Blog drifting into the gutter

Posted on October 17, 2007May 20, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

It is an inevitable fact that the more sponsored posts I do, the more this blog deteriorates....... I know that you guys are not interested in reading sponsored reviews and this brings me back to the time I was having a discussion about.......click to learn what next.

It’s Q4 people, start thinking of resolutions!

Posted on October 17, 2007April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Many people think, oh I never keep to my resolutions anyway so why bother making them. Then there are those who adopt the attitude of why make them at the end of the year when you can make a change anytime. All fair.......click to learn what next.

Are you a whinger? Or is it assertiveness?

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

This morning, I found a 4 millimeter piece of hard plastic (the type they use to wrap those Made in China toys) in my English Muffin at a coffee joint. I can see how easily something like this could have happened as I have worked.......click to learn what next.

On crystals again, the fat losing kind…

Posted on October 15, 2007January 8, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

YES!!!! There is such a thing!!!! Well, it's probably not as absurd as it sounds. It probably has some energy thing that increases your metabolism or something which in turn makes you kinda lose weight. Capiche? Anyway, my mother, who loves me so.......click to learn what next.

Just look how fast she’s grown!

Posted on October 14, 2007October 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

 Tee: 14 September 2004, after a good 24 hour cry..... . . It was only yesterday, I cradled you close With one arm exact, you smelled like a rose Look at you now! I can barely lift you with TWO arms! Your spiky bush of hair.......click to learn what next.

Airtight ‘lock-lock’ tupperwares

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Haha.....what a name! lock-lock... Yesterday, the Hubs was looking for some tupperwares to store some food but our cupboards had so many of those free plastic boxes with mismatched lids that he got so fed up and drove out to Ikano to buy.......click to learn what next.

Blog hopping in blog communities

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Whilst blog hopping today, I chanced upon so many blog communities and wondered if I should really be joining them to increase blog friends. Since my own friends don't read my blog, perhaps I need to find new friends. Real friends. You know?.......click to learn what next.

Tee to watch Disney’s Live Show

Posted on October 14, 2007October 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

It will be her first LIVE show - I hope her attention span will last the entire 90 minutes!!! But since she is familiar with Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy, chances are she would really enjoy it. The only reason we have considered.......click to learn what next.

Learning Mandarin as a pre-schooler

Posted on October 14, 2007October 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I've been doing some research of late about Mandarin classes to decide just how far we want to equip Tee with the language. I have investigated Skylace, BaoBei, Kuen Cheng and talked to people who studied the language at various levels. Tee has had.......click to learn what next.

Moving from a 3,000sf house to a 1,800sf apartment

Posted on October 14, 2007October 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

It's called downsizing, or luxuriating, depending on how you want to look at it. When we told people we were moving into a new home half the size of our current home then, they said we were mad. Now we know we were mad........click to learn what next.

Our Raya Weekend crushed

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

This Raya weekend was supposed to be filled with visits to Raya celebrations at friend and family's homes but instead we are homebound because I lost the fight to one of Tee's dreaded 'brought home from school' diseases. *sniff* No kuih Raya for.......click to learn what next.

Christmas Holidays in XXX

Posted on October 14, 2007October 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

For the last month we've been trying to book Air Asia tickets but for some reason, the Air Asia website hasn't been accessible. I think too many people are on it to book their own holidays! Finally today, I managed to get in and.......click to learn what next.

Studying new skills after Baby

Posted on October 14, 2007October 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

It has been an ongoing discussion with the Hubs, the subject of getting a maid. Whilst there are days where I feel that I really want one, the Hubs always manages to convince me otherwise. I tried convincing him that I can make more.......click to learn what next.

MAMEEEEEE!!!!! I KILLED IT!!!!!

Posted on October 12, 2007October 12, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

A couple of days ago, we went shopping for a new little Baju Kebaya (Malay costume worn on Muslim celebrations). Few reasons : Tee was having a Hari Raya Aidilfitri party at school, we were going Raya visiting this weekend, my parents are Muslims, she loves.......click to learn what next.

Where on Earth does she get this from?!?

Posted on October 11, 2007October 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Heard on the way to school this morning..... "Please can I have my music, Mummy?" "No, you may not." "Please can I have my music?" "No, you may not." "Please can I have my music?" "Tee? Didn't we make a deal that mornings.......click to learn what next.