Smells Like Coffee

Dear all my lovely friends-without-kids out there..
I still love you, I really do! But you might want to know a few things that actually happens in my daily life that already make everything change. And when I said everything, I really mean EVERYTHING! hahaaa..



P.S: I love you guys! We're still friends, aren't we?? Hihii.. -xoxo-

Yuuuhuuuu~


The world's biggest furniture seller IKEA has just opened its first store in Indonesia. I'm beyond excited! Why? Just because I've been dreaming to see their so called uber cool and well designed furniture and kitchen appliance, and of course, trying their famous Swedish Meatball, hahaa..


But I guess I have to wait until that IKEA-alsut-udah-buka-yumari-kita-ke-sana fever is gone. Coz my friends told me that it still crowded nowadays since they're just opened for a few days. And I really don't like walking around in store full of human being, or queuing in restaurant with my 19 months old kiddo (nobody would like to do this one anyway).

So, in spite of my desire to take a picture of those Swedish Meatballs and post it in my Instagram and Path account, I think I'm gonna put on a wishlist for my tiny kitchen first.

GNARP set of 5 // DRÖMMAR pastry cutter // DRÖMMAR baking tray // SOCKERKAKA pastry sheet // ÄDELSTEN mortar // TRIPP tin set // MIXTUR serving bowls // GUBBRÖRA rubber spatula

Want to see more? Visit IKEA Indonesia homepage here and see if there's something you would reeeeeally want there. Feel free to leave a comment if you wanna share your own wishlist. :)

My little monster had cough and a sore throat, and here comes the food strikes again! He now turns his nose up at everything except cold milk and juice. Well, at least there is something went into that tiny belly.

Today I made this little muffins, with a little wish that he would take some bites along with his milk on dinner time. And the result was: he took a couple bites of the one with almonds on top, ate all of the almond slices on it, then bite another one with the chocolate chips, and that's all.


Yaahh.. namanya juga lagi GTM, yasudlah! Poting semoga bb-nya tetep naik dan anaknya sehat terus aja deh, amiinn..

Anyway, I got the recipe of those basic vanilla muffins from Kidspot Kitchen here, made a little adjustments, and just add almond slices and chocolate chips on top before they goes to the oven. You could also add some other ingredients for topping, or add 1 cup of other ingredients like dried fruits or chocolate into the dough before pouring it into the muffin liners for extra filling.

Bikin basic vanilla muffins ini super gampang deh..

Bingung mau playdate atau kumpul bocah di mana lagi selain mall atau cafe? Sesekali main ke taman yuk! Sekarang ini kan taman-taman kota di sekitaran Bandung udah makin kece semenjak dirombak sana sini sama Pak RK and teams, so I planned to visit as many parks as me, S and Q could possibly go.

Duluuuu waktu Q umur 7 bulan (kalau nggak salah), taman pertama yang dia kunjungin adalah Cibeunying Park. Terus pas lagi seneng banget di tatah juga latian jalannya di sana. I have shared it for The Urban Mama article over here. Next time diposting lagi deh di sini..

Nah, kemarin aku sama Q janjian buat playdate sama Inna n Qila. Rencana awalnya sebenernya mau ke Taman Pustaka Bunga dan lanjut naik Bandros keliling Bandung. Tapi berhubung Bandung dilanda macet parah banget, dan si gue terjebak di tengah Jalan Pahlawan bersama toddler dan naik angkutan umum yang lalu stuck ga bisa jalan sementara langit sudah memendung, akhirnya kita memutuskan buat pindah ke Taman Film. Well, I thought at least we could walk, soalnya jaraknya kayanya lebih deket daripada ke Taman Pustaka Bunga.

Setelah jalan kaki yang cukup panjang berdua bocah, terus lanjut naik angkot sebentar, sampai jugalah kita di Taman Pasupati a.k.a Taman Jomblo.


Dari Taman Pasupati kita mesti jalan lagi ke arah bawah. Waktu lewatin skate park, kita berhenti sebentar karena Q suka banget ngeliatin orang main skate board. Lanjut ke bawah dan sampailah di Taman Film yang ternyata lagi penuh banget. Mungkin karena weekend, tapi nggak tau juga sih kalau hari biasa seramai apa di sana.

Jujur, sebelum hamil dan melahirkan aku emang gak terlalu notice sama ruangan satu ini, yup, Nursing Room. Saat hamil pun aku sebenernya gak terlalu ambil pusing sama ruangan ini dengan pikiran, "toh sekarang kan ada nursing apron". Ternyata oh ternyataaa biar gimana juga Nursing Room adalah salah satu ruang yang teramat penting buat para ibu-ibu menyusui dan babies yang udah saatnya harus ganti popok padahal emak-bapaknya baru aja sampe mall! Karena nggak semua baby mau menyusui sambil ditutupin apron.


Waktu hamil Q, aku sempet baca artikel yang menjelaskan bahwa sebenarnya udah ada undang-undang pemerintah yang mengatur soal ruangan menyusui untuk tempat umum, perkantoran dan perguruan tinggi (CMIIW). Tapi prakteknya sih tetap kembali kepada si empunya public space yaa. Nyatanya di Bandung masih banyak tempat-tempat umum, kantor, apalagi perguruan tinggi yang sama sekali nggak punya fasilitas Nursing Room. *helanafaspanjang

Dari hari pertama Q ngemol sampe saat ini, setiap nemu Nursing Room aku selalu nyempetin foto buat bahan postingan di mari. Tapiii yaahh yu now lah yaa, karena setahun kemarin off dari blog, jadinya si foto-foto itu pabalatak alias nggak tau ada di folder mana aja di harddisk. Setelah ngubek-ngubek hd minggu kemarin, akhirnya ketemu beberapa foto Nursing Room yang ada di beberapa public space di seputaran kota Bandung ini. Let's take a peek..