A Happy Family

Couple’s Corner : Meet Our Fathers

>> Jun 10, 2010

This time is our fathers’ turn. Of course we love our fathers. Without them, we won’t be here, right? They also work hard for fulfilling all family needs. We do need a father figure in our life, someone that tells wisdom words and gives protection and guidance to the whole family.

My Father

Gumirang is my father’s name. He’s 75 years old now and we live together at the same house. Not like my mother, my father is a calm and quiet person. There are many things of my father that I admire. He’s a man with a high discipline to himself. Until now, he always keeps his health, his healthy food and daily schedule. At his work place, he’s famous for his integrity and honesty. He’s a ‘clean’ person. Do you know what can happen for a ‘clean’ person in a government institution at that time? He had hard times and a few years before he was retired, he didn’t get a place in any structural position anymore.

One thing that I admire of my father is, he loved my mother very much. After he’s not working anymore, he totally accompanied my mother. After my mother passed away in 1999, he can let her go in peace and then continues the life. He’s also a religious person, he always do ritual prayers every day at a mosque near the house. Wish him good health in many years to come…

My Father in-law

I’ve written a little about my father in-law in my last post. Abah Kaseh is actually 84 years now; I made a mistake in writing his age. He’s healthy, but he already can’t hear well. It’s a pity that he doesn’t like using a hearing aid. When we want to communicate, we must talk very loud near his ear or writing it on a paper, hahaha.

As mentioned before, he prefers lives in his own home, but he also often visits his children. When my mother in-law was still healthy, they both run a gold jewelry store. After she passed away, the hard times came to my hubby’s family, as my father in-law had financial problem. The store must be sold to handle all medical cost. Then he became a farmer and a seller in the market.

Like my father, I guess he loved his wife very much. He's also a religious person. After my mother in-law died in 1986, he’s never got married again. Our fathers are loyal men, right? Wish him good health, too…

Sempur Hanging Bridge

>> Jun 9, 2010

This hanging bridge was captured about a month ago. The river was shallow as the rain didn’t fall for about two weeks at that time. Actually, there are three hanging bridges along the Kali Ciliwung (Ciliwung small river) at the area (Sempur, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia), but only this bridge that painted with bright color.

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Good Parenting Websites

>> Jun 8, 2010

Dear parents, check out these websites: it provides best practical information for you.

thecradle.com

What it is: An all-questions-answered primer for the newly pregnant and the newly parenting, with eco-friendly undertones.

You don’t need to troll multiple sites when you can get one-stop shopping here: parent-to-parent advice, cool baby gear, and green-living guides.

Don't miss: The useful and easy-to-navigate baby-name database: more than 50,000 names tailored to the origin, the level of popularity, and the letter you desire.

pluggedinparents.com

What it is: A comprehensive cyber-world that offers advice from a pediatric nurse-practitioner, reader-approved recipes, and even family-dog pros and cons.

You can quickly put to rest many anxiety-inducing issues, like language milestones and food allergies. Find all the answers here.

Don't miss: The movie reviews. Never again will you suffer through a mind-numbing kids’ movie, thanks to the honest critiques of family-oriented films.

kidfriendlyguide.com

What it is: A cross-country handbook of restaurants, resorts, after-school activities, and services that cater to kids, complete with reviews by parents.

Don't miss: The handy link to the extensive list of toy recalls from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.Source: Lori Bergamotto-realsimple.com & google

Premium Free Wordpress Themes for Your Blog

>> Jun 7, 2010

Do you already have a wordpress blog or just want to make one? Let’s say that you want to start your new wordpress blog here. Have you already known what the criteria of a good wordpress theme? Well, a good and well structured wordpress theme is one that loads the header, then your blog contents, followed by your sidebar and footer. If a theme loads the sidebars first, you should change your theme, since it will affect to how search engines read your blog.

Therefore you should more careful on choosing a theme for your wordpress blog. It is not an easy job; moreover, there are lots of wordpress themes available. You must ensure that you get an effective and proper wordpress theme. That’s why I much recommend you to find the right wordpress theme at freethemelayouts.com. You don’t need to search here and there anymore, as they provide largest collection of premium free wordpress themes. Isn’t it great?

