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Sunday, January 30, 2011

11:52 PM

Toddler : 22nd months 1 week

Fritz, Fritz-homeschool
Toddler : 22nd months 1 week

We supposed to be learned about Chinese New Year this week. As the printer has run out the ink, I couldn't print the pics. So we just filled the week by playing and playing. Not so much we did. Here there are:

ABC: coloring Nn


The last day of the week , we did the ABC's coloring. And it's time for letter N. He didn't so into it. I just helped him coloring it.

Math: Sticker #1

After finishing the 1st row of coloring the number 1 to 10, now I'm going to give him some activity according to the numbers. I'll ask him to paste some stickers related to the numbers.

This week, I asked him to paste the sticker number 1.

Tracing Straight Lines


He did the tracing from right to left...and he didn't wanna be helped...boy...boy!!

Practical Life
*Sorting the colors beads*


When doing this, he was able to do the first 2 things. He sorted the blue and yellow, as you saw in the pic. Then he decided to stop and just played along with the beads rather than did the sort. @(@

*Transferring using tweezer*


After he did the sorting, he asked me to get the tweezer for him. Then he continued his activity by doing this such of transferring using a tweezer. What a progress of him, now he is able to use the tweezer correctly though he needs a little bit power when using it. ^^

*Straw in the holes*

Yiheeeeaaa!!

Now he is able to put the straws and the chopsticks in the holes like this....he did all!!

*Dressing Frame: Big Buttons*


I made a dressing frame of big button for his practical life from flannel as it's so expensive one if I buy it from the supplier. When I gave it to him, he was so excited. But he still couldn't do it well by himself. He still needs my help when opening and closing it. Practice will help him be able to do it later! ^^

Learning Toys

*Dough*
Actually I asked him to play with dough, making something fun with it. The result, he chosed to cut the dough using knife. He's so into in cutting. One day he may become a chef...may be.....

*ABC small foam mat*

I really proud of him. In his almost 2 years, he is able to recognize some alphabet. When I gave these letters (a to f), he mostly put the letter by him and just need a little help from me. ^^


Reading

Now he can mention some stuffs in his magazine. Like, what Mickey's wearing on his hat or what Oso's doing or something that enforce his speaking skills.

I really like to have conversation with him now...^^


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Thursday, January 27, 2011

12:07 AM

Maids equal parasite

Cerita Ethep,
Maids equal parasite

I'm totally sick with maids nowadays...

I really couldn't put my mind on their minds. What are their hell thinkin' exactly when they have to work?

Just now, I've heard my maid's phone was ringing. Man...in the middle of lately night!!!! Who's the damn call her, huh?? Don't ya have another time to get chit chat, dude???

This afternoon, one of colleagues shared her stories bout her maid. She's an old gorgeous woman that I called her, "Laoshi". She is a Mandarin teacher. She is old but she looks so healthy and fresh.

She told me how she was so desperate looking for a maid who wants to work for her. She has gone to some maid's institution and most of them were sucks.

They ask us to pay lots of money to get a maid and they also trained their maid to be unrespected to us. How? By getting away after 3 months. They are so smart. They give us some reasons to be believed that they'll come back again after that. And we waited...then they'll not coming back again after that.

The impolite things are when we are in the institution to interview them. They ask the simple chores, need to work together with pairs, refused to work alone and it's ok to use cell phone.

When we have to deal with the work we belong, we as an educated people never mention some list to the boss. How come they do to us?

They can't live without phone....they rather resign from their work than have to release their phone. Can't u imagine that? And they did just online with their phone while doing the chores. So many tricks they do to be online.

It's seem that we were being in a difficult position when hiring a maid. We have to deal with their attitude, their untidy working and also their fake face. On the other hand, some people are really need their extinct to help them as they're busy with their works.

For me...I really don't need their extinct near me as they are living as parasite!!
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Sunday, January 23, 2011

11:09 PM

Yellow mellow...

Cerita Ethep,
Yellow mellow...
I'm really not in good mood for few days recently. I don't even know what's actually happen to me.

When I watched Toys Stories 3, Ali had bought it for me on Friday, I dropped my tears in the last scenes. As it was the saddest part of the movie when all the toys have to say good bye with Andy.

