Did you get a smile today?

[nosox]

The twin boys (5-6 year old) across the way cheerfully greet me by name each time they see me. This morning as I was checking my bike before I headed out got the usual greeting followed by the info that they were heading for school. Then one of them came over and asked if I had learned bahasa Indonesia yet. I replied "just a little' He gave me a very serious look, then a little nod and ran off to he car calling "dah dah"
Kinda got my day off to a good start

 

[Alia]

Ahh.., thats so sweet ..

 

[Alia]

I left my 3 yo at a gas station this morning by accident !

I stopped by a gas station on our way to her school, to add some angin to the wheels. When I talked to the staff who was clueless about isi angin, Cleo my girl was so curious so she let her self out of the car. Her nanny was keeping her company and they were sitting on the bench beside my car when I was looking for somebody else to help. Found the supervisor and he said the mesin was broken and can only be used for motors. Rather upset to what I feel as a waste of time I went back to my car, started it and dash off. Completely forgot that my 3 yo was out of the car.

Half of the way, I felt a bit strange why its so peaceful in the back of my car .., and just realize that my little girl was left behind !

 

[Davita]

You get a smile from me Alia...
I read your post and wondered how you can get a dog into your wheel...I'd heard of removing dogs from wheels.....but my Indonesian is not good....

angin=air; anjing=dog..

Did you go back to collect your precious child or not wish to get caught doing a U-turn....

 

[Puspawarna]

I left my 3 yo at a gas station this morning by accident !

I stopped by a gas station on our way to her school, to add some angin to the wheels. When I talked to the staff who was clueless about isi angin, Cleo my girl was so curious so she let her self out of the car. Her nanny was keeping her company and they were sitting on the bench beside my car when I was looking for somebody else to help. Found the supervisor and he said the mesin was broken and can only be used for motors. Rather upset to what I feel as a waste of time I went back to my car, started it and dash off. Completely forgot that my 3 yo was out of the car.

Half of the way, I felt a bit strange why its so peaceful in the back of my car .., and just realize that my little girl was left behind !

Oh no! That will be the source of family jokes for years to come. If your daughter understands what happened she will probably tease you about it forever. "Mommy, you forgot me and drove away without me! HOW COULD YOU?!?!?!? (Can I have some ice cream now?)"

(And how come the nanny didn't call you?)

 

[Alia]

You get a smile from me Alia...
I read your post and wondered how you can get a dog into your wheel...I'd heard of removing dogs from wheels.....but my Indonesian is not good....

angin=air; anjing=dog..

Did you go back to collect your precious child or not wish to get caught doing a U-turn....

My English is not good either .., I dont know what isi angin is in English. Hahaha...

I was lucky that not too far from when I realized it, there is a u turn, so I can go back quick enough to have her back.

And now I keep thinking what if I just realized it when I got to her school already ?? I will look so silly in front of the security guard who always open my door car for her and he will be the one who wonders who I drop off to school.

 

[Alia]

Oh no! That will be the source of family jokes for years to come. If your daughter understands what happened she will probably tease you about it forever. "Mommy, you forgot me and drove away without me! HOW COULD YOU?!?!?!? (Can I have some ice cream now?)"

(And how come the nanny didn't call you?)

Now rewinding that time again, I think somewhere deep down my head I heard of a very small voice calling “Mommyyy….!” when I drove away. But silly thing happens …

The nanny didn’t call me as her cellphone was inside the car with all the bags and lunch box.
The look at Cleo’s face when I got her back is so priceless… between confusion, sadness and angry … and what she said “Mommy.., why did you leave me ..??” I will never forget that, ever !

 

[Scooterindo]

My English is not good either .., I dont know what isi angin is in English. Hahaha...

Now that made me smile - your English is perfect.

 

[Bad_azz]

Made me smile too Alia.
Reminded me of a similar story when I was learning to ride a scooter here.
Had my assistant on the back teaching me , we went to the shop and he got off to get some snacks, I came out of the shop , I thought he had got on the back of the bike, I turned it round and shot off back to the house- abt 3km. I was chattering away to him all the way home and figured he was rather quiet, didn't really think too much about it as I had on my helmet and assumed it was muffling the sound.
Got to the gate , waited for him to jump off and unlock it- no sign of him.
I freaked - I couldn't figure where he had gone, I was having visions of him having fallen off in the street or having had some medical emergency that had made him collapse and drop off the bike...
Turns out he hadn't got on the damn bike in the first place, but had helped me move it (that was the weight shift I had felt), the waited for me to turn and stop - and I didn't , I eventually found him hiking up the hill *shameface* - luckily we laughed about it for a few years.

I miss him terribly, we did some crazy things - he was only 27 when he contracted breast cancer and died a few short months later

 

[William King]

I knew a teacher once who left a student at a gas station after returning home from a football game. (he was their coach) This game was a four hour trip away from home and back in the days before mobile phones. Fortunately, the student knew his home phone number and was able to ring his parents from a public phone.

They were not amused.

 

[Bad_azz]

I knew a teacher once who left a student at a gas station after returning home from a football game. (he was their coach) This game was a four hour trip away from home and back in the days before mobile phones. Fortunately, the student knew his home phone number and was able to ring his parents from a public phone.

They were not amused.

hehe, but we are

 

[Alia]

Now that made me smile - your English is perfect.

Aww.., mister bisa aja.., thank you

 

[Alia]

I miss him terribly, we did some crazy things - he was only 27 when he contracted breast cancer and died a few short months later

Oh.. no ! Was he your assistant you were telling me about before ..? Sorry to hear that, BA.. Too young to die.

 

[Bad_azz]

Oh.. no ! Was he your assistant you were telling me about before ..? Sorry to hear that, BA.. Too young to die.

Yes, most likely the one Alia & yes I still have a struggle to believe he is dead. So much vitality and so many laughs- I try to laugh and smile when I think about him now - he was the world's largest bullshitter but so much fun with it.
I recall the day he saw me wax my legs sat in the garden- he decided he wanted to try it too- hahahaha... he had a jungle going on on his legs... we were all laughing at his screams of agony.

 

[Jaime C]

Yes, most likely the one Alia & yes I still have a struggle to believe he is dead. So much vitality and so many laughs- I try to laugh and smile when I think about him now - he was the world's largest bullshitter but so much fun with it.
I recall the day he saw me wax my legs sat in the garden- he decided he wanted to try it too- hahahaha... he had a jungle going on on his legs... we were all laughing at his screams of agony.

Did he go full Brazilian?

 

[Bad_azz]

Did he go full Brazilian?

hehehe.
He stopped at 1 leg- and then didn't wear shorts outside of the house for several weeks

 

[Davita]

Yes, most likely the one Alia & yes I still have a struggle to believe he is dead. So much vitality and so many laughs- I try to laugh and smile when I think about him now - he was the world's largest bullshitter but so much fun with it.
I recall the day he saw me wax my legs sat in the garden- he decided he wanted to try it too- hahahaha... he had a jungle going on on his legs... we were all laughing at his screams of agony.

hahahah The PAIN...the PAIN....wasn't that from the little fella in Fantasy Island....

My wife is an Esthetician. We were on a cruise and made friends with a bunch of gay lads. They wanted their backs waxed so my wife happily provided the wax and skill while I mixed the vodka painkiller drinks...

 

[Puspawarna]

hahahah The PAIN...the PAIN....wasn't that from the little fella in Fantasy Island....

My wife is an Esthetician. We were on a cruise and made friends with a bunch of gay lads. They wanted their backs waxed so my wife happily provided the wax and skill while I mixed the vodka painkiller drinks...

Now that's service ... you sound like the couple everyone on the cruise would want to be friends with.

 

[Davita]

Now that's service ... you sound like the couple everyone on the cruise would want to be friends with.

Hahaha...Not really..I think my wife is a masochist and I forgot to mention...the vodka was for me to ease the pain in my ears from the screaming....

 

[Scooterindo]

We were on a cruise and made friends with a bunch of gay lads.

Gay people on a cruise ?? So there was plenty of seamen for them then