Jana's experience in an Indonesian village with my family. / Janas Erlebnis in einem indonesischen Dorf mit meiner Familie.
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Hello again dear Hiveians, today I'm back with the part when we're at my paternal family. The last time we came to Indonesia was 6,5 years ago and our daughter was just about 1,5 years old. I was born in a poor family from a small village, but children in our family are always very loved, cared and pampered. When we're adult, all they want was to see us living well and happy at the place which gives us the opportunity to meet often. Because it means that I would be taken away across the ocean by a foreigner and whose language they can't even understand. However the main reason of their strong opposition was not merely the potential of having less visit, but it's more because they 're worrying about me. At that moment, I could lightly say: Well you know lah... when people are inlove, they always believe that they can survive everything, even if they're burnt and tattered for it LOL. That's how we were too 😅 😁. Anyway now when I become a parent my self, I could better relate to their feelings and understand their worries more :). Jana's reaction towards our living circumstance in the village was surprisingly much better than I expected. And her filial piety leaves no room for doubt 😘 😍. A child who's born and growing up in Eurepe with all the facility and comfort, but could adapt well in such a humble accomodation and be so filial towards elderly just like the typical Asian children raised in Asia. |
Hallo nochmal, liebe Hiveians! Heute bin ich zurück mit dem Teil, in dem wir bei meiner indonesischen Familie sind.
Unser letzter Besuch in Indonesien war vor 6,5 Jahren, als unsere Tochter gerade einmal 1,5 Jahre alt war 😁. Eigentlich hatten wir versprochen, jedes Jahr zu kommen – doch geschafft haben wir das nur in den ersten vier Jahren unserer Ehe. Ich wurde in einer armen Familie in einem kleinen Dorf geboren, aber bei uns wurden Kinder immer sehr geliebt, umsorgt und verwöhnt. Als wir erwachsen wurden, wollten meine Eltern nur eines: uns glücklich und wohlauf an einem Ort sehen, der uns häufige Besuche ermöglicht. Doch ihr größter Widerstand kam nicht nur aus Sorge um selteneres Wiedersehen, sondern vor allem aus der Angst, mir nicht helfen zu können, falls mein Mann mich jemals schlecht behandeln würde bzw. verletzt hätte. Damals sagte ich leichtherzig:
Na ja, ihr kennt das… Verliebte glauben immer, alles durchstehen zu können, selbst wenn sie dafür verbrennen.
Jetzt, wo ich selbst Mutter bin, verstehe ich ihre Gefühle und Sorgen viel besser.
Jana’s Reaktion auf unsere bescheidenen Lebensumstände im Dorf war überraschend positiv – viel besser, als ich erwartet hatte.
Mein Vater hatte letztes Jahr zwei Operationen, leider ohne Besserung – Jetzt kann er nicht mehr laufen und verbringt die meiste Zeit im Bett. Vor der OP konnte er noch langsam mit Hilfe einem Stock laufen. Doch Jana war nicht abgeschreckt von dem kranken alten Mann. Ohne zu zögern, half sie mit – strich ihm sanft über die schmerzenden Stellen und fächelte ihm erfrischende Luft zu.
Ein Kind, das in Europa mit all seinem Komfort aufwächst, aber sich so selbstverständlich an ein bescheidenes Leben anpasst und respektvoll gegenüber Älteren ist wie asiatische Kinder – wir haben wirklich eine wunderbare Tochter.
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Below you can see her sitting on my father's lap and she's giving him a massage in the second picture.
Hier seht ihr, wie sie erst kuschelig auf dem Schoß meines Vaters Platz nimmt und ihm dann im nächsten Bild zärtlich den Bein knetet


My 1st uncle is also old now and he's so thin, but he insisted to carry her anyway. Even I never carry her anymore LOL. This was the first day of our visit and you can see how happy she is ^_^.
Mein alter Onkel: Eher brechen ihm die Arme, als dass er sie nicht tragen würde! Ich dagegen sag nur: 'Mäuschen, du bist zu schwer!' Ihr Lachen spricht Bände


