# Today #

For my Love - My Jo

# Chance / Opportunity#

Monday Morning. Batam rain. Rain in the morning. Heavy rain these days. I meant the last few days.
Early morning I got email from my friend ( in bahasa) .

Hi ,

Apa kbr hari ini? Semoga setiap hari didlm hidup kita memberikan harapan baru bagi esok hari karena harapan membrikan kita semua alasan untuk berusaha. Semoga setiap hari yang baru memberikan perasaan girang, sukacita, dan harapan yang luar biasa. Semoga kita menemukan kedamaian di dalam hal2 yang sederhana, karena hal-hal sederhana akan selalu ada disana…

I join this project since April 22 this year, after one month I got new chance with another dept. I'm sad, Why came too late after I joined this project. Never mind. But 2 weeks after, he asked me again. Oh My GOD. I explained to him about our system and about our procedure here. He understood. Month by month passed, last week on Wednesday, he came to my office. It came as a shock to me. I'm in for a surprise.

XXX : Eka, could you mind sent to me your CV please for my review?
Me : Oh..o...ok sir, no problem.
XXX : If possible tomorrow morning.
Me : ok, I can sent it now to you so you can read it thru your blackberry.
XXX : sorry, eka, my black berry can't receive attachment.
Me : oh,.Sorryy Yes I know .

After he went out, I am looking for my CV and sent to him directly twice. Why? Because the first time I type wrong year, I think is ok for him, I knew him, he's a good Boss here.
Two days after I sent email to him, I got email from him. He said thank you and will review it.


On saturday I met him again.

XXX : eka , I was read your email ( yes, I knew it sir, you've read it)
Me : Ok, tk's sir for reply my email soon.
XXX : no problem
Me : but, I've sent to you twice sir. Have minor correction. (my self keep smile to him)
XXX : Oh, yes, it's ok no problem.
XXX : next week I'll on leave.
Me : O, back to your home town or what?
XXX : Yes.

XXX : See you later.
Me : Bye, waved my hand to him and his car passed through in front of me.

Oh my GOD, good chance/ good opportunity.
Now, I'm still waiting. Waiting for some news.

The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be;
As long as life endures. ( read : based from "Amazing Grace " song).

GOD help me, YOU know what I want for this time.

* Up date *

Upss..I've a couple weeks not up date this blog. Yes. Plenty of story during my absence. Start from 10 Sept, my second daughter (13 months) has stomach ache, but it's ok, I can handle it without doctor, as long as I can control her meal, food, take more liquid, it's ok. ( It take 4 days, but I'm not panic. I know very well about her, even has stomach ache, she/my gabie, no change in her meal /food and activity). I always keep on my mind, stomach ache is proces of our body to release all poison in our stomach. Keep more liquid/juice/milk, healthy food, good rest, that's all my tips I had done to my kids if they have stomach ache. After that my first daughter has fever. A High fever. Gave tempra syrup. More liquid like juice, milk and water. Healthy foods. The day after she's looks ok. The story not the end, after my first daughter has a high fever, 2 days after, my second daughter has a high fever too. It take 2 days. Thank you to GOD for recovery of my kid. (Noted : during that time I didn't go to see doctor. As long as I can handle it by my self . My tips only : keep take healthy food/meal/fruits, more liquid and good rest. That's all).

14 September - 16 September. Have exam. in my Mandarin class. I get good mark.

18 September - 20 September. Site visit. Very tired.

My friday breakfast

*Friday Morning *

Ups....I'm sleepy. Today is Friday start work 6:30 AM. Grrrrrrr. Wake up early 4:30. Left my home sweet home 5:30. Arrived office 6:00AM. Go to pantry make a cup of milo. And one of our planner take my pic. in our pantry. Look my eyes. Sleepiness. How do I get rid of my sleepiness?

Ha...ha....my office mate see this pic. and said "eka not bad". Look eka's eyes still red color. Grrrrrrrrrrr.

Tk's folks. Appreciated.

He likes joking. And always has joking with me and my boss in the morning until I say come on, stop clowning and get to work before our boss says some word to us.

Our pantry is one of our favo. place in this office. Why ? Everybody can see something to eat and to drink in there. And is a good place have a little chit chat before start the work. Sometimes our janitor very hard to stop our habit in the morning in our pantry. Lucky we have a good janitor. She's a good worker.

