WW: Pink Virtual Walk 2020

 October is here!

Let's kick breast cancer goodbye - breast cancer awareness month


I regularly celebrate this month with the fight against breast cancer. Being a breast cancer survivor, I hope my journey towards the road to recovery will benefit others who have to go down the similar path. I try to join communities which support those fighting, surviving and being affected by breast cancer. One way to do it is by joining American Cancer Society in NYC.  In Jakarta, I join Lovepink Indonesia dan Yayasan Kanker Indonesia.

Every year, starting 2014, I joined Making Strides against Breast Cancer in Central Park New York. I was lucky enough to be in the city during those times.

Nevertheless, in 2020, things are extremely different. 

This year, as we have the pandemics, I don't travel to NYC or any other cities abroad. We stay at home most of the time and occasionally travel to nearby city. So this year, I joined Pink Virtual Walk held by Love Pink Indonesia.

We took our walk surrounding our complex, observing health protocol and wearing pink accessories. I was accompanied by Obi, Fia my nice and my hubby. It was fun indeed.

Here are some photos we took that day


Let's kick breast cancer goodbye - breast cancer awareness month

Let's kick breast cancer goodbye - breast cancer awareness month

Let's kick breast cancer goodbye - breast cancer awareness month

Let's kick breast cancer goodbye - breast cancer awareness month


Let's celebrate the spirit to fight breast cancer. Don't forget SADARI or Periksa Payudara Sendiri, or self breast exam, in Bahasa Indonesia. I sincerely hope we all safe, happy and healthy, always.

Cheers..

Caraku Bantu Mama Tercinta Mewujudkan Cita - Citanya

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"Panjang umurnya serta mulia, serta mulia, serta mulia..."

Waktu masih menunjukkan pukul 6.50 pagi Waktu Indonesia Barat.

Lagu panjang umur lantang terdengar dari ruang tamu kami. Tiramisu dan vanilla mousse, lengkap dengan lilin ulang tahun, sudah tertata manis di meja. Bo et Obi sudah mandi, demikian pula saya yang hari itu akan bekerja dari kantor. Anak - anak juga sudah menyiapkan kartu buatan mereka sendiri yang berisi ucapan ulang tahun, plus kado dari kami, sebuah dompet merek kesayangan mama dari New York City plus sebuah lipstik warna cerah yang mama suka. Hari istimewa ini dimulai sejak awal. And we just couldn't wait!

Kami berenam - keluarga kecilku, mama dan keponakan gadisku, sudah berkumpul di ruang tamu. Hari itu, mama merayakan ulang tahunnya. Lebih dari 6 dekade mama lalui dan alhamdulillah masih bisa berkumpul dengan kami. Sehat. Bahagia. Ditemani anak - anak dan cucu - cucu tersayang. Bahkan mama masih semangat masak makanan istimewa untuk ulang tahunnya sendiri. Karena ingin menghadiahkannya untuk cucu - cucunya! 

Meskipun singkat karena anak - anak harus memulai kelas daring mereka dan aku berangkat ke kantor, perayaan ulang tahun mama tetap berlangsung hangat. Senang bisa melihat mama tersenyum bahagia bersama kami semua. Doa pun terpanjat untuk kesehatan dan kebahagiaan mama in the years to come. Untuk mama yang masih punya banyak cita - cita dan mimpi, karena #MimpiTakKenalUsia. Oya, mama sudah sempat beberapa kali umroh namun belum merasakan naik haji. Semoga mimpi mama bisa segera terwujud ya.

Di saat pandemi seperti sekarang, mama memang sedang berada di Jakarta bersama kami. Mama tinggal di Bandar Lampung bersama adikku dan keluarga kecilnya. Di saat seperti ini, saya benar - benar menikmati waktu kami bersama. Maklum saja, karena pekerjaan saya dan suimi yang mengharuskan kami berpindah negara setiap 3 tahun sekali, waktu - waktu bersama keluarga saat berada di tanah air menjadi  sangat berharga. 

Ngobrol dengan mama, saya banyak belajar mengenai kehidupan. Apalagi sejak papa saya meninggal di tahun 2005, tidak lama setelah saya menikah. Well, sejak kecil kami mengalami manis pahitnya hidup bersama adik - adikku.  Lika -liku kehidupan yang tidak selalu mulus, bahkan kerap membenturkan kami pada keadaan. Lewat sikap, prilaku dan tindakan mama dalam menghadapi segala kelucuan dalam hidup, kami sekeluarga justru bisa melewati berbagai cobaan. Dengan tetap berdiri tegak. Dengan senyum terkembang. 


