not gone from my heart ... Each time, especially when I pray ... my eyes are always watering ... which I myself couldn't hold it ...

I feel constantly worried about my son ... the prior incident when he had just arrived in Jogjakarta after the flight from Palembang on last August 25 ...

That morning I drove him to the airport ... He left with a lot of luggage, a large suitcase containing clothes and a large box containing other supplies including his painting equipment, kept in the trunk of a plane while carrying a bag containing a laptop and documents, as well as a small box containing a special food from Palembang named ‘Pempek' (which will given to my hubby’s business friend who will take care of my son there, and also pick  him up  in the airport) which he brought into the cabin ...

Because quite a lot of baggage / excess, my son-even charged extra for luggage as much as 130 thousand rupiahs ...

his luggage...

Actually this is not the first time my son fly to Jogjakarta... Since last july, he had been 3 times to get there...First time when he register to entrance exams to ISI, the university of fine art...that time he went accompanied with his dad..., the second times he fly alone to take the entrance exam for 3 days...that time he stay in hotel at around nearly the campus of ISI... the 3th times he fly again there after hearing the announcement that he passed the exam on ISI.. he's there to do registration and tuition payment...for only about one day....

then now he get there for the 4th times...

But how, unfortunately, when he arrived in Jogjakarta for the 4th times… and that bad event happened to him… that both luggage of my son which stored in the trunk was lost some where ... My son was confused, he called me and I told him to reported it first to the officers there…

Me and my hubby  did not stay silent, we call the officer and asked why the luggage of my son could be lost .... Finally they told my son that his luggage probably left in Jakarta when the plane in transit, before the next flight to Jogjakarta ... You know, the flight from Palembang to Jogjakarta … must be in transit first in Jakarta before toward to Jogjakarta…

Posed with his dad before left...

The airport officer said, the luggage of my son will probably arrive around 3 or 4 hours later with the next flight.... then he said my son had to go back to the airport around 3 or 4 hours later to pick them up ... WHAT…??? with full of fury my hubby call up the airport officer... and said that they’re who should deliver my son’s luggage to his place... it's all their fault ... not the fault of our son ...

My hubby pointed out, they have to solve the problem as soon as possible ...... because of their negligence then our son have to suffer…

Finally they agreed to deliver our son’s luggage to his boarding place ..

Alhamdulillah finally at about 8.00 pm they came to Vincent’s boarding place to deliver his luggage ...

At the airport ( Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport - Palembang )

Probably  that is the first ‘surprise’ for my son (an unpleasant surprise welcome, of course!)) in his first time to start living outside,  and he must handle it by himself... next time perhaps there will be 'other unpleasant surprises else' which will come appear around his life there ...

Even though my heart was feeling very very badly, I always thinking that everything like that ('the unpleasant surprise') maybe will help him to become more mature and independent ...

However I will continue to pray for him so hopely he can endure the better life there day by day....

May Allah  always be providing grace and blessing to my son, Vincent....Amen!