Category: random stuff
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school holidays
picture’s from : google We are having 6 weeks school holiday here in down under. My children won’t be back to school until second of February. They will be year 6 this year, the last grade in primary school. Oh no….and then they are going to middle school / high school the following year. Time […]
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this, that, and festive season
December is finally here. The last month of the year. Not long til we say good-bye to 2014 and welcome 2015. And, it is only a few weeks away until Christmas! I am always excited about this festive season, I love the atmosphere during this time of the year. Christmas decoration is every where, in […]
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acceptance
(images by nickdvs) dear life, thank you for this day. thank you for the ups and the downs. the highs and the lows. i am present and listening and grateful and happy. thank you. I have lived out of Indonesia for more than 15 years. I married an Australian, we have two kids who were […]
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10 facts about perth
image is by Steve via Wikimedia Perth is my city and I love it.….for those who live in Perth have you heard or known that song from Channel 7 commercial ad, haven’t you? 🙂 I’ve been living in this city for almost 15 years now and it has changed a bit since the first time […]
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a place i call home
photo from : traveller.autobarn.com Faith and love brought me to live away from my origin. Dream and determination made me strong. Motherhood changed my world upside down. I did not regret every bit of it, but I have to admit it wasn’t an easy way. My journey to adapt and adjust a new life in […]
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fourteen years
Today is fourteen years ago, that we promised to love each other til death apart us. Fourteen years, two kids, hundred’s of fights and make ups, two dogs (one deceased), three choocks, a tank full of fish, two homes, a handful of times I wanted to murder you…. I can’t believe that you have to […]
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spring is here!
Araluen is really blooming with its tulips. Everywhere you see is a bunch of colourful pretty blooms. We went to Araluen Botanical Garden for Father’s Day yesterday. The weather though was not that bright sunny but warm enough, make it perfect for a picnic in the valley. Hope you enjoy these gorgeous and colourful flowers! […]
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thirteen years on
Today is our 13th wedding anniversary. Thirteen years of marriage. Eight a half years as parents. There are days that I feel like I want to strangle you, but there are days that I miss you so much. You taught me to be independent, you help me being confident in myself, and you made me […]
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on the fourth finger
” Where’s your wedding ring? Why don’t you put it on?” “You don’t wear your wedding ring, why?” Those two sentences have become very familiar to me. Some of my acquaintances often asked me the same question whenever they see me without my wedding band. At first, I would always answer politely that I […]
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is thank you a hard limit?
Thank you. Danke. Merci. Terima Kasih. Gracias. Etc. All have the same meaning. But sadly, nowadays I seldom hear that word being said especially in the customer service department. In my recent trip to my local IGA (supermarket) the young man or precisely the teenager male who stands behind the register just stared blankly at […]
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