11.59

Here I am. 11.59pm. Alone. Well, not actually alone. I have the pregnant lady Smurfette and Clumsy - two cats that accompany me after back from work. My husband and two Vs are sleeping very tight, really proud of him, a superdad of the day! Two of our assistants went home or 'mudik' today, while I had just now the first ever Iftar or break the fast with media and Mercedes-Benz Indonesia. Alhamdulillah, everything went well.

Despite of this is the second day of my period, in which as usual, I had a migraine, today is a very busy, good day, starting with dropping off Vgirl at school, followed by going to the factory for a meeting with all managers and deputy directors. Traffic was unfriendly back to the office - can you imagine it took 2hours from Cikeas to Thamrin.

Juggling time and multitasking were part of the day. So it's kind of in between for taking care of the event with the media and registering online for V's tae kwon do. See, I did learn my lesson. Cukup sekali saya terlambat mendaftarkan anak ke ekskul di sekolah empat tahun yang lalu. I'm getting better in meeting a deadline, I guess. Have to. Haha...

Me time for 2 hours is always nice. And I thank SET channel for its everyday Sex and the City (while the kids have already sleeping) and Warner TV for their silly programs I couldn't dare to watch while my kids are around. Oh by the way have you watched TV series 'The Real NY Housewives'? It's about drama around the NY socialites, yang menurut saya sadisnya gak ketulungan. Bukaaaannn, ini bukan soal pembunuhan macam CSI atau Criminal Minds. Ini lebih sadis, bercerita mengenai kehidupan jet set dan pertemanan palsu. Sangat duniawi dan pergulatan yang membawa ketidaktenangan dalam hidup (and yet I watch it when the schedule permits).

OK checklist time! Shower - done. Play with the cats - done. Kiss Vs goodnight - done. Checking two Vs  homework - done. Me time - done.

I have two hours to sleep before preparing for sahur and Vs meal box for school.

Catch you later!

Duo Adorable: Clumsy and Smurfette

One thing that many people don't really know about me is that I'm a cat lova! I was once grown up with cats, from elementary school until after graduation. Cats were always surrounding my house and since my mom and sisters always fed them, they came back and finally stayed with us.

Having a cat is not easy. I think that's the reason why mom had this sincere attempt to get rid of them for several of times. Talking about my mom, she had a unique way, if not  acting like Cruella DeVille in 101 Dalmation, to dump our cats.

Mom had a belief that if we dump a cat, it could came back to our house again no matter how far. So she had this brilliant idea (perhaps got the tips from her friend next door), that to make the cats gone permanently, we couldn't allow it to see where we were going. The cats, according to this belief, were capable to trace down and memorize the ways back, that would help it going back to where it had lived.

OK, so my mom put the cats into 'karung' (big bag). and bring them to a new place through which to get there, she took so many turns to confuse the cats inside the karung. At a moment I really thought that my mom had a high regard towards the intelligence of these cats (above mine).

Anyway, when it occured, we were all crying, begging to our moms to keep the cats. One valid reason I knew later, was that my second sisters got a severe asthma. So it's fully understandable when mom did not really want a cat inside the house.

Nevertheless, not long after dumping 1-2 cats, a new one was then came. They would actually never came if not fed. That's the rules, and remains the same nowdays. But my sisters, and including my mom couldn't help but not feeding the coming cats. So it's recurring.

Here are my two adorable cats: Clumsy (boy) and Smurfette (girl). They are siblings, but then got married. Well, it's complicated. I can share the story later.

(written by Vera Makki. http://cafemother.blogspot.com/ )

Clumsy and Smurfette, my children also love them!

Taman Bacaan Anak Lebah on TV

Pada tanggal 22-24 Maret 2012 lalu tim Taman Bacaan Anak Lebah (TBAL) terbang ke Lombok untuk memberikan donasi buku di program #SatuBukuSatuSaudara. Acara diawali dengan mendongeng bersama @poetrisoehendro dan acara penyerahan donasi buku batch 1 ini dibantu oleh Dhani @sidhancrut. Simak ceritanya di video hasil editing mas Fahmi dari Suara Merdeka, media group terbesar di Semarang. Kenapa saya mengajak beliau? karena jepretannya ciamik punya!

Enjoy!

SUARA MERDEKA CYBERNEWS .:LAYAR - Sepenggal Cerita untuk Anak Lombok

Inilah cerita perjalanan saya dan tim Taman Bacaan Anak Lebah ke Lombok Timur untuk membagikan donasi buku di program #SatuBukuSatuSaudara. Simak yuk ceritanya...

SUARA MERDEKA CYBERNEWS .:LAYAR - Sepenggal Cerita untuk Anak Lombok

Cerita lain silakan ke:
1. Website http://www.tamanbacaananaklebah.com/
2. Twitter: @lebahbooks
3. Facebook: Taman Bacaan Anak Lebah

Smiles from Lebah children in PAUD Istiqomah, Lombok Tengah: