JFK and ZoulsKids

Happy Sunday, Everyone! Hope you are having a wonderful time right now with your loved ones. It's almost 9 pm now in Jakarta. Suddenly I remembered I have never mentioned to you that my kids: Josh, Faye and Kaleb has their own music band. It's called "ZoulsKids". They have doing some mission trips and they are about to do it again, next month, on November 2012, to Ambon and Saparua Island in Maluku or Moluccas. Below are some pictures on their trip to the music studio for rehearsal and the activity of some. As you can see, Josh was on the drums, Faye as singer, Noah (cousin) as guitarist and Jordan (cousin) as bassist. These pictures were taken somewhere last year. Time flies so fast, doesn't it? ^^

Homeschooling?

It took us three years research to finally made up our mind about homeschooling our children, Josh, Faye and Kaleb. You might be wondering why. The answers is: IT'S FUN! --for the children and the parents. There are better and proper answers, yes, but at this moment, that's all I can break to you. The children love it, mainly because they are allowed to organize themselves, study by their own schedule and be responsible about it, they have the time of their life and learn to use it in a good way -- children: play AND study are EQUALLY important. It brings goodness not just to the children but also the parents -- learn to enrich ourselves, living the values we taught, accepting the fact that a child is unique and different from the other child. It's an enormous change of our life! Well, thank you for reading this, any question, just ask away!

Thank God It's Friday!

Yup! TGIF! Friday would be the day we all expecting.. As Friday is the beginning of weekend, where all the fun begins ^^ For us at The Arrows, Friday is the English day. English is a mandatory for ALL of us. Anyone who doesn't speak in this particular languange, would receive a severe punishment -- just kidding ^^ Below is Faye's drawing :) Well, enjoy your Friday! Trust it will be magic! Hugs from us at The Arrows!

Hobbies!

Faye's Make Up by herself

Faye's Make Up by herself My girl knows how to express her art-side, thru drawings and..make up! These are two pictures she took after a make up session..^^

Faye, Got Talent 2012!

I love to see the joy in a kid's eyes. I love to see how they smile when they're happy about something they've achieved. I love to see the sparkling of tears of happiness when they know their prayer has been answered.I saw all of that in my daughter, Faye. This short story begins last year, July 2011 when she competed in Got Talent 2011 along with her big brother Josh and some of her friends of Sunday School GBI Sudirman. After many months of practicing, vocal trainings, choosing right song to sing, she did make it to the Final of Got talent 2011 but failed to win. Josh did win the first place. Faye was crushed, sad and crying. Me and her Dad tried to comfort and encouraged her, knowing that God has other plans, other lesson in our life, especially in Faye's. For a year, Faye did her training to sing better, and also learned to play guitar. She was so excited when Got Talent 2012 finally took place. She joined the competition once again, as a singer/musician/composer and this time Josh took part also as her drummer, Papa Nyong as leading keys, Papa Arthur as guitarist and Uncle Toby as bassist. Faye was singing her own song while playing guitar. She won the first place! She knew then, that all of her works and prayers were not in vain. If this is a song that I am singing, we might come back to the first paragraph. I love to see... ^^ Enjoy the video of Faye on Got Talent 2012!

Josh on The Drums! Ambon Jazz Plus Festival 2011

Again, a simple apologize from me for being so ignorant about the existence of this precious blog. I'm sure you will forgive me ^^ These pictures you are seeing were taken last year, on October 9, 2011 at the annual Ambon Jazz Plus Festival. Josh were performing his solo to the AJPF audience and got published in a local newspaper, Maluku Express. We thanked God for the opportunity He's given to Josh in order to learn and grow in his given talent. As the time is moving fast, AJPF is coming again next week in Ambon, October 11-13, 2012. Our hope, this AJPF will fulfill its mission: shifting the paradigm and building the generation thru music. Enjoy reading the article, God bless us all.