I just felt that it was very sad when we have to say good bye with someone special. Especially with the one who always be with us for a long long time. I really can't face it if someone close to me will go away forever and I'll never see him or her or them anymore for the rest of my life. I really can't accept the good bye part in my life. Really hard to accept it, though I know I have to!

Then with other things I really can't express too. But right now, I feel so down, sad and sometimes I get angry. Swing mood!!
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10:19 PM

Toddler : Pet Animals

Fritz, Fritz-homeschool
Toddler : Pet Animals
Fritz is currently 22 months

We started with theme every week now. For this week, we went with Pet Animals.

Pictures

This week, I start with Pet animals as our first theme. I had prepared some pictures according to the theme. There are 6 pet animals with their homes. I also laminated them, so he won't able to tear when using it.
* Dog - kennel
* Cat - basket
* Fish - fish bowl / aquarium
* Bird - cage
* Rabbit - cage
* Turtle - pond

Matching the animals with their home


He is able to match them in the right homes. Good job!!!

Math : Paste the animals


According to the theme, I prepared a worksheet for him. I asked him to paste the animals to their homes. He has to paste the animals according to the numbers mentioned. He was so excited doing it.

Tracing Lines : Dog to its home


He learns to do tracing now. Few days before, I had given him some tracing worksheets and he loves to do it. It's a new challenge for him. He was able to make a straight line from up to down.

Based on the theme, I gave him a dog which need way to his kennel. He didn't want to be helped. He wanted to do it all by him. Though it's not correctly, at least he wanted to try it by him...

Craft
*Cat*

Preparation:
* a yellow construction paper, cut into circle shape for the face
* a light yellow construction paper, make 2 pieces of ears
* a red origami, make a nose
* a black origami, make a mouth
* 2 wiggle eyes
* glue
* black crayon

How to make it:
1. Paste the eyes, nose, mouth and ears with glue
2. Add the mustache of the cat with black crayon
3. Done!

*Turtle*
Preparation:
* a paper plate
* brown construction paper
* double tape
* 2 wiggle eyes
* green paint
* a palette and a brush
* glue
How to make it:
1. Make 4 legs, a head and a tail from the brown construction paper
2. Then put some double tape on them
3. Prepare the paper plate, paste the legs, head and tail around it
4. Prepare the green paint in the palette
5. Paint the back of the paper plate with green paint
6. Paste the wiggle eyes for the last
7. Done!

ABC's : Coloring Mm


M...is for Momma....and he was just busy coloring with green color in his both hands...

Math : Coloring # 10

Recently, he loves to count everything in Bahasa. And now he is able to count in English orally from 1 to 10 with little help....Good job!

Practical Life
*Beating the eggs*

He is totally my personal assistant in cooking. He loves to help me everything he wants to help. He is always eager to do something new. And also loves to explore it very much.

I love this kind of kid who love to learn new things. Hopefully, he will grow smart later than I expected.

He was beating the eggs when I wanted to make Macaroni Schotel. He insisted to do it by himself. Believe it or not, he wasn't messy it. He did it softly and carefully as I asked to. In the end, there was a little drop in the chair. He got the tissue then he wiped it out.

Thanks for helping me, boy! Such a great kid I have....

Learning Toys
*New Cars Toys*

Fritz has new cars toys again that we bought for him. There are 12 cars, divided into 6 types of cars. There are police cars, dump trucks, school bus, fire fighter cars, engine's cars and I forgot the last one. He loves to play with it so much.

*Drum*

Drum still HITS on this week. Still using his pajamas, getting the sticks and hitting them!

*Cutting Veggie*

Look at the way he's cutting the veggie...it's absolutely correct, rite? ^^

Miscellaneous
*Eating Stick Wafer*
Now he can show his smiling face during the photo session....^^

He really now exactly he's the main subject in every pic I take....hahahhahaha

He took the wafer...sat down on the used newspaper....ate it....finished it....and yes...all by him and messy everywhere.....

Loves this pic so much!!
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Monday, January 17, 2011

12:47 AM

Toddler : 21st months 3 weeks

Fritz, Fritz-homeschool
Toddler : 21st months 3 weeks

ABC's : Coloring Ll


Starting the week with letter L. He got the crayon and started to scribble without any hesitation. Great job!

