Without Me

Your school held a Parents Class Visit and therefore there’s no class for you today. I was supposed to come, but since I only received the invitation last night, I have to skip it this time. I have to go to work.

Anyway, your bude Vinny called and asked if you would like to join Annisa, Bea, Pancar and Ardhika to go to Ancol, and you jumped out of the bed when I told you the good news. You took a bath on your own, and when I knocked in to say goodbye, you stood still with your big puzzled eyes:

You: Oh, you are not coming with me to Ancol?

Me: No, honey, I have to go to work

You: Oh, I thought you are coming….

Me: No, honey, I’m sorry…. I didn’t know that you don’t have to go to school today. Otherwise, I would probably have asked for a day off

You: Other kids, are their moms coming?

Me: Yes, honey...

You: So, who will I be with?

Me: Mbak Irah will come and accompany you, don’t worry

You: Oh, okay……

With that, you quietly continued your bath. It looked like you took it quite well, yet I felt so sad and wonder what went on your mind. Honey, I know there is no way mbak Irah can replace me.

And with this posting, I want you to know, that I really wanted to be with you and spend a fun day in Ancol with you. But then again, sometimes – a lot of times – things do not happen as what we want it to be.

Thank you for understanding.

Indonesian Science Festival

You are always amused by science experiments and that's why I took you to PIM this Sunday. Not to shop, but because they are holding the 2007 Indonesian Science Festival. Actually, I wasn't really expecting much, I thought it's just going to be the boring science exhibition. Well, I was wrong!

The booths, though not all were ready for the visitors, displayed and demonstrated science in a very attractive way, especially for children like you. There are a lot of experiments that you can try, so instead of listening to the usual boring explanation, children can try and experience the wonder of science directly. Most of these fun booths were organized by DoctoRabbit.

To me, the most interesting booth was the one where they have this 6 grader student explained about various things that happen in our every day life, from how the wind blows in the morning and at night, how food are processed in our body, how a laser pointer works, to the 9 planets of our galaxy.

I was so impressed by Rizki, a very young scientist, who is a student of SD Cilandak Barat 06. The way he explained things were so clear and interesting. No wonder you spent nearly half hour chatting with him.

This is how science is supposed to be, fun and cool.

Picture shows Rizki explaining about how laser pointer works

The 2007 Indonesian Science Festival is officially held from
13-19 August 2007 at the North Skywalk 1st fl. and North Atrium,
Pondok Indah Mall 2.

Father and Son Day Out

Last week-end, your dad took you to a one-day-cruise to Pulau Ayer. The trip was organized by the Jakarta Toastmasters Club #4067, where your dad serves as the Area Governor.

In case you were wondering why I did not come with you and your dad, here are the reasons.

First, I’m not too keen on traveling by boat. I would enjoy the breezy wind, but since I don’t swim, I might feel uneasy every time the sea gets a bit rough

Second, I’m not so much of a beach-type-of-a-person. I’m not too crazy about getting a sun tan, or riding a banana boat (for a very obvious reason!)

Third, I would like you to spend more time with your dad, without me. So it’s kinda father and son day out

Fourth, I also want to have some time on my own, catching up with my good buddies that I haven’t seen for months

Anyway, it seemed like you really enjoyed the trip, you met a new friend - Rayhan - and won several prizes from the games they organized during the trip. And you were so impressed by the Phinisi that took you to the island. So I guess it was a good day for all of us.

XX

Picture of you and Rayhan, with Phinisi as the backdrop.