Crescent

I asked this questions many times to Evan. The normal answer are hard or soft, big or small. But today, the answer was a moon, big, crescent. He showed me proudly. And so i understand now what he means when he said 'moon poo' :D

Bugs galore

It's officially rainy/wet season here in TI. It's great to see rain, i like the mood. Gloomy, lazy, cold, relaxing.
The look of the island slowly change. It is now green, bushy, wet, and fresh. Where before was brown and dry. Grass and plants on our front and back yard grow madness. Green and fresh everywhere, very refreshing. The back yard started to look like a jungle with big trees and wild grass grow uncontrollable.

However, I just learned that wet season means animal galore!!
I guess all the bugs that usually live under the ground are now go to the surface.
Bugs, insects, reptile, mammals, they are hundreds of them are out and about !!

I also learned that frogs are singing before, when, and after rains !
So if the sky is blue but you hear the frogs sing, it means rain is coming, and it's really true !
I don't want to know how many frogs live in my yard, but i think they are many, and they are really loud and noisy.

Ants also get more mad in the house. They attacking everything and they are everywhere! I can not sit down on the sofa, or on the chair without having ants crawling on my hands or legs ! (*eeeuuwwww). Not to mention spiders and gecko. It became silly so we have to get pest controller. It is much better now. At least ants and spiders are no longer occupied the house. But they are still wonder around out of the house (*sigh)

Night time is the worst. All the insects are come alive ! most of them are gathered on the bright places, like a lamp/lights. One night we got home late and let the front light on, and found hundreds of insects flying around the lamp, and lots of bugs on crawling, including giant (soooooo big) black beetle, gecko, lizard (*eeeeuuuuwwwww!!!!)

Yesterday was a rainy day. It was pouring almost all day, and clear out around 4pm. At 5pm I got out to the lawn and see what I can shoot. And here are all the creatures I found only around the orange tree. I was there only around 15 minutes, because it was started to rain again.  Few more shoot of butterflies and bugs, but they are out of focus so I don't share them here. I wonder what would I find if I really explore the whole garden  (*eeeuuuwwwww)

mini butterfly on the grass

black lady bug with orange spots

have no idea what it is !! Found this on the orange tree

Giant orange spotty spider with yellow web on our orange tree !

bugs making out on our short grass !

What the hell is that? I don't want to know !

Pink

Yesterday was a pink day.

Evan decided to choose pink over many other colors given.

First he chose pink jelly for me to cook in the morning, then he only wants pink shrimp crackers at dinner, and chose pink balloon for his dad to blow!

Hope I don't have to worry !

Little Thing

This little thing has finally arrived today !!

They said it's a smart phone who is very user friendly. This little thing is so smart it can do anything, and supposed to make our life easier.

But OMG ! After using nokia for so long, may take a while until I mastering the use of this little thing!

Totally excited. I'm sure this little thing will slowly change my daily routine. To be better I hope.

Can't wait !

little corner

My poor old laptop is working hard since its screen fixed and my 'shooting' become more frequent than ever. However the poor battery didn't last long and its now broken again. So poor sitobi has to be plugged to the electricity socket to make it alive. Not too convenient to work with sitobi on my laps with adapter and cable attached. Sometimes it sits on the dining table, and it got a little food and drink spill.

Recently hubby brought home a small display table, that he think I can use! It is not a perfect desk, but it actually suit Sitobi well, and good enough for me to do my 'silly' work while Evan is playing near. Finally I have my own 'work' space, and of course this simple-little corner become my favorite spot in the house. :)

365 days

Pheewww! Time flies, and finally the project to take up photos everyday in the whole year of 2011 has to come to an end.

I can not believe i've done this! I'm quite proud of myself for being consistent to record every single day of my life last year in between my crazy roller coaster life.

But there are some consequences for this action, that is i don't have time to do my other passion. I am struggling to write on the blog, don't read anymore, hasn't touch my crochet project, and i have zillion photos on my laptop!

