Zidan and Arya's Birthday

On Saturday, 4 November 2006, we went to Regent Heights to attend the birthday party of Zidan and Arya. Zidan, son of Om Haris, is celebrating his 6th birthday, while Arya, son of Om Yan and Tante Damar, is celebrating his 9th birthday. The party is conducted in a barbeque pit within the apartment complex, just next to a very nice multi-tier swimming pool and a children playground.

We reached the place at around 1pm, in time for Inka and Irza to play together with Arya and Zidan at the playground. Other than Om Haris and Om Yan's family, some of the guests who had arrived earlier than us were Om Budi and Tante Echie, who came with Adam and Baby Maira, and Tante Hany who came only with Hanan.

Moments later, Inka and Irza prepared their swimming gears and headed to the swimming pools, followed by Zidan and Arya. All of them were having a great time at the swimming pools, trying one pool to another, inviting other children such as Hanan, Izan and Ika to follow suit.

After swimming, they changed and returned back to the barbeque pit, in time for Inka to join Tante Iif in grilling the satay. Usually she got her satay grilling lesson from Tante Hany, however for this time round, Inka is getting her satay grilling lesson (at least, the "kipas-kipas" portion) by Tante Iif and Ummi (Zidan's grandmother). Surprisingly, Inka and Irza prefers the prawn satay instead of the chicken satay.

The next event is candle blowing and cake cutting ceremony. There were two birthday cakes provided by Dapur Bunda's Tante Neng, Batman cake for Zidan and Superman cake for Arya. Zidan was a bit upset when his friends, instead of him, blew the candles so the candles had to be re-lighted up and the candle blowing ceremony to be repeated. :) Zidan and Arya also cut the cake to be given to their friends (and their friends' parents, of course). :) :)

More to the evening, more guests were coming. Some of them include Om Niko, Tante Mirna and baby Kinara, Om Adhi, Tante Cindy and Dandy, Tante Shinta and Aidan (without Om Wisnu), Om Roni, Tante Gita and Fathir, Om Judhi, Tante Ami, Aily and Algo, Om Duddy, Tante Ellen and Iffah, as well as Tante Wiwie, who came with Athaya and Alita, among others.

Some other pictures can also be found here (courtesy of Om Judhi) and here (courtesy of Tante Hany).

[Indonesian version]