Math : Coloring # 9

This week we continue with number 9. When I gave the paper, he didn't into it. He chose to see Cars stickers though he still wanted to color it.

Flash Card : Number

It's time for him to recognize more on numbers as he always loves to sound out the numbers. He prefers in Bahasa to English.

He still learns numbers 1, 2 and 3.

Practical Life
*Scissors*

He still continues with scissors this week and so adorable...he starts to cut the paper with my help. I hold the paper and helped him to press the scissors. You can imagine after that, he clapped his hands....again....and again....until he got tired pressing the scissors....^^

*Sorting the buttons*
He did the sorting buttons again for his practical life activity. He can concentrate longer than usual now when doing some activities. He took in and out the buttons and put inside the boxes based on the colors.

*Stickers*

He really LOVES Cars. He can mention some characters; McQueen, Sally, Hudson, Mater, Chick Hick, and King. And I forgot who's more.

He also played with Mickey's stickers. He still loves him, he never ever forgets Mickey I think...^^

Learning Toys
*Shape Sorter*
He asked me to get this for playing. He took off all the shapes and did completely.....all by himself!!

*Pooh Puzzle*

He starts to be able doing this puzzle thhough I still curious whether he did it because he remembered the patterns or he was really able doing it.

*Dining set tools*

He took out his dining set tools and he really enjoyed playing with it for several minutes. He used his imagination while doing it. He pretended he stirred the spoon to make milk and drank it after that. I really love seeing him now, he starts using his imagination now!

*Mega Blocks*
Now he is able to make a tower from his blocks. It's the highest tower he could make! (as the blocks are only few ^^)

*Alphabet Small Foam*

For few days, he enjoys his time playing with it. He can put in the right path for A, B, D, O and T. Great job, boy! ^^

*Mickey's Drum*

*YaY*

Finally he got a drum!!

We've got this drum 50% from its price. It's just cost 90,000 rupiah. And the most one is it's Mickey!!!

When he woke up, he saw a box of drum and the pic was Mickey. He asked me to get it out. Then we asked Uncle to help us. We had a lil confuse when made it. And finally we can make it!!

Just few minutes after that, he broke the cymbals and just look out the pic, Uncle was holding it for him.... hahahahahahahaha.....

Fun Time
*Saturday*

Wow! What a surprise when I saw him sitting in the high chair in the restaurant!

We went to Lippo Karawaci Mall to buy some outfits for Chinese New Year. After we had some, we had a dinner in a restaurant. And I was so surprising when I saw him inside the high chair.

He also ate a lot! ^0^
We had dinner at Sapo Oriental and he ate half portion of rice. He also sat still till we finished. Great time!!

*Sunday*
The next day, we went to Pluit Village, still we looked for some outfits for me.

Then we visited one of the store which sells some Chinese's things for the New Year. We took some pics there.
Gong Xi...Gong Xi...

using umbrella in front of the store

And finally, I had some clothes for me with cheaper price of course! ^^
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Monday, January 10, 2011

12:26 AM

Children

Cerita Ethep,
Children
Actually, I don't wanna compare my kid with other kids out there. But sometimes, I just feel a little bit pity with some of them. They don't feel as lucky as Fritz. They don't have any care or attention from their real parents as they prefer work in the office to take care of their own children by themselves. They are just believe the caring to grandparents, day care, nanny or even maid.

I don't wanna blame anything on this and for any reasons it's so selfish.

The most important thing that all the kids want are just the belonging of their parents, no one else. Why are they so selfish, prefer raise some money than their kids? Actually, I don't wanna judge some parents like that. But the fact, they love their money than their children. And they love being together with their peers than spend a little time for their own kids.

For me, I love to stay at home. And yes, I do have some problems like other parents do. I missed my past time, when I could hang out with friends to the malls or cafes, do some chit chat with friends, buy some "MY" stuffs, go to the cinema just the two of us with my hubby, watch TV till late with loud voice, eat what I wanna eat, don't care about my attitude, and so on. Ooooh I missed it very-very-very much.

