school trouble session..

The plan is...
to have 'si beben' placed and get registered to a pre-school, which for kids at his age those kind of school is mostly 'play-time'...

The trouble is..
turns out that the registration issue consist of so many things... almost like those bapak-bapak who wants to be a legislative candidates (hehe.. sok tau and sok lebay)
The big thing for me is, they need a formal photograph of him!
Oh my.. this is definitely gonna be a torture for us to make him sit still and do this formal thing called taking STILL pictures the RIGHT waay...

So, here are my options.

Option 1.
Take him to foto studio. Give toys as a bait, then hurry the 'mas-mas' to snap his pictures as bright as possible. One toy, Get set, SNAP! Two toys, get set, SNAP.. SNAP!!

Option 2.
Place him in his homebase. Play his favourite Brainy Baby on the TV. Make him sit nicely on the sofa.. then while he concentrating on the songs and plays in the tube (which usually only happens on the first 5 minutes), take his pictures quickly, then smile gloriously like a champion.


Ok then.
Option 1 turns out to be a big no no..

Option 2 chosen. Brainy Baby on..
Just when he is sit still for 5 minutes. Turns out that formal photograph MUST be taken from straight position. Which means that I have to face the camera in front of his face, right?
Bad idea. He's concentrating on the movie in the tube, not concentrating to the camera, papa!
Here's what I got..





When the 5 minutes deadline is almost over...
I got panicked. This is not a good idea after all.
Then with some wrong settings and twisting button I mistakenly snapped his pictures with flash settings ON. The blitz struck his face for the first time, and suddenly he stunned. Completely forgot the movie for a while, he turns and make the best grin for the camera to take.
Oh my.. this is it!!

I rush him to stand in front of a plain wall. Then snapped his face with pouring flash ligths. And he just make other kind of grin but nothing like a formal photograph should be.







Oh man.. after 15 shots or so in the midst of catching his breath between poses, I manage to take a STILL face of him. FINALLY!!!



And here we go..
look at the final result..



So Headmaster, here's to you!
a formal procedures photograph which doesn't resembles my son's character whatsoever..
Why does it have to so formal, huh?
the grinning face is so much better, kan??

:D

Benxercise!

For those of you who are still searcing for the ultimate fitness experience, and hoping for the ideal program for weight loss, i'll truly recommend this one... Benxercise!

Terms and condition are happens as follows,
Lebaran - two weeks of holiday - no maid - no babysitter.
That way, you have absolutely no excuse and no back up plan to quit or find any other exits whatsoever.

If you are still not so sure whether this program is effective or not,
I'll start my convincing testimonial by comparing the ussual fitness routine that you always do in that 'jedag jedug gaul fitness place' with my Benxercise!

1. Two times baby bath both in the morning and the afternoon is as effective and relaxing as the shower before and after your gym session.
2. Holding your baby in one arm beside your chest, and take turn with both arm is almost equal with those boring byceps and triceps training.
3. Pull and push your baby in the stroller, trying to ease his cranky feeling while circling the wide area of your house, is comparable to those stationary run on the treadmill.
4. And for everything else that you do trying so hard to sculpt those never come out six pack of yours, try comparing it with the sound of laughter and lovely spontaneous hug you get as a result out of your effort wiping and cleaning out his diapers.

So.
I've said my piece.
Forget those crazy offers like only paying several thousand rupiahs per day to join a 'cool and trendy' gym.
Find yourself a partner and earn a Benxercise of your own.

Hehehe.. belagu ya. Mentang-mentang udah punya yang lucu-lucu.

Happy Birthday anakku, Ben Rui!

Bang.. kok Bangkok?

Kenapa juga gue kok datang lagi ke Suite 3614 - Emporium Sukhumvit?

Kenapa juga kok lagi lagi si Khun Nak Maison?

Kenapa sih kok Post Bangkok?

Kenapa kok gue jadi kangen berat ama Ben yang ngomong, "Papapapap.."

Kenapa kok Bangkok!


Lho kok?

probation

Orang-orang bilang, 3 bulan itu masa percobaan yang paling penting.
‘probation’ kalo istilahnya orang kantoran.
Tapi kalo masalah ngurusin anak bayi.. percaya ga percaya,
Ternyata masa percobaan yang jumlahnya sama, 3 bulan ini, juga berlaku lho.

3 bulan ini masanya gue dicoba kekuatan batin dan lahir. (please notice, that batin is put on first, deliberately).
Gue yakin lah, semua yang udah punya bayi pasti bosen ngedengernya.
We’ll tell the same old stories time after time.

So, I’ll skip the mushy-mushy stuffs.
Gue bakal ceritain hal-hal yang lain daripada yang lain. Semuanya tersaji lengkap dalam daftar yang singkat padat penuh makna tersirat. Hehe..

1. Usahain istri elo tidur ama si makhluk baru nan lucu, ditemenin ama babysitter di ranjang samping. Elo-nya sih tidurnya di luar aja! Percaya deh..
2. Jangan sok-sokan gendong anak elo kalo udah pake baju kantor. Anything could happen anytime, dude.
3. Jangan bangga dulu kalo dia senyum begitu ngeliat muka elo. Under 2 months baby belum bisa ngebedain muka elo dengan jambangan atau pajangan kembang.
4. Kalo belum jago ngerjain 10 kerjaan dengan dua tangan di waktu yang bersamaan, dan semuanya kejer-kejeran.. Jangan sekali-kali nawarin gantian jagain si baby. Never.
5. Belajarlah hal-hal konyol kaya bersiul sambil nyembur, nyanyi dengan sound di’slo-mo’in, atau yang lainnya. Kadang berguna banget.
6. Jangan percaya ama muka anak lo yang masih polos. Percayalah hanya pada MamyPoko selalu.
7. Gue rasa, even Deddy Corbuzier yang ngakunya bisa baca pikiran pasti ngalamin masalah yang sama dengan gue, pas baby-nya lagi cranky.
8. Supaya keliatan elo adalah suami yang peduli, hapalin dua pertanyaan ini: “Hari ini udah e-e belon?” dan “Jam berapa dia minum susu lagi?”.
9. Tips no 8, bakal lebih paten kalo dipraktekin pas lagi lo baru mau ngegendong baby elo.
10. Untuk siapapun orangnya yang telah menciptakan dot bayi, We Salute You!

imperfectly perfect

I'm sure that every father will did the same thing.
He will think that his boy is the perfect son.
No other baby will look more handsome, more cute, more adorable than his own baby boy.
And for that very reason, I will do exactly the opposite thing.

I don't think my baby is the perfect son.
He pees and shits whenever he likes with no alarming cry beforehand.
He looks cute only when he smiles and awakes, but when he sleeps his face thinks so seriously as if he had a country to run.
And about the handsome thing, how dare me comparing him with the perfect Jolie-Pitt new son.

Sounds fair enough?


Mmm.. Have I told you that my Ben looks sooo imperfectly perfect anyway? Hehe.

There's Always the First Time.

The first visit to gynaecologist.
The first congratulations on having a baby confirmed.
The first shortlisting names for baby boy and girl.
The first sign of a baby boy confirmed.
The first shopping spree for baby's stuffs.
The first caesarian operation.
The first cry from my baby boy.
The first baby bath.
The first baby feeds.

Welcome Ben Rui Avellino!
my first baby boy.