6:20 stop over to our doc.control room have a sit and I'm still sleepy. Oh no... I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. Come on..please.. . Have a minor conversation with them I felt still sleepy. They take my pic. again and I try give a good smile eventhough my feel still sleepy. I dream my bed, my lovely bed room. Zzzzzzzzz..plakk...not... This is time to work. I just remember where I put my break fast and my drink? Gerrrrrrr. I forgot. Oh no..I missed it. Back to pantry looking around. But I can't find it. Where is it? Turn back to doc.control room, searching my breakfast, it's not there. Where is it. Asked my friend one by one . They answered "don't know". Where are you my breakfast?

Walked to my room. Our janitor approached me and said "mba eka, I put your breakfast on your desk. I find it in our pantry and I take it and put on your desk, I thought you forgot to bring it she said to me." thank you mba, I said to her.

# Ring and Bracelet #

I'm very happy. Because my lovely-jo-hubby just back from his trip(Beijing). He gave me a good gift. A ring. String with white gold and diamond and green stone in middle of the ring, they called jade(read : giok-in bahasa). And the day after one of our site planner back from Thailand and gave me a bracelet string with silver and green stone too. Ohooo..good bracelet. Looks like one set. I love it.

*my lovely room*

* typical man *

I feel (down) in the dumps today. Why? Just argued with one of our inspector. He's a typical man. He's short tempered with everyone. Everyone had fight with him. As a project secretary I was responsible of secretarial duty or administration matter. We work here under good control, good system and good procedure as a big and a good company in this town.

The other inspector came to see me and asked me to provide everything in his container. Usualy for new container we will provide some furniture, office stuff, power cable, net work line, telp. line, pantry and everything. We (me and my boss- fab.yard supv.) already request to project management team to provide that all. All the stuff still in process under procedure and under control by them. The typical man came and interrupt our conversation . You know what's he say? Do not ask them they do not know about it. Errrrrrrrrrrrrr. I turn my head and said to him what????? Gerrrrrr. He words burned me up. Oh GOD. Please help me. It's not the first time. I can't stand his act any longer. I call him when he went out of my room and the other inspector together and gave him hell. I said to him "I've been working here 6 years I know the procedure ". And I said again " remember this is minor project, may be I'll be meet you again at another project but please take note I'm not typical women like you".

Oh my GOD. Eka come on "calm down, take it easy,hold your pants on, settle down "(I said to myself). Eka, pull yourself together ( wish to my self again). Let me settle down long enough to concentrate and back again for my work.

My Sunday

We've plan go to MM at sunday afternoon. Buy something for my sist and my bro in Jkt and buy some gift for all my family in Jkt too. Tomorrow my hubby will be going to Jkt with the second flight and 18th will flight to Seoul and Beijing. Will missing you my love-Jo. Again. Have a long trip. Sad. That's my hubby job. Go with my older daughter-Brigitte and my hubby left home around 2:00hrs. My daughter said "nande look at abang ojek. He has a strange manner". Amazing this words come from my dauhgter mouth, was almost 3years old . She already knows and can say something strange around her. Tk's GOD. My lovely daughter you already growth now. My hubby smile and explain to her why abang ojek do like that on the road.

Batam,crowded. Dark puffing smoke and loud roaring noise comes from every vehicles. Uffff..pollution. Am I wrong if I said Batam will be polluted city. Oh No. Turn back for 8 years ago first time I've step in Batam. Batam very quite.

Embarrassing. Batam neighboring with Singapore and Malaysia. Both of the country clean and tidy.

Upon we arrival at MM my lovely daughter looks very happy. Met my old friend "B&L" with her kids at "SB" corner. Wonderful she has 2 kids now. Say hello and directly go to "M" shop buy some gift. Goes to ground floor buy some fruits, cookies and house hold, go to "CK" shop buy something for Gabie. And the last shop to visit is "B" shop buy special "slipper"for my love mom. Play in TZ. Rest in A&W corner with rootbeer and buy ice cream for my daughter. My hubby said to Brigitta " kakak, you look very tired, we back home now." My daughter said " no, bapa, no. I want you buy one turtle for me with big eyes,dark color like in that shop. She pointed toward to the shop. O lalala..please. I approached her and my hubby and said "kakak, you have plenty of toys , you have 3 set barney, dora, doraemon, twin dolphin,bingo-doggie, couple set teddy bear,barbies, mickey & minne mouse,pooh, tiger,pigglet,sponge bob,hello kitty and others, please sweet heart this time no turtle." I looked at her she said again " but I didn't have turtle yet in home, please nde, please she said." I turn my face look what my hubby said. My hubby approached her and said " alright sweet heart we buy only one and small size, remember only small size , that's all." Thank you Bapa she said and give her big hug to my hubby with 3 times kiss. He3x.. that's my child type.

