Category Archives: Buying for babies

Tonight we headed over to I and A’s for dinner and, as chance would have it, a spot of karaoke. I & A live in this great house on what when compared to Jakarta seems like a half a sheep … Continue reading →

I forgot to mention is yesterday’s post that during our travails through Ambassador Plaza we crossed paths with a few other couples for who this was obviously a new experience. What was most interesting were the dads — eyes dead, … Continue reading →

We did our first semi-serious baby shop the other day (shopping for baby equipment, not babies) over at Ambassador Mall in central Jakarta. Ambassador is one of those multi-storey death-trap department stores that are dotted across Asia and periodically blow-up/collapse/catch … Continue reading →

Today a survival package arrived from Australia, sent up by little sister E, and it included an absolute gem of a gift, Up the Duff by Kaz Cooke. This “Real guide to pregnancy” is an absolute hoot and we’re getting … Continue reading →

So there we were, J from Bangkok and I at the Full Moon Party on Had Rin beach in the early hours of the next day with around 5,000 others – was quite a fun night, and, as we sat … Continue reading →

So today I placed a call to the oracle, my little sister E, who has one baby (previously photographed here) and another one just about ready to arrive. I was gathering intelligence on pram buying and what a novice pram-buyer … Continue reading →

So we were just rounding out an hour or so of camping on the lounge when S went to get up and I reached around her belly… and reached… and reached… and reached! Oh my god — it’s the amazing … Continue reading →

So I’m in Singapore at the moment on a whistle-stop see-the-folks and renew a visa trip from Jakarta and this is the first time I’ve been away from the baby! It is the first time but unfortunately won’t be the … Continue reading →

S and I ventured out today to Plaza Senayan — one of Jakarta’s swankiest malls. We were on a mission to pick up what S explained to me was the bible of baby making, What to expect when you’re expecting. … Continue reading →