Happy Birthday to Me....

Hari ini ulang tahun gw yg cukup spesial krn taun ini umur gw memasuki kepala 3...hiks... dah lumayan tua jg yah tp kt temen gw "live begin at 30" hehehe... tar kl udh umur 40 jg diblg "live begin at 40" :p

Gw bersyukur kpd Allah SWT yg udh ngasi kesempatan hidup sampe umur segini dan diberi begitu byk rejeki & kemudahan2 yg gw dpt selama hidup ini, bersyukur punya keluarga kecil yg nyaris sempurna, bersyukur jg punya byk temen2 & keluarga yg masih perhatian dgn  birthday wishesnya sampe2 inbox email penuh bgt sama notifikasi difb hehehe... baru kali ini jg ngerayain ultah bertiga aja sama ipan & kenes, ga ada romantic dinner, yg ada malah lg makan ditinggal pergi gara2 ipan ada acara laen yg lebih penting jd gw 'n kenes pulang bduaan aja daaan seperti biasa kenes kl dijalan pulang pasti tidur dikereta(secara udh jm 9mlm jg) jdlaah tak gendong kemana2 deh dr station sampe apt wuiiih ampe badan sakit smua mana dingiiin bgt....brrrr... "tak gendong kemana mana...mantep tooh...berat toooh...*singing mode* :'( bener2 tak terlupakan deh ulang taun kali ini....

Sampe apt lgs tidurrrrr.... pdhl niatnya mau merenung *gaya mode on* udh umur segini apa aja siy yg udh gw kerjain, dapetin, dan udh menyenangkan byk org blm yah, etc. Kayanya masih byk bgt yg belum gw lakukan, masih punya mimpi2 yg blm kesampean dan masih ada cita2 masa kecil yg belum kesampean jg hmmm masih mgkn gak yah kl yg satu itu.... kl kt org bijak siy ga ada yg ga mungkin didunia ini.... yaah smoga aja masih ada waktu & kesempatan buat gw mewujudkan cita cita masa kecil... (^ ^)

First day at school

After having a long school break for 3months finally today kenes goes to school... unfortunately she couldn't go to kindergarten because the kindergarten program in the states only took 1 years and the child must be 5 years old by August 31 to begin school at Sept. So my little daughter have to enroll the preschool program(again) and we can choose from 3,4 or 5days a week and I choose the 3 days a week(again!!). This school is the closest one from our apt and it only took about 15mnts by walking.

The school start from 9:00 - 12:00, when we arrived at the school, she's soooo exciting meeting her new friends and a lot of toys and books, while the other child is kinda shy and don't wanna let go from their mommy(except the older student) my daughter is busy with travelling around the classroom and getting some musical instruments...ckckck and when circle time where all the children sit next to her mommy kenes prefer sit next to the director...hahahaha good girl... and she doesn't look for me for the rest of the day... =)

Since it's the first the so all moms need to stay for the whole the to ease the children, but we stay in another room next to the class. Some of the mommy already know each other so they start talking about how they spend their summer, about the differences between northen people and southern people or west coast people and east cost people, about American Idol, Harry Potter, and a lot of things.... wewww... (tnyata ibu2 disini sama jg sama diIndonesia kl udh ngumpul hobbynya ngomong :p) and I met one mom which her face look like my friend at Jkt so I assumed she's must be an Asian people and she is...she's a Malaysian but she spend most of her life in the states.

Today's schedule end at 11:00, when we got out the room the children already playing at the playground, seemed everything run smoothly for Kenes and she doesn't wanna go home until we tell her that she can come again on Saturday(it's a cleaning day at school).

The Apartment

Apartment yg kita 2bedroom, knp kita milih yg 2bedroom pdhl kenes jg masih tidur brg kita krn menurut law regulationnya sini kl udh punya anak harus 2bedroom plus apartmentnya harus yg lead-free biar aman utk anak2(lead-free itu apa googling sdiri yaah gw udh lupa detailnya yg jelas b'hub sama cat yg dipake aptnya), jadilah krn syarat2 tsb kita milih apt ini walaupun agak jauh dari downtownnya Boston tp aksesnya gampang krn lokasinya pas sebelahan sama T riverside. Apartement kita letaknya di Newton daerahnya memang nyaman bgt apalagi utk anak2, konon kabarnya ini daerah elite siy...makanya jarang banget kita nemuin org yg jalan kaki disepanjang jalan depan apt(ky kita...huehehe). Ow ya kl dr foto ini apt kita dilantai paling atas.

Pindahan....

Hari ke2 di Boston jadwalnya pindahan ke apt, dr hotel pagi2 ke toko elektronik namanya BestBuy mau beli nomer hp untungnya hotel tempat kita nginep sebelahan sama pusat belanja namanya South Bay lengkap bgt macem2 toko ada disini : BestBuy, Marshall, Old Navy, Home Depot, Target, BBB, Stop&Shop, dll(ga apal).

