Tuesday, October 21, 2014

My world (now) is full with you...

Is it late to introduce my little baby?

Hehehe...

Here's my lovely little boy!


KENICHI ARIA SUNG
ケンイチアリアスン

was born in late spring on May 25, 2014
in Kyoto


His name 'Kenichi' has many different meanings in Japanese according to each kanji.
Ken'ichi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
  • 健一, "healthy, one"
  • 賢一, "wise, one"
  • 謙一, "humble, one"
  • 憲一, "constitution, one"
  • 建一, "build, one"
  • 研一, "polish, one"
  • 兼一, "concurrently, one"
(Wikipedia)

However, me and my husband choose to use katakana, so that the name can include all meanings, which also our wishes for him ^-^

Middle name and last name is taken from his father's name, it is very ear catching, isn't it? 

Now, my little K (I call him with many nicknames; K/kei, Kenda, Kenhihi, etc) is 4 months old going on 5 month this week. His development is really fast, or maybe every baby grows very fast as him... hehehe. Really happy to see him grows well eventhough its only the three of us in here, no parents, no babysitter, no maid... Sometimes, we feel exhausted too, but we try to enjoy. I think everything become more simple in the way we raising him, because everything decided by ourselves. 

I really want to introduce him when I get back to Indonesia. He have to see his (parents) homeland... 

(7 days old, before leaving the hospital)

(1 month old, crying so loud)

(2 months old, now bigger than Uteng)


(3 months old, getting love to play)


(4 months old, plaaaayyy until papa and mama drop, hahaha)


(become mama and papa's traveling companion)

I love you so much, Kenichi-kun... grow well and be a good man my son









Sunday, October 19, 2014

Why Am I Here...

Sedang berpikir ngapain yah aku jauh-jauh kesini... 
Ngapain aku belajar sampai ke tingkat ini, yang mana (nampaknya) hal kayak gini bukan aku banget.
Honestly, aku bukan tipikal pelajar banget... even not a bookworm.

Sudah setahun di negeri sakura. Negeri dimana semua impianku pernah tertuju, "Suatu hari aku akan kesana menjemput impian!!" tekadku waktu itu. But then... now I aske myself a question, "Impian apa itu?"

I mentioned in the Welcome post,

I dream to be a traveler, culture explorer, writer, and home-made cooking chef.

Does it require to be a PhD?

a big NO

terus kenapa aku harus belajar tinggi-tinggi, tenggelam dalam membaca jurnal-jurnal yang aku pun nggak bisa paham, belajar metodologi penelitian yang rumit yang pada prakteknya penelitian nggak serumit itu, dan menyenangkan.

Ok... Ini semua untuk meraih impian.

Balik lagi, impian yang mana?

Kadang mikir juga, setelah aku belajar jungkir balik koprol-koprol gini, aku mau ngapain? Balik ke Indonesia dan ngajar jadi dosen dengan gaji yang nggak seberapa... Researchku yang kukerjain jungkir balik itu mau dibikin apa? Paling juga cuma sekedar jadi WACANA... itu pun kalo di-waca... hehehe.

Indonesia besok bakal ganti presiden, yang mana diharapkan bakal bisa membawanya jadi negeri yang lebih baik. Aku amin-in aja. Seraya nambahin, semoga ketika balik Indonesia nanti apa yang kami pelajari disini nggak disia-siakan... karena sungguh, berada di titik sekarang ini, ketika aku ngerasa apa yang kulakukan sekarang ini enggak aku banget, aku butuh alasan untuk tetap berusaha, finishing what I started. Kalo misalnya balik Indonesia nanti tidak termanfaatkan, yaaa... buka toko benang saja lah...

Ahhh... curhat apa lagi aku ini...

Cuma pingin nulis, sudah lama nggak nulis bikin otakku tumpul rupanya. Skill menulisku merosot drastis.

Oke, so, kembali ke why am I here?

Saatnya kembali menata fokus, belajar adalah yang no 1, mengurus keluarga no 1-1, jalan-jalan no 2, menulis no 3, dan memasak no 4.

Tapi memasak harus tiap hari je... hehehe.

Sudah sudah, ayo kembali bersemangat, kucing pink!


Kamu berada di tempat yang kamu impikan

Bersama orang-orang yang kamu sayangi

Belajar apa yang kamu sukai

Nggak ada alasan buat mundur

Cuma ada, LAKUKAN YANG TERBAIK!

For dreams... For the future... For LIFE!!! 
(never forget this)