You’ll find wide diversity of themes, such as Creative Art, Deskspace, Color Paper, MysticGrunge, CoolRetro, Galaxy, Magazineshack, Calmdream, and many more great designs. Just focus on blog content and your blog needs, then you’ll get one that most suits your needs. You can download the theme for free, but if you want to buy a theme for complete rights, don’t hesitate to contact them!

White-Spotted Deer of Bogor Presidential Palace (2)

>> Jun 5, 2010

The front yard of Bogor Presidential Palace (Bogor, West Java, Indonesia) is so huge, that’s why I can capture the deers from various angles. This time I share some photos of white-spotted deers that shot near the right wing building, one part of the whole palace.

Easy Dinner Ideas for You

Nowadays, awareness of live healthy is becoming widespread already. Lots of people are willing to prepare their own food to ensure that they have eaten healthy food; since they don’t know what exactly ingredients are applied in commercial food.

But, as parents, you are always busy with your daily works, while at the same time you must do several household chores. It can make you too tired for cooking. Or you don't have enough time to prepare a decent meal for dinner, when your children come home from school. Perhaps most of you, then decide to call for delivery service or buy food outside. This habit will make you spend more money on food and eat much more unhealthy food than your family should.

So, what is the solution? It’s still better to cook your own dinner, but since you don’t have much time, you should get various instant recipes. It will only take a few minutes to prepare a dinner and your whole family still loves the taste. Reading these instant recipes will give you Easy Dinner Ideas through the weeks. These recipes are easy to practice and it is surely healthy food!

My favorite easy dinner recipes are salad, pasta, and steak. You can use all the possible products that available in your kitchen, such as frozen mixed vegetables, pasta sauces, dressing salad in bottles, and many more. You don’t need to follow any recipe firmly, just use what you have in your refrigerator. Don’t afraid to experiment. If the taste is delicious enough, don’t forget to write it down.

I often prepare salads for dinner. I like to make salads, because it’s easy to make, tasty and healthy. I usually use vegetables and fruits. You have many choices to prepare salads. My favorite vegetables and fruits for salad are lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, apples, pears, and steamed red beans. I like to add toppings for my salads; it can be chicken, boiled egg, tuna, or prawn. For the dressings, I just use the ready-made in the bottles. I guess it’s already a complete meal, as you have meat and vegetables in one dish. If you like, you can add fried potatoes, steamed potatoes, or toasted breads.

So, how about you? What is your easy dinner recipe?

My Husband as a Son

>> Jun 2, 2010

This time I’ll write about my hubby a little deeper. My hubby, Rofi, is the sixth of seven siblings. He has three sisters and three elder brothers. Unhappily, his childhood isn’t a wonderful one. It’s different with me, I’ve wonderful childhood!

It can be said that he was lack of her mother’s care. It didn’t mean that she didn’t care about her son, but for years (about five years), she had to take care of her sister (my hubby’s aunt) who had seriously ill in another town. So, my hubby, was often left by mother in-law. In a month, she’s only at home for three or four days. It happened when my hubby’s age is between eight until thirteen years old. And then her mother also got sick. She died when my hubby is fifteen years old.

My father in-law’s name is Kaseh. He’s 82 years now. My hubby said that his father applied strict parenting style. He’s always got punishment every time he made a mistake. Though as a child, he’s rather scare to his father; their relationship is close enough. My father in-law is a kind of father who likes to give lots of advice to his children, included to my hubby.

Until now, my father in-law prefers to live in his own house. Only one of his children who lives in the same town, not far away from my father in-law’s house. The other brother and sister in-laws are living in another town, Jakarta. My father in-law is still brave to leave alone; he often goes to Jakarta, visiting his children. It’s amazing for an old guy!

Well, as a son, I guess my hubby can get along well with his father. Every time he meets my hubby, he always asks my hubby to massage him.

As a father? He’s not a father yet; but I think he’ll be a good one. He’s close with all nephews and nieces, from both sides. He’s a favorite uncle. He likes to play with them, makes some food for them, and tells funny jokes to make them laugh.
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