Freya's Birthday Highlights

생일축하해, 프레야

Halal bi Halal & Freya's Birthday

Freya, Eyra, Keifa, Kayla: the four musketeers....모였다.

Dingdong....the bell rang...mbak.Dian and her family came.

We're celebrating Eid al Fitr or Lebaran as we Indonesians call it. Since it's still in the season's festivity...we might as well.invited some of our colleagues and friends along.

Alhamdulillah....we're having a great time though we had to squeeze ourselves in^^

Sekalian halal bi halal^^

..but...July 25 was also Freya's birthday so we had a small party to celebrate the day.

생일축하해, 프레야^^

In Indonesia you're 7...but here in Korea you're already 8 years old.^^

birthday cake provided by Yang Subin eonni....

became the kids's center of attention 

they sliced the cake into small.pieces

and....

let the party began.

Subin eonni has become a part of our extended Indonesian families.^^

...Freya...remember this always, Dear.

Freya and her friends along with Subin eonni...

keluarga besar RT Wolgok-dong^^or Subway jalur 6!!!^^

Since most of us live along the subway line 6...where we got our name from.

First group picture on Freya's Birthday and Syawalan dinner.

And...the 2nd round...Alhamdulillah the party went smoothly.

bye bye Eonni...thanks for coming.

me and my colleague mas Zico along with my students...Diko and Syarief....

Freya's Birthday (Again), but ...

Yes....but...this time...the celebration is with their Eonni, Subin Eonni. 

Subin eonni had made a promise to her that she would come today and brought her an ice cream cake! So, here they were....celebrating Freya's 7th birthday again..^^ 

Just by looking at her looks, I could see that Freya did enjoy (another) round of birthday. Well,  oh well....you must've been lucky to have lots of people...doing it for you, Freya.

What would a cake (though it's actually ice cream)...be without candles to blow? 

So...My Mother is An Alien + Blueberry + Chocolate Fuzz + Vanilla + Tiramisu flavored icecream were mixed neatly into a cake.

What a treat.

Thank you, Subin eonni for coming and giving us another fun to dig for. 

* Oh...just when I thought that it's done...

Freya and Eyra's eonni promised to take them to cat's cafe @ Myeongdong. ^:^

Freya's Birthday Bash

What bash? not so much. I just take out all of the kids' dolls, including the huge inflatable 'Nina the whale' into one section at the living room. 

It took me about 30 minutes to do all of these while the kids were sleeping. 

Then, put some 'congratulatory remarks' on the front side of the sofa. 

인증샷 or my selfie showing that even at the wee hour of the night, I managed to do all of these decorating jobs. 

Angry bird, the Sumatran tiger, dolphins, Blue's Clues' dog, cats, ...and well..others. Welcome to the Club. 

Happy Birthday, Freya. oops...wait..where's the red balloon? I think it just popped.

Happy Birthday 생일 축하해, 프레야.

Simple Presents for Freya

Simple, and inexpensive ones. Yes, I got to think hard to find some presents on Freya's 6th or 7th birthday. Okay...I found 'treasures: the huge inflatable whale for 8,000 Won; the make-and-display managerie for a mere 6,000 Won, then two mini fans for 2,000 Won, some balloons, and ...^^ Pororo's juice.  

Wrapped them up on the spot. So, although it was basically Freya's birthday, I couldn't just buy one...I got to buy a pair of them...>>** for Freya's sister. gee... 

Ok..in total...around 20 dollars well spent on Freya's birthday presents. Since the presents are shared with her sister...I guess..it's worth-it. And..yes...it's affordable. 

The best part of it all is how I could think of something creative to let her know that it's how her birthday is celebrated. 

So...here it is.

Freya's friends who came to congratulate her.^^

along with Nina the whale. Yes, they named her already.