Arrive at home around 7:00PM. Have dinner first after that change cloths and going to "Pilars home" for sunday evening prayer with my hubby. This time my turn to lead the prayer. 9:30PM back home and until 10:00 PM prepare everything include my love stuff, travel kit, document,put it all in one travel bag. Packing some gift. I'll to finish up that all before go to bed. Ufffppp..I'm very tired.

Choose

Life is all about choices. " I have two choices. I can choose to be in a good mood or I can choose to be in bad mood".

I'm quite stubborn mom. Once our second baby born I decide to look after her and take care our child and I want be 100% mom in home. During that time I feel boring and asked my husband and wish to my self If I could and will back again for working . My husband decide to me better look after our child. He's not agree. Saddnes appear in my life.

Time is coming, HRD call me and gave me opportunity. I'm very confused that time. I try do the best, explain to my husband,bla...bla.. get permission from him. Tk's GOD. He was agree. I'm very happy. Recently I turn my head look toward to our child playing with her barney suddenly I'm sad. My tears drop. Oh no. Oh ..GOD. I've 10 months with them, playing together, take shower together, playing barney and... no.. I must choose .

Have advise from my love-husband and call my mom to look after our child during I'm working for temporary and asked her to looking for a nanny for our child. She agreed. She came with a nanny and right now my mom still with us. she is very love her grand daughter.

My Child If mom can choose, I'll beside you all the time. I promised to my self do the best for my child. After working hours spent all my times with them.

My Child If mom can choose ,I'll beside you all the time than go to the mall with friends, met for chit-chat and window shopping.

My Child If mom can choose, I'll beside you all night long, tell you story, sing a song, watch cartoon, play puzzle than still in office for meeting .

My Child If mom can choose, I'll beside you go for every step we had, for every move we had than travelling with somebody else.

My Child If mom can choose, I'll beside you for playing ball, barney, dora than playing bowling with my friend.

I love you my dear. Brigitte and Gabie. I worked for you. What ever I do it right now it's all of for you.

# Tips Bila Anak Sakit Perut #

Bila anakku sakit perut alias mencret, aku tdk buru2 membawanya kedsa, selagi beolnya tdk berdarah dan berwarna keputihan.

Putri kami yg pertama sering mencret. He3x..beda dgn siadek. Adek lbh kuat..(maklumlah pengaruh ASI nih-ini logikaku yg berkata loh..) Kakak tdk mendapat ASI exklusif, tpi adek dpt dan sampai skrg asi. Maklum dulu itu aku BEGO !!! DAN MENYESAL !!!

Bila putri ku mencret, tetap kuberi mkn spt biasa, dan pemberian oralit yg teratur. Pemberian susu tetap spt biasa. Justru kalo anak mencret perlu cairan kan, perlu mkn kan? Bila dia tdk mau mkn, tdk mau minum, cuma mau susu..gimana hayo? tdk apa2x....percayalah. Susu bukan pencetus anak mencret berat. Justru dgn anak mencret, mekanisme tbh bekerja membuang racun dlm tbh lewat mencret. Bila berbau, jangan panik. Bau itu berasal dari pola mkn anak yg dia konsumsi. Buah? Tdk ada pantangan mencret dilarang mkn buah.

Bila anakku mencret, aku suka beri pisang barangan (pisang medan), ini aku sugesti sendiri keanakku, spy mencretnya berhenti, eh,,berhenti.

PERLU DIKETAHUI, bila anak beolnya lebih dari 6x sehari, perlu diwaspadai dan dicurigai, apakah diare?mencret? atau muntaber? bila disertai muntah. Bila dibawah 6x, itu biasa. Malah aku punya cerita menarik, putri keduaku, sewakt umur 3 bln, pupnya suka 5 hari sekali dan bahkan sampai seminggu, aku tdk khawatir dan panik. MENGAPA? aku tdk kedsa atau kemana aja, krn logikaku bekerja, dia cuma minum ASI, pertumbuhan normal, motorik kasar dan halusnya normal, yah..ok-lah, tdk perlu khawatir.