And I have to face the reality. I love my kid so I have to release my time, all for him. I have a kid who really needs lots of my attention. He needs me beside him to wipe his tears when he falls down. He needs me to comfort him when he feels scared or may be when he feels happy. And I don't put it really hard. I love being a mom. Really. I love this job more than everything very much.

And if u say that we have plenty of money to afford our daily life...that's totally wrong!! Honestly, I don't have any enough money for our daily life. We lack of money! And of course it's a big problems for me and my hubby as we have a kid to raise up.

I had a good job before I decided to resign from it right after I delivered my baby. I know this was a brave decision of me as my hubby had just resigned too from his work 3 months before it. And till the baby was born, he still hadn't any job, jobless. My will to take care of my baby by myself was hardly accepted by my hubby.

Until now, we are still struggling for money. And I believe, He is never asleep. He knows that I do the right decision. I choose raising up children than money.

I just don't wanna my boy is growing up with someone else. It's not because of putting any trustworthy to someone and it's not for pampering him too. That I just do to make my boy growing up with his perfect and suitable person ever in the world, his MOM! The person who can give him lots of comfy, lots of love and really know him very much from head to toe.

Can other else understand our kid as we do?

I just put on much pity for some kids when they have to be cared by not their parents. If your reasons it's all about money. I'm totally disagree. We can raise lots of money, but we are gonna miss all the moments with them.

When they grow up, times will erase our existent beside him. Our place will be changing with their friends, then his special friends. When they get married, they will stay close with their couple. And we are left behind.

I just wanna stand beside him as long as I can stand for him. And it just takes few years, 7 to 8 years before he will ask us to not hold his hands anymore when he walks.

I love the moments when he calls me "Mama". When he just needs me when he cries. Adores me so much, feeling that I have the biggest fans ever in the world. Holds my hands tightly when he walks.

I love every single of the moments we passed. And one day, I'm gonna miss those very much. I will not regret it at all coz I ever have all those moments in my life. It will be the most precious moment ever!

I just wanna do the best for my boy....everything.....
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12:26 AM

Toddler : 21st months 2 weeks

Fritz, Fritz-homeschool
Toddler : 21st months 2 weeks

ABC: Coloring Kk

He starts to do letter Kk. I mentioned some words starting with K in Bahasa, such as Kambing, Kuda, Kucing, Koko, Kentucky (fried chicken).

Math : Coloring #8
He is willing to recognize some numbers now! He wanted to repeat after me when I said it was number 8. Good progress!!

And still...he loves to scribble the crayon with two hands...^^

Shape : Oval
I'm so happy that he wanted to use the paint now. He stamped the oval shape by him! I love this pic so much!!
And in the end, he showed his dirty his hands....and he didn't show any disgusting face.....Yay!!

Practical Life
*Threading*

Hmmm...actually, he still survives to do threading. He wants to do it and really eager to put the strings into the holes.

But, he didn't have any lots of patience. So he preferred to take in and out ALL the big beads from the bottle.

*Scissors*

He was really eager practicing how to use a scissor when I gave him. He tried and tried and finally he gave up coz he couldn't success do it. ^^ Next time we try again, ok boy?

Learning Toys
*Number Puzzle*

We continued learning numbers a while after finishing the paper. He is able now to recognize number 1 and 7...but still, he sometimes forgets. He shows progress in numbers. Yay!!

*Puzzl-O*

As he can speak now, he is able to mention some animals and sometimes he repeats after me. Mostly, he knows the name of animals in this puzzl-O. Yeah!!

*Alphabet Puzzle*

He recognizes the letter A, B and C already...and O...as Opa, his fave person in this world!

Physic : Playing with a ball

He loves to play with balls recently.

In the afternoon, when it was raining outside, he asked me to get down this ball. Then, he went here and there, kicking and holding this big beach ball.

That afternoon was full with his laughter, playing the balls with Pop and Uncle..

Miscellaneous
*Tongue Out*

He LOVES to imitate someone or something. This pic shows that he just imitated McQueen when he was winning the race by pulling out his tongue.
*Mr Repairman*

He likes to play with tools. I have a box of small screwdrivers and he sometimes plays with it. He pretends to fix the drawers. I didn't know where he got this idea, but he's so creative, right?


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