Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Posted on March 23, 2012March 17, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

This is a picture of my Mother's tongue taken more than a year ago. If you looked into her tongue today, you would see that half her teeth are black, a third of them have fallen off and 1-2 have dropped off and.......click to learn what next.

Treasured Moments

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My mother is a terminal cancer patient. 5 years ago, I posted about how we treasure our time with her and 5 years on, I'm doing it again. Let's hope I can do this same post in another 5 years. Without a T3,.......click to learn what next.

First AGM at the Grand Hyatt Erawan

Posted on March 16, 2011March 16, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

First AGM at the Grand Hyatt Erawan - Well, it had to be a grand location. It was after all our very first Annual General Meeting - that of our newly formed Secret Society. We headed to the Grand Hyatt Erawan where we.......click to learn what next.

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.