How I got a Kadazan aunt

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

My grandparents have seven children but one fine day, my grandfather, who travelled to East Malaysia became a little naughty. The urge to have sex was uncontrollable as my grandmother was too busy taking care of the household, the children, her job etc........click to learn what next.

It’s not what you know, it’s WHO you know!

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Haha.....that certainly applies in Malaysia. When I was working in the corporate world, I met up to 20 different clients in a day at my office. Some days were quiet of course, and I'd actually get a chance to catch up on a.......click to learn what next.

You do not need a University or College Degree to succeed

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Really. If you were confident enough, you'd know that. I had the good fortune of attending University after fighting really hard for scholarship and sponsorship. I told my Dad that if he wasn't willing to part with his money to send me, I'd.......click to learn what next.

I will be working all weekend *gulp*

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Yup. I not only have lots of blogging to do within tight time-frames (since I am so slow......), I am also helping a friend design her new baby retail outlet that will be located at the new neighbourhood mall (The Waterfront) at Desa Park.......click to learn what next.

Tee got kicked in the nose today

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

At the right bridge. It was swollen from her bridge to her right nostril. She cried like hell apparently and teacher rubbed ice onto it. I wish I'd been there to skin the little turd who kicked her. I'm not quite sure what.......click to learn what next.

My dream wedding that didn’t materialise

Posted on October 5, 2007October 5, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Don't look so sad. I may not have had my beach front wedding then but there is still time to renew my wedding vows once I start looking good in a bikini. Booyah! As soon as I saw that image of Cindy Crawford's wedding.......click to learn what next.

The multi-cultural facets of my large extended family

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Within my family, there is Portuguese, Chinese, Indian, Malay, Kadazan, Japanese, Dutch (hello Francois *waving*), English and Indonesian (if you count my mother's maid). :-) The definite advantage of having such a diverse coming together of races is surely the authentic home-cooked food.......click to learn what next.

True love from a Japanese housewife

Posted on October 5, 2007October 5, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Have you ever heard someone say that he needed a Japanese wife? Usually targetted at the male species of the chauvinistic type, Japanese wives are ideal for pig-headed men who cannot stand to lose to any woman. Japanese housewives have a reputation of.......click to learn what next.

Don’t sing! Don’t sing! I know the lywics to this song!

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time since conception, the only songs Tee knew were nursery rhymes and Whitney Houston's Greatest Love of All. Then, I hardly knew any nursery rhymes myself short of the common tunes like Baa Baa Black Sheep and Twinkle Twinkle Little.......click to learn what next.

The art of sharing and giving without expectation

Posted on October 5, 2007October 5, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

How often are we faced with decisions in life that make us think twice or thrice or for a very long time for that matter, before parting with something that matters to us? Be it knowledge, information, material goods or matters of the.......click to learn what next.

How to have a whole hour of blogtime

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

If you have a three year old. Invest in a bottle of liquid soap. Get a whisk and some containers, cups plus a coliander. Prepare a bath of warm water bordering on slightly hot. One naked toddler. Throw everything into the bath-tub and show.......click to learn what next.

When my daughter leaves me dumbfounded

Posted on October 3, 2007October 3, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

One of the rare songs Tee loves that doesn't fall under the nursery rhyme category is Karma Chameleon. The girl has good taste. She goes around humming, red gold and gween.....red gold and gween.....kamakamakamakamakama chameleon......you come and go....you come and go....kamakamakamakamakama chameleon....... After.......click to learn what next.

Cleaning 1800 square feet of flooring in under two hours

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

That's what I did this morning. I don't usually do housework. It's a lifelong allergy. But this morning, Tee had a dribbling nose so we stayed home to have a lesson in housework instead. How fun, eh? Twelve years old. Nine more years. That's when.......click to learn what next.

Ring-ring! Hello? Hey…..! Where are you?

Posted on October 2, 2007October 2, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

How many of you are guilty of calling someone up on the mobile, then asking them where they are instead of how they were? I certainly am. It must be that my life is so boring that I crave to know what the.......click to learn what next.

101 Dalmations Party

Posted on October 2, 2007October 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Last week Tee attended a themed party and insisted on dressing up as a Dalmation. I told her that it was impossible to find a Dalmation costume in Malaysia but she insisted she went as a Dalmation! Her logic was that if the.......click to learn what next.