Ada tips bgs dr dok.wati dan bbrp dsa, mmg blm diresepkan kesetiap anak loh dan blm ada literatur yg membenarkannya, cuma ini semua berpulang kepada LOGIKA. Anakku dan anggota keluargaku, bila mencret, aku suka beri pocarisweat..nah..HERAN KAN????KENAPA???

Logika ya, minuman tsbt kandungannya hampir sama dgn oralit walau tdk 100% sama ya? DICATAT. he3x...

Utk anakkku (sewkt umur 14 bln) aku beri perbandingan 1:2. Artinya pocarinya 10cc, air pth 20cc, habis kedua putriku paling susah diberi obat. Tergantung kita ya, percaya dan sugesti serta logika hrs jln bila menghadapi anak sakit. Dan perlu diingat ya, TIAP ANAK BERBEDA.

Dan hingga sekarang bila sikakak mencret dikit, dia sdh buru2 kelemari es, minta pocari. he3x...

Nah, bila anak mencret, diare, TIDAK PERLU ANTIBIOTIKA . Penyebabnya virus, bkn bakteri. Bila mencret, beri byk minum, baik itu jus, atau sari buah, spy tdk dehidrasi.

# Tips Demam #

Bila anakku demam, kmi memberinya obat penurun panas bila diatas 38 atau 38.5 derajat celcius. Obat yg kami berikan cukup obat penurun panas biasa. Kami beri "tempra" atau paracetamol syrup-generik, yg drop utk bayi dan syrup utk sikakak. TIDAK ADA ANTIBIOTIK.

Karena demam penyebabnya virus, bukan bakteri tdk perlu AB. Kenapa kami beri obat pada saat suhu 38 atau lebih? karena tubuh kita dilengkapi dengan antibody yg kuat oleh NYA. Jadi bila tubuh kita diserang oleh kuman, mk antibody di dlm tbh kita berperang melawannya kuman tersebut, sehingga kondisi tbh panas. Demam terkadang naik dan turun itu menunjukkan mekanisme tbh kita bekerja melawan kuman penyakit didlm tbh. PERLU DIINGAT bila anak demamnya lebih dari 3x 24 jam, segeralah bawa kedokter. Kita perlu waspada dengan DB atau malaria atau yg lainnya.

Tapi bila demamnya cuma 1 atau sampai 2 hari tidak perlu kedsa kan? Bila perlu kunjungan ke dsa/dok./rs/klinik/puskesmas utk berobat dikurangi buat anak kita, kenapa? karena disana penuh dgn kuman, boleh dikatakan sarang kuman. KALO UTK IMMUNISASI LAIN CERITA.

Dan tandailah gejala demamnya. Cari penyebab dan pencetusnya. Bila anak demam disertai kejang, segeralah konsultasi dan bawa kedsa.

Anakku kalo demam saya kompres diketiak, dahi dan lipatan paha dengan air HANGAT. KENAPA AIR HANGAT??? BUKAN AIR DINGIN??? Mari kita gunakan logika kita.

Bila kita mengompres anak dengan air dingin, syaraf atau tbh kita akan menyampaikan sensor keotak anak bahwa suhu diluar tubuh dingin, mk perlu hangat, nah tbh anak tetap hangat. Bila kita kompres dengan air hangat, mk saraf sensor otak anak membaca, bahwa suhu diluar tbh sdh hangat, jadi tdk perlu hangat lagi (ini bila kondisi tbh anak demam/panas).

Aku punya pengalaman unik utk demam.

