Swimming videos

National Museum

Today I got up early to dig in the sand and play on the swing.

After that, we went to the National Museum, otherwise known as Museum Gajah because it has an elephant in front.

There were lots of good things to see in the museum.

I nearly got blown away by an old cannon.

After all the fun at the museum, I wanted to get some fresh air, so we went to Taman Menteng to ride my bike and play in the park.

Independence day in Bali

For the 17 August long weekend, we celebrated Indonesia's Independence by going to Bali.

We stayed at the Novotel Nusa Dua.

Oma and Opa bought me some new floats, which I found really good for swimming in the hotel's big pool.

On the afternoon of 17 August, we went to Pura Tegal Wangi to watch the sunset.

The temple looks out over the sea.

Afterwards we had a lovely Italian dinner.

See you next time, Bali!

Puncak Holiday

Last week I went with Mummy and Daddy to Puncak for the whole week. There are so many photos I couldn't put them all here. For more photos, look at my web album.
First we went to Kebun Raya Cibodas. I saw big trees and a waterfall.
Next Daddy gave some money to the guards, and we went in to the President's Palace at Cipanas.

We also saw Taman Bunga, with lots of flowers and things to see.

Finally, we went to Taman Safari Zoo, where I got to hold a cheetah, tigar, orangutan and even a snake!

Don't forget to click here to see more photos from puncak.

Mid-week outing

Today was a public holiday, so we got up early and had a quick swim in the morning sun, and then set off for a trip around northern Jakarta. First stop was Sunda Kelapa, where the world's only remaining commercial sailing fleet docks to load and unload goods from across the region. I saw some really big boats there!
Next we went to see the old Dutch fort, which used to protect the port and city in old times.

I played on the cannons, and saw a really big anchor.

Next we went shopping at Pasar Baroe. While the name means "new market" it's actually a very old market used since Dutch times. We bought some shoes, and I saw a wonderful toy bird.

Finally, at sunset, we went to Taman Menteng. I brought my bike, and rode around for ages.

I wonder what we'll get up to next weekend!

A Lazy Sunday

Today we had a lovely lazy Sunday. We had ice cream in a "boat" in Pacific Place.

Then we went swimming and I learnt to fly up high in the sky on Daddy's hands.

I can now swim around by kicking my legs.

Then I decided to lie back and take it easy for a while.

I love lazy Sundays.

Happy Birthday Agung Yanie

Today we celebrated Agung Yanie's birthday. We all went to Kemanggisan and had a lovely meal. I was in disguise as Superman, so no-one knew it was Alex who was there to protect them!

Puppet Museum

This morning Mummy and Daddy took me to the Puppet Museum in Jakarta historic Kota district. We saw lots of puppets, some smaller than me and some twice the size of Daddy. Some puppets were flat and called Wayang Kulit, and others were round and called Wayang Golek. There were also puppets from all round the world.
After seeing the puppets, we also had some food at Cafe Batavia, and then went to Museum Fatahilla, which is Indonesia's museum of history. There were lots of old items from past ages. I especially liked the dungeon for prisoners under the building.

Super Hero

My Oma and Opa brought me a super hero costume from Kuala Lumpur. Now I'm training to fight crime and bring justice to this world.

Dengue Fever and Senggigi Beach

Last week I had dengue fever. My temperature went up to 40.5 degrees, and my Mummy was so worried for me. However, I felt fine, and continued running around like normal!

So when my temperature came back to normal, we decided to take a short weekend holiday at Senggigi in Lombok.
We all played on the beach, and had a great time.

Uluwatu

Last weekend, we all went to Bali for the wedding of my Aunty Arlene. The wedding was held at Uluwatu, on top of a cliff overlooking the Indian Ocean.

We stayed at Nusa Dua, and had a great time playing in the playhouse.

I also had a great time playing with my third cousin, Kakak Sasha. Hello Kakak Sasha!

Dinosaurs Alive

Today I visited the Dinosaurs Alive show at Senayan. I went with all my school friends. This photo is us lining up to go inside.
Once inside, I got a little scared by all the big and angry dinosaurs, but at least I had fun playing on the drums.

Special Guest

Yesterday I had a special guest come to visit me at home - Tante Nadya. We played all afternoon. I can't wait for her to visit again.

For those who don't know her, here is Tante Nadya's webpage.

Take a look, it's great!

Sports Day

Yesterday afternoon I had a good time playing sport.
I went out on my bike, and took my basketball with me. Then when I arrived at the basketball court, I played for a while.

I'm getting better at riding my bike thesedays. I can go really fast, even up hill.

Swimming - really this time

Today I went for a swim in the big pool. This time, I tried some arm floats, and managed to go across the deep pool a few times unassisted.

It was so much more fun than being held, or just standing in the shallow pool. I want to try this again next time.

Love is in the air

It seems that love is in the air these days. We have a number of wedding parties this month.

It's good fun to dress up in nice batik clothes.

Prof Opa

Today was the grand celebration for Opa's promotion to be Professor.
It was a lovely ceremony. Perhaps one day I'll be a professor too.

School Performance

Today I made my stage debut, starring in our annual school performance. I performed several songs for the pleasure of the packed audience.

One of the crowd-favourites was "the wheels on the bus".

Then for the grand finale, we performed a medley of crowd-pleasers.

Thanks to all my fans. I'll be back next year.