Christmas presents to bring to Kota Bharu

Posted on November 14, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Seeing that it is only six weeks to Christmas, (yes, only SIX weekends left to go shopping, people!!!) and since I will not be around during Christmas, I did some online shopping yesterday (you need to do this NOW to allow for delivery time) because I hate crowds.......click to learn what next.

Regional Managing Director flies Qantas

Posted on November 14, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My former boss who was the Managing Director of Asia Pacific based in Sydney used to travel around the region once or twice a year to check on us Country Managers. Yeah, we were THAT trusted. Shhh.....Okay, okay......he had how many?.......one, two, three,.......click to learn what next.

Where can Grandma stay?

Posted on November 14, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My eighty five year old grandmother told me the other day that she and a friend had gone to two old folk's home to visit to see where they could stay when they got older. I felt a tug at my heart strings.......click to learn what next.

Selecting a web hosting company

Posted on November 14, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

For those of you who don't already know, when you have your own domain i.e. if you host your blog by paying a host to host it for you with a dot com or dot net or dot anything name, rather than host.......click to learn what next.

Fear of car bonnet problems

Posted on November 13, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Thankfully in my 18 years of driving, I've never had to deal with being stuck on the road for a problem that needed my car bonnet to be opened. The worst I've had is a punctured tyre and I usually fixed it myself........click to learn what next.

Cosmetology School as a stepping stone

Posted on November 13, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My mom went to a cosmetology school in London in the early 80s to qualify as a beautician. When she returned, she worked at Roc for awhile before venturing out on her own to do make-up for TV commercials. Instead, many of the.......click to learn what next.

Defibrillators

Posted on November 13, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Do you know what that is? I didn't! So I looked it up so you won't have to. Aren't I nice? A defibrillator is a medical device for starting up your heart again should you have a heart attack. Ahhh.........now you know. They.......click to learn what next.

We may just move to Arizona!

Posted on November 13, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Just so Tee can have a super-duper fantasy swimming pool in our home that's affordable. And also because my sister in law lives there. She has this house with a huge back garden for her dog to run around in. If we ever.......click to learn what next.

Composing a uniquely memorable wedding

Posted on November 13, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Now, how many people really have the talent in doing that?  Well, here not many. And that is why wedding planners make such good money! But it is such hard work so although I've considered being a wedding planner before because I am.......click to learn what next.

The Hubs dilly-dallying habit

Posted on November 12, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

There have been talks of bringing in my workdesk into my bedroom because with me working in the study at night, Tee invariably wakes up several times throughout the night and this eats into the precious little time I already have. For this reason,.......click to learn what next.

Getting a head start in the stock market

Posted on November 12, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

For the last twenty years, my mother has been a stock broker, and I have seen her deal with the stresses of dealing with lots of money. She has always encouraged me to take up this line of career and even introduced me to.......click to learn what next.

If I were a billionaire

Posted on November 12, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Apart from making half the population of Kuala Lumpur happy, I would invest in some global property. I'd pick ten cities in the world to purchase property in, renovate those to my liking, and then lease them out or sell them at a.......click to learn what next.

Do you love, love, LOVE…..Mexican food?

Posted on November 11, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

If you do, like me, then you absolutely MUST go to taste the authentic stuff in Mexico! I don't know why but being a stay-at-home-Mom makes me always dream of relaxing holidays and mouthwatering food. After eating the paella that the Hubs cooked today,.......click to learn what next.

I should make Tee a Hawaiian hula-hula skirt

Posted on November 11, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

After reading about What to Do in Kauai on the Kauai Travel Blog, I suddenly feel like making a Hawaiian hula-hula skirt for Tee. Do you remember those? We used to make them from Rafia string. It seems like every school girl had one,.......click to learn what next.

Where to find the ceiling fan you are looking for

Posted on November 11, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

When we first moved in here, we were looking for a very specific type of ceiling fan but all we had to choose from were the Panasonics and Nationals and not many options at all. Many people don't realise what they can get.......click to learn what next.