Happy Thursday

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

We had such a lovely day today. A beautiful home made lunch prepared by a dearest friend filled with love and nutrition, we felt so blessed! And this is after her having no sleep as her baby woke up every hour on the hour.......click to learn what next.

Mamapumpkin Family Schedule

Posted on January 22, 2013January 22, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Week 4 and 5 - January 2013 T1 - Swimming Gala Trials x 3 afternoons, Everyday Homework, Piano, Violin, Tae-Kwon-Do, Mandarin, Business Plan for MAD Project Myanmar, Project Disney x 2 days, Drum Circle, Collect G-Tech Toolbox and Build G-Tech Torch T2 - Learn.......click to learn what next.

Home Violin Ensemble

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Somehow, these 2 monkeys love the violin. Here, they're having their own home violin ensemble. Except that T2 is playing with a toy violin. She's asked me to buy her a real violin and she wants to take violin lessons just like her.......click to learn what next.

Child Labour

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

I like starting them young...... Here, T2 practises her hand at blind reflexology.

Entertaining kids in Yangon

Posted on January 19, 2013January 19, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Entertaining kids in Yangon is easy. Kids really don't need much. In fact, it is because we spoil our kids here in KL with all sorts of stuff that they no longer know how to entertain themselves. If they don't have a gadget,.......click to learn what next.

Playing with the Children of Myanmar

Posted on January 19, 2013January 19, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

I asked her if she wanted to follow me inside to take photos and talk to the people and she said no. The lure of many kids to play with was much too strong and despite usually being weary of strangers and always.......click to learn what next.

Orphanage in Yangon 2

Posted on January 19, 2013March 29, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

As promised, this is the second orphanage that we visited. It is essentially a monastery and because the rule of thumb of monasteries is that you can never turn a person in need away, the monastery has collected 180 kids who now live.......click to learn what next.

Helping Out in Yangon

Posted on January 17, 2013January 17, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Our trip to Yangon last November was really a mission of answering to a call of help. There was no time for sight seeing or relaxation as most holidays would include, just pure hard work, as T1 learnt very quickly. On Day One,.......click to learn what next.

Yangon Orphanage Visit 1

Posted on January 6, 2013December 18, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

May I present to you our visit to the first orphanage in Yangon, Myanmar.......This house is home to 25 little children ranging from 6 years old right up to 16, both boys and girls and is cared for by a family who lives.......click to learn what next.

First Time to Yangon

Posted on December 30, 2012January 19, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

For the benefit of those who are traveling first time to Yangon, this is Part 1 of our trip to Yangon in November 2012. First and foremost, I must admit that Yangon was never on my travel list. Neither was Cambodia, Laos and.......click to learn what next.

Help needed for The Children of Myanmar

Posted on December 27, 2012December 5, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

30/12/12 - NEW POSTS FOR THIS BLOG ARE AFTER THIS POST HELP NEEDED FOR THE CHILDREN OF MYANMAR These are the kids from one of the Myanmar orphanages that T1 and I met whilst in Yangon. This photo was taken this Christmas day.......click to learn what next.

Updates and then some…..

Posted on December 19, 2012December 19, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

I know you hardly see me here these days and that's because I'm very busy working and smelling the roses with my kids (it's holiday time, remember?) and being active in raising funds for a cause and trying to get my body iron.......click to learn what next.

Chaos

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

I'm so tired. I'm really tired. I'm tired.

Taking the Orphanages to the MTV Concert in Yangon

Posted on November 30, 2012November 30, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Bless her big heart again, our Myanmar friend, Eileen, is planning to take the orphans to the MTV concert this 16th December and really needs help in managing the kids. I thought I could fly in to help her just for that Sunday.......click to learn what next.

Am I really that busy?

Posted on November 30, 2012November 30, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

The answer is yes. I am that busy. Some people think, if I'm so busy then why do I agree to bring boxes and boxes of supplies to Yangon for the orphanages? How come I have time to make comments on Facebook? Why.......click to learn what next.