The Pumpkin life
« Previous EntriesHow to nurture a creative child
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009Well, firstly……it helps that both her parents are creative architects although not only architects are creative (and some not at all!!!) but if at least one parent is creative, your child has a good chance of being creative. But fret not, because creativity can be TAUGHT!!!
Yes, bet you didn’t know that!
Of course, we didn’t [...]
Tee staying back at school
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Tee has recently asked to stay back in school for after school activities. What happened to Mama time? Am I THAT boring? *sigh*
My girl is really growing up and the school doesn’t help as they shower her with so much love and attention and FUN. She loves her teachers. She loves school. She has never [...]
Pampering your child early
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009Most people would think this is a bad idea from the onset. I certainly did. But my masseuse told me it was good to show children the nice things in life so that they will have a taste of the good life and then will be forced to work for it, or at least they [...]
Louis Vuitton visit
Thursday, April 9th, 2009My Mom wants to go to LV tomorrow to make a complaint. We are going with her just because Friday is our day together. This is very, very dangerous. The Hubs has ordered me to leave all credit cards at home.
I have always liked the Neverfull bag. I don’t even know why but everytime I [...]
What radio station do you listen to?
Thursday, April 9th, 2009The only time I ever listen to the radio is when I am ALONE in the car without Tee. Otherwise, I have to bare with her cow. Her cow is a fluffy cow filled with audio CDs for the car and I hate that blasted cow.
This morning, I realised how much I enjoyed 92.9 (despite [...]
And off to Kota Bharu we go!
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009This year, despite booking 4 months early, Malaysia Airlines was already fully booked thus we had to resort to Air Asia. Nothing wrong with Air Asia except that Tee actually enjoys the train ride to KLIA and when we take Air Asia, we usually just take a taxi straight to the LCCT so she skips [...]
A wonderful Christmas…….
Friday, December 26th, 2008This Christmas was my best ever, as far as I can recall.
We managed to shop following a wish list for the orphanage (despite having to traipse all over town in search for tricycles, remote controlled cars and handbags! amongst other things), organised drinking water bottles for the entire brood and most importantly, delivered them on [...]
Stolen car!
Friday, December 5th, 2008The other night, I dashed out to Bangsar (yet again!) to meet my childhood friend from London. I parked in one of those self proclaimed jockey parking spots where you have to get a parking ticket during the daytime. But at night, everything changes and these clubs have ‘rights’ over these parking spots. Does anyone [...]
A typical day with my four year old
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008Honestly? I don’t know how they do it. These supermoms abroad, the ones without any help. Not only abroad, there are many in KL too, but at least here there is an option if you can afford it. I have survived four tiring years with Tee without help and I am In. The. Zone.
FOUR YEARS!!! [...]
High water bill this month
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008Being a full time stay at home Mom can really drive you insane. Take it from me. I swear upon it.
Today, I left the kettle to fill in the sink and came out to the living room to continue playing with Tee. Funnily, whilst we were playing for half an hour, I kept looking at [...]
Pumpkin pasta for kids
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008Tried and tested, simply nutritious and absolutely delicious!!!!
I made up this recipe today. Try it. You must!!
ONE serving for a Tee sized little person. That’s about ONE METER TALL.
Boil some pumpkin in salted water (say, 3″ x 6″ worth of pumpkin without the skin nor seeds and a pinch of salt in water) until pumpkin [...]
A great way to celebrate your birthday!!!
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008This is a true story.
When Tee’s Godpa in New York turned 40, he hired a Charter Bus Rental NYC for a whole 12 hours and invited all his friends in New York and from out of town to party ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT LONG on a sightseeing bus!!! There was more booze than you [...]
My definition of a productive day
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008I woke up at 845am on a Sunday morning. What??
Yes, it’s really me. Mamapumpkin on a Sunday morning. A changed person who no longer lies in till 11am. Get ready for the new me.
I managed to flip through 2 whole girly magazines(Female and Harper’s Bazaar, me time, yes! Me time!!!) before I got off my [...]
I called for a family meeting
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Yes, I did, and guess what? Almost everyone was on defense mode. Who’s calling this meeting? Who’s part of the family? Why are we having a meeting? What have I done wrong?
I’d realised exactly then, that I should have reworded it and said Family PARTY, instead of Family MEETING. *sigh* We live and learn.
I have [...]
The Man Who Planted Trees
Sunday, November 16th, 2008We went to watch the above at the Actor’s Studio and got to sit right up front on stage itself where we got completely frozen drenched! But the advantage was that we got to sniff first hand the scents of lavender and woody musk from stage.
Everyone else who went for the play were terribly surprised [...]
Home made chocolate cookies
Saturday, November 15th, 2008Another boring day…..so I got out the old chocolates from the fridge that we hadn’t eaten and told Tee to cook them. You should have seen her eyes turn on. You know? Like a light switch. On-off-on-off. Bored, off. Cook chocolate, On!
We also melted some marshmallows but I wouldn’t recommend you try that. Very, very [...]
Toddler’s Meeting
Friday, November 14th, 2008Tee and her best friends discussing the steps in which to change the baby’s diaper.
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Tee attended a girly Princess Party
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Whilst most girls would attend a girly princess party clad in their prettiest dresses, my darling daughter struts in with her pink hotpants.
Tee attended a dreamy romantic princess party with her Aunty Trina where 10 little girls got their hair washed and coiffed, nails painted, face painted, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera….
Thank you, Aunty Trina, for babysitting [...]
Children’s Birthday Parties
Monday, November 10th, 2008Just for the record, I have attended close to 30 birthday parties this year and just last weekend, had FOUR. You do the math.
I’m just saying……
It’s really quite ridiculous.
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Hiring a helper for my own sanity
Thursday, October 30th, 2008I’m 80% sure that by the end of this year, I’ll be filling in forms to hire a helper for the Lee Household. I’ve taken care of Tee single-handedly for a whole four years and feel that it is time. Despite the Hubs’s severe need for privacy around the home and despite his ache in [...]
Developing an all rounded child
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008As new mothers, we often get a bit anal when it comes to selecting our child’s first preschool or nursery. I know I was!
When Tee was 2, I had already visited up to 15 preschools within the vicinity and found what I thought was the best playschool for her at the time. And it really [...]
You ate what?! A test to see if I qualify as a foodie….
Sunday, October 12th, 2008I got this idea from Lissete and thought it was a fun tag to do to see how food worldly I really am coming from Asia. So here goes:
1. Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2. Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3. Cross out any items that you would never consider [...]
The fascination for Mr Men and Little Miss - Roger Hargreaves
Monday, October 6th, 2008Yes, Roger Hargreaves - damn you!
Tee has been loving Mr Men and Little Miss books of late and I hate them. I hate them because they are so bloody long and when she needs to go to bed really quickly (like when we’ve had a long day and we’ve passed her bedtime), the Mr Men [...]
Coping with stress
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008I’ve had almost 10 days of intense stress now. There is a family crisis and I, being one of the saner ones in Eurasian Land, have become the mediator in the midst of a family squabble. *sigh* It’s everything to do with love and money. *sigh*
THEN. Tee is going through a tough time at school. [...]
Children discovering things for themselves
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008Tee, my cheeky fairy princess…..
It is common knowledge that experts have always advised parents to leave their children alone during play to allow them to learn about the world themselves. For example, if you give your child a set of blocks, then let him play with it himself. Don’t offer suggestions of what to [...]
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