Dedicating Our Lives to the Children of Myanmar

Posted on March 7, 2013March 7, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Just as soon as I'd left Myanmar, I am now flying back with T1......SO EXCITED!!! On our last trip there, by pure default because of this one person, we ended up in Yangon. T1 wrote a journal daily to detail everything she saw, smelled, heard and touched. She.......click to learn what next.

Never getting a break

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

I'm feeling blah today. It seems that I am not allowed a break. I work so hard. So damn hard. In every area of my life. Yet I'm often unappreciated and un-cared for because everyone assumes I lead this cushy life filled with roses. People think I am.......click to learn what next.

Mamapumpkin Hospitalised

Posted on January 27, 2013January 27, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

This new year, 2013, on the very week that the girls started school (T2 for the first time in her life), I had to be checked into a hospital for some tests. It was rather bad timing as I was sure that T2 going to school for the.......click to learn what next.

Mamapumpkin Family Schedule

Posted on January 22, 2013January 22, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Week 4 and 5 - January 2013 T1 - Swimming Gala Trials x 3 afternoons, Everyday Homework, Piano, Violin, Tae-Kwon-Do, Mandarin, Business Plan for MAD Project Myanmar, Project Disney x 2 days, Drum Circle, Collect G-Tech Toolbox and Build G-Tech Torch T2 - Learn how to listen to Mama,.......click to learn what next.

When can children cut their own nails?

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Hehehe.....child labour again. Honestly, I don't allow my kids to cut their own nails but this little minx here was caught red-handed with a baby nail clipper one day. When can kids start cutting their own nails anyway? I don't remember my parents cutting my nails so I.......click to learn what next.

Making their own juice

Posted on January 19, 2013January 19, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

We're into juicing a lot these days having freshly squeezed or blended juice at least 3 times every week. On top of that, we have fruit for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Needless to say, our average juice bill is about RM200 per week. T1 is usually in charge.......click to learn what next.

Helping Out in Yangon

Posted on January 17, 2013January 17, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Our trip to Yangon last November was really a mission of answering to a call of help. There was no time for sight seeing or relaxation as most holidays would include, just pure hard work, as T1 learnt very quickly. On Day One, we had gone shopping to.......click to learn what next.

Just Imagine……

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

That you have been given a death sentence except that you don't know when exactly. Whilst you try to go about your daily life with great difficulty, yet not wanting to impose onto anyone for help of any sort, you struggle day in day out, with the physical.......click to learn what next.

Updates and then some…..

Posted on December 19, 2012December 19, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

I know you hardly see me here these days and that's because I'm very busy working and smelling the roses with my kids (it's holiday time, remember?) and being active in raising funds for a cause and trying to get my body iron strong (so I can beat.......click to learn what next.

Kids who don’t listen

Posted on December 2, 2012December 2, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

More often than not, if you have kids who don't listen (read disobedience) or who just generally misbehave and go against your grain, chances are you aren't paying enough attention to your kid. Now you may think that you pay your kid(s) tons of attention or perhaps pay.......click to learn what next.

Am I really that busy?

Posted on November 30, 2012November 30, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

The answer is yes. I am that busy. Some people think, if I'm so busy then why do I agree to bring boxes and boxes of supplies to Yangon for the orphanages? How come I have time to make comments on Facebook? Why do I stress myself and.......click to learn what next.

Humbled by Sacrificial Love and Selfless Giving

Posted on November 15, 2012November 15, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

This week, I brought T1 to visit a few orphanages in Yangon. Today, I am a changed person. I've been trying every day since I was there excitedly thinking of the best words to describe my incredible experience but alas, have decided that no words would do the.......click to learn what next.

Choosing an Education for your Child

Posted on September 26, 2012September 26, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Because this is the final week of T1's school before THE FINAL EXAMINATIONS, I have been spending a lot of time thinking and thinking about the best way to approach this. In the past, we had never bothered so much about exams of any sort because she seemed.......click to learn what next.

How to achieve a great education

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

I've been toying with the idea of allowing T1 to go to school as and when she pleases, with the intention of inculcating some internal discipline and self governance. Now, those are two terms I learnt from the Homeschooling Moms. You might think I'm off the rockers and.......click to learn what next.

Home schooling in Malaysia and Studying with T1

Posted on September 18, 2012September 18, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

I know that only makes me sound like a super kiasu Mom but it couldn't be further from the truth. In any case, everyone has their own views and they will want to label you as a kiasu Mom if they want to label you as a kiasu.......click to learn what next.