Wrong exit

The first day back at school, I took the wrong exit at the highway.
Supposed to get out at Gading Serpong, but took the Alam Sutra Serpong exit instead.

I told Timmy "Tim, Mama took the wrong exit."

His reply quite surprises me: "Mom, Oh Oh... You should take the right exit Mom.
But don't worry, I'm Lipstikola Map. I know the way.... I'll help you find the right way. Can you go back Mom?

I told Timmy: "We can't go back Tim, coz this is the high way and it is dangerous to retreat. But it's Ok. We can find another way.

Tim" You should use the right way next time Mom."

Me: "I know Tim, it's ok. In life, sometimes we make mistakes and we learn from the mistake, so next time we won't do the same mistake again. It's human to make mistakes, as long as we learn from it."

I really do enjoy talking to Timmy these days.

I come across to an interesting article

Quote:
Pelajaran Berharga Mengenai Takdir dan Kepuasan..
Senin, 9 November 2009 11:39 WIB

Pelajaran Berharga Mengenai Takdir dan Kepuasan
Foto oleh Vibizlife/Daniel Otto. Lokasi : Lombok, Indonesia


Di dalam dunia ini..
Manusia selalu mencari kepuasan di dalam hatinya..
Segala cara yang ada ditempuh untuk mencapai hal yang diinginkannya..
Dan seringkali manusia ingin menjadi seperti orang lain yang terlihat sempurna menurut pandangannya..

Seringkali..ketika seseorang merasa tidak puas di dalam hidupnya..
Ia menjadi pribadi yang ambisius dan tidak bahagia..
Ia hanya mengejar apa yang menjadi keinginannya..
Dan tak pernah menyadari keindahan hidup yang dianugerahkan oleh Sang Pencipta..

Sesungguhnya..kepuasan hanya didapatkan ketika kita mau membuka diri untuk menerima apa yang Sang Pencipta telah tetapkan bagi hidup kita..
Ya..kita memang tidak perlu menjadi seperti orang lain untuk mencapai ambisi kita..
Kita tidak perlu menginginkan untuk menjadi seseorang yang mungkin memiliki kelebihan yang kita inginkan di dalam hidup..

Kita memang perlu belajar dari orang lain yang merupakan teladan yang baik..
Namun..pada akhirnya..pribadi kita tetaplah bukan pribadi orang tersebut..
Karena Tuhan telah memberikan takdir yang berbeda bagi setiap orang..
Dan di mata Sang Pencipta..tidak ada satu orangpun yang lebih baik satu dengan yang lainnya..
Karena Ia menciptakan setiap orang memiliki keunikan dan kelebihan yang berbeda-beda namun semua itu indah di mataNya..

Di dalam hidup..jangan pernah memandang bahwa bunga tetangga yang terlihat merah merekah adalah yang bunga yang terindah dibandingkan bunga kita yang tidak berwarna merah..
Ketahuilah..meskipun bunga kita tidak berwarna merah seperti yang dimiliki yang lain..bunga itu tetap merupakan bunga yang indah menurut warnanya..
Ya..jika bunga kita berwarna jingga, merah jambu, kuning, putih, atau ungu, kita tetap merupakan bunga yang indah dengan warnanya masing-masing..
Nah.. seperti bunga-bunga tersebut yang indah menurut warnanya masing-masing..
Sang Pencipta juga sudah menciptakan takdir yang indah bagi setiap orang menurut pandanganNya..

Karena itu..bersyukurlah atas apa yang telah ditetapkan Sang Pencipta dalam hidupmu..
Dengan apa yang telah Ia berikan dan percayakan padaMu..lakukanlah yang terbaik untuk menyenangkan hati Sang Pencipta, dirimu sendiri, dan juga orang lain yang ada di sekitarmu..
Hilangkanlah pemikiran negatif dan ambisi berlebihan yang ada pada dirimu..
Dan percayalah..bahwa kepuasan di dalam hidup hanya ada pada rasa pengucapan syukur atas takdir dan rencana yang telah Sang Pencipta berikan padamu..

(Fanya Jodie/FJ/VBL)
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Back at Jakarta

We're back at Jakarta.
What a long lovely journey we have had...
Finally back in our hometown, Jakarta....

First impression: hot.
Once we get into the traffic: Oh no!
hahahahaha...

I've got jet lag.
Hopefully will be over very soon.

The moment I arrived home, first thing I did was: shower!
Cool myself down, then gave Timmy a bath.
Went to pasar kopro with Mama.

After that: drop dead tired!
Slept till 20.00 pm, waking up feeling hungry.
Had dinner, run the errands, till around midnight, had another meal.
hahahahahaha....what a day!

A visit to the Rutland County Library, United Kingdom

We visited Oakham yesterday.

Oakham, the county town of Rutland, is a classic English market town, mentioned in the Domesday Book fo 1086. There are many beautiful buildings, historic sites and traditional retail outlets found there.

Plenty for us to see including a castle, a museum, a market place with butter cross and stocks plus a famous old school, as well as a magnificent parish church.

We had a chance to visit the Rutland County Library.
It's an excellent library, with plenty of children books.
Timmy loves the collection of chickens soft toys there. hehehehehehe...
Even before we left the library, he said good bye to the chicks. :)

Autumn, Timmy and Cynthia

Timmy and Cynthia were posing for photos at Southampton Old Town.
I find the pose are cute. hehehehhee..

Blaby Park, Leicester, United Kingdom

Timmy and I visited Blaby Park yesterday.
We had lots of fun.
Here are the pictures:

Update from the UK

Morning!

Timmy and I visited Blaby Park yesterday.
It's a nice big park within walking distance from our hotel, Westfield House Hotel.
We get a nice big new room this time, with additional sofa bed. Yippee!
Ensuring our good night sleep. hehehehehe...

Timmy is becoming friendly to the housekeeping at this hotel.
She talked to the lady a lot. Chit chatting all the time. :))
He was amazed when the lady showed him that she got the card that can open 48 doors in this hotel, while his card can only open his room. hehehehehehe...

For breakfast, Timmy loves to order egg and bacon.
His favorite menu, and now he can order for himself... :)
and eat by himself sitting nicely. :))

After breakfast, Timmy and I walked together with Benny and Ferry heading to their office. We walked together until the big roundabout. Benny and Ferry continued walking, while Timmy and I headed back to our hotel.

It was a fun morning walk, looking at the surrounding environment of Blably.

I find the people at Blaby are very friendly.
Even when we walked in the afternoon, there will be someone smiling at us.
An old lady with her dog came across us yesterday and she asked Timmy whether Timmy would like to feed her dog? She gave out this biscuit to Timmy to feed his dog and he did! Then the lady gave an antibacterial liquid for Timmy to wipe his hands.
Lovely!

Timmy achieved another milestone while we are at the UK,
now he can wear his own pants, almost all the time...every each bath.
Go to the toilet to pee, with each every step, undo his pants, until flushing and wear his pants again. :))
Each time before we go out, he wears his own socks, shoes and zippering his jacket.

Last night, we had chinese food for our dinner.
There's a lovely chinese restaurant, right next door from our hotel, Double Dragon Restaurant. We had Roast Duck with Plum sauce, and sweet and sour chicken, with a bowl of cracker.

Timmy loves the duck, he ate around 6-7 pieces of duck. Wow!
The other night, he ate more than me. hehehehehehe...

It's day light saving here, both Benny and Timmy are still asleep.
I get the change to update my blog. hehehehehehehe..Nice!