tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11900690742397326352024-03-12T21:26:25.699-07:00DandelionI'm just a piece of dandelion seed, that flew with the wind, away from where I used to be, to find a place to belong to, but I won't forget who I wasLatreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.comBlogger531125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-91650413449254136542024-03-09T22:43:00.001-08:002024-03-09T22:43:18.127-08:00From Elementary to HighDia ingin sekolah di SMP 24, seperti teman-temannya. Tapi aku tidak yakin dia bisa belajar maksimal di sekolah bukan inklusi.
Setelah survey sana sini, kami memutuskan untuk Aik belajar di sebuah PKBM yang inklusif dan betul-betul concern pada ABK. Mereka punya kelas reguler dan kelas khusus ABK. Kelas reguler bisa mendapat ijazah penyetaraan. Kelas khusus (ABK) hanya memberikan sertifikat Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-37396656870563938712023-04-25T20:29:00.000-07:002023-04-25T20:29:01.614-07:00Run Against Cancer 2023: we stand by the survivors.It was our first official 5 km running, altogether. I and Dan and Ar joined the same event from 2020, right before the Covid pandemic. This year is its first come back. I couldn't be more proud of everyone. Especially Aik. And I am so thankful to Dan for being there beside him along the way. I know it was hard for everyone (super hard for Aik), I could cry hugging them all over the finish Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-52592848349300394902023-04-24T16:54:00.000-07:002023-04-25T20:08:44.940-07:00TrahPertemuan Trah, biasanya diikuti minimal tiga generasi. Hari ini, pertemuan Trah Mbah kami dihadiri oleh 4 generasi. Bapak dan dua saudarinya sebagai generasi tertua, hingga buyut.Bapak dulu tujuh bersaudara. Masing masing punya anak minimal empat dan paling banyak sepuluh. Anak-anak ini berkeluarga dan punya anak, bahkan cucu. Kalau dihitung semua jumlahnya lebih dari seratus, yang bisa hadir Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-19374628915013217002021-07-20T22:56:00.001-07:002021-07-20T22:58:12.933-07:00Twin Shoot di UndipDulu waktu tahu bahwa kehamilanku kembar, reaksi pertama malah stres, "Ya Allah, apa aku sanggup membesarkan anak kembar? Mau aku kasih makan apa?"Yak benar, ternyata makannya ya seperti anak manusia biasa, haha.Dan sekarang mereka sudah besar.Dan dua-duanya diterima di Undip meskipun dengan jalur dan di jurusan yang berbeda. Kami tidak berharap banyak bisa diterima lewat jalur SNMPTN. Karenanya,Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-82268489825896417162021-05-03T19:35:00.000-07:002021-05-03T19:35:18.807-07:00the frequencydo you remember one thing we learned at school, that there are ranges of sound that we can not hear but some animals can? dogs hear low frequency sounds while bats hear the high.do you believe that some gifted people can hear sounds in such ways?one day we went to the wood then Aik stood still for a few seconds, "Mami, listen.""listen to what?""sound of smoke."how was I able to hear the sound of Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-41331849866755492492021-04-15T22:10:00.002-07:002021-04-15T22:27:14.958-07:00Coronaversary!Ramadhan is coming and we have to believe that Covid-19 is still around. Mosque are allowed to hold prayers with strict protocols but you know often people are who are being careless and ignorant. I mean everywhere, in any possibly crowded places.Public places (except schools) are open now anyway. With the protocol. We have started to go out with awareness. To malls, restos, tour Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-57353037668062982682020-10-18T23:25:00.000-07:002020-10-18T23:25:14.926-07:00another gift from 2020I've been going forward and backward to write about this. I'm still thrilled everytime I remember it. But maybe I can focus on the good thing.It was Saturday night, two weeks ago. We were on our way home after having dinner. Only about 1 km away from our house, we were in queue to turn right across the road, into the street heading our home.I sat beside Dan at the front seat. The kids were behindLatreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-13378434573329140622020-09-21T00:55:00.002-07:002020-09-21T00:55:57.331-07:00medal is not the goal but it is a good motivation.we the whole family applied to join a fun run that should've been held on 21 march but, as the pandemic came by, it was cancelled. the event organizer decided to delay until september but it seems that in this country the pandemic still won't be over until this year end. not pesimistic, just being realistic.last month the event organizer announced that the fun run will be changed into virtual runLatreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-8198472866404090622020-07-20T21:44:00.000-07:002020-07-20T22:02:19.067-07:00AdaptasiSudah lebih dari tiga bulan sejak ditetapkan anjuran untuk tinggal di rumah dalam berbagai judul. Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar, Pembatasan Kegiatan Masyarakat, Jogo Tonggo, whatever. Yang jelas semua sebatas anjuran. Kecuali perjalanan antar kota dengan transportasi publik yang jadi agak ribet dengan berbagai ketentuan. Bisa diakali, tapi ya itu kan ribet juga.
