Finding Time to Read

When it comes to reading, here’s a quote I’d like to share :

“It is essential that children read. Reading sets them free to explore a world of their own imagination rather than being constrained by the images of television. The ability to understand the nuances within the text equips them well for the ambiguities of later life.”

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If our children have always been allowed to spend more time playing games and browsing the virtual world than reading a book … then perhaps it is a good time now to start encouraging them to pick up a book.

Start with a simple one if they’re not used to reading anything.

And (this is an important one!), do read with them and read books ourselves.

Because, walking our talk is always best when it comes to teaching little ones, yes?

Didn’t seem too long ago when I blogged about the day Brie said hello to the world.

And today, our littlest is TWO!

Oh my.

I have so much to write about this little girl.

The milestones. Her love for painting and scribbling. Her love for describing and talking.

Will get to that real soon.

For now, here’s another shot of her, at exactly TWO years old.

Love you, lil Brie!

And we always thank God for you.

It’s nice to go away from the busy city of Jakarta every now and then.

And so the other day, we checked out Pasar Ah Poong (Pasar Apung) again, at Sentul City.

I wrote about this place in January earlier this year (Click HERE)

The last time we came, the Eco Art Park ‘play areas’ were still under construction.

They’re mostly done by now and, I thought they’re quite nice.

Anya and Vai so happily went to check them out!

Note:

We were there on a Saturday afternoon, around 3pm, and unfortunately, some play equipments were ‘locked’, ie. No staff to ensure safety of use, so some equipments were chained up, which really was a pity, because weekends are when more people come to visit the place, and I kind of expected ‘all’ the ready-for-use play equipments to be operational.

But anyway.

The kids were super happy to ride the free ‘river boat’ again!

(Okay, it’s not totally ‘free’, because you’d need to tip the guy with the oar =)

The guy lent his oar to Anya and Vai too, who enthusiastically paddled and made the boat go round and round to nowhere, haha.

New found appreciation towards boat paddlers from that moment on, I guess? =)

And last but not least, here’s how you get to Pasar Apoong, Sentul City, from Jakarta (by car):

> Get on the highway (jalan tol) and exit at Sentul Selatan

> After the highway gate, turn left

> When you’ve found your FIRST roundabout, turn right

And that’s it.

Took us 45mins to an hour to get there.

Note:
Do expect slower traffic condition if you’re there in the weekends, because other than Pasar Apoong, there’s also this theme park called ‘Jungleland’ in the area!

Enjoy the greenery!

And the food =)

Cheers!

Last year, I shared this clip on my online channel, it’s an interview done by Channel NewsAsia for their programme called “Unseen Dollar”.

(It sure was a privilege to share my personal thoughts on the importance of motherhood through this media)

Here’s the video clip again, just in case you’ve missed it :

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The final clip that went on TV was only around 8 minutes, but the actual interview itself was so much longer (naturally =)

And.

I now have some of those extra scenes! *YAY*

Yes, the ones that weren’t featured in the final clip =)

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Somehow, it just felt ‘interesting’ to listen to how my day to day life was like back in Singapore.

(Although there are many things about Singapore that I miss, I’m glad we’re now together as a family, ie. No more ‘weekend hubby/daddy’)

Anyway.

I’ve put the clips together and I’d like to share it with you.

Basically, in the video I answered questions on :

- Why I chose to be a Fulltime Mom
- What my day to day activities are like
- My personal thoughts on why being actively involved in a child’s life is important

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Here’s the video!

And it’s dedicated to all mothers out there!

Enjoy! =)