Putri kedua kami, pada saat berumur 5 bln, mengalami demam tinggi. Aku temp. melalui digital temp. lewat anus (lebih akurat nih..lewat anus), suhu 39. Dia tidak rewel, cuma mukanya sdh mulai merah dan bila netek (saat itu asi) terasa banget pns tbhnya. Aku beri tempra, walau dia menolak, tpi pelan2 aku beri. Dan turun, aku temp. suhunya sdh 38. Malam hari naik lagi, 39.2, aku tetap kompres dan pemberian obat penurun panas kuberi dgn rentang wkt 6 jam. Aku baluri tbhnya dgn minyak berambang (sdh mjdi kebiasaannku memberi minyak berambang bila anakku demam atau pilek), subuh turun lagi 37.5 dan menjelang pagi (hari kedua) naik lagi dan panasnya naik turun terus sampai hari ketiga (malam hari, tentunya). Sdh mulai muncul rasa khawatirku, bila sampai besok (hari keempat demamnya naik dan turun lagi ) aku mau bw dia kedsa. BUT Tk's GOD, hari keempat , subuh suhu tbh sdh normal, kutunggu sampai sore, masih normal, aku mulai tenang, tetapi muncul bintik merah spt biang keringat diseluruh tbhnya. Aku panik tapi aku cpt berpikir, tdk mgkn DB, ini pasti bkn DB, ini pasti efek dari demam yg kemaren. Utk memastikannya, mlm hri kubawa anakku kedsa dan menjelaskannya semua kedsa, lalu aku minta tes darah, mau lht trombosit anakku, puji Tuhan, ternyata hsl lab. anakku bgs, tdk ada yg ganjil. DSA bilang ini efek dari demam dan kutanya penyebabnya virus. Tidak perlu obat. (DSA anakku cukup familiar dgn sgl argumenku bila aku tanya ttg obat, dan blio mau menerima sgl argumenku ttg pemakaian obat yg tepat, termasuk itu ANTIBIOTIK).

Bila demam disebabkan immunisasi (biasanya DPT nih..) cukup kompres, toh akhirnya nanti turun juga kan.

Kedua putriku mempunyai perbedaan. Sikakak dulu sewaktu immunisasi DPT, hangat, aku cukup kompres aja. Tidak ada pemberian obat, toh demamnya tdk tinggi2 amat. DPT kedua dan ketiga dia tdk demam.

Putri kami yg kedua jauh lebih kuat dr kakaknya, DPT 1,2,3 tdk demam dan dia santai aja setiap diimmunisasi, beda dengan kakaknya lihat dsa aja sdh tereak2 minta pulang..hi3x..

Oh ya, kedua putriku dalam pemberian immunisasi aku suka beri immunisasi simultan/combo, dlm arti, satu suntikan 2 vaksin yg diberi spt DPT. Kedua putriku kuberi Tetra HiB (yi vaksinasi gabungan antara DPT dan HiB). Ini kulakuan utk mengurangi jlh suntikan dianak.(kasihankan kecil2 disuntik terus) dan mengurangi jlh kunjungan kedsa dan hemat wkt. He3x... Vaksinasi pada kedua putriku vaksinasi biasa dlm arti bukan yg "special", aku pki istilah "special" krn dsa pernah menawarkan sewkt DPT, ada yg biasa dan dingin (ktnya sih....yg dingin tdk membuat anak demam), tpi aku tetap mengambil yg biasa. Dan ini berbeda harga, special lbh mahal bo.

# Tips-Pilek #

Saya punya beberapa tips yang pernah saya lakukan kepada anak saya. Jadi memperkecil kunjungan ke dsa dan memperkecil pengeluaran juga kan.. he3x...

Bila Pilek, anakku saya pijat dengan minyak berambang (minyak mkn dicampur b.merah) dan diubun ubun saya beri juga. Tetap dimandikan, mkn seperti biasa. Bila malam hari, kebetulan di kmr kita pki AC, saya beri penguapan minyak kayu putih (minyak kayu pth satu sendok mkn dicampur dengan air panas kira2 450 cc dan ditaruh disdt kamar, sehingga aroma kamar menjadi sedap, wangi minyak kayu putih). Tips ini menghindari anak pilek dgn kondisi hidung mampet. Juga bs dilakukan bila dikamar pakai kipas angin.Posisikan anak dengan tidur dimana kepala lebih tinggi dari badan, bila mampet hidungnya.

Bila masih bayi, jangan terlalu sering disedot hidungnya bila perlu hindari. Utk mengeluarkan ingusnya, taruh kain hangat disekitar lubang hidung, ingusnya pasti keluar dan dielap. Bila ingus keluarnya mkn byk dan kental bukan berarti sianak terkena pilek berat. Pendapat itu salah. Justru dengan keluarnya ingus yg banyak, terkadang kental bahkan berwarna kehijauan, membuktikan mekanisme tubuh membuang semua kotoran/ virus melalui hidung. Jangan pernah memberi anak dgn obat ANTIBIOTIK.

Ingat tidak ada obat untuk pilek. Dan ANTIBIOTIK bukanlah obat utk membunuh penyakit yg disebabkan oleh virus. ANTIBIOTIK obat yg dipakai utk membunuh penyakit yg disebabkan oleh bakteri.

