A Day at The Beach

During Summer Holiday on June, we went to a beach. Well, not a real beach but a pool of beach sand. Yeah, I arranged to bring 2 big packs of sand and put them in my plastic pool (I bought it for that day!). Some of my students never knew what is like to be … Continue reading A Day at The Beach →

The Magic of Books

Reading has been one of the most popular campaign that have been done by parents, teachers, caregivers and publishers to reach the lives of our children. Book as the main component of this campaign has its own magic power. It connects different parts of the world into a single language. From animal and plants stories, … Continue reading The Magic of Books →

Traveling Around Asia

One day, I brought my students to the airport because we were going to travel around Asia. The journey was set to Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and then back to Indonesia. They need to check on their tickets, passport and belongings. The day was young and they were excited to start the journey! Yay... They were … Continue reading Traveling Around Asia →

Emotional Attachment: What a-year-old infant can feel?

Two days ago, my sister-in-law suddenly fell limply onto the floor. She said that she was very weak so she could not stand up by herself. When we - my mom and I - lifted her up, my baby niece spontaneously cried! She screamed because she knew that something was wrong with her mom. At … Continue reading Emotional Attachment: What a-year-old infant can feel? →

Veggies Day

The issue of children hate vegetables (a.k.a veggies) has been known since I was a child myself. Experts on child health has brought this issue to parents, so they can prevent this situation to happen to their children and to share their own experiences, for parents who has this problem within their family. On one … Continue reading Veggies Day →

Review : The Memory Keeper’s Daughter

Author : Kim Edwards Publisher : Penguin Books, USA Year : 2006 (International Edition) Pages : x + 513 *** "... that each person was an isolated universe" (p. 486) It took me a while to consider, whether I was going to buy this book or not. I read and re-read the back cover; as … Continue reading Review : The Memory Keeper’s Daughter →

Giving Back

Yesterday I got a message from my close friend, Shirley. She asked me when will we have a charity for the poor like what we did on the last Idul Fitri and Christmas. Suddenly, I realized that I have forgotten such a thing. I've been too busy with my own thoughts and business and just … Continue reading Giving Back →

Creative Process of Future Designers

Fashion Designers Talking about the glamorous life of designers, I always imagine a person who is wearing high-end brands from top to toe (sometimes I watch Kimora: Living in a Fab Lane). A designer must know everybody's names, their masterpiece and how to beat them in the competition. But within this week (June 16-20, 2008), … Continue reading Creative Process of Future Designers →