Cutting edge plasma cutters

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Since most of my readers are Moms, I'm guessing that the majority of you haven't a clue what a plasma cutter is? At University, I spent a lot of my time in the basement workshop making architectural models from real timber and real metal, real glass and real.......click to learn what next.

My brother makes quick money through football bets

Posted on December 6, 2007December 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Of course, he can lose money as well unless he gets some good tip offs or personally knows the team coach, haha! Which he doesn't! My youngest brother returned from Melbourne this morning at 5.45am and guess what the first thing he did was? After a 2 hours snooze, he asked.......click to learn what next.

The Hubs and his set ways

Posted on November 29, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

He's an old man, really, my husband. Very set in his ways. He would never buy anything second hand apart from property of which it better be just second hand. Everything he owns must be nice and new. I wonder if it has anything to do with boarding school........click to learn what next.

Amah’s secret to hair dye

Posted on November 29, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Tee's Amah is hitting seventy but has the most natural looking healthy hair. Today I learnt her secret........instead of having a head full of white hair, she buys this hair dye from the beauty salon called Kadus and mixes two colours. Then she conditions her hair with kadus.......click to learn what next.

Monetizing my blog

Posted on November 29, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since my blog page rank dropped to a big fat egg, I've been wiling away my time searching for ways to increase it again. Because of that, there are hardly any opportunities for sponsored posts these days, thus it only means I should maximise this oppotunity to do a blog.......click to learn what next.

Great music from MusicNotes this year!

Posted on November 29, 2007April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Yup! That's what I'm helping Santa with this year - stuffing everybody's stockings with MusicNotes coupons so they can go out to to get their very own favourite CD to listen to this Christmas. Now that's a Christmas pressie I wouldn't mind! On top of that, everyone will also.......click to learn what next.

The decision of bankruptcy

Posted on November 28, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

There was this executive committee member at the local club we hang out at who had declared himself a bankrupt. This posed an uproar amongst many members as they felt a bankrupt shouldn't be allowed to hold such an important position. It was strange because I was introduced.......click to learn what next.

Business Financing for your business

Posted on November 28, 2007April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

In some of the previous businesses I have worked with, I have seen how my bosses roll their cash in order to keep the business alive. Sometimes, it is not that business is bad at all but you are stuck because your cash flow is in a tangle........click to learn what next.

Real tips for moving house

Posted on November 27, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Been there, done that! The Hubs and I had a nightmare over a period of six months moving from a 3,000 square feet house into a 1,800 square feet apartment; just because we thought we'd save some money. *shaking head* Here's what you need to do if you.......click to learn what next.

Wanna have some fun?

Posted on November 27, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

What have you got to lose? Check out this online sweepstake game to bid stuff for free and take your chances since Christmas is coming and especially if you have some time on your hands. What? You don't like risks? There is none, my friend. Absolutely none. Zilch. How.......click to learn what next.

When credit cards follow you like the plague

Posted on November 26, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Last year, we decided that we will stop using our credit cards as much as possible as we had taken a loan to pay off the credit card bills which were very high and had very high interest as well. So it only made sense. After awhile, an.......click to learn what next.

Renovating our current home

Posted on November 24, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Since we are nowhere near to purchasing our dream home, the Hubs' immediate solution is to build storage into our current already very crowded place. He's going to have to be extremely creative in finding room for building storage as three quarters of our place is already filled.......click to learn what next.

Jewellery brings good fortune

Posted on November 24, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Of course you need not deck yourself up like a Christmas tree! But wearing a rock won't hurt any lady. My mother is a big fan of jewellery. In fact, just tonight she bought some beautiful coloured stoned rings to beautify her slim fingers, not that they need any.......click to learn what next.

I’m hot, Hot, HOT!!!!

Posted on November 23, 2007April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

That's the big, dense warehouse talking..... I laughed out loud this morning when I saw the name 'big ass fans' and laughed even louder when I identified that these were real fans, 24 feet in diameter!!! That's almost 5 of me lying horizontal!!! That's huge! I immediately imagined that.......click to learn what next.

Apart from the dream house….

Posted on November 22, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Let's say that by the time we get richer and our dream house is no longer available. What are we to do then? We've already planned this. We're good planners, the Hubs and I. Err.....and Tee too. We'd look for land for sale in our area and build our own.......click to learn what next.