Pilek penyebabnya bukan bakteri, tidak perlu AB (antibiotik). Pilek disebabkan oleh virus. Jdi mengapa hrs kedsa? selagi anaknya aktif dan mau mkn no problem. Beri byk minum. Jus atau sari buah. Pilek tidak mempunyai pantangan. Pernah ada yg bilang keaku, kog anaknya pilek dikasi berenang dan malah mkn ice cream lagi? Aku hy tersenyum. Ice cream memang dingin, tapi begitu masuk mulut dan kepencernaan dia tdk dingin lagi. Berenang? kenapa jadi larangan? selagi kondisi anak tidak demam, it's ok. Malah anakku setelah berenang (kami hobby berenang kepantai) pileknya berhenti, he3x..

Anak tidak boleh mandi hujan? Nanti pilek ! Sapa bilang?

Anakku minggu kemaren sekitar jam 2 siang, begitu batam diguyur hujan lebat, kami mandi hujan bareng didepan rumah (bkn anakku yg bayi ya, yg plg besar yg berumur 2 thn 10 bulan) dan ini suka kami lakukan bersama bila hujan lebat. Kami berhujan ria didepan rumah, bareng bapanya, hbs itu mandi biasa dan anakku tidak pilek, tdk juga aku dan suamiku. Anak hrs dibiasakan kebal dengan alam, biar py antibody sendiri. Anak jgn terlalu dimanjakan dan jgn terlalu diprotect dari lingkungan.

Anak tidak boleh makan yg dingin2 yg dari lemari es, nanti gampang pilek, sapa bilang?

Anakku sdh saya ajari mkn jus buah dan puding buah dingin dari berumur 1,5 thn. Tidak apa2. Tidak pernah pilek. Toh dingin itu hy rasa dimulut, sampai dipencernaan mana dingin lagi.

Meyikapi Anak Yang Malas Makan

Opss. Habis blogwalking nih. Terus singgah di blognya jeremy . Lagi males makan ya nak. Tuh mama kamu binyun sampe mau bawa ke dsa dan kasi vit./multivitamin lagi. Berikut ini ada tips atau masukan dari saya buat mengatasi anak malas makan, kiranya berguna ya.

Sorry..bila speechless ya...

Anak seusia 6 - 12 bulan atau lebih, cendrung susah makan. Kenapa, karena mereka semenjak diperkenalkan dengan PASI (Makanan pendamping ASI) rasa ingin tahu akan citra makanan telah berkembang dilidah mereka seiring dengan pertumbuhannya.

IDAI menyarankan anak harus diberi ASI Eksklusif sampai 6 bln. It's meant antara umur 0-6 bln jgn diberi makanan tambahan, selain ASI. Hal ini akan berpengaruh kedepannya keproses pencernaan dan buang air. (Daku bisa ngomong begini, karena anakku yg pertama, ASI sampai 4 bln, terus dikasi makanan tambahan dan anakku yg kedua ASi Eksklusif dan sampai sekarang masih ASI).

Berdasarkan pengalaman anakku yg pertama nih, dia susah sekali makannya mulai umur 8 bulan. Terkadang aku sampai mau nangis memberi dia makan. Dan untung sekali kami (aku dan suami) ikut milis sehat dibawah naungan dok.wati. Dan pernah mengadakan Seminar PESAT di batam. (kami termasuk salah satu anggota pesertanya).

Jangan pernah memarahi sang anak, membentak bahkan memaksa dia utk mau makan. Kenapa? sianak nantinya akan trauma dan malah makin malas utk mknnya. Coba ganti menu makannya. Variasikan pola masaknya. Biasanya diberi nasi, coba ganti dengan noodles/mie atau sphagetti atau roti. Kita sering salah mempresepsikan pola makan anak dengan tidak mau makan nasi berarti malas makan, salah besar.

Misalnya nih, dikutip menu makanan anakku : (dulu -Brigitta- umur 6-9 bln)

Pagi (6.30) : bubur tim/bubur kacang ijo/bubur ayam/roti bubur

8:00 : susu

9:30 : juice pisang

10:30 : susu

12:00: biskuit

13:30: susu

15:00: juice jeruk/alpokat (buah kesukaan)

17:00: biskuit/roti bubur

18:30: susu

20:00: susu menjelang tidur (pemberiannya jarang, tergantung permintaan)

dan menu diatas sering aku ganti, walau tetap susah makannya, tpi aku terus berusaha utk memberi dia makanan tidak hanya dengan nasi (kuncinya kesabaran). Pernah juga terlintas benak ku dengan menganti pola makannya sambil bermain atau menganti piring makanannya dengan corak kartun atau boneka kesayangannya atau binatang favoritenya. Alhasil mau. Dan ini harus bervariasi.

