Party Tents on Public Roads

Posted on February 14, 2011February 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Don't you just hate it? Why does DBKL approve such permits??? Why do people insist of having their kenduri's outside their homes on a public road??? The other day when I went to pick T1 up from school, I had to use the front road because she had.......click to learn what next.

The Royal Murtabak

Posted on February 6, 2011February 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Practically all the food we consume at the in laws house has a story. Seriously. And interestingly so. Murtabak has never really been my thing with me much prefering roti canai, plain at that. But when I was forced to try this particular murtabak, I was in 7th.......click to learn what next.

Pigs in Kelantan?

Posted on February 5, 2011February 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Remember our little Kelantanese animal adventure? Well, we walked deep into a jungle to see pigs! If you may or may not know, Kelantan is a PAS state. A very Muslim state in Malaysia. And Muslims and pigs aren't good friends. Thus the deep in the jungle thing.............click to learn what next.

Cooking Nasi Dagang – Kelantanese Traditional Dish

Posted on February 4, 2011February 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The next day in Kota Bharu was declared Nasi Dagang Day for us so we woke bright and early to catch the nasi dagang lady who makes THE best nasi dagang in Kelantan. If you're late, you'd have to settle with plain rice and gravy. Not cool. Cooking.......click to learn what next.

Entertaining kids at the LCCT airport

Posted on February 1, 2011February 1, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

In attempt to keep current with our daily going ons, here is live feed from Kota Bharu on Kota Bharu! Well, not exactly. Let's start with our journey to Kota Bharu starting from home and the LCCT airport. The girls were all excited and ready with their own.......click to learn what next.

What we get up to in Kota Bharu

Posted on January 25, 2011January 19, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Last year was pretty eventful in Kota Bharu. T2 had just started her solids and it was my in-laws first time having her in KB, so they were super excited. Of course, now they will also be super excited since she's WALKING......and can communicate!!! Fun times!!! Eating Amah's.......click to learn what next.

Chinese New Year in Kota Bharu

Posted on January 25, 2011January 19, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Every year, whenever we go home, as far as I can remember, I always fall sick with a chest infection. I think it is the extreme heat coupled with eating lots of heat-y cookies that does it. Thus I am determined not to let it happen this year........click to learn what next.

Malaysian Playgrounds

Posted on January 15, 2011January 13, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I'm sure KL has some fantastically well-maintained playgrounds that we haven't yet discovered but for now, we usually go to the playgrounds at the Lake Gardens, KLCC Park and the TTDI Park, but look at the condition of our local playgrounds? Paint is stripped off metal and rubber.......click to learn what next.

Choosing local over global

Posted on January 5, 2011January 5, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Having traveled a good part of the world and dealt with as many foreign services and products and as many local, I am disheartened to announce that I generally still prefer the services and products of Britain and the USA.....and probably many of what the other first world.......click to learn what next.

Cod Liver Oil for 6 year olds

Posted on January 1, 2011January 1, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

T1 LOVES the taste of cod liver oil. She now eats the Seven Seas capsules and loves biting into it and squeezing all that smelly fish oil out. Yuck! She loves it so much that she keeps asking me for it. But is it safe for kids? I.......click to learn what next.

Registering a business online in Malaysia on SSM

Posted on December 31, 2010October 18, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Crap. For me, double crap. I've tried doing this online for 4 weeks without success. One of my dearest readers took the time to write it all down for me step-by-step and I followed all her steps and still I cannot do it. I have gone to the.......click to learn what next.

Public Holiday on Friday 31st Dec 2010 – New Year’s Eve

Posted on December 29, 2010January 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Now you can celebrate in style! I would have had first hand news of this had I turned my twitter on but I was busy processing orders for my BHTs and I was just thinking, if my BHTs were this popular, then what is to come has some.......click to learn what next.

Hospitals in Malaysia during the Festive Season

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

As you may or may not know, we spent Christmas in a hospital this year and what I learned was that during the festive season, the hospital and doctors charge you the festive rate! So they have something to be festive about. Not us, when us, the patients,.......click to learn what next.

Fire Chief from Penang busted

Posted on December 28, 2010January 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

What happened? Why do you think that despite the official ban of fireworks, those extra loud things that go BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG when your baby is fast asleep, that blows children's hands off and make them blind? Well, just why do you think, that despite the ban, you still hear.......click to learn what next.

Pissed off with the Malaysian Government!!!

Posted on December 27, 2010January 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

So call it bad luck or what have you but I lost my Identity Card the day I went to the zoo with Annie and gang. The zoo counter asked me for my IC so I got it out and handed it to them with payment. I then.......click to learn what next.