Us luxuriating at the Four Seasons Chiangmai (part 1)

Posted on January 4, 2008January 4, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Entrance umbrella - I wanted to steal it for my house since it will match my living room :-) . My daughter, my brother and my mother. Can you tell that she really, REALLY loves her Nana? . Tee and her favourite uncle of all time because he.......click to learn what next.

Why I have been MIA (missing in action)

Posted on January 4, 2008January 4, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  Apart from the fact that Tee got sick AGAIN, so much more that my excitement for her to get back into school on day one got totally deflated........pfffffftttt............., bloody Streamyx is giving me shit again. Every single day since I returned from Chiangmai, the supposed 1Mb bugger has.......click to learn what next.

More on the Thai house

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The house has three dogs - this is one of them. Two of them were tame and one was always tied with a muffler on his mouth. He was let loose when we were all SAFE inside. . Tee talking to the plants on her way to.......click to learn what next.

Accommodation in Chiangmai

Posted on January 2, 2008January 2, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  We stayed at a friend's place - we do that every year. He is an architect (like us) except that he's Thai and he built his house himself. Accommodation is completely free and even comes with all meals included. Home cooked Thai food - try beating that!!!.......click to learn what next.

Christmas Eve dinner in Chiangmai

Posted on December 31, 2007December 31, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Like I said earlier, we left everything of our trip to Chiangmai up to our dearest host. For Xmas Eve dinner, he brought us to the Elvis Presley Restaurant where they had Elvis paraphenalia all over plus some other oldies beyond my time. There was a live.......click to learn what next.

Please tell me your typical day resembles mine :-(

Posted on December 31, 2007December 31, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  We started the day at 10am after an exhausting holiday. Why do they call it a holiday when it is so bloody exhausting?! The Hubs was late for work but still stayed back to fry some scramble eggs for his precious princess because she caught him just before.......click to learn what next.

Curing migraines

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Go shopping! No, seriously. After that long chat lecture that the Hubs gave me this evening, I'm suffering from a migraine now. Ouch.....I told him, it ain't easy taking care of a demanding, spoilt toddler who gives me shit day-in-day-out. He says he understands but that my JOB.......click to learn what next.

Taking stock for the New Year

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  The Hubs has a request for me. Next year, he wants me to: Sleep before 2am and spend only 1-3 hours daily on the computer. He specifically suggested that I DO NOT turn the computer on all day when I'm supposed to be taking care of Tee........click to learn what next.

Tee decorating our Christmas tree

Posted on December 30, 2007December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Of course, Tee was super excited when I reluctantly dug out the Christmas tree this year and whined and whined and whined to decorate it right now. Like not in five minutes, not after your coffee, Mommy, but RIGHT NOW!!!  Let's see if she is just as enthusiastic about.......click to learn what next.

The day after Chiangmai

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  We just got home yesterday, exhausted. I felt like those timber logs that the elephants in Chiangmai were pulling. We didn't do a whole lot of shopping. In fact, all I bought was 1 tub of L'Occitane cream and a pair of FAKE Birkenstocks. Yes! They have fake.......click to learn what next.

Our Christmas tree!!! (long overdue post, oops!)

Posted on December 30, 2007December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I just couldn't manage to fit the whole tree within my camera lense so that's why it's broken up into two - haha! Tee decorated the Christmas tree this year so err.......errr......it's a little busy looking. She couldn't stop putting stuff on it! Even started making her own.......click to learn what next.

And then to make matters worse!

Posted on December 30, 2007December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  After a very scary snake experience, my first night in Chiangmai scarred me for life. We arrived at the following restaurant for dinner. When we are in Thailand, we usually leave it up to our host to make the meal plans. It was a house - how.......click to learn what next.

Meeting the neighbourhood friend

Posted on December 30, 2007December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  A wild one. A real one. Oh my God. I'm surprised at myself that I didn't drop dead right there. For those who know me, you know how much I am terrified of all things slimy. That includes reptiles and amphibians of any country, size and form........click to learn what next.

Credit card advantages

Posted on December 30, 2007December 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

One of the reasons we use credit cards is the accumulation of points and then the reward of getting something back in return. At the end of this year (that's one and a half day's time!), my mother's Hong Leong Amex Credit Card reward points expires. She has.......click to learn what next.

Where the bum becomes a tap

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx What's really nice about this little family holiday is that it's not so little. Let's see how much money the airlines made out of us....one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven.....and a half. Hang on! Tee paid full fare! So that's twelve. Half.......click to learn what next.