Nah, menjelang usia 9-12 bln, si kakak pola makanan ada perubahan, yg mana tadinya pagi saja dpt mknan padat jadi ditambah sorenya juga. Dan setelah 12 bulan keatas, jadi 3 kali sehari makan makanan padat. (aku ikut pola ini dari KMS-kartu immunisasi anak).

Usia 9-12 bln, pagi sore sdh mkn makanan semi padat, artinya buburnya tdk sehalus dulu (sewkt 6-9bln), hal ini kulakukan utk melatih otot rahang dan giginya utk mengunyah. Tapi masih dikategorikan bubur. Usia 12-24 bln, sdh makan 3x sehari. Tetap kami beri buah 2x sehari, baik dalam btk bubur buah ataupun juice.Nah setelah dia berusia 2 thn, nasinya sdh sama spt orang dewasa, lauknya juga tpi pengenalan akan bumbu dan citra rasa masakan utk org dewasa sesekali sdh kami coba.

Trik ini sdh aku siasati pada saat lahirnya anak kami yg kedua. But anak kami yg kedua ini jauh berbeda dgn kk-nya. Sampai saat ini, TK"S GOD, tdk susah makannya. Dan dia mendapatkan asi eksklusif. Setelah kembali bekerja, asi aku peras. Dan Setelah berumur 10 bln dia mulai aku kenalkan dgn susu formula, tapi itu diberi selagi aku kerja karena asi perahanku sdh tidak mencukupi lagi. Dan sepulang kerja kembali keasi, makanya aku sekarang endut..nih..(he3x..).

Buat Mama jeremy, bila jeremynya tdk mau makan, coba cari makanan penganti dan cari trik utk memberi dia makan dan kita hrs sabar mba.

Bila anak susah makan tidak perlu dibawa kedsa atau beri multivitamin. Pemberian buah dlm btk bubur buah ato juice sdh mencukupi kebutuhan vit. anak. Pemberian multivitamin/vitamin, akan memperberat kerja ginjal anak kita, why, coz vit. prosentasinya dibthkan sangat kecil dlm tubuh bila dibandingkan dengan protein, dan bila tdk dibutuhkan akan terbuang, percuma kan. Dan ini akan memberi pekerjaan tambahan saja kepada ginjal.

Jangan pernah tergoda dgn iklan yg menyatakan ada obat penambah napsu makan anak atau ada susu utk penambah napsu makan anak. Percayalah. Seiring dgn waktu dan kesabaran kita menyikapinya semua akan teratasi.

Bila sampai batas tertentu anak tetap susah diberi makan, sdh dicoba berbagai cara dan beberapa trik, tetap juga tdk berhasil. Maka coba ambil langkah berikut ini :

• perhatikan tumbuh kembang anak. rajin2lah memberi plot di kms anak (jgn lupa jadwal immunisasinya juga ya..)
• pantau terus motorik kasar dan halusnya, sesuaikan dgn KMS (anak yg bagus perkembangan kedua motoriknya adalah anak yg diberi rangsangan semenjak berumur 2 minggu dalam kandungan ibunya hingga dia berusia 5thn, ini adalah top-golden growth utk otak seorang anak).
• perhatikan, apakah berat badan (bb) anak keluar dari grafik pertumbuhan atao tidak
• tiap anak berbeda pertumbuhannya (jangan pernah membandingkan anak kita dgn anak yg lainnya)
• anak gemuk tidak selalu dikategorikan anak sehat dan sebaliknya, anak kurus tidak selalu dikategorikan anak kurang sehat. (dasarnya plot tdi , dari KMS).
• bila bb anak diluar jalur, coba tes urin (ISK = infeksi saluran kencing/kemih, maap aku lupa nih..?) hal ini sering terjadi pada anak (syukurnya kedua putri kami tdk mengalaminya)
• dari ISK minta kultur jaringan dan hasilnya kelihatan anak menderita sesuatu kelainan ato tidak.