My mom and I enjoying Gigi Hiu Exotic Beach, Lampung

Buat mereka yang mengenal mamaku, semua pasti bilang kalau mama selalu ceria. Supel dalam bergaul, teman mama banyak dan sampai sekarang pun mama masih aktif bepergian dengan mereka. Well, tentu saja COVID-19 membuat mereka tidak lagi sering berkumpul secara fisik tapi komunikasi terus berjalan. Banyak yang sudah seperti saudara sendiri, karena hubungan yang dekat. Saya pun menikmatinya, karena teman baik dan keluarga adalah harta berharga. Yang tak ternilai harganya. 

Kalau saya boleh bercerita lebih banyak, mama adalah sosok tangguh yang menemani kami anak - anaknya tumbuh dan menggapai cita - cita. Dan layaknya roller coaster, hidup juga penuh dengan kejutan. Kadang kita berada di atas, seringkali kita berjuang di bawah. Mama dan papa almarhum selalu mengajarkan kami untuk berjuang menekuni passion kami dan menggapai cita - cita. Semangat ini masih terus mama contohkan hingga sekarang.

Walaupun usia mama tidak muda lagi, mama tidak pernah berhenti mewujudkan cita - citanya. Satu demi satu. Mama selalu ingatkan kami untuk menyelesaikan pendidikan kami sebaik - baiknya.  Mama tidak pernah malu untuk melakukan apa yang ia gemari dan membawa kebaikan. Memasak, bertualang, mencoba hal baru dan berani menghadapi tantangan. Following the passion. 

Saat saya mulai ditempatkan di luar negeri karena pekerjaan, tepatnya di Geneva, Swiss, salah satu cita - cita mama pun tercapai. Mengunjungi Eropa! Meskipun itu bukan pertama kalinya mama ke luar negeri, tapi perjalanannya saat itu adalah kali pertama mengunjungi benua Eropa. Bahkan cita - citanya berfoto di Menara Eiffel, Paris, pun alhamdulillah  terwujud. Mama pun sempat tinggal selama 6 bulan bersama kami di the Big Apple, kota New York yang penuh pesona. Di sini, cita - cita mama melihat Patung Liberty dan air terjun Niagara pun kesampaian. Sungguh Tuhan maha baik kepada kami semua. Saat ini, mama masih punya satu mimpi. Ingin naik haji!  Mama sebenarnya sudah sempat beberapa kali umroh namun belum merasakan naik haji. Semoga mimpi mama bisa segera terwujud ya. Dan supaya mimpi - mimpi mama ini terpenuhi, kami harus pastikan kesehatan mama terjaga dengan baik.

Ah.. kalau bicara tentang mama memang tidak ada habis - habisnya. Kali ini, saya mau berbagi tips singkat tetap sehat dan bahagia menikmati hari tua a la Nenek Bo et Obi, mamaku, supaya bisa terus mengejar mimpi.

Here they are...

1. Jangan lupa memastikan asupan nutrisi terbaik

Saat memasuki usia lanjut, kita tidak boleh abai dengan kesehatan. Salah satu cara untuk meningkatkan daya tahan tubuh mama adalah dengan menjaga asupan nutrisi. Makan makanan yang sehat dan bergizi sudap pasti harus selalu dilakukan. Jika perlu, suplemen tambahan khusus juga disediakan. Salah satu suplemen yang dikonsumsi adalah Boost Optimum

Dengan kandungan  protein Whey, yang merupakan sumber serat pangan yang tinggi akan  Vitamin E, B6, dan B12, suplemen ini dapat membantu memenuhi kebutuhan nutrisi harian agar tetap aktif sepanjang usia. Hal ini yang membuat Boost Optimum sangat cocok digunakan dan dikonsumsi bagi mereka yang ingin mengembalikan produktivitas saat masa pemulihan. 

Terlebih dari itu, masih banyak banget mandaat Boost Optimum untuk kebutuhan mama yang sudah masuk pada masa Lansia yang juga bisa menjadi mineral pendukung untuk daya tahan tubuh lansia.

