Our quick getaway

Selamat Idul Fitri untuk rekan-rekan yang merayakan...!

Mohon maaf lahir dan batin.

Office officially libur dari tanggal 16-21 Juli. Karena belum ada cuti pribadi juga (hihi) jadilah kita mau pergi ke tempat-tempat yang dekat aja.

Sempet kepikiran keluar kota, anyway, langsung kepikiran macetnya. Justru Jakarta lagi asik-asiknya di saat libur lebaran begini ya.

Jadi diputuskan ke Pulau Pari di kepulauan Seribu. Itu masih DKI juga lho :D

Dikarenakan ini bakal jadi pengalaman pertama ke pulau dengan anak-anak, ya lebih baik booking dulu deh. Alhasil kita booking di salah satu travel di Ancol. Planning pergi 10 pax (plus 1 bayi) jadi harganya Rp. 745 ribu per pax 2D1N. Sudah komplit dengan makan 4x, PP Marina-Pari dengan speedboat, asuransi, penginapan AC homestay (tidak digabung grup lain), sepeda santai sepuasnya, snorkeling dengan perlengkapannya, local tour guide, dokumentasi foto dengan kamera underwater, BBQ. Lumayan lah ya. Jadi kita berangkat deh...  

Bisa sih lebih murah, berangkat dari Muara Angke dan naik kapal tradisional dan sampainya sekitar 1.5-2 jam gitu ya. Hm...kalo backpacker mode, mungkin daku pertimbangkan. Tapi karena bawa anak, bayi dan lansia, ehm...engga deh. Yang penting mereka nyaman.

Dari Marina tgl 19 Juli jam 6 am kita uda sampai di tempat penyebrangan Dermaga 17. Karena libur, jadi lumayan rame ya. Mobilnya kita taruh di tempat parkir Marina ajah. 

foot-fie dulu sebelum berangkat

sarapan dulu....

Selalu ada waktu untuk pose-pose

amazed with baby Christoff. Mukanya dari tadi tanpa ekspresi .. LOL

Papa mama bawa tas lumayan gede. Di pulau, baru kita tau, tas gedenya berisi lauk matang, sambel goreng kentang, tempe bacem, asinan bangkuang...lengkap dengan ulekan sambel pake bawang merah iris. Even kecap manisnya pun dibawa di kotak kecil. Haaa..sempat2nya masak komplit gitu. Kita jadi makan enak *kaga jadi makan alakadarnya* Padahal menu dari paket, lumayan enak. Ada menu ayam goreng tahu tempe buah melon untuk lunch, Dinner dapet cumi goreng tepung, tempe ikan teri plus sayur sop buah semangka. Breakfast dapet nasi uduk, telur balado. Mama masih bisa bawa gelas2 plastik, koran2 buat alas, 2 seprai cadangan dan 2 handuk cadangan selain handuk untuk mereka bertiga. OMG... bersyukurlah bila orangtua masih sehat2...

siap-siap naik speedboat... *don't mind his bete face*

twins yang selalu bergaya

teteup ada yang sadar kamera di baris belakang

again...?

Setelah perjalanan 45 menit, sampai deh kita di pulau Pari.

Engga terlalu mabok laut sih, tapi emang lumayan ombaknya karena sedang ombak pasang dari 2 minggu yang lalu.

mari merapat

ada yang ngantuk, bangun kepagian

rame juga ternyata ya...

Langsung ke pantai...
Main pasir...wohooo...

 we officially in here!

baby C saking serunya, beberapa kali ke-makan pasir..>,<!

love the pic

okeee..daku narsis dulu

sunset

sunset

kaki gue lagiiii.. jangan protes, karena gue yang pegang kamera... >,<

 Setelah makan siang, kita snorkeling

mulai laper, nunggu dinner...

sementara kita tetep aja foto2 dulu

Setelah makan malam, acara bebas dan jam 9 pm ada BBQ

Daku dah teler deh, ga ikutan BBQ. Bobo aja.

Kita dapat rumah dengan 3 kamar dan di ruang tamunya dikasi 2 extra bed gede. Wah lumayan banget. Di tiap kamarnya ada AC dan juga di ruang tamu. 

AC nya dingin sekali. Mulanya sih seneng, sampai kita ngeh kalau remote AC nya rusak. AC nya ga bisa dikecilin, sampai semua orang mengigil kedinginan. Dah pake handuk dan seprai (pinjem dari mama!) buat selimut, tetap aja ga nolong. Kejadian aneh bin ajaib, di pulau malah kedinginan.