Kenyataannya, masyarakat danLatreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-28022008519348030022020-07-05T22:07:00.000-07:002020-07-05T22:07:24.692-07:00sepeda-sepeda yang bangkit dari tidur panjangvirus baru yang sedang mewabah padahal Covid-19 belum juga mereda: bersepeda.
sepeda menjadi langka, kalaupun ada harganya berlipat ganda. seperti masker di awal pandemik corona.
rupa-rupa berita kelakuan pesepeda di jalanan, di warung. apakah ini pelampiasan setelah berbulan di rumah aja? benarkah mereka yang mubal di atas sepeda ini sebelumnya patuh berada di rumah saja?
bersepeda Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-16786649389481735642020-06-28T19:11:00.002-07:002020-09-21T01:23:21.184-07:00there's a time for everything, or may be not.
I have stopped wondering when will my son be able to do this or that. if he was meant to, eventually he will. if he was not then it's okay if he can not. human have unimaginable capability but not unlimited. I have learned to accept that everybody (every body) is perfect, and so is his.
I'm proud that Aik is now cofident enough to ride his bike with additional small wheels. and Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-48251697372384825512020-06-28T19:02:00.002-07:002020-09-21T01:24:40.176-07:00Eid in The Time of Corona and Life After
super late post for a never imagined Eid celebration.
we prayed at home, Dan be the Imam and Khotib. we didn't visit our parents. we visited our neighbors but only greeted from outside the gates. it was weird but intimate. but weird.
but covid 19 has made many things in life weird. many things are no longer the same. the government has announced 'new normal' life and my translation of Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-79074319680101099752020-04-01T06:06:00.001-07:002020-04-01T06:09:47.393-07:00Life in The Time of CoronaLive's been going on without a good record. So many things happened and suddenly here we are.
It's like the world stopped turning. Everyone has to slow down, or totally stop.
Kids study at home. Parents work from home. Suddenly washing vegetables and fruits right after shopping becomes a habit. The old habit washing hands becomes more intense and frequent. People keeping distance from Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-43483762257204123302020-01-14T01:12:00.003-08:002020-09-21T01:33:27.692-07:00Yogya Trip with AikSabtu lalu Dan harus hadir di resepsi pernikahan anak relasinya di Yogya. Acaranya malam. Kalau langsung pulang kok kasihan. Jadi aku sarankan dia menginap saja. Tapi aku ikut.
Akhirnya aku dan Aik ikut. Kami menginap di salah satu hotel tidak jauh dari hotel tempat resepsi. Yang terpenting buat Aik, ada liftnya.
Tidak ada yang istimewa di acara resepsinya, kecuali bahwa bunga-bunga yang Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-86636414028512447732019-10-02T01:30:00.000-07:002019-10-02T01:30:07.429-07:00KudaMinggu pagi kemarin kami mengajak Aik ke CFD Simpang Lima, sekalian mengantar Ar yang mau tampil bersama grup angklung sekolahnya. Sambil jalan aku menawari Aik untuk naik delman, ‘Aik mau naik kuda?’Memang tidak pernah bisa diduga hal apa yang bisa mengacau mood Aik. Pertanyaan itu membuat dia tantrum sepanjang hari. ‘Tidak naik kuda! Naik kuda tidak mau!’ Kalimat itu diulang terus, meskipun Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-6920077215844449762019-07-07T19:10:00.001-07:002019-07-07T19:20:52.399-07:00Determination
Last month we joined a group camp with Aik's school at Mount Ungaran, as a media to get to know each other and built better communications between parents and families. The plan was to stay one night and hike to the peak in the early morning.
I didn’t expect Aik to finish the hike, but he looked so enthusiastic. He kept walking following other hikers in the group.
