Feeding your maids

Posted on September 3, 2012August 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

This was written a month ago and is no longer a problem now :-) Can I please have some ideas on what you feed your helpers? Mine is eating me to the poor house. I usually don't like segregating food or portions and tend to welcome the helper.......click to learn what next.

Foul language from my toddler

Posted on July 23, 2012July 16, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

We're not exactly Saints in this household so to hear the Hubs say the F word and Shut Up and Asshole and Stupid and Idiot etc etc etc is not uncommon. I have been warning him to mind his foul mouth but it falls on deaf ears as.......click to learn what next.

KL Marathon – StanChart Marathon 2012

Posted on July 9, 2012July 9, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Last year, a good buddy dragged me by the horns to start me on running my 1st 5km run. He was faced with wild protests and wails of negativity but he persisted. Only good friends will and to this I am thankful because today, I have changed my.......click to learn what next.

Danger at Duta Roundabout

Posted on May 29, 2012September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Hear ye! Hear ye! KL is no longer safe these days what with kidnappings and dozens of kidnap attempts, snatch thieves, car break-ins, robberies......you name it And now danger at the Duta roundabout. That's just a stones throw from where I live and that is very scary. Celebrity.......click to learn what next.

New Agong’s Palace in Kuala Lumpur

Posted on May 7, 2012April 19, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

One day, seeing that all the new big highways that led to the new King's Palace were right outside our doorstep, we followed the yellow brick road and ended up here. If not for my crappy point and shoot, this would have been a magnificent view. We never.......click to learn what next.

Mont Kiara Kidnap Case

Posted on April 27, 2012May 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

This morning at 7.40am, this boy was kidnapped by 3 dark skinned men just outside Mont Kiara International School. Please pray for his safe delivery home to his family and that he is still in the country. Please offer your prayers to his parents. If you could help.......click to learn what next.

Child Abduction in Kuala Lumpur TODAY at Mont Kiara

Posted on April 27, 2012May 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BOY? PLEASE START LOOKING OUT FOR THIS BOY WHEREVER YOU ARE. He was abducted this morning just outside Mont Kiara International School in Mont Kiara. Two dark skinned men snatched him into a black Proton Gen 2 with number plate WNH 1356 (the police.......click to learn what next.

Boy Scout burnt at Government School in Malaysia

Posted on April 18, 2012April 23, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

This happened 2 weeks ago but did you guys read about it in the news? This 14 year old boy happens to be someone's son. Sure, accidents happen but how would you feel if your own child was involved in such an accident due to the ignorance and.......click to learn what next.

RedBull Singapore doing an illegal………

Posted on April 17, 2012April 4, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

During the F1 weekend, the four of us went for a drive about town because the Hubs and I, we had had a bad week at work and the kids were acting up all week not wanting to sleep and what not, especially after our Danna Holiday, so.......click to learn what next.

Business Trip to Singapore

Posted on April 17, 2012April 17, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Last week, I had to wake at a God forsaken hour of 4am to catch the first flight out to Singapore, my birth land. It has been more than 10 years since I last visited the plastic city known for it's lion head and still remember very clearly.......click to learn what next.

Parking in KL

Posted on March 24, 2012February 29, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

I hate driving in KL and I hate parking even more but when I had to park at THIS parking lot, man, I was sweating. Firstly, the cars go up and down on that metal holey elevator thingy. Secondly, the space width is VERY NARROW. Once my car.......click to learn what next.

Pre-holiday sickness……

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

As always, we are all sick again before the holidays. It is always me and the girls. Remember Christmas in Chiangmai? For an entire week, the girls and I were so sick that we didn't even bat an eyelash for chocolate, didn't jump for ice-cream and we sure.......click to learn what next.

Being creative during the School Holidays WITHOUT TV

Posted on December 13, 2011December 11, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Our long time reliable baby sitter finally left us - the white DVD player filled with scratch marks, finger prints and stickers; and she couldn't have left at a worst time, just when the school holidays had begun! OUCH!!! So not only have we not had any BARNEY.......click to learn what next.

Holiday in Japan CANCELLED

Posted on December 9, 2011December 6, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Boo-hoo-hoo x 100000000000000000000000000 !!! Our family were booked in to stay here next March during the school holidays for a week. But suddenly, the Hubs changed his mind and said we shouldn't go after all. Why? He read about Tokyo having pockets of radiation now and that some.......click to learn what next.

T1 Potter arises

Posted on November 23, 2011November 23, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Just when the Hubs thought we were doing REALLY well without a single hospital trip this year after spending close to 10k on hospital bills last year (if you haven't been following this blog, we were in hospital a LOT last year), T1 decided to kiss the edge.......click to learn what next.