2. Bersyukur, bersyukur, bersyukur

Meskipun terdengar klise dan sederhana, tapi mama selalu mengingatkan kita untuk bersyukur. Bersyukur, bersyukur, dan bersyukur atas nikmat-Nya. No matter how hard life can be, selalu ada banyak hal yang perlu disyukuri. Syukur ini membuat kita lapang dan lega dalam menjalani hidup, termasuk daat diberi nikmat cobaan.

Waktu saya divonis kanker payudara, saya langsung memberitahu mama juga. Mama menangis, namun langsung menguatkan. Mama percaya saya bisa dan kuat melawan penyakit itu. Soa mama juga yang membuat saya kuat menyelesaikan rangkaian rangkaian pengobatan dan sembuh. Jadi jangan pernah lupabersyukur yaaa.

3. Jangan lupa bahagia

Jangan lupa bahagia! Ini mantra penting yang selalu mama ingatkan kepada kami anak - anaknya. Sederhana namun ampuh!

Dan bahagia itu ada di mana - mana, terutama dari dalam diri kita sendiri. So wherever you go and whatever you do, never forget that happiness is with you. You are the key to your own happiness. Not others, not something else.

4. Selalu minum air putih yang cukup

Seringkali kita melupakan hal sederhana yang justru membuat kita selalu sehat. Minum air putih yang cukup! Rasanya setiap kita bicara kesehatan, konsumsi air putih yang cukup setiap harinya selalu ada di daftar paling atas. Dan mama rutin minum air putih dari pagi hingga malam. Kebiasaan ini yang diturunkan kepada anak cucunya. Mama seringkali mengingatkan kita untuk selalu minum air putih yang cukup setiap harinya.

5. Tetap aktif dan sempatkan olahraga

Meskipun sudah berumur, mama selalu aktif dan rajib=n bergerak. Olahraga yang dilakukan tidak complicated, namun rutin dilakukan. Salah satu favortinya adalah berjalan kaki. Saat di rumahku, mama suka jalan seputar komples dan ke supermarket terdekat untuk 'mencari keringat'. Tentu saja dengan mengenakan masker dan juga mematuhi protokol kesehatan. Selain itu, mama juga rajin berkebun. I guess she had green thumbs, karena apa yang mama tanam selalu jadi. Berjam - jam mengurusi tanaman di luar dan di bawah matahari juga termasuk olahraga ya.

Karena mama aktif jalan dan bergerak, makanya saya selalu mendukung dengan nutrisi yang baik, salah satunya susu protein whey seperti Boost Optimum. Protein whey ini bisa mempertahankan kekuatan otot dan daya tahan tubuh mama.

Nestle Boost Optimum

Kalau teman - teman butuh informasi yang lebih lengkap, bila langsung cek di laman Nestle Health Science ya. You can definitely have all the information needed there. Untuk mendapatkan produk ini juga mudah kok. Cek di Tokopedia aja and click HERE for the link atau bisa juga follow Instagram @nestlehealthscience_id yang juga lagi mengajak kita untuk ikutan campaign photo & story competition nih! Not just a competition but more importantly it shares our love and love for our dearest parents. Jangan lupa tulisan cerita terindah kalian tentang cara kalian menjaga dan mewujudkan mimpi orang tua kita. This is so important karena bisa menjadi inspirasi untuk generasi - generasi setelah kita dalam menjaga orang tua yang sangat kita cintai. Ditunggu foto dan ceritanya yaaa teman - teman.

Boost Optimum untuk membantu menjaga kesehatan lansia


Dan itulah tips Sehat dan Bahagia menikmati hari tua a la Nenek Bo et Obi. 

Tidak susah kan ternyata? Banyak hal sederhana yang sebenarnya sudah kita lakukan dan perlu terus kita lakukan agar kita bisa terus sehat dan bahagia.

Mamaku yang selalu ceria dan semangat. Mama yang selalu mencoba menebar kebahagiaan walaupun keadaan tidak selalu berpihak. Mama yang sayang anak - anak dan cucu - cucunya. Mama yang tidak pernah berhenti mewujudkan mimpi - mimpinya. 

Thank you ya, ma. For everything.