Jana was so determined to sleep over at my parent :-D. She didn't mind the mosquitos, the mud floor nor the squat toilet. At least I make sure that she has good quality earplugs to protect her hearing :-D.
I have been saying "NO" cos I was worried she'd cry looking for me late at night and we had no car to pick her up.
I wouldn't allow her to ride on motorcycle with my brother, it's way too dangerous especially since we don't even have child helmet available.
However she's nagging everyday until I finally relented and promise that she can sleep over a day before our departure when my Aunty's family join us. She's living in Surabaya (our next destination) and would rent a car with a driver that's gonna drive us directly to the airport.
Jana would have more fun when there're more Aunties and Uncles pampering her and there would be a car just in case she's anxious in the middle of the night looking for Mommy :).
Jana war so entschlossen, bei meinen Eltern zu übernachten – und das, obwohl es dort Moskitos, einen Lehmboden und eine Hocktoilette gab!
😅 Immerhin habe ich dafür gesorgt, dass sie gute Ohrstöpsel hatte, um ihr Gehör zu schützen..
Ich hatte zuvor immer abgelehnt, weil ich befürchtete, sie würde nachts nach mir weinen – und wir hatten kein Auto, um sie abzuholen.
Auch Motorradfahrten mit meinem Bruder kamen für mich nicht infrage, das wäre viel zu gefährlich, vor allem ohne Kinderhelm.
Aber sie hat jeden Tag genörgelt, bis ich schließlich nachgegeben und versprochen habe: Am letzten Abend vor unserer Abreise darf sie bleiben, wenn auch die Familie meiner Tante aus Surabaya (unserem nächsten Ziel) dazu stößt.
Sie mietet nämlich ein Auto mit Fahrer, das uns direkt zum Flughafen bringt. So hat Jana nicht nur mehr Spaß mit all den verwöhnten Tanten und Onkeln, sondern es gibt auch ein Auto, falls sie nachts doch Heimweh nach Mama bekommt. 😉
Look..look...how sweet she's sleeping and cuddling with my little cousin.
Schau! Wie süß sie beide mit meiner Kusinen kuscheln.

Here she's napping beside my 2nd Aunty.
She hat sich bei meiner Tante hingelegt und hatte ihren Mittagsschlaf auf einem Bambusbett 😁.

The following pictures show how she enjoyed her days with my big family and she obviously enjoyed her simple lunch too :-D.
Diese Aufnahmen halten fest, wie sie strahlend im Familiengewusel aufging… und selbst das bescheidenste Mahl mit Begeisterung aß.





This picture was taken while we had a stroll at the rice field.
Das hier war bei unserem Spaziergang zwischen den Reisfeldern..



Paddy field...
Das Reisfeld...


This is my mom.

She looks sad in this picture cos this is when we had to say goodbye and afterwards...our little girl started to cry as well.
She was still crying in the car while we're driving to Surabaya.
She only stopped crying cos she noticed that my aunty's family is driving with us back to Surabaya.
Auf diesem Foto sieht man sie traurig – genau in dem Moment, als wir Abschied nehmen mussten. Und kurz darauf... begann unser kleines Mädchen auch zu weinen.
Sie weinte noch im Auto, während wir nach Surabaya fuhren. Erst als sie merkte, dass die Familie meiner Tante uns begleitete, hörten die Tränen auf.


This is another goodbye with my 6th aunty and her daughter at Juanda airport in Surabaya waiting for our flight to Bali. Our little Mouse is getting very sad again, she even announced that she wants to live in Indonesia 😅.
Tschüss-Tränen, Runde 2! Beim Warten auf den Bali-Flug am Juanda-Flughafen umklammerte unsere Kleine meine Tante und ihre Cousine – und erklärte dann trotzig: ‚Ich ziehe hierher!‘ 😆 So viel Liebe für Indonesien!

By the way as a closure I should give you a happy picture again. In one of our daily visit we happened to encounter a horse carriage passing by when I was waiting for a Grab car picking up my order at the sidewalk.
I ended up cancelling my order and ride the carriage instead to the hotel. The carriage ride wasn't that cheap, it's comparable with the Grab taxi and takes a longer time to arrive but Jana was so happy...
so the price was worth it afterall LOL.
Ach, und zum Abschluss gibt’s noch ein glückliches Bild!
Bei einem unserer täglichen Ausflüge kam zufällig eine Pferdekutsche vorbei, gerade als ich am Straßenrand auf mein Grab-Auto wartete.
Am Ende habe ich die Fahrt storniert – und wir sind stattdessen mit der Kutsche zum Hotel gefahren! Zugegeben: Die war nicht gerade günstig (preislich wie ein Grab-Taxi, aber viel langsamer). Aber Janas strahlendes Gesicht?
...Da war jeder Rupiah definitiv wert! 😆