Suddenly at Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-43487923132122386322019-06-09T19:49:00.000-07:002019-06-09T19:49:16.885-07:00Buka Bersama 2019
bersama Grup Klenongan. ini salah satu bukber yang paling dinanti. masih menunggu tambah anggota baru. tidak tidak, bukan tambahan dari luar. tapi tambahan dari dalam grup ini sendiri. ah, kalian tahu maksudku kan?
di kampung. jumlah warga di RT kami cuma 20-an KK. jadinya terasa berat kalau RW menetapkan iuran per RT dengan jumlah nominal sama, RT lain bisa sampai 70-an KK. tapi justru Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-43821278451202579742019-06-09T18:08:00.000-07:002019-06-09T19:49:44.621-07:00What Makes Me (Not) A Good MomFirst day work after Eid holidays, but the kids are still in holidays until this upcoming weekend.My friend woke up early at 3 AM and cook for breakfast and lunch for her kids. This is what I prepared for breakfast. I cooked rice in the cooker for lunch — with beef floss in the jar and kids can fry eggs if they want to.How was your Eid?I might write a recap in the next post. hope I have energy Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-44613153668218820822019-05-23T22:39:00.000-07:002019-05-23T22:39:22.887-07:00Have FaithJanuari 2018, ketika membawa Aik konsul ke psikolog sebelum mendaftarkan Aik ke SD, yang kudapat bukan apa yang kuharapkan. Psikolog yang biasa menangani Aik sedang melanjutkan studi di UGM, tidak bisa ditunggu. Semua tugasnya dialihkan ke psikolog lain yang, lebih muda, imut, dan tampak sedikit rebel.
Aku tidak terlalu puas dengan hasil evaluasinya, karena tes diserahkan pada asisten, wawancaraLatreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-39441047315811414492019-05-03T00:36:00.001-07:002019-05-03T00:36:29.815-07:00One Step At A TimeAnd every one takes their own time.
Pencapaian minggu ini adalah, Aik sudah bisa antusias terhadap kegiatan sekolah. Yang pertama Mabit (menginap di sekolah). Sejak pulang sekolah sehari sebelum Mabit, sudah semangat menyiapkan barang-barang yang harus dibawa. Daftarnya ditulis sendiri (tentu dengan didikte Bu Guru) di buku tugasnya. Bukan hanya tidak menolak, tapi justru semangat. "Besok Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-35974407791135858772019-04-14T06:24:00.001-07:002019-04-14T06:24:52.860-07:00A Simple Go Green Campaign Will Do.Today was Aik's School Annual Event on Go Green Campaign. All students and parents dressed up in recycled materials.
First grade students have made their crowns from detergent-soap-softener-etc pouches. Parents were asked to wear recycled based vest. I knew what they would turn to. Most of them would use plastic bags, sacks, or sewed sachets. Not that it's not cool, but it's not cool Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-75953657852993170482019-02-05T04:54:00.001-08:002019-02-05T04:54:46.110-08:00Sekarang Hari Libur!Hari ini adalah hari terakhir long weekend Aik, karena selain libur biasa di Sabtu dan Minggu, Senin yang kejepit karena Imlek hari Selasa sekalian diliburkan oleh gurunya. Di dua sekolahnya. Hal pertama yang diucapkan saat bangun pagi: sekarang hari libur.
Pagi agak siang, sekitar pukul setengah tujuh, aku ajak Aik jalan kaki. Biar liburannya tidak beku di rumah dan terpaku tivi atau gadget. Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-52062066061100645182018-12-17T17:37:00.001-08:002018-12-17T17:52:02.683-08:00The Paths
We plan. We hope. We wish. But we never know which paths our children go.
Watching them growing is like watching a fast-forwarded movie. Suddenly they're here. I've shown them many doors, and they show me many other doors I didn't know. But I let them follow their hearts, their passions.
They choose the door. The path. I'm grateful that I am given the chance to witness them in these Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-22332274447712261592018-11-28T14:54:00.001-08:002018-11-28T15:59:41.548-08:00UAS Pertama Aik
Dalam sejarah menjadi ibu, baru kali ini aku merasakan 'anaknya yang tes ibunya yang stres'
Dengan Ibit, Ar, dan Ir, menemani mereka belajar hanya memastikan mereka belajar. Membantu sedikit yang mereka tida paham dan kutahu. Waktu SD, aku masih bisa mengajari sendiri pelajaran-pelajaran yang akan diteskan. Mulai SMP aku minta tolong guru les untuk datang ke rumah. Di SMA Ibit lebih nyaman ikutLatreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190069074239732635.post-65640515581231324712018-06-25T00:06:00.000-07:002018-06-25T00:06:41.250-07:00The Graduates
A late post.
So this year all my kids are having their last years. Ibit in High School, Ar and Ir in Junior High, and Aik in Kindergarten. It's been a roller coaster to all. Now as we got down, we are ready for a more challenging one. I am a proud Mama of these graduates. They've struggled and done their best. I couldn't demand more.
All we wish now is a good luck for all. We will do this.Latreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12633058967591849266noreply@blogger.com0