Today, on 6 August 2014 at 05:42 hours, Annabel came into existence here at Brawijaya Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Weight: 3.63 kg.
Height: 50 cm.
The placenta is put in a clay pot and dug down in the garden, in line with tradition.
Annabel.
Annabel.
The placenta.
Today I finally achieved my goal of squatting 3 big plates on each side of the barbell. That is 140 kg. It took me almost 6 months to increase the squat from 120 to 140 kg.
These are my squat sets and reps today: 3×135 kg + 2×135 kg + 1×137.5 kg + 1×140 kg.
I am still struggling to reach 180 kg on the deadlift. It currently stands on 172.5 kg. Only 7.5 kg to go!
140 kg squat.
140 kg squat.
172.5 kg deadlift. Achieved on 23 July.
We went to Madiun on Tuesday 27 May, and also spent a night in Solo before returning to Jakarta on 31 May.
Monkey in Madiun.
Monkey in Madiun.
Omah Sinten, Solo.
A souvenir I bought in Colombia, this hammock is now installed in the back yard. It is using carabiner hooks so is easy to take down.
Hammock in garden.
I have recently planted this species from Madagascar in the back yard. The height currently stands at 2.2 meter.
Ravenala madagascariensis