“Ma, did you know that dad is getting married?” Not really, but anticipated the minute the girls told me that their dad had been introduced to someone. Though they said it was nothing serious, I knew that it was leading to a marriage and I was right because a week later the kids broke the …
Being Human
WHY HONESTY IS IMPORTANT IN FRIENDSHIPS: MOMSY WAY OF LOOKING AT IT
Aya came out of her room and told me she needed a hug. Hugging is something we do a lot in our little family of three and with Aya it is more frequent. But when she told me she needed it, along with that look on her face, I knew something was up. So what’s …
I am not a Superwoman, but I want to make a difference
Saturday, 28th of March. I was so determined to put my mind to ease. To be honest, I never thought working from home is so challenging. A few years back, I remember talking about working from home. As Jakarta gets more and more crowded and traffic jams become a constant struggle that most Jakartans face, …
Damn You Work from Home!
11th day of Working from Home. This new way of working begins to drive me nuts. My mood swings from left to right to left to right again just like kids playing swing at the park. The worst part of all this is when WFH wasn’t implemented yet, I had someone I can talk to …
Thou Shall Be Bored To Death
Okay… This COVID-19 virus seems to be having a blast all over the world. Traveling for free from person to person, country to country, causing lockdowns here and there. When China first announced COVID-19, I heard the news when a colleague at work was making a fuss about it. So I said, it’s just another …
How to Deal with Your Divorce: Just Deal With It
So yes, I am a divorced single mom in mid 40s and here’s the story of my divorce. My daughters think that this family consist of 2 persons parental units in 1 family. I am the go go go type, the then hubby was a no no no type. Clearly it was a clash boom …
Disconnection
People (including me) these days talk about connectedness a lot, it was almost an exaggeration. Iklan sebuah mobile phone company yang sempat menjadi mobile phone hits di jamannya aja taglinenya “… Connecting People”. Lalu mobile phone sejuta ummat itu pun connecting people from one place to another. Now mobile phone is getting smarter and smarter …
From Russia with Love
“Ma, when your divorce is through, I think you should take a trip on your own to re-discover yourself. Things been hard on you since the process started, and I seriously think a trip on your own will definitely revitalize you mind and soul. Yai and I will not be mad at you because you …
My First Jots
Guru Bahasa Inggris saya dulu pernah bilang begini, “Gita, bring a note pad where ever you go because whenever you have an idea you must jot it down. The first few words of your idea will soon produce a sentence. The sentence will become sentences that make up a paragraph. And before you know it, …