Mommy’s World

Weekend lalu anak-anak(Faris dan Saif) camping di Lake Jordan sama Babanya. Sebenernya campingnya buat Boyscoutnya Faris. Tapi, Bapak-bapak boleh ikut sih..Ga kaya’ kita dulu Pramuka yah…, mana boleh ortu ikut!
Faris seneng banget deh camping. Kaya’nya, jadi lebih deket ke Babanya. Sekarang, selalu bilang,"I love you, Baba." Perlu emang, sesekali bonding antara bapak dan anaknya. Maksudnya, one on one. Jadi mereka  merasa special. Kalo’ selalu rame-rame pasti harus ngalah sama adek-adeknya…:)

Aku, Nabila dan MAlik, sempet ngunjungin camp di hari terakhir.  Tempatnya ok sih…dipinggir danau. Jadi aktifitas utama adalah berenang. Yang ada badannya Saif dan Faris jadi belang deh…, walaupun dah pake sunblock, tetap aja keliatan item! Ga papa deh, ntar winter mutihin  diri lagi…:)

Ternyata, saat campng Faris dan Saif independent banget. Apalagi Saif, ga banyak maunya seperti kalau di rumah. Udah gitu, nurut, gampangan, pokoknya "gampang deh ngurusnya", kata Mas Eko. EH, pas nyampe rumah….mulai deh semuanya kembali ke sifat aslinya. Semua jadi manja. Termasuk Babanya. Coba kalo’ ga ada aku, semua mandiri. Tapi kalo’ ada aku, kok jadi berubah yah. Semua kolokan. Hubby aja kalo’ ga disuguhin minum ga minum deh seharian. Harus diingetin, parahnya lagi disodorin……Makan juga gitu…, pokoknya makan tinggal makan deh:) Aduh…, gimana donk? Salah aku kali yah…, terlalu manjain…:) Ga papa tapi, I love doing it for him. I guess that’s the sign how I love him, right????

    Those who love politic must knew him very well. I’m not that into politic so much. But I try to be up to date with the political news in US. Ever since the primary begin, I believe more than a year ago, I always follow the campaign, the primary, the caucases, the debatse, the speech, the candidate and all that related to it. Last Friday, one of the influences people in US Politic die of a  heart attack. It was so sudden. It took everyone by surprise. That’s a reminder for all of us. Life is short. Nobody escapes death. You don’t know just when your time is up.

I wouldn’t say I’m a big fan of Tim Russert. I only knew him from "Today Show", which I watched every morning.  He often invited as  a guest or a correspondence on important political issues.
He is a good man, that what I heard from everybody. I think we can all learn something from Tim. He was the son of a garbage collector. He came from a poor side of Buffalo, New York. But he made it in life. He became successful in what he did. He graduated with honor, became a lawyer and finaly had a wonderful career in politic and journalism. His motto is "Work Hard". He loved his family and he was loyal to his friends. He learnt from his dad, the garbage man, that anything is possible in this world if you work hard. He never let one day without making sure that his son, Luke, not knowing he love him so much!!! This last part struck me the most, we all should learn from it. No matter how tired you are, no matter how busy and hectic your life is.., at the end of the day, tell your family how much you love them. They deserved it.

Tim’s book are  "Big Russ and Me and The Wisdoms of our fathers. Booth are best seller.

  As I woke up this morning, I thanked you, Allah for many blessings in my life. There are so many of them…, I might take them as granted sometimes. So merciful You are.., even if I sinned,  Your blessings never stop.

Ya Allah, please forgive me……I’m not worthy of your Firdaus, but I’m afraid of your Naar……

One of my many blessings is my husband. He is one of the most wonderful man I knew. I learn over the years,  that he become my lover, my partner, my best friend, my leader, my role model. He’s not perfect, obviously. But he is  so perfect for me. He believe in me, even when I don’t believe in myself. He always cheer me up whenever I’m in my lowest point. In his eyes and shoulder, I will always find love and comfort. He doesn’t have to say anything to say he cares. His actions says it all. He always work hard for his family and always make sure that we are in the right path to reach  our goal, not only for this world, but also for the hereafter. He is someone who always can be depended on.

Allah, please reward my beloved husband for everything he’s done for me. Reward him for everything he did for his famiy. I believe His ultimate intention is only to please You. He did it to get  ridha and barakat from You, Allah, The Almighty. Because You are the only One Who we should Worship and No one Else….

    "Where are you from, sister? Are you chnese?" Pertanyaan ini  suka bikin aku senyum-senyum sendiri. China, China dari mana? Wong mataku ga sipit kok!! Kaya’nya banyak orang yang menyamaratakan tampang Asia. Pokoknya yang tampangnya Asia, pasti dari China…:) Biasanya sister-sister Arab tuh yang ga bisa bedain. Anehnya lagi, pernah juga ada sister yang nyamperin aku di mall bilang gini, "Arabia?" maksudnya, "Orang Arab?" gitu kali yah…. Walah, yang ini lebih bikin bingung…., Arab dari mana bu? Jauh banget!. Dia bilang, "Abis mirip Arab!". Aku cuma bengong,"Ha..?"

Aku pernah ketemu sama sister dari Cape Town, Africa Selatan. Dia bilang gini, " Your face is very familiar. A lot of people look like you in Cape Town". Ternyata, aku baru tahu, kalau orang Melayu tuh banyak yang migrate ke Africa Selatan. Mereka menetap di Africa Selatan dan jadi salah satu etnis di sana. Suamiku pernah ketemu brother dari South Africa. Katanya, bener loh, tampangnya Indonesia banget. Tapi,pas diajak Bahasa Indonesia, senyum-senyum aja, engga’ ngerti.

Jadi intinya, orang Indonesia harus siap dikira dari mana aja. Bisa dari China, Kamboja, Filipina, Malaysia, Africa Selatan, dan sebagainya……It’s not a big deal, anyway….