Asking for help

Posted on August 10, 2010August 3, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since I was old enough to comprehend the concept of help, I have been practicing it without much thought, from doing my classmates homework for her at Standard One (although I probably didn't know then that I wasn't actually helping her!) to playing the piano for the handicapped children.......click to learn what next.

Do you know a stripper?

Posted on August 6, 2010August 6, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Another breed of people I cannot stand are those strippers. The ones who strip you with their eyes, up and down, top to toe, to suss out if they are worthy of talking to you. Their eyeballs reach out to your watch label to check if it is.......click to learn what next.

Do you know a social climber?

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Unfortunately, there are many, many social climbers in KL. Our culture is such that many Malaysians kow-tow to people who are more wealthy, people who have more titles, people who know more people, blablablabla.....Seriously. Take a look around you and tell me you don't know someone who is.......click to learn what next.

Playing around with blog templates

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Now that we need to be more serious about money, this blog can no longer be my playground. I need to take it to the next level and allow it to generate more income. Thus it has to at least look somewhat more professional than it was. Heh........click to learn what next.

Lose your baggage when you fly Malaysian Airlines

Posted on July 30, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I am severely pissed and deeply saddened. This is our 3rd encounter with disappointment over this air carrier. The 1st was when they broke T1's stroller and only compensated us RM200 when it cost RM800 to buy a new stroller. The 2nd was when my cousin came down.......click to learn what next.

Designing website themes

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Theme designers should always do a print screen of their designed themes and then co-relate it to the html style sheet so bloggers like me (the dumb ones) can re-style it to suit our moods. And right now, I'm in a pretty foul mood.

A friend in need is a friend indeed

Posted on July 22, 2010July 22, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Now, how many people do you know would give up their day home from work just to take care of your kids instead of spend quality time with their own, just so you could have a break? I don't remember having a break since monthsssssss....... ago when my.......click to learn what next.

Babies don’t need toys!

Posted on July 21, 2010July 20, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Really, they don''t.....

Should babies watch TV?

Posted on July 19, 2010July 14, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When T1 was a baby, I allowed her to watch those Baby Einstein videos that were supposed to stimulate babies. Those days, they weren't available in KL and we had to either purchase them overseas or stole them from friends. At some point, they made it to KL.......click to learn what next.

Public Kitchens

Posted on July 15, 2010July 11, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I shan't tell you where this is but I took a picture because it got me thinking about public kitchens and why it is just always best to eat at home. In my lifetime, I've worked in exactly 3 restaurants and let me tell you, if you saw.......click to learn what next.

Giving without expecting

Posted on July 10, 2010July 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time, my mother has been trying to teach me this very big lesson, and after so many years of living, I must say that I still struggle with it. It is not that when I buy someone something, I expect something back (I don't at.......click to learn what next.

My ambition to be a Doctor

Posted on July 8, 2010July 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I always wonder what life would be like now if I had followed my heart to be a doctor and not an architect. Majority of my college mates became doctors and I really would have gone with them had I not been so lazy and easily influenced. I.......click to learn what next.

The kind of mother I want to be

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

A gracious one! Certainly easier said than done........ I'd like to be a Mom who is always supportive of my daughters, one who will never say I told you so, why didn't you listen to me, who's fault is that? Yeah, I'm not going to be a Mom.......click to learn what next.

The importance of sleep in children

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

According to Doctor Marc Weissbluth, a children's sleep expert, and the late Tracy Hogg, who was my life saviour for T1 (and the best book I'd recommend for every new mother), most people underestimate the importance of sleep in children. Especially in Asia, where I see most kids.......click to learn what next.

Developing compassion in children

Posted on July 6, 2010July 4, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

One of the very important things children need to learn from the start is to have empathy and compassion. According to the fabulous book above, children who have a higher emotional quotient get ahead in life at a much faster pace and go much farther in life. That.......click to learn what next.