We spent our summer with the grandparents in Indonesia, we've been doing this for the last 6 years. I used to have to drag myself to go just because the thought of dealing with the kids' time difference, the sickness will be, the mosquito bites, the heat, the humidity are never too attractive to me. But every year after the vacation I came home and glad we went thru it. I have to say this year is so much different, the sleeping adjustment there was very quick, within 3 days done...woohoo....love it. the kids are so much easier on the plane, and this year my husband went a week later, but the kids were no problem at all.
The first thing that Kalia told me once we stop over in Hong Kong is that she can smell Asia already. and in certain spot with some hints of eucalyptus smell she said it remind her of my parents house. I hope those smells good or bad will always remind her of Indonesia, of the grandparents too.
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| waiting for the tram in Hong Kong for the next flight |
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| On the plane, Rael loves Cathay Pacific because of all the gadget and games . |
For Rael, another cool stuff in Indonesia are: Animal Kaiser (game card only exist in Asia and Australia), and a traditional toy market calls Pasar Perumpung.
Kalia enjoys lots of new food, Pisang goreng madu which is a fried banana, Salak a fruit that I can never find it here in US, and some street pancakes. She even been buying her own food there, I gave her the money and let her decide whatever she feels like eating, and order it in INDONESIAN, very proud of her.
It's funny and adorable to hear my kids trying to speak Indonesian, they are trying so hard and yet they still sound alien to me.
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| Animal Kaiser |
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| Pasar Perumpung |
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| He forgot the sandals so I asked him to walk into the mall bare feet before I found a cheap sandal for him Grrrr... |
