Ye Olde Smokehouse Cameron Highlands

Posted on April 30, 2009April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

One of the places that one MUST visit in Cameron Highlands is the Smokehouse, which is located around the golf course, very near the old Merlin Hotel. They serve absolutely the best scones I have ever eaten in my entire life and mind you, I spent 7 years.......click to learn what next.

Child Care Options in Malaysia

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

There is hardly any, is there? Not one of quality that I would really trust my kid with in their hands? What would you pay for the perfect child care for your kids? Not everyone have parents and in-laws to help take care of the kids, which is.......click to learn what next.

Thank goodness for play rooms!!!

Posted on April 29, 2009April 29, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

When our vacation was booked, Tee's boyfriend's Mom was really stressed out that we were going to stay at such an adult place, a honeymoon-ish type of resort, where only quiet couples were seen during meal times. Heck, you don't even see these couples in the whole of.......click to learn what next.

Eating in Cameron Highlands

Posted on April 28, 2009April 28, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

After an entire morning of picking up trash, hey, that's 4 kilometers mind you, of steep uphill struggles, we were famished. Our meals were all packaged up by the resort so we ate there mostly, despite cravings to get out into the town to eat real food. Breakfast.......click to learn what next.

Doing our bit for a cleaner environment

Posted on April 28, 2009April 28, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

The first thing we did on our first morning in Cameron Highlands after a sumptuous breakfast was to WALK IT OFF!!! Actually, we also had a night stroll on our first night after dinner but it was nothing compared to this morning walk that we braved 2km up.......click to learn what next.

Checking in at Cameron Highlands

Posted on April 27, 2009April 27, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

There's nothing like a refreshing welcome of fresh bloom in a hotel room. I always love seeing fresh flowers in my hotel room, and my home too but I can't afford a constant supply of fresh flowers unfortunately. So yes, this was indeed refreshing. The first thing Tee.......click to learn what next.

Holiday in Cameron Highlands

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

After an eventful 3 days, we made it home in 1 piece. Phew! And there were lots of tears......my drama Queen, every time we return from a holiday, there will be lots of crying for a few days because she has SO MUCH FUN. Probably too much. I'm.......click to learn what next.

3 generations at Louis Vuitton KLCC

Posted on April 23, 2009April 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

We finally did it. Traipsed to LV, me in shorts, Mom in slippers and Tee in, I can't remember what, kid's clothing? Mom didn't bring her bag because she didn't know I had an agenda that day (Friday, 2.30pm 17th April 2009, for Kathy Lam's reference) but since.......click to learn what next.

And off to Kota Bharu we go!

Posted on January 27, 2009January 27, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

This year, despite booking 4 months early, Malaysia Airlines was already fully booked thus we had to resort to Air Asia. Nothing wrong with Air Asia except that Tee actually enjoys the train ride to KLIA and when we take Air Asia, we usually just take a taxi.......click to learn what next.

The problem with being a Tan Sri….

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

......is that when your driver goes on long leave, you are suddenly left paralysed without someone to drive you around and run all your little errands for you. When you drive yourself, you suddenly realise you don't know how to pull out a parking ticket, which button to.......click to learn what next.

Compulsory subjects for SPM

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

SPM is the not so equivalent of O-Levels here in Malaysia. The Hubs and I have been in serious discussion over Tee's educational route. We are lucky enough to have options but naturally, all options have their strengths and weaknesses. So whilst researching the SPM, I found out.......click to learn what next.

A typical day with my four year old

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Honestly? I don't know how they do it. These supermoms abroad, the ones without any help. Not only abroad, there are many in KL too, but at least here there is an option if you can afford it. I have survived four tiring years with Tee without help.......click to learn what next.

Hiring a helper

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Today, I was dogged tired. So tired that I didn't take Tee for any of her classes and didn't care to help her with her toilet trips nor cook for her. I slept all day. Pretty much. I felt so bad but there really was nothing else I.......click to learn what next.

In Malaysia, anything is possible….

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Remember me telling you earlier about how people are only friends with you for a reason? Well this has happened to us before in my family, and even to me personally. Even Razak Baginda says that he used to get hundreds of Hari Raya cards before his trial.......click to learn what next.

What Agama teachers say to their students

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, my 14 year old cousin told me of just 2 incidents where her Agama teacher (Religious teacher: she is Muslim, you see, so forced to take Agama classes in school) said things to her that were just totally absurd. I shan't mention her school because I feel.......click to learn what next.