Ternyata disini beda bgt sama di Indonesia kl soal hp, disini rata2 hp langsung dibundling dgn operatornya dgn plan yg macem2, niatnya mau nyari nomer aja yg bisa skalian utk BB service tnyata ga semudah itu hikss... sempet ditawarin sama org tokonya paket dr operator T****** 65 dollar per month, no contract, no credit checking...what???65 dollar sebulan???gubraakkk bedanya jauuuuuuuh bgt ama di Indo.... 'n yes disini kl mau kontrak dgn operator pk credit checking sgl udh ky mau apply credit card ajah.... itupun tnyata kl gw mau paket tsb harus beli hpnya sioperator ybs akhirnya batallah gw berlangganan BB service sementara terpaksa nyari sim card yg bisa dipake ama hp aja dl dan tnyata ada jg seharga 9.99 dollar utk nomer perdananya(yg ga bisa pilih nomer) dan voucher refilnya min 20 dollar buat 142 menit, belum lg buat ngaktifinnya ribet benerrrrr..... hayaaaah bener2 kl soal yg satu ini mending dinegara kita kmn2 deeh.....

Udh beres sama nomer hp kita lanjut ke Target buat beli barang2 rumah tangga lg yg semalem ga sempet kebeli gara2 tokonya udh mau tutup, selesai blanja jm 12 krg dikiiit akhirnya kita lari2 bw blanjaan ke hotel krn musti check out jm 12. Bener aja dooonk sampe hotel kita udh ga bisa masuk kamar qeqeqe...akhirnya stlh minta cardnya direcharge kita bisa masuk kamar ngambil brg2, check out and pindahan lg dgn 2 taxi(kl ini ga dapet taxi yg van krn poolnya jauh dr hotel), jarak apt sama hotel lumayan jauh jd kali ini gw bayar taxi masing2 50 dollar plus tips buat supir taxinya masing2 10 dollar....yayayaya.... lumayan deeeh.... ^_^

Pindahan keapartment dibantuin ama om oka(om tony 'n tante avia lg sibuk nyari apt 'n beliin kita lunch), akhirnya utk 1,5th kedepan kita ga perlu ngepack2 lg..yaaaayyy... utk sementara brg yg ada cuma 2 kasur dan brg2 dapur yaah cukuplah buat bbrp hari kedepan tar furniture laennya menyusul yg penting bisa tidur normal dl laaah... thanks bgt buat om oka 'n tante avia yg udh bantuin kita dari mulai nyariin apartment sampe bantuin pindahan apa jadinya kita kl gak ada kalian....huehehe....

Arrived at Boston part 2

dari hotel kita lgs diajak ama 2 tour guide kita(om oka 'n tante avia) menuju tempat shuttle bis ke station T terdekat dr hotel, "T" itu public transportationnya di Boston sbnrnya namanya MBTA tp entah kenapa jd disingkat aja T, jd kl disini mau pergi kemana2 cukup naek si T ini enak, nyaman & praktissss(T ini ada subway train, bus, commuter rail & ferry boat, nanti gw bahas lbh lanjut ttg si T ini deh atau bisa cek disini)

jadwal hari ini ambil kunci apartment direaltor, beli furniture, trus liat lokasi apartment dan ditutup dgn blanja perintilan barang2 rumah tangga..... capeeeeknyaaaaa.....

Arrived at Boston part 1

Tepatnya tgl 18 Agustus 2009 jm 10.30 waktu Boston kita(me, my hubby 'n kenes) mendarat di Logan Int'l airport Boston, setelah tertahan diimigrasi kira2 sejam lebih akhirnya dilepas jg kita dan dibolehkan keluar dari bandara :p (kirain mau dipulangin ke Indonesia..hehehe), keluar dr ruangan bandaranya udh sepiiiii tinggal koper2 kita berserakan deeh dan salah satu tas temennya ipan gak ada....(fyi kita berangkat dr Jkt berempat sama 1 temennya ipan yg mau kuliah di Uni yg sama) untungnya koper kita lengkap dan ga pake acara buka koper sgl akhirnya keluar jg kita dr bandara kira2 skitar jm 12 siang, pr penjemput(om oka & tante avia) udh setia menanti diluar dgn 2 box donuts....hehehe.... makasiy ya om 'n tante....

dr bandara kita lgs menuju hotel Holiday Inn pake taxi, untungnya disini ada taxi van jd koper kita yg seabrek2 itu 'n kita ber 6 cukup dlm 1 taxi, kynya ga ada 10 mnt kita dah sampe hotel pas mo bayar taxi liat argonya 30dollar lebih wakssss....mahalnyaaa kl dikursin ke rupiah....ckckck pantesan aja driver taxi disini bs dpt penghasilan sebulan 5000 dollar(denger2 gt)

after check-in, sampe kamar masing2 gw 'n kenes langsung mandi dwoooonk....(ampe lupa udh brp jm ga mandi :p) trus kita langsung pergi lg krn byk yg musti diurusin hari ini....