Saturday, July 7, 2012

Yogyakarta

24 June 2012.

Semilir angin dan teriakan Naura menyambut kedatangan Def dan Qisha di kota Yogyakarta.  Here we come, Yogya!!  Def langsung kegirangan ketemu Om Mel dan Naura, sementara Qisha masih malu2, dan ibu msh harus nungguin bagasi, sebelum kita akhirnya mendarat di kota Sleman, dimana Om Mel tinggal.

Whuaaa, datang ke rumah ini lagi, selalu ada kesenangan tersendiri.  Ciri khas rumah seniman ;  cat dinding warna warni, hiasan & pajangan yg unik2, jajaran lukisan, baik yg udah jadi dan yg belum.  Dan Daffa, langsung ngambil mobil2an remote control punya Naura, diikuti Qisha yg udah gak malu2 lagi.

Pagi pertama di Yogya, dilewati anak2 dgn saling mendorong mobil2an remote control.  Ehhm, kebanyakan sih Def yg ngedorong, si Qisha yg naik. Siangnya, kita pergi berenang.  Cihuy, kolam renangnya sepi, gak crowded macem di Ancol, me like it. Malamnya lanjut ke Taman Lampion, yg ternyata satu lokasi dgn Monumen Yogya Kembali.  Liat2 lampion yg dibentuk karakter2 lucu dan warna warni, sekalian wisata kuliner. Hari kedua, ibu harus pulang duluan, hiks, cuti cuman dpt 2 hari ajah.  Pulangnya jam 5 sore, tapi paginya kita sempet diajak Om Mel keliling2 kampung situ.  Menikmati hamparan sawah2 yg hijau, melintasi jalan kereta, menengok kandang sapi dan kuda dan ayam dan bebek.  Dan sesekali mendongak ke angkasa melihat pesawat yg melintas yg kelihatan sangat jelas saking dekatnya.  So simple, but the kids were heavenly happy. Setelah itu kita gak kemana2, krn Om Mel ada kondangan.  Sorenya ibu di drop ke bandara, diiringi dgn teriakan Qisha yg minta ikut.  Gak tega, tp harus ditega2in, Kabarnya stlh nganter ibu ke bandara, anak2 itu pergi ke Taman Pintar dan Qisha pun udh berhenti nangis.  One of Def's favorite place in Yogyakarta.


Nah, selanjutnya gmn kegiatan Def, Qisha dan Naura selama di Yogya, cuma bisa ibu ikutin melalui laporan Om Mel dan sms-an sama si Def.  Ternyata Def berhasil ngajak Om Mel dan Naura nonton film "Ambilkan Bulan", yg akhirnya mjd salah satu flm (plus soundtrack) kesayangan mereka.  Sedangkan kabar gak enaknya, tnyata si Qisha sakit.  Aduh kasian si cantik, harus batuk pilek gara2 keseringan main sepeda dan mobil remote control sama kakak Def dan kakak Naura.  But the good and surprisingly news was, Def can ride the bicylce, with 2 wheels only! Yuuhuuu! You did it may boy! Dulu pas ke Yogya 2 tahun yang lalu dan main sepeda punya Naura, Def sempat diajarin utk main sepeda roda 2.  Tapi dia langsung berhenti pas jatuh, dia kapok gak mau naik sepeda roda 2 lagi.  Dan misi itu diterusin lg pas ke Yogya skrg (berhubung kalo latihan di Jakarta, kita agak susah nemuin jalanan kosong utk latihan).  Gak tau kenapa, tiba2 Def bisa aja gitu naik sepeda roda 2.  Gak ada yg nyuruh, gak ada yg ngajarin.  It's just about time.  Am a proud mommy heheheee...


Selain main sepeda di rumah, mereka juga sempat pergi ke Malioboro, naik delman menyusuri jalan Malioboro sampe Qisha ketiduran, mereka juga pantai Parangtritis dan  museum Prajurit, belanja oleh2 di Dagadu.  Oh, I wish I can be there....

Yes, Yogyakarta, is a good place for holiday.

6 July 2012.

Parents' Honeymoon

Since the first time the flight took off from Juanda Airport, Yogyakarta, the only thing that accross my mind was, well, ehmm, what would I buy as a souvenier from this Air Asia's flight.  Errr, of course not, I lied.  Although I bought an Air Asia's keychain and pencil sets which was very cute.  You know the pencil with the flight's crew on it.  I was sure Def & Qisha will like it.

Now, honestly, what accross my mind was, FINALLY, IT WILL BE ME TIME,  HOME WITHOUT THE KIDS, hurray..... (hahahaaaa, Def & Qisha will slap me if they read this someday).  It mean, no mouth to be feed in, no milk to be prepare, no lullaby before going to bed, no yelling and screaming and smiling at the same time, no little one who crying for help to go to the bathroom for their natural calling.  And the best thing is, enjoy my sleep, mean no need to wake up in the middle of the night for someone's crying, no need to wake up early and no need to go to bed early, too. 

Happy holiday, Def, Qisha and Oma.  Enjoy!

I find myself planning to clean up my room, Def's room, clean up the cupboards, clean up the kitchen, clean up the livingroom, clean up everything.  While's Oma already make sure that me and my husband will not be suffering from hunger.  Oma already prepared some pre-cook meals, so I only have to heat it a few minutes when I arrived from the office.  Thank you, Oma, for everything.  But we will have dinner outside everyday, because I never go home right away after office hour.  Me and my husband always meet up in a mall for a dinner, hahahaaaa...  I find myself going to the malls everyday after office over.  And for the weekend, we go out together before lunch.  Having our lunch outside, then watch the movie, then shopping, then dinner, then go home.  We did this everyday.  Everyday during the kids and Oma were in holiday.

Please don't ask me whether I miss them.

I MISS THEM LIKE CRAZY.  I MISS MY KIDS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

But if I keep thinking of them, our connection will speak, they will not feel comfortable during their holiday.  That's what we name it as a bonding between mommy and children. Between me, Def and Qisha.

So, please let me enjoy this me time, this parent's honeymoon :)