Sports Day at T1’s school

Posted on January 26, 2011January 20, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Last year, we all attended T1's sports day decked in blue to support our little munchkin. My Mom commented in the sweltering hot, grassy field, that she'd never seen so many Louis Vuittons and Chanels in a sports field before in her entire.......click to learn what next.

Baby games and cooking……

Posted on January 24, 2011January 19, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

That's what I have to do whenever I want to cook up a storm, even if it's just for my little humble family, which really means just cooking for the Hubs and myself since the girls don't usually eat what we do. For.......click to learn what next.

The quirkiness of English

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Today, my Mother told me that she reads my blog. What? You heard right. My Mother reads my blog! Oh my God. Soon, the shit will hit the fan! Should I have expected anything less? Ever since she dabbled her toes into the.......click to learn what next.

The Distinctiveness of Motherhood

Posted on January 8, 2011January 8, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Every now and then, every one of us should take a back seat and think of our place in this motherhood journey (Men, think of your wives, think of your mothers!). It is by far the most taxing job in the world, depending.......click to learn what next.

How to kill a dragon

Posted on September 19, 2010September 19, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Mom reared her ugly head this morning and screamed at me, Tok-Tok, and the nurses. Errr….basically, she screamed at everyone in sight. The woman is a cancer sufferer. She survives on a diet of ice-cream, yogurt and fresh juices because she cannot really.......click to learn what next.

A day without kids at the hospital

Posted on September 18, 2010September 18, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I hate hospitals with a vengeance but today, I spent 12 hours in one accompanying my mom, who's been admitted, and spent half a day discussing politics, education and migration with Tok-Tok. Even Tok-Tok wants to migrate and that's really something. If you.......click to learn what next.

My Beautiful Mama…..

Posted on August 27, 2010August 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I was going through some old posts and just HAD to repost this as I was thinking of Mom all day today. Why? Because I cooked up a storm in the kitchen and everything looked impressive (to me la!) but the truth is,.......click to learn what next.

Blogging ups and downs

Posted on August 23, 2010August 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Apart from spewing verbal diarrhea all over the internet (which releases a lot of internal tension hence good for health), I love blogging because it gives my heart a good workout (again, good for health). Yes, thumpety-thump-thump......my heart aches tremendously and cries out.......click to learn what next.

Guess who has a new IPAD?

Posted on August 9, 2010August 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Oh, gosh. How I wish????? But it's not me!!! For the longest time, I keep hearing of iphones, ipads, ipods etc but because we are not Apple users, I had no idea what an ipad looked like nor what it was. And well,.......click to learn what next.

The missing strawberry

Posted on July 31, 2010July 31, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Strawberries are a favourite fruit of T1 as her Nana always cuts it up and makes a delish cream to go with it so strawberries are a common site in Nana's house. One day, when Nana was caring for T2 and the baby.......click to learn what next.

Selling embellished clothes

Posted on June 9, 2010June 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, that will be my new project for the year. Nevermind that I am so busy with the baby without any help and all that. I am so inspired by all these Moms out there that I want to do something too! So.......click to learn what next.

Happy Birthday, Nana!!!

Posted on May 8, 2010May 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Every year, Nana fights with Mother's Day in order to celebrate her birthday. Perhaps it is apt that her birthday falls in line with Mother's Day because what a Mother she is! I asked Tok-Tok recently why he loved her, a simple uneducated.......click to learn what next.

The Baby Sleep Book by Dr William Sears

Posted on May 5, 2010May 5, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I have that by my bedside tonight. And I intend to finish reading it by tomorrow morning. No kidding. Today, I had one of those days. Yes, THOSE days. Those where you want to drive your car over a ditch at 200km/hr with.......click to learn what next.

Godiva in Malaysia

Posted on November 26, 2009November 26, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

If you don’t already know, GODIVA has reached our shores……the shores of KLCC beside Harrods on the 1st floor. The first time I ever had Godiva was when my mother in law handed me a piece - a single, miserable piece of chocolate.......click to learn what next.

Hairy baby

Posted on November 19, 2009November 17, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Tee (3.5 months old) and Nana (2004) - JUST LOOK AT HER HAIR!!! You have no idea how much psychology is needed in convincing a hairy baby that she is just as beautiful as all those bald little children over there. Honestly, if.......click to learn what next.