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.

So much to do, so little time….

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, and I do not even have a paid job! Apart from the fact that I have a toddler wringing my neck for the most part of my day, and a body that aches from tiredness that keeps rea...............ching out to Suasana Spa,.......click to learn what next.

Aunt Flo and Edginess

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I've been really edgy of late. One wrong move and I'd snap. Lose it. I need a break. From Tee.

Bed dance

Posted on October 9, 2007October 9, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

This morning, I woke up at 6.37am to find that my Toddler wasn't beside me. I jerked myself up and started feeling around the whole king sized mattress, laden with pillows, soft toys and about 500 toddler blankets. Zilch. So I looked on.......click to learn what next.

Hell hath no fury like a Mother scorned

Posted on October 9, 2007October 9, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Everyday after playschool, I pick Tee up and we go straight home for some quick grub, bath and nap. No questions. She has to be down by 2pm latest or we'd be partying to Lionel Ritchie's all night long. Today, for some obscure reason, she kicked.......click to learn what next.

Blog burn out hits mother of two

Posted on October 7, 2007October 7, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Kuala Lumpur, Sunday - A mother of two checked herself into the psychiatric ward of Beach Hospital here today with complaints of midnight hallucinations. Below is a personal statement from Big Pumpkin (35) taken today at the Brickfields Police Station where she begged Chief.......click to learn what next.

Don’t make me take out the knives!

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Do you know how many hours I've spent scouring the web to find a solution to fix you? I have finally identified the problem with great difficulty to be that of your throne, but why won't you talk? Life would be so much easier.......click to learn what next.

Architectural school project with teeth

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

My final year project at the Bartlett involved tooth decay. Ewe.....!!! Yes, I know. It was about reinstating an old dilapidated museum in New York called the New York Kunsthalle. The project started off with yet another abstract design brief that was open but related.......click to learn what next.

Water supply in Malaysia

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Filthy. That's what it is. Look at these two water filters - old and new. The old one is 12 months old. If we didn't use a water filter, all that gunk on the left goes into our bodies. Pipes in Malaysia are so.......click to learn what next.

Men, the weaker sex.

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Without a doubt. Today, with only three hours of sleep, yet with a dozen things to do, I instructed the Hubs that he needed to entertain Tee ALL DAY as I couldn't afford to lose even a minute. He looked at me with.......click to learn what next.

Easy access for ‘stuff’

Posted on October 6, 2007October 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

A great invention by the Americans, the vending machine has made lives more convenient by providing easy access to products whilst you're on the go. Unfortunately, we don't see so many of them around in Malaysia. At most, we have some drink and candy.......click to learn what next.

3 causes of death that will never be answered

Posted on October 6, 2007May 20, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

My best friend at Uni. She had jumped off the 22nd floor of her father's apartment without leaving a suicide note. She had called me the day before, from Singapore to London, to chat. The grief that I went through took a long time.......click to learn what next.

If you had five kids……

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

.....you definitely want to look into Maytag Refrigerators. It is a heavy duty, durable fridge that will withstand frequent open and close fridge door fun, keep the family food fresh since you're going to have lots of it and lots of time saving.......click to learn what next.