Almost Christmas!!

Hey it almost Christmas, it means so many things to do, how exciting!
I'm done designing these Christmas envelope, phewww.. it's a lot but I'm quite satisfied with the result, I'll let you know later after I receive the print out version..

and Christmas means decorating..



















and baking Christmas cookies, that gone before Christmas, yes, we ate it all.. :D!

New paw in the house :)

Hello. This is Totto, our new pet cat. A curious bundle with sharp claw and teeth, yet so cute :). Bye bye smooth sofa. *_* purr purr purr.



















 :: Shake, shake, shake the cat.. *_*

:: Morning stroll ...

 :: beware of the next step, it usually involve sharp claw and teeth..

:: totto wants to play with old Bunny

Holiday is here!

Can wait any longer... !
Christmas ornaments from clay painted with Acrylic before and after. Our simple Christmas Tree. Marker Christmas drawing. Christmas Cookies!

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Silly :)

Find these photos when I just tidy up my computer files,
photos that were taken by herself as a face experiment *my husband say that, silly things that make me laugh, have you found yours? :)

Singapore Trip part 3

The favorite stuff!

Ke Art Museumnya Singapore, kebetulan pas lagi ada children art exhibition, jadi puas deh, anaknya demen, emaknya juga hehe!

::  Ini Walter the bunny, you can see but you can't touch. Sempet "baru' mau megang balonnya, namanya juga anak2, guardnya langsung lompat dan bikin anak2 pucat :D. See? That's why it's written do not touch.. !

:: ketemu rombongan anak2 sekolah juga

 :: clockwise: mainan bunga2an yang bergerak kiri kanan disatu sisi dinding, membuat pattern dikertas, lalu ada keping2 raksasa yg bisa dibuat dari pattern yang dibikin trus di foto deh, mainan tukar pasang kostum real body size!, pasang memasangkan bentuk dgn shape yg ada dilantai, gajah ber stiker bunga

:: clockwise: karya instalasi diseluruh dinding dari mainan , papier mache yang boleh dicoret2 sama anak2; vandalisme terstruktur dan pada tempatnya!,  fruit papercraft, tiket masuknya bisa dituker dgn 3 lembar fruit papercraft ini :)

Practice in life

rolling.. rolling .. rolling...
♪ ♫ music playing..
rolling.. rolling .. rolling...
♪ ♫ music again.. ♪ ♫

 

:: You know, when you put your child into a music lesson,  there's a few consideration that a parents should anticipate, mind about the imperfect noise, what I mean is the up and down of mastering one song into another, the skill of how you encourage your children even when you know that the difficulties is beyond your skill, but bettween the process we both learn a lot about life, of how you get the perfection on every note and on the next second it's just slipped like that.. we did that in life too, and we all just have to practice too.. a lot :)

:: Meet the second artist, Blackie aka Siitem :D

IF- spent

I spent my time with the tadpoles.
They are so tiny.
So vulnerable yet so sweet.
I spent my time with the tadpoles.
and I like them... 

:: We found these guys in our backyards, as the raining season comes, with so many loud croaks of thousand frogs, here they are.. 

:: and make a journal of their lives, the eggs hatching in only 1 day, but the tadpole phase is still a long long way to go, we feed these guys spinach and lettuce, with a little fish pellets every two days.. grow big dear little froggies!

China trip

We went to Beijing on July, it's summer in there and the weather is surely hot, it's quite an experience, I like their culture and art, it is amazing and very details.

 

 :: jade museum: they have this card that have a chinese character written for each western name :)

 

:: Great Wall: Mika's drawing. We only finished the 1st post.. *_*' 

 

:: summer palace, there's an old man that is really captured my attention, and there he is.. :)

 

:: Lung; dragon statue at the airport- beautiful!
:: Summer palace again, this place really got something, something magical inside every corner, it's old trees, old buildings.. rather creepy but beautiful..

:: Cute little cheongsam isn't it, and I finally got my name on the stamp carved right on it, well the stamp really not as neat as the samples ( like on the right side on the photos) when I try it at home, but I'm quite happy :)

And a little bit tips :
1. For shopping in China: don't ask the price, only if you really get into it, otherwise they will holding your arms tightly asking you to bargain until you feel uneasy and buy the thing. Always check your shopping after they wrapped it, they usually switch the broken things or give you the wrong size in purpose. Just be extra careful.

