Sweet Potato Sticks


Sweet Potato Kimpira

Sweet potato sticks a la Japanese, called “kimpira” even though basically kimpira is made from carrot and buddock

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“Sweet Potato Kimpira”, thinly sliced #sweetpotato coated with sugar + shoyu + black sesame, fried and steamed in frypan (9/12). Eksekusi pertama dari panen telo di #MotherFarm hari Ahad lalu. Can’t stop eating this 😋
👨‍🍳 Recipe by Kikkoman Japan 👉🏼さつまいものバターきんぴら

#マザー牧場 の #さつまいも狩り から初めて作った さつまいもきんぴらは完了した。

#recipega #さつまいも #きんぴら #さつまいもきんぴら #秋の料理 #ハラール#japanesefood #autumnrecipes#sweetpotatosticks #sweetpotatofries#blacksesame #cookingmama

Country Trip to Mother Farm


I would say again and again that.. we looooooooove farm so much much much! I wasn’t animals lover until I had kid and realized that they are as cute as “Old Mc Donald Had a Farm” song.. Haha. We enjoyed some visits to the farms in Michigan, made lots of memories of fruits picking and animals petting, and last trip to Hokkaido we also had one awesome experience in Earth Dream farm. Today we finally managed to go to the famous farm (they use the term “牧場” alias “cattle” instead, whatever.. ) in Kanto area: Mother Farm. Much effort to reach the location, but all was very well paid once we spent a day to explore the view and attractions inside the cattle. Three of us had a blast! Continue reading

The First Plane Seat for Musa


Musa's first plane seat(1)

Musa's first plane seat(2)

Musa's first plane seat(3)

His 24th flight and first paid-seat! Such raising a #littletraveler 😬✈

Alhamdulillah #musaromas kemarin (8/4) shalih duduk sendiri di pesawatnya.. cuma ngemplok ke Mama kalo lagi ngantuk aja, selebihnya enjoy beraktivitas di kursinya sendiri, main #lego, ngerjain activity book dan coloring book (baca: corat-coret), makan, tidur, dan buka game tetris. #ea5512 #mudik2017


List of his flights so far:

Age 0-1 year
🛩 23DEC JL7009 CHICAGO/O HARE – TOKYO/NARITA
🛩 25DEC JL725 TOKYO/NARITA – JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA
🛩 14JAN GA0321 SURABAYA/JUANDA – JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA
🛩 14JAN JL726 JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA – TOKYO/NARITA
🛩 15JAN JL010 TOKYO/NARITA – CHICAGO/O HARE

Age 1-2 years
🛩 05AUG NK313 DETROIT – DALLAS/FT.WORTH
🛩 09AUG NK734 DALLAS/FT.WORTH -DETROIT
🛩 19AUG NK457 CHICAGO/O HARE – LAS VEGAS
🛩 22AUG F91122 SAN FRANSISCO – LAS VEGAS
🛩 22AUG F91262 LAS VEGAS – CHICAGO/O HARE
🛩 01OCT JL7349 DETROIT – CHICAGO/O HARE
🛩 01OCT JL009 CHICAGO/O HARE – TOKYO/NARITA
🛩 28DEC JL729 TOKYO/NARITA – JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA
🛩 10JAN QG813 JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA – SURABAYA/JUANDA
🛩 21JAN SJ255 SURABAYA/JUANDA – JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA 🛩 21JAN JL726 JAKARTA/SOEKARNO HATTA – TOKYO/NARITA
🛩 03FEB ANA5853 TOKYO/HANEDA – FRANKFURT
🛩 13FEB ANA204 FRANKFURT – TOKYO/HANEDA
🛩 10FEB LH904 FRANKFURT – LONDON/HEATHROW
🛩 13FEB LH923 LONDON/HEATHROW – FRANKFURT
🛩 29APR JW923 TOKYO/NARITA – HOKKAIDO/NEW CHITOSE
🛩 04MAY JW922 HOKKAIDO/NEW CHITOSE – TOKYO/NARITA

Age 2 years ~ (Paid :P)
🛩 04AUG2017 VN303 TOKYO/NARITA – HO CHI MINH CITY ..and still counting. May Allah bless and protect you in every trip. Aamiin.