That's all for today my friends, thank you for stopping by and giving me your upvotes.
I'll be back again with my last report from Bali-Indonesia soon 😉.
Der Vorhang fällt… fürs Erste. Doch diese Reise endet nicht ohne das Finale: Balis Zauber in meinem nächsten Beitrag. Bis dahin – danke für eure Begleitung! 🌺
How old is your mother? I pray that your family is blessed with good health. ❤️
I am glad that Jana is happy there, even though the conditions may be different. But with education to respect each other, she will learn to accept other people's circumstances. 😊
In fact, city people in Indonesia, children mock poor people in their area :(
Your parents' house reminds me of my old house before it was renovated. Simple but full of happiness. I always believe in that.
Parents' feelings will always be the same wherever they are. they just don't want to be separated far. but over time they will respect their child's choice as long as their child is happy. that's all 😊
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Thank you, amen 💜. My mom is 61 this year and my father is 9 years older than her.
That's so sad...however children are product of parent's teaching, so...the responsibility ließ on their parent. Being poor is not a crime,no body want to be born in a poor family.
To crawl out of the poverty one doesn't only need hardwork, but luck does play a role too.
Yes... Finally what matters more to them is the happiness and wellbeing of their children, atleast the sane parent would be like that.
I love this blog. Such sweetness. Such heart. Your family is beautiful. The child, your daughter has been brought up with such kindness that she responds naturally to love.
When you think about it, that's all everybody wants. Everybody wants money, so people will love them, admire them. Your daughter is already there. At her age, she knows the secret to happiness: love.
Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
Thank you too for the warm words 😊.
I have 3 uncles & 2 aunties and only 2 of them married and they only got their own children when I was nearly turning into adult, so all their love was poured into me & my brother when I was a child.
The one cuddling with Jana was born only few years before I got married & the one sitting in the airport with her was also at that age.
At the moment my cousins and my own brother are all still single so now everyone's love is poured into Jana. I can see why she's so happy there.
She's the star in the family, just like me in the past 😝.
I left some money for my parent before we left, but I was surprised in the end.
Because my cousin sent me a message that I have to check on Jana's little purse as she got pocket money from everyone in the family 😅 including my parent.
She's worried that it's lost.
I was like... so my money basically just came back to me again LOL.
They also bought her some dresses, and once we arrived in the Philippine, she couldn't wait to show off to her friends 😁.
Children are so genuine, for them it's really the gesture that matters..not the value of the material things.
♥️🌷🦋
It's a nice visit back to your big family in Indonesia! First of all, I'm sorry to know that your dad can't walk anymore due to the 2 surgeries. Hope he is healthy both in body and mind.
It seems that your little princess received a very warm welcome from all members of your big family. Yeah! I can see her happiness through her cheerful smile. She can adapt well with the surrounding circumstance, especially when knowing that she is determined to sleep over at your big family's house with other people who may be strangers for her, especially at her age. 😍
The noodles with the giant meatballs look tasty....
The surrounding nature, the garden with plenty of gorgeous flowers and the green rice fields, are wonderful. It's great to see your warm family taking photos among this. All of you look happy! 😘
It's a good decision that you took to ride back to the hotel with the horse carriage. It would be a valuable experience especially for your little princess. I agree with you, it's worth it indeed. 😊
Thank you for the good wishes @tangmo ❤️❤️❤️. I really appreciate that.
That's what I hope too, that he wouldn't need to have any additional reason to suffer nor worry anymore 🙏 in his old days.
It's bad enough that he's now confined in bed all the time.
Yes, that's very tasty 😋.
The broth tastes differenty with the broth in Thai meatball soup.
We use celery and Thai style broth uses cilantro. But both are tasty.
To be honest, I don't know which one to choose if I'm presented with both LOL.
You’re welcome! I know the feeling…. 🥰
I’m glad for your appreciation for our Thai soup. I love it, too. I would love to try Indonesia's soup one day…. 😋
What a lovely interesting post @kobold-djawa .
Your little one is growing up and looking every bit a young lady.
So happy to hear of her good will toward people and circumstances new to her. Quite a good social skill to have indeed. Enjoyed seeing all her beautiful dresses and shoes and especially her happy smiles.
Thank you for bringing to Hive.
Kind Regards to all,
Bleujay
Hello @bleujay, thank you for the kind words.
Yes, she had grown now 😊.
She can be quite a handful work sometimes, but the good thing is that she has indeed a kind heart, warm and open personality.
By the way she also started to write her own blog at Hive.
She made her first post (the introduction) two days ago.
I think it's a good thing for her to learn how to write properly cos she soon has to write paper/essays for school afterall.
I still keep the password of course, so that she can still stay under our supervision 😉.
You can check it out here:
https://peakd.com/hive-121566/@janari01/self-introduction-from-jana-selbstvorstellung-von-jana-daughter-of-jaki01-and-kobold-djawa
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STOPA heartwarming post that I just came across today.
I guess love for Indonesia is in the blood! 🥰
Yeah...perhaps it is so ☺️.
It flows in the blood ☺️.
And I'm glad we were there at that time,cos my dad passed away just about 3 months later 🥲.
Actually I´ve read about the fate of your father shortly after the other article and I became so sad because of the stark contrast that i could not find the right words.
I am very sorry for your loss. My deepest condolences!
Thank you ☺️.
Ist Indonesien eigentlich weniger korrupt als die Philippinen? In den letzten Jahren ist die Korruption in der Polizei und den Gerichten so stark angestiegen, daß entliche Ausländer aus Manila die Philippinen verlassen haben.