Childhood Stories

Posted on April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 by Mamapumpkin

It started with a simple request. "Dad, tell us about your mom and dad." This came during Cheng Beng when we had to defer our flights to Kota Bharu due to Covid-19 and I asked the girls what they remembered of their own grandparents from both sides followed.......click to learn what next.

The Power of Gratitude

Posted on April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 by Mamapumpkin

We moved into our new house just a day before the Malaysian Government announced the Movement Restriction Order. This meant everything that comes with a new house move gets cut so we have been in limbo for a few weeks now and another 2 weeks to go. I.......click to learn what next.

Who has over 200 thousand photos on their phone?

Posted on April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 by Mamapumpkin

That would be me! Crazy I know. Just thinking about it stresses me out but when I start looking at the photos, I am so grateful for such an amazing life we have had....!!! Today I spent 4 hours scouring and cleaning up photos on my phone because.......click to learn what next.

Before I reach 50

Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 by Mamapumpkin

I have had a good life but I am not satisfied. I know there is more after learning that one could get so much more in this lifetime if one only consciously decided and then went for it. Find out how then get it done! In the span.......click to learn what next.

Food Delivery Services in Malaysia

Posted on April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 by Mamapumpkin

I would not trust the food delivery services in Malaysia nor anywhere else, but maybe Japan. Yes. Perhaps Japan. In times of MCO, I complain ed to the Hubs why we didn’t just succumb to a food delivery service for the times when we didn’t feel like cooking,.......click to learn what next.

Covid-19 (CoronaVirus)

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 by Mamapumpkin

This Covid thing has really put my life in limbo. Good and bad. We had JUST moved into the new house the day before the MCO and suddenly we were stuck with a lot of UNDONE stuff!!! From 100 boxes of unpacking, we are finally down to 5.......click to learn what next.

Movement Restriction Order (MRO) or Movement Control Order (MCO)

Posted on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 by Mamapumpkin

For the last 5 years, I have been preaching about wellness plans and keeping your families healthy because I myself have fallen victim to health challenges which to me is a bloody freaking pain in the ass. When your health sucks, you cannot eat freely, you have to.......click to learn what next.

Birthday Month

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Mamapumpkin

My friend inspired me to blog again so here I am. Why not? People say nobody reads blogs these days but who cares?!? I write for me and one day, my kids will get deeper intel into what was their mother. This year’s birthday was unforgettable. Firstly, the.......click to learn what next.

Procrastination is the thief of time

Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 by Mamapumpkin

I have this Procrastination Habit. It’s a terrible habit but something I’ve had since I was a kid. I’m trying to change for sure because I know it’s a bad habit and I don’t want influencing bad habits into my kids. It sucks! Take for example, I would.......click to learn what next.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Mamapumpkin

To one and all, a very happy Chinese New Year to you and your family with wishes of abundance, wellness and purpose to last your entire life in starting this new decade of the rat. I am evolving again. After the last 3 years of growing another business,.......click to learn what next.

Indiscriminate Patience

Posted on December 27, 2019December 27, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Why am I successful? Pardon my arrogance but I am successful because I was kicked in the ass early enough to wake up to the masses of the real world. It started at University. Just after I'd graduated, I took on an architectural job in England and was.......click to learn what next.

A Mom’s Full Schedule

Posted on December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Yes. I am a Mom with a FULL SCHEDULE. Even when I intentionally and purposefully block my diary out the following week for doing absolutely nothing, it somehow gets filled up to the brim. What nuances can I change to make this change? Sometimes I think I have.......click to learn what next.

37 more days…..

Posted on November 24, 2019December 5, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

......to the end of a decade. What a decade it has been! I’m so excited to start 2020, the year Malaysia was supposed to have achieved our grand plan of Wawasan 2020 with the NEP. Alas, I don’t think we are quite ready but with that vision, we.......click to learn what next.

Competing with Experience

Posted on November 11, 2019November 12, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Have you known those types where everything is a competition? You know, with their own competencies, with kids, with husbands, with friends, everything is a competition. It is amusing but also annoying. Some people always have to be right. Some always must have the last say. Some cannot.......click to learn what next.

The Power of a First Impression

Posted on November 9, 2019November 9, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

THE POWER OF A FIRST IMPRESSION How many of you are in business? How many of you work in the office to bring money home? This workshop will bring real results even if you didn’t work and lazed about as a tai-tai (Tai-Tai’s have desires too!). I’ve seen sloppy.......click to learn what next.