#flyingwithtoddlers #toddlerfun #ea5512mudik

Catching Adachi-Hanabi Before Another Trip to Indonesia


Summer is time for fireworks!
And if you ever happened to see fireworks in Japan (called “hanabi”), I tell you that it’s THE BEST!
Hanabi season usually starts at July when summer vacation for students is ongoing, then continues in a row during August in which obon yasumi (considered as summer holiday for the companies) also takes places. Being sponsored by the government across the country, it’s often said like a moment to show the prestige of each organizer (aka city holder) and an attempt to put the proud of the residents’ hearts since their taxes also contribute to this exhibition 😀

Okay, so because of our plan to visit Indonesia (aka “mudik”) in August, we looked for the chance to see hanabi beforehand. We finally went to this No.2 Famous Tokyo Fireworks last Saturday (2017/07/22) and captured almost full-time show either in videos and pictures while persuading a 2-years-old toddler who was getting scared to all those explosion sounds :))

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800 Days


【ムサくんが生まれて2歳2ヶ月、誕生から800日目です】ということだ。

▶️ Today I was reminded by the #childrearing email service of our vicinity that #musaromas turned 800 days this Sunday (7/16). Wow! Apparently I have to make a post to share some thoughts on my mind recently.. (jump to ➡️) ⏭ Pertama, perkara membandingkan. Tidak seperti masa bayi yang perkembangannya cenderung terprediksi timing-nya dan beda tipis antara satu bayi dengan lainnya, di usia-usia segini makin kerasa kalo tiap anak beda-beda kemajuannya di tiap aspek. Ada yang duluan ngomongnya, ada yang duluan “matengnya” (ex: bisa dibilangin), dll. Sangat rawan bagi ortu untuk banding-bandingin anaknya sendiri dengan anak orang lain.. dan saya akuin salah satu tema curhatan saya ke suami ya tentang perbandingan itu (“si anu udah bisa gini, kok M belum ya?”, “anaknya si itu pintar gituan lho, kapan ya M bisa?”, dan sebangsanya, begitu pun sebaliknya kalo M ‘dialem’ alias dapat pujian dari orang lain, dibanggain sambil ambil contoh anak lain sebayanya). Heuheuheu.. •

⏭ Merasa bersalah pasti iya abis itu, padahal mungkin aja emang wajar.. karena ternyata saya dapat info begini dari @babycenter minggu ini: ➡️ No Comparison
It’s tempting to compare your preschooler with his playmates, but it’s not constructive. At this age, kids start developing in wildly different ways. Some focus fiercely on language or motor skills for a time while other skills stagnate. And new skills are acquired at a whole range of “normal” rates. Trust your gut: Does your child seem okay to you? Whenever you have any doubt, don’t hesitate to mention it to his doctor. ⏭ dan kalo ngecek apa yang harusnya bisa dilakukan seorang anak #2yearsold, rasanya nggak ada yang perlu saya khawatirkan. •

Kedua, di sisi lain, saya pun merasa kebahagiaan, ketenangan, kebanggaan, kegemesan kalo M bisa skill baru. Usia balita itu ketrampilan baru tampak kecil-kecil tapi muncul satu demi satunya cepat.. jadi saking banyaknya nggak spesial lagi kaya ketika masih bayi. Ini menguji kami sebagai orang tua untuk kasih perhatian sedekat mungkin ke anak selagi bisa agar kita tidak terlewat jadi cheerleader saat pencapaian.

Ketika momen itu datang, hilang semua rasa khawatir atau envy sama anak orang lain yang udah bisa ini itu, padahal kita cuma tahu dari luarnya aja, bisa jadi ortu anak yang kita iriin itu juga punya kekhawatiran dalam bentuk beda.. rumput tetangga selalu lebih hijau kan?

➡️ Instead of comparing our kid to the others’ kid, cheer every awesome moment our kid made! Accidentally last week I wrote a rant with the last quite was matched to this situation last week about my son…… ❤️ Making lots of phrases!!! (more <something>, buy , play , let’s go, etc.) Alhamdulillah, way to go to make more sentences (so far he only says “Bye-bye, something” and “I want more”). Realizing that he’s not an advanced talker since he was 1.5 years sometimes worries me, but at the other sides, I’ve also made sure based on developmental guides that he’s actually not in speech delay. I just need to believe and keep patient.. and I feel that the most important thing is the way he communicates with others still progressed well. I also learned that the idiom “don’t compare yourself to others yet compare yourself to the person you were yesterday” should be applied in watching our kid. ❤️

Kebetulan yang lain, masih nyambung poin kedua, di email yang saya singgung di awal itu pun dijelaskan bahwa umur dua tahunan ini juga saat yang tepat untuk memberi tanggung jawab kecil ke anak agar percaya diri si anak meningkat. Misalnya, kalo doi berantakin cucian yang abis diangkat dari jemuran, dialihkan aja dengan minta doi untuk bantu melipat baju. Terus jangan lupa memuji kalo doi bisa mengeksekusi instruksi tertentu. ❤️ Fokus ke sikap semacam itu jauh lebih penting daripada cuma banding-bandingin 😜❤️ #selfreminder banget ini

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