I am drowning in the world of photography and editing, including instagram, which take up a lot of work and time.

Anyway, year 2011 was amazing.

* start 365 days photo project and complete the mission!
* 6 weeks trip to jakarta - was fantastic!!
* moving out and renting our house in perth - super stressful
* trip to cairns - quite enjoyable
* move in to thursday island - interesting
* got a job - unbelievably lucky!

What a year! Lots of up and down, but we are survive, safe and sound. However, i regret to not write lots of my thought during those times.

365 days has gone by, another day has begun. Hope another 365 days ahead will be peaceful, wonderful, and beautiful, everyday.

Looking to each photo in my 365 photos project of 2011 makes me realised every single moments in my life is precious. Here is the gallery of my 365 days of 2011. Note: the project is continuing this year. We'll see if i can complete it :)

Daily Photo 2011, a set on Flickr.

simple Christmas in the island

 It's Christmas ! This time we spent time in the island, with its humidity and rain. Weather very like the same as Jakarta, which I like. I didn't really have time to have home sick this christmas,  since I was just super busy! I swear my time was always full on, every day, every minute, no break until I went to sleep. Now that I finally have time to write a little, I can't even break down what I did, what made me so busy, because they are just too many !

Anyway, our christmas started early. We put up the tree and decoration on the 1st of  December. Barney Christmas dvd was on, Christmas songs too. Evan was so excited and help me decorating. He also started to understand Santa. He had been taught to be a good boy so Santa would give him big present, which is a big bike. We didn't realised that Santa in this island can be many! Evan had 4x Santa this year! First one was at my office's christmas party, 2nd one was at the city christmas twilight market, 3rd was at his Childcare, and the 4th was on christmas eve. I think he was over Santa after he saw Santa for the 3rd times. Must be confusing for him to see so many Santa and got presents from each Santa he met, and when we kept saying that Santa will come on christmas eve when he is sleeping. He didn't know the concept of dates yet, he didn't know when is the actual christmas day is. All he knows that he has met Santa, got presents, and will get more presents. As the result, he didn't fall asleep until 12.30am on christmas eve, just to see Santa coming and wanted to have a look at the presents. It follows to exhausted me and hubby who has to wrap the presents and install the big bike after Evan is really asleep. We ended up sleep at 2.30am, and woke up like a zombie on christmas morning.

little helper

Santa at my office's staff christmas party

Santa at twilight christmas market

santa at the childcare

I took a lot of christmas photos (of course), made up few christmas cards and sent them to family and close friends, and made special christmas decoration for Evan.

Snowman decoration I made for Evan

Our busy period started since the 16th, as the day of Evan's childcare last day for this year. I and hubby had to work until 23rd, and so hubby took time off on my working days. It turned out good as he could spent quality time with the little boy. That week we have to prepare to stock up our pantry and fridge, buy presents, and prepare for xmas dinner with friends on the 23rd. Yes, we invited people to dinner early this Christmas as they are all already have plan on christmas day or they are away to their home town. Our dinner with friends turned out good. It was just a simple dinner with small crowd. Was a good fun.

christmas dinner with friends

We went to Church on christmas eve, 6pm mass. There were only about 18 people there, so simple and quiet mass, compared to mass in Jakarta. No extravagant decoration. Only simple nativity set at the altar, which is nice. Evan behaved, he even like to sing Gloria in exelcis deo, :)

So, the little boy started the day by opening the santa sack under his bed in the morning. Then I made french toast and sausages sizzles for breakfast. Then we opened presents under the tree. I really feel that the little boy had too many presents. So many that he forgot what he really really want at the first place, which was a big bike. He was startled with joy when he saw the bike. But then he tried it on, he felt the bike was too big and too wobbly, and so he didn't really like it anymore, especially he had successfully distracted by other toys and goodies. (*sigh*) We then had a very nice special roast chicken for lunch, then relaxing time the whole afternoon.

christmas lunch - roast chicken

In the mean time, the weather outside was gloomy, cloudy, humid, and wet.

and that's how I and my little family spent my Christmas this year :)

Merry Christmas to you xoxoxo

where's aeroplane

We were about to go out this morning and he was sitting in front of the door with his finger on his forehead. He moved his head up and down, right and left and keep saying "where are you?"..... I asked what are you doing? and he said, "i'm looking for aeroplane, mummy."

and he kept searching when we walked outside the house and in the car.