2. There's a lot of yelling and spitting in China. They don't mean to be rough by yelling at you- it's only their custom, and about the spitting- it is all because there's a lot of dust in China, taking by the wind from the Yellow River.

3. And the cons goes to the public toilet, just be prepare to bring a lot and lot of tissue... *_*'

Sequence

 

We did a few photo-shoot last June, and look. There's a perfect moment inside all the imperfection. :D

Books!

Look what I've got lately, books books books.. !
This is why- I've told you- I love mailman :)

:: Early Christmas books from  Dian, a fellow writer, I was planning to save this for Christmas, but anyway.. why not having a little touch of Christmas now!
Thanks Dian!



















:: And a swap picture books from Cecil, with a tiny cute Nekobus and a Ghibli CD songs!
I'm gonna play the CD while working and I'm sure I will get a lots of ideas by hearing some songs from Ghibli.. Thanks Cil!

:: Cool...!

Batik Cheongsam for Chinese New Year

Isn't it sweet?

I always want a Cheongsam with batik print for my daughter, at last I've found a local online store that made it, and I just love the combination between Indonesian Batik and the oriental style. 

Lately in Indonesia we have a campaign to wear batik as our cultural heritage, and I can say the campaign goes well, so many beautiful pattern and so many ways to combine the fabrics, love it!

And this one is for the Chinese New Year the year of the tiger, may this year bring luck and prosperity to all of us, Gong Xi Fat Choi everybody!

butterflies!

Hei hei long time no see, it's just I'm to laazy recently, with all the dateline and holiday, this and that, you will find me gazing through some delicious blog these days, with a blank mind to even post a single entry to IF and this blog, gee.. :) and it's nice, yes, to take a break for a while and looking around just to learn from those talented people in the net..

Meanwhile this is what we do in our spare time, catching butterflies, waiting, sneaking, and voila.. got them. And in all those waiting moment, everything like moving in slow motion, you listen, you open all your senses, it just refreshed your mind inside out.. try it..















:: Butterfly net, made from stick, plastic bag, and cello-tape :)





















:: this is some of the butterflies we'd caught, we let them go after a few moment

A little bit of Christmas :)

Nearly Christmas, so much to do, hope the pictures tells it all :D
























:: The dough reindeer, ready to be put in the oven


















:: The advent calendar in the tree, gotta think what to do in the next 25 days.. :)

flower booster :)

Got a flower booster from my daughter yesterday. Between a rush dateline, it really really make my day. Beautiful. Your flower and your attention. I really appreciate it dear.

And now here I am, posting 2 post in a row.. :D

Ok get back to work!

Almost November!

Yiha! I love November, because it means preparing. Making things and activities, welcoming Christmas always give me a boost to make everyday things look more cheerful, and the rain make the weather a little bit friendly, it's been a hot days recently and it give me a little bit crankiness in doing my work. Thanks God the rain is coming!

How do you like the new background, quite festive eh! But thats what I need right now :)



:: Do some charcoal drawing outside




















:: Been to the circus












:: wondering around the house, these beautiful leaves soon'll be gone.. but they'll comeback!

The art of the morning call

Sometimes I feel pity for them, they got to get up early in the morning, take a bath 10 minutes after, still with a sticky eyes, get a quick meal, and waiting for the school bus. Phew... ! And this is what Mika look like in the morning, my husband said" She look like she glued to her bed.." heehee.. I couldn't agree more

:: 5.45 am














:: 6.00 am


















:: 6.05 am

Leaves

It's very dry nowadays, and the sky is so blue.


















Just a couple weeks ago, the rain and big wind make a tree fall not far from our house, it breaks my heart to see such a big beautiful tree scoop out like that.. ,



















but from that we find little things that is quite interesting- the gum from the tree trunks, it make us feel like a dwarf collecting diamonds from the caves.. :)

























And so many leaves in the garden! We like it! We play with them, make a ship from them.. :D Swoosh swoosh, the falling leaves are just beautiful.








:: Look at the color gradation, isn't nature amazing..?