My Brother, Wawan...

...and me...taking him for a ride.

the 1970s. It was in 1976...the year Wawan was born. 

...and then we were growing up....

in our kindergarten years...gee...I still remember having the sweater and how itchy it could be at times. *giggles*

...this was taken at our grandparents' house.

and the rattan chair?.yup....I also remembered how it felt when I sat on it.

oh...time flew so fast....if we looked back.

but I cherish the moment and time we spent together growing up..

Bye-Bye, Home Sweet Home @ Kediri

It's January 30th, 2014 and we got to be back to Jogja to continue our vacation in Jogja after more than a week-stay in my hometown. Yup, time flew so fast that a week was like a blink of an eye...and now ..I am writing this story down in Seoul.:)

and...the facade of my home back home...may not be the same...due to the volcanic ash and gravels that covered most of it. But..thanks to the rain...I heard that it's getting normal. 

anyway..that day....my parents saw me off to the station. Terima Kasih, Pak, Bu for everything. Bismillahirrohmanirrohim...and insyaallah..we could meet again in a year or two. Bismillah. Who knows...you could come visit us in Seoul.:) amin. 

Here we were at Kediri Train Station. Opps..Freya..what was that on your forehead? Did you have a patch on that? 

Our bags were getting bigger and bigger....

I do hope that you had a great time in Kediri, girls. 

Let's go back to Jogja...(telling like I were still in Indonesia).

When we were kids...

This is my brother, Wawan. I think he was about 8 y.o. or something. He's cute. I remember playing along with him all day long, fighting over something. And..yes..I do remember vividly the Puma T-shirt he was wearing in this picture.  

Wawan, Nana, and me.  

Time flies so fast. Each of us has our own children now. Wawan has three! Nana has two, and mine's two. I guess we've become a large family now. I miss them for sure. Bismillah, I do hope that we'll meet again. In the meantime I have to finish my PhD in Korea in 2 years time (around 2015-Bismillahirrohmanirrohim)and then I am ready to be back to Indonesia. Or, during Winter or Summer vacation, I am sure I'll be heading back home for a vacation in between. 

and..just look at this. This is Wawan and Nana who were ready for school. Hmm...I think it was in the late 1980s I guess. I still remember those times. Oh, at the back our auntie Eko was sitting. She now has three children, too.

"Good Morning, Nana & Wawan"

My Mom in her 20s

I just called my Mom this morning. And I miss her so much. It's been 1,5 years since the last time I saw her back then in Kediri in 2011. Gosh, I've been living in Korea and never been home since. Bismillihirrohmanirrohim I can go home this year to meet her during Summer or Winter Vacation 2013. Bismillah.

That's why I am so happy when I found the old pictures of my Mom again. 

I scanned her pictures so as to make it everlasting and evergreen.^^

She's so beautiful. 

I feel like I am looking ino myself. There is something in her that resembles me. I mean..I have resemblances that I got in her. Sure...cos I am her son. 

The pictures do indeed show the 70's look she had back then. The hair-style, the looks and ...everything in this picture ...I adore.

I love you , Mom. Hope to see you this year.

Amiiin. Ibu sehat dan bahagia selalu, ya.