Dan perlu diingat nih, nasi bukanlah satu2nya makanan padat yg harus diberikan kepada anak.

Ingatlah : Anak adalah Amanah dariNYA.

****Dan saya dengan senang hati akan membantu (semampu saya) bila ada para moms yang lainnya menanyakan ttg dunia anak dan ibu. Atau ada pertanyaan berkisar dgn dunia anak dan ibu***Mengkutip dari motto milis sehat : Be Smart Parents.

Spa

In the morning my boss asked me which one place in Batam have a good spa. He told to me that his wife wants to know spa in holidayinn. I pass to him spa packages in Holiday inn.

SPA PACKAGES :

Island Breeze (180 min)
Price : SGD 189++ per person or SGD 369++ percouple
Facility : sea salt body scrub, seaweed body masque, javanese bosy massage, aloe vera deep cleansing facial.

Inner Touch (180 min)
Price : SGD 186 ++ per person or SGD 343++ percouple
Facility : avacado body scrub, rose milk bath, balinese body massage, essential oil hair and scalp treatment.

Batam Remedy ( 150 min)
Price : SGD 149++ per person or SGD 287 ++ percouple
Facility : cinnamon body scrub, essential herbal bath, eastern body massage, apricot face massage

Paradise Momment (150 min)
Price : SGD 143++ per person or SGD 269++ percouple
Facility : aloe vera deep cleansing facial, essential oil hair and scalp treatment, spa manicure and pedicure

Bali Exotic (150 min)
Price : SGD 139++ per person or SGD 269++ percouple
Facility : balinese coffe body scrub, balinese body masque, balinese body massage, acupressure face massage.

And more like : Passion Retreat, Spice of Life, Floral Retreat, Soul Mates, Aura Java, Tea Tree Luxury, Tropical Essence.

• Openning Hours 9am - 11pm on weekend, and 9am - 9pm on weekday
• advanced booking is required at +62 778 381333 ext. 622 or email at teatreespa@holidayinn-batam.com.
• cancellation fee $ 25 (weekend only)
• prices are subject to change without prior notice
• all price are subject to 21% govt. tax and service charge.

For spa monthly promotion, promotion package that has been created differently in every two months with combination of rejuvenating treatments. (for details call Holiday inn Batam Hotel and Resort).

Farewell

Today one of our engineer moved to Australia. Got good new job there. Good bye sist. I never forget for every step we had. Now only 5 persons left in this project. I'm very sad, one by one our engineer moved. Opportunity only knocks once.You had your chance don't blow it.

Now I missed her. Sist, I already know before your join this team/project you're not longer with us because our project manager need your based in Jakarta office. But we need you. We don't have good structural engineer like you in site office. Take care my sist, don't forget our team keep in touch. Hope you see soon in Melbourne.

" Me and My Boss "

Nyampe kantor jam 6:10, terus hidupkan komputer, baca email.
Nah tepat jam 7:10 my boss coming. Entah kenapa, sudah kebiasaanku kalo pagi itu dikantor, suasana masih sepi, aku suka nyanyi sambil bekerja. Berawal dari rumah dimana putri sulungku brigitta, yg hobbi nonton barney, dan suka nyanyi juga. London bridge is falling down..falling down.. dan tiba tiba, bossku datang dan menghampiriku dan bersenandung juga build it up with iron bars..iron bars.. alamak..nande jadi malu. Terus dia balek keruangannya dan kembali kemejaku sambil membawa "vaio" dan memperlihatkan london kepadaku..

Glek...aku jadi malu..mulai dah dia bercerita tentang london dan dia punya home town (sebelumnya kita juga suka cerita bareng dipagi hari-beliau england dan mengerti banget bahasa indonesia)
Terus aku tanya tentang, Oxford St. (blio blg spt Orchad Rd-nya singapore, pusat belanja), terus cerita tentang Zoo yg dibawah tanah .

Nande bilang kalo nande suka film "nothing hill" dan blio juga. Ternyata itu film cukup famous. (pemerannya julia robert dan aktor inggris).

Nothing Hill adalah sebuah tempat di west england yang begitu bagus dan cantik (blio cerita).

Akhirnya dia banyak cerita tentang London dan tempat wisata disana. Weh..jadi pengen deh kesana, slrrrrpppp..kapan ya..?.

Adek - Gabriella Salsalina Ginting

Kakak-Brigitta Emtimanta Ginting