Jakarta As We Know It
Selamat pagi! Good morning! We arrived in Jakarta, overwhelmed. Everything was foreign: the people, the language, the culture. But all...
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GWTT
May 28, 20193 min read
N’s International School Experience (Part 4)
I’ve left the English component of N’s international school experience to the last, as there’s just so much to write about, and I’m not...
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GWTT
Apr 22, 20194 min read
N’s International School Experience (Part 3)
At the beginning of N’s school year, we attended a goal-setting conference where N, his teacher, and us as parents, set goals for N and...
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GWTT
Mar 5, 20192 min read
N’s International School Experience (Part 2)
N has covered a few topics in Math so far, and to be completely honest, I’m not quite sure what all the topics are. I pop into his...
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GWTT
Feb 20, 20192 min read
N’s International School Experience (Part 1)
One huge benefit of our relocation to Jakarta is that N gets to attend an international school. There are so many things we love about...
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GWTT
Dec 10, 20182 min read
The Cat Cabin
The twins love harassing playing with our friends’ cat, so we thought they might enjoy visiting the cats at The Cat Cabin in Kemang. It...
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GWTT
Jul 20, 20182 min read
Review: SayurBox
I was lamenting on IG Stories about how expensive fresh berries are here in Jakarta, and a kind follower suggested ordering them from...
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GWTT
Jul 18, 20183 min read
Our First Pottery Class at Gallery Kollekan
N hasn’t started school yet, so I thought it would be fun for him to try something new during this long holiday period. I came across a...
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GWTT
May 31, 20182 min read
Jolly Fields at Gandaria City
Jolly Fields recently opened on Level 2 at Gandaria City, so we brought the three kids to check it out. It was their first experience at...
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GWTT
May 28, 20183 min read
Scientia Square Park
A couple of people have mentioned Scientia Square Park to me recently, so we decided to do a bit of exploring there on Saturday...
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GWTT
May 21, 20185 min read
Museum Macan: Yayoi Kusama
When National Gallery Singapore organised the Yayoi Kusama exhibition last year, we happened to be back in Singapore for a holiday, and...
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GWTT
Apr 23, 20182 min read
Kite Museum Jakarta
Some of the ladies in the SG/MY chat group visited the Kite Museum in Jakarta (Museum Layang-Layang Indonesia) recently, and said it was...
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GWTT
Apr 10, 20185 min read
KidZania Jakarta
N has never been to KidZania before, so I thought it might be fun for him to visit it with his friend during the March school holidays....
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GWTT
Mar 10, 20184 min read
Jakarta Aquarium
We had a bit of spare time this morning, and made a spur-of-the-moment decision to check out the Jakarta Aquarium. We got our tickets at...
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GWTT
Dec 16, 20173 min read
Suaku Singaporean at PIK Market
We don’t live near a good wet market here in Jakarta, so I usually do the marketing in a supermarket. Unfortunately, the produce isn’t...
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GWTT
Nov 2, 20176 min read
Expats in Jakarta: Our First Year
It’s been a year since we relocated to Jakarta, so I thought I’d write a post about our lives here so far (because my brain is like a...
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GWTT
Jun 5, 20174 min read
Arthayasa Stables & Country Club’s Morning at the Barn
We’re constantly on the lookout for interesting things to do in Jakarta, and Arthayasa Stables & Country Club‘s Morning at the Barn...
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GWTT
Apr 12, 20172 min read
Gado-Gado Kartika
A friend from church bought the gado-gado from Gado-Gado Kartika for our bible study group, and I enjoyed it so much that I got it for C...
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GWTT
Apr 10, 20172 min read
Khong Guan Biscuit Shop at Agus Salim
Ever since we relocated to Jakarta late last year, I’ve been on the lookout for familiar brands whenever we go to the supermarket,...
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GWTT
Mar 17, 20176 min read
Getting Rid of Dust and Allergies with Masterclean
Ever since we moved to Jakarta, the kids have been falling sick, usually with runny noses and coughs. I blamed it on N initially,...
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