Upcoming June July

1 June 2013: Parents Assembly at kid’s new school. I’m more than excited.


5 June 2013: Parents-Teacher Review at kid’s current school. We can’t thank you enough, teachers. Our deepest gratitude for all you have done the past two years.

6 to 9 June 2013: Small break at Aki-Nenek’s house in Bandung. We’ll travel by train. Kid’s excited on going to the Geology museum, guided by the geology master. None other but his Aki. Let’s go back to millions years ago. Prepare for a journey filled with fossils, rocks, and dinosaurs! We threw the idea of going to Boscha observatory too, but still have to find out the details.

12 June 2013: Last day at school. See you all friends and teachers. Hope we’ll be having some small reunion one day.

13 June to 14 July 2013: Kid’s school break. He said he wanted to go to painting course during his holiday, so we’ll probably register him soon.

5 to 7 July 2013: Vacation with Aki-Nenek, yayyyyy!

15 July 2013: Welcome to kindergarten, kiddo!

Small note from singapore

My flight to jakarta is delayed for i dont know how long so i got few more minutes to write a post here.

Yesterday i met colleague who happened to be a runner. An athlete who finished libyan 200km ultra trail. Something beyond my imagination.

Myself, a true debutante, asking him what to do and what not to do to improve my running skill.
The two messages i captured:
First, just run as far and as long as you can. Worry less the pace, it will come along with the endurance you build step by step.
He told me i've been running too fast. I should lower down my speed from 10-10.5km/hr to around 8 km/hr and run longer instead.
Second, dont underestimate hydration. Even during short runs. It is very important for your performance and recovery.

So this morning i ran by singapore river, passing clark quay, all the way down to the esplanade, make a turn at marina bay sands. I kept on running to get back to the hotel. I wasnt bringing with me the phone. I did wear my husband's gps watch but it didnt work. The only thing i monitored was the time cause i had to get back at 730 to catch my taxi to the airport.
I ran at my most comfortable pace, and feeling great during the whole run. That feeling is even greater than hitting my personal best on 5k. Seems like i got his point ;)

In 2 days i'll be racing my first 10k race. As it is my first race, i'll try to keep in mind the same objective: running at my comfortable pace :)

Little by little, make mistakes and learn from them.

Papa!!!

I unintentionally took a picture of the kid pinching his father.
:)

That 5 minutes

It's raining hard in vienna. I wanted to continue to sleep but i couldn't. I texted husband to call me while the kid performs so i could hear and imagine what it's like.
I heard some songs and parents applausing. It wasnt for long though, i gotta be wise with the phone bill.
That 5 minutes call that matters.
Those moments money can't buy.