Yippeee....! Last holiday was awesome! Mom, Pap, and I went to Kakek's home. There were my cousins too, Abang Naufal, Teteh Ocha, and Teteh Hana. We harvested rambutan with joy. But I still don't have idea how is rambutan's taste. Until now, milk is my only meal.
It was my first spa experience. Mom had weird obsession since knew that she got pregnant. Yes, taking me to the spa was on the top of her plans. After gave birth, she had to wait three months before I can go to the spa. There are some conditions apply for a baby to get a spa treatment. For example, baby’s swim is for baby whose stronger neck and minimum weight 5 kgs.
When I passed those conditions, she contacted the spa immediately. Lucky her, in the afternoon, there was one unoccupied hour. So, I got the reservation for swim and massage package.
Although mom had made reservation for 3 pm, but at the time, we had to wait along with other two babies. That was the first inconvenience of my spa experience. Finally, one masseur lady called my name and lead me the way to one cozy purple-room. The room is definitely designed for baby’s interest. It is equipped with a glass-pool, a bathtub, a changing table, a toys closet, and a baby size mattress.
My first treatment was baby’s swim, it took maximum 20 minutes. I had swim bath since the day I was born. So, water is my thing. I enjoyed the warm water and kicked the colored balls. But it was only for the first ten minutes. Then suddenly I became tired. The neck-holder was a little bit tight, along with the water pressure, those made me hard to breathe. Then, I started to scream loudly to get mom’s attention. My mom noticed my sign and she asked the masseur to take me out from the pool. However, I had lost my mood. All I wanted was cuddling with mommy and having ASI.
Again, mom knew my intentions. She carried me tenderly while feeding me. When they thought I got convenience position, the masseur continued her job massaging me. She’s definetely very annoying and I couldn’t take it anymore. Then I struggled to stop her bothering me. “Hey! Stop it lady! Mom, please, don’t let her do that!” Oh, they didn’t listen to my cry. Yeah, the lady must finished her job to get paid. So, I cried over the imposed treatment which was in hurry and unconfortable.
Mom, I like swimming, but please, don’t take me to a massage spa ever. I prefer you as my masseur, as you always do while wearing me clothes after shower. But anyway, thank you mother. I know you’ll try to do what it may be good for me. I love you. Read More......
Moms, i salute all of you, every mom and mom-to-be in the world. For unconditional love and care you give to children. Being mom is definitely a real job. It may require all competencies mentioned in, let’s say, a CEO post vacancy, with a life long contract. Briefly, it costs you blood and tears. But it will pay you HEAVEN, mom.
There is no such thing as a full-time mom or part-time mom (or outsourced-mom?). Mom will always be mom, whenever, wherever. Whether she delivered naturally or under surgery. She gives breasfeeding or formulas. Mom knows the best, for children, family, and her self.
Raising angel can be a bless and a test at the same time. Every parent wants all the best things for their children, even before they are born. When mom find out that she is expecting, it will give excitement to the whole family.
Post-natal is the happiest moment after nine-month of anticipation. And mom’s life turns upside-down since then. In the early life, baby totally count its life on mom’s hand. Gentle touch, soft voice of mom are as important as nutrition from breastmilk. Those give the fundamental and stimulation for baby to grow physically and emotionally. This critical nursing stage demands mom to be at best condition to express breastmilk and babysit 24/7, while keeping house in order as well as (not to forget) working the relationship with partner.
But there is no perfect life, especially for working mom, specifically in
Yes I have read that some moms are succeed in keeping motherhood and office stuffs in balance. They do pumping between office hours, in any location, to provide breastmilk stocks for their little angels at home. But it only applies if mom get helper which now become the primary issue for most of working-household. Quit from the job may be an alternative solution. But in this economy which single income can not support family needs, it could be a bad decision. Nevertheless, nurturing is way more sophisticated than breastmilk and helper availability matters.
Are you ready? Yes, Chef! Then quickly the twenty junior Australian chefs grab the ingredients and bring them to the cooking station. No more than one hour later, there will be well-presented fine cuisines on the table ready to be judged. That is another innovative and educative TV program from the country next door, which shows talented young people in pursuing the title of Junior Masterchef.
The question is how those kids get accustomed to many ingredients which some of them are unfamiliar even for adults. The next question is when they start to use cooking tools either common tools or hi-tech appliances. And the third question, how parents treat them at home. The talent will not be just a free-gift from no where. It must be the result of some processes.
In my observation, parenting method takes a major role in build skill and personality in a child. In some scenes of the program, parents are very supportive and showing their credit expressively. Their action is adequate to create positive environment for the kids to cook confidently and happily. But the support which is showed on TV is just the tip of iceberg. Support that's given at home are even bigger. The family must love to cook and the kids are involved. While some parents are keeping their children away from the kitchen, these inspiring parents just have their children to cook together in the kitchen. How to interpret danger makes a different when we talk about knives, gas stove, microwave, glass or else. Masterchef's parents always emphasize a knife has function and must be used in an appropriate way. Otherwise, you or people will get hurt.
This is another hypothetically cause of a junior masterchef, family background. Some contestants come from restaurant-owner families. Other contestant is the grand-grand daughter of a legendary cake factory. It is not the main factor but still can influence skill and vision.
The last but not least is the learning ability. This is the ultimate role of being something remarkable. Those junior chefs must have high passion and desire to cook and to learn to be better and to be the best. They are only 12 years old and under, but with that great passion they performance is beyond all average chef out there. Yeah, I'm the average chef at home, and today I cook chicken noodles.
It was a short trip. But the memories will last longer. Some of them, I'll keep to my self. The others are to be shared.
History was made in Granada. From reign of emperors to the massacre. Marks of spring water are all over the palace of Al Hamra. As a sign of prosperous age long time ago. It lays on Southern of Spain. Not as grandeur as Paris. Less spooky than Rome's subway. And you'll see Zara here and there.