:)

tiny joys that made my day

My heart melted this morning when I dropped Evan to Childcare and send him in the playroom, he said, "have a good day!" he smiled and wave bye bye ! Ahhh... he can be a very sweet little boy sometimes ... : D

The other night we went out to a dinner with friends. After I finished my meal I just realised that I have a sticker stick on my wrist! It was there all along since we left home, and of course the little boy have to do with it. One of the guy said, "I knew it was there, I thought it some kind of new trend." haha...
And the other day I found 3 stickers at the back of hubby's shirt, and he was wearing it all day!  

Anyhoo, here's a little update of him in the last couple of months :

* His current favorite TV channel is Nickelodeon Junior, goodbye ABCKids channel !
* His recent favorite show is DORA THE EXPLORER !! Goodbye Pororo ...

* His kitchen hands skills developed. I actually enjoyed his company and little help in the kitchen now, as his hands become stronger and controllable.

* Start the morning by making glass of Milo, put the milk in the microwave, press the start button, spoon the milo into the glass, then stir it until all mixed well.

* Spread margarine and jam or nutella on toast or plain bread , folded the bread, and cut into half.

* He can take the biscuit jar from the pantry and open it without me knowing !

* He is still enjoying peeling onion and garlic, and helped me stir in the wok or pan

* His social skills improved. He has a best buddy called Maddy, whose her mom is hubby's office colleague. So cute to see them playing together. Especially when they are holding hands :D

* He is good in sharing food and toys in the house with other kids now.

* He can eat by him self only if he want too. Most of the time he asked me to help to feed him, just because I am around.

* I keep having thank you message and report from teacher in the childcare about how good he was in helping them to clean up and set up lunch or afternoon tea!!

* He also still enjoying coloring with water paint. However every time he does it, he only use one color to color the whole page !

* He likes to cut papers.

* He would come to my room in the morning to say "Good morning, mommy and daddy" - very loud - and very early !

* He loves to talk to people on the laptop (skype) - means to my family in Jakarta and Liam :)

* He also loves to talk on the phone. He is now can make a better conversation on the phone. Saying hello, how are you, and answer the question, and ask questions. Usually he talk with his dad or grandad :)

* He can make a cross sign when praying... well sort of... :) He can't really say "in the name of...." yet, but he definitely knows where the hands should go first and next in the right direction. He does the cross in the Church too, he knows to always make a cross sign after dipping his hand in the holy water bowl. -:)

* I always say  a pray before bed with him. Sometimes he wanted to say the pray himself ! :)

* At the Mass, he is also getting better in behaving himself. Sometimes he kneeled and pretended to seriously praying. He enjoyed putting coins in to the offering tray, he amused himself by reading a book we brought from home, or playing with the mass newsletter, and whispered when he talk.

* He still have to have a nap or quite time in the afternoon, otherwise will go mad by 5pm.

That's all I can think about him at the moment. :) He is a good and clever little boy, no doubt :)

up up to the sky

Went to the park today with Evan, and had fun on the community's Health exhibition/promotion there. Evan had a ride in a little ambulance car, play ball and got stickers, had lots of goodies, and sit down on the grass watching people singing and dancing. He got the balloon from there too.

The idea of this shot was a tribute for the late Steve Jobs, who passed away yesterday. The 'apple' world was mourning. RIP, Mr Jobs.

looking up...

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and you'll be surprise what you find. Another one I spotted when walking home from work today.

Dinner tonight

Pasta bake with mince beef and carrot. Made by me. :)