Semoga Allah SWT selalu menjaga mama dan memberikan kesehatan dan keselamatan untuk mama ya. Semoga mimpi mama bisa segera terwujud. Kami anak-anakmu akan selalu berusaha menjaga mama dan memberi mama yang terbaik. Semoga teman - teman juga selalu menjaga orang tua masing - masing dengan sebaik - baiknya yaaaPeluk cium dari kami semua.

Stay safe, happy, and healthy, everyone.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is here!

So is the breast cancer awareness month. I will try to provide more posts about breast cancer and I have to admit I do have some drafts to finish. Again and again, I always hope you ladies do your self breast exam as an early detection measure. It is easy and simple, and google it for the details or read Early Detection ... as easy as 1,2,3... & and I will continue my fight against breast cancer

My battle continues as we all strive to live happily and healthily ever after, right. I still have my routine dose of letrozole and is observing my blood sugar as well. It's a bit complicated when you have the pandemic and try to avoid the hospitals while you have the monthly prescription to fill. Well, I just hope things will be better pretty soon.

Meanwhile, I was moving from one hotel to another in the last 2 weeks. Works continue, drafting never stop and we need good place that can fully observe the health protocol. How I wish the pandemic will end soon. I terribly miss my long - haul travel. But for now, please stay safe, happy and healthy, everyone! And join me in Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, Oh My Heartsie Girls and Friends

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WW: The Vessel, Unique Architecture in Hudson Yards, New York City

 Have you seen or read about The Vessel, unique architecture in Hudson Yard, New York City ?

Although we are still in the middle of the pandemic and we cannot travel freely as we used to, we can still visit those places virtually. For me, one of the best ways to beat my craving for traveling is looking into my external hard disk and publishing it.

And here's what I have.

THE VESSEL

The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City

The Vessel is one of the recent addition to the Hudson Yards Redevelopment project. Well, the unique, one-of-a-kind design which is inspired by honey comb started to be built in April 2017 and finished in March 2019.  I read that it costs approximately USD 200 million. Quite a fantastic amount of budget!

The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City

When I left NYC in August 2018, this building was not there yet. Then I was lucky to go back again in May 2019 and there it was, standing tall and grand, so whimsical that it certainly becomes the landmark in the Hudson Yards area.

It is very easy to reach this place. I only took line 7 of the subway and rode until the end of the line heading to Hudson Yards. Once you get out of the station, you will see the building on your right and you can also follow the sign.

Subway station at Hudson Yards


It was very windy when I visited this place. You can see me frantically hold on to my fedora when I took the selfie LOL.

Here are some of the photos I took around the area.


The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City

The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City

The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City

The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City


You can get the ticket to go up taking the elevator or walking up the platforms. They have the quota per day so make sure you get here early. I was late and didn't get a chance to go up.


The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City

The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City

The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City

The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City

The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City


I have the video as well about my visit to the Vessel and it is uploaded to my You Tube account. Please take a look.



That's The Vessel, unique architecture in Hudson Yards, New York City

So what do you think? it's pretty unique, right? Will you visit this place once you can come to the Big Apple?

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President of Indonesia, H.E. Joko Widodo, addressed the UN General Assembly

It has been a busy week for me and my family.

Work wise, I have been attending meetings here and there, even from several hotel premises. The office is closed due to the pandemic but our deadline continues and pressing. 

As you now, as September kicks in, the 'storm' at the UN is coming in the form of UN General Assembly. The High Level Week to be precise. Nevertheless, this year is special because of two things. First, Our President, Joko Widodo, attended the meeting and delivered the national statement through a pre-recording message. Second, the event is conducted in a hybrid way, half online and half offline.  So we have a combination of pre-recorded messages, on-site meetings with limited attendance and many virtual meetings. Never ever the UN has such an arrangement in its 75-year existence. Oh..and the UN is celebrating its 75 year anniversary. We will definitely have a lot of commemoration and discussion about what the UN can do more in the future. The future we want, the UN we need.

President of Indonesia, H.E. Joko Widodo, addressed the UN General Assembly

Btw, the delegation from outside of New York City is obliged to follow 2-week quarantine arrangement, no matter what ranks are you. It means, even the head of government/state and ministers have to go through the same procedures. Moreover, one state can only be represented by 2 person inside the UN headquarters. So unlike previous years, we stay in Jakarta and work from home. Again, working from home does not mean we have less works. It is actually the opposite. Well, we can do it! We certainly can!

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