Walk The Talk

Bismillah, Okay a very short post this weekend just to write something that has been in my mind for years now. Earlier today I was being asked (well not directly, but I felt like the question was also valid for me) something that made me laugh nervously, “Kalau nikahnya sama orang indo, ngapain mesti pake…

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Identity

Bismillah, This topic is proudly presented by yours truly and my eldest, Z. Read on to know. I am currently reading Culture Map by Erin Meyer. I am only on page 20-ish when I encountered a very interesting passage. It came from one of her interviewees — someone who came from two cultures (Italian and…

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Family Schedules

Bismillah, GOOD MORNING FROM JAKARTA! (yes, I am on mudik mode now, so please excuse a might-be-too-friendly cheery greeting lol) Anyway, no. Not going to talk about our traveling experience (yet) because it was nothing but tiring. So there — it should sum it up nicely. Let me just write about something that has been…

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All the snuggles in the world

Being a mother of two is tough – and sometimes challenging. Most of my days are spent on being a referee and deciding what words I can say that will make everything’s fair for everyone. Some of those days were easy and smooth-sailing while the others were .. difficult and I needed to calm my…

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Balada Childcare

Bismillah, Kembali melanjutkan #thenefainberlin series – ini topik yang kemaren kalah pas ada poling, tapi saya keukeuh tetap pengen nulis tentang ini, hihi. Kenapa? Soalnya berasa perjuangan untuk mendapatkan childcare ini bikin lelaaaahhh sangat. Sayang kalau ga ditulis buat kenang-kenangan #eh Jadi ceritanya, waktu di Singapura, Z dan M diasuh sama mbak Marni. Mbak kami…

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