Menjelang subuh, somehow someway, remote AC bisa dipakai untuk matiin AC nya (mungkin sebelumnya habis kali batterai nya ya...) baru kita nyambung tidur lageee...

sunrise

my folks

Setelah makan pagi, seharusnya kita dijemput pulang jam 2 pm. Namun karena ombak tinggi, tour guide saranin check out jam 10 pagi. Makin siang, ombak makin tinggi.

Pulang lah kita jam 10am. Jatah makan siang tahu tempe ayam goreng sayur lodeh jadi nasi kotak :b

Masih belum puas main pasir, hm...?

                                        

See you in next vacation!  XOXO

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Happy Birthday Indonesia

Hello...

It was 17 August again...and every year we celebrate our Independence day ^,^ 

This time, this is the bento that I made 

What is inside:

* Wheat bread filled with butter and rice chocolate

Decorated with kani on top, which represented our red and white national flag 

* Cheddar cheese in dark and pale yellow of flowers

* Mixed veggie salad with mayo, salt and pepper

* Pan fried sausages, with cute faces of puppy and kitty

* Colorful jellies in a cup

* Boiled quail eggs, decorated with nori, to represent our kids

Aside of jelly cup, I inserted rolled-kani, just to fill the empty gap.

We had fun in participating into some races within our neighbourhood to celebrate the event, such as eating crackers (makan kerupuk), fashion shows, running from one point to another, in a very short distance, while carrying a marble onto a spoon, catching baby eels, and others. The best part was, everyone got a prize! Well, winning the race was not as important as being together in our local community.

Catch you later!

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Bento again

Hi all,

How are you?

We are back to office and school after long holiday due to Moslem New Year 28 July until 1 August.

It was a major holiday in Indonesia and it was a good chance for families to travel out of town. At the same time, most of people were also using this opportunity to go back to their hometown in celebrating new year. Thus the roads were all packed. We have managed to escape for three days only to Lembang, Bandung. We visited some farms and outdoors playing fields. Kids just loved it!

Here are some bento that I have made

Inside the box:

* Furikake sprinkled white rice

* Blanched broccoli

* Ham, to form piggie, hen and bunny

* BBQ chicken wings

* Sauteed green squash with sausage

* Carrots

* Green grapes

* Tamagoyaki

The ham represents the Chinese astrology of our family.

Both of us have Rabbit sign, the twins have Rooster sign and the little boy has Pig sign :)

Last week, we had a playdate with some of the kids' friends.
Again, we visited another farm, Kuntum Nursery. 
Here are the bento that I made for kids and their friends

for mister Nathan

for miss Hilary and Kimmy

for my kiddos

All the bento have the same menu. I just made an adjustment in onigiri. The brown bear was for the boy while the hello kitty was for the girls.

Inside the boxes:

* onigiri brown bear or hello kitty, decorated with chicken floss (bear), nori, cheddar cheese and kani (ribbon)

* blanched broccoli

* chikuwa (under the broccoli)

* tamagoyaki

* fried nuggets (store-bought)

* apple pieces and green grapes

* flower-y carrots

* quail eggs

* edamame

* yellow and white duckies also white sleepy rabbit food picks to add cheerfulness for kids.

I had a hard time in carving the star and love onto the quail eggs ^_^ will try to better do it Haha! Oh yes, I filled chicken floss for the kitty.

Most importantly, they enjoyed togetherness and had a great time ! yaaayyy... {^,^}

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Bobby & Nancy in Church Ceremony

Hai hai

Ini bener-bener hutang yang lama banget dibayarnya nih
Bisa kena bunga deh.
hahahhaa

For details, you can visit Nancy's post too in here

So...., enjoy the pics!

Ikutan make up jam 5 pagi... *kucek kucek mata sambil nguap*
Make up by pinkbubble!
Thanks a bunch, Elrica... You made all of us so pretty, yeap..including our Luna *big hugs*

cute ring bearer and sweet flower girl

am I pretty?

Bastian cengir2 sementara yang gede dah pose serius

Setelah selesai misa, lunch di Marriott Hotel

Anak-anak dikasi perlengkapan menggambar..biar anteng

the menu

my seat. Dapet passport holder :)

vegetarian menu

kan pei..!

I am hungry... ^,^

Overall, makanan nya enak...dan gue kenyang karena bisa makan semuanya.

Biasa nya kalo dateng ke kondangan, cuma pilih-pilih makanan sayur, buah dan dessert aja. Hihihi..

Cup cup cup muach muach.....

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