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Pre-School Graduation!

This past Tuesday was a big day for all of us in the house, it was Miss Kiki's graduation concert and ceremony from Ceria Montessori School! She had been practicing really hard to prepare for her performances and it is time to show off the hard work. For Miss Kiki it was also super special because DH took time off work to attend her concert. When she found out she squealed in disbelief! Happily, of course...

The performance kickstarted with a number from the Hip hop group...


The theme of this year's concert was "Celebrate Indonesia". The older kids of the school prepared a play based on the story of Malin Kundang, a folk tale from West Sumatra, Indonesia. Miss Kiki was casted as Malin Kundang's mother. She practiced a lot to memorize and say her lines well.  She was not too impressed with her costume, but we are so very proud of her performance!

Malin Kundang and his Mother

Malin Kundang helps his mother

Merchant boat and Pirates. The water looks very happy.

Malin Kundang talks to his mother

Malin Kundang's mother sends her son off

Dinding Pa Dinding dance from Sumatra

Malin Kundang and the merchant crew

Manuk Dadali dance from West Java

Manuk Dadali dance from West Java

Manuk Dadali dance from West Java

Manuk Dadali dance from West Java

Manuk Dadali dance from West Java

Manuk Dadali dance from West Java

Manuk Dadali dance from West Java

Malin Kundang and crew reached Papua

Malin Kundang in Papua

Yamko Rambe Yamko dance from Papua

Yamko Rambe Yamko dance from Papua

Yamko Rambe Yamko dance from Papua

Kecak dance from Bali

Kecak dance from Bali

Pendet dance from Bali

Pendet dance from Bali

Malin Kundang met his wife in Bali

Saman Dance from Sumatra

Saman Dance from Sumatra

Saman Dance from Sumatra

Saman Dance from Sumatra

Saman Dance from Sumatra

Saman Dance from Sumatra

Malin Kundang arrived back in his hometown




Malin Kundang rejects his mother

Malin Kundang and crew hit the storm and turned into a rock

And here are the cast....
















The story of Malin Kundang leaves a message to love and respect our parents. Aligned with the theme, the younger students prepared a song performance, "Bunda".









Next up were the martial artists....






And then the graduation ceremony...







For the closing, they sang a mandarin song...


And that was the end of the performance! It wasn't the end of the day though...

















It was a fun event and we are so proud to see our baby girl up there on stage, acting as a mother..., dancing a complicated dance, kicking a sparring partner, receiving her certificate, and singing a mandarin song. She did really well! Despite all the excitement, I couldn't help but feel a little pang in my heart and turn on the denial mode that my baby girl is not a baby anymore...

That evening we had a graduation dinner with the whole family, and I felt so bad because in the end she cried because we were all too busy talking to each other and not her at her celebration dinner!


Check out that giant bouquet of Lilies in the background.... that was from my sister and her boyfriend for Miss Kiki's graduation. So sweet!




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