Losing Your Data on the Hard Drive

Posted on September 30, 2011September 28, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This is a true story. All my life, I've never done backups. I've never needed to. Whenever I worked for an office, the office had an IT person who was in charge of that. On the home front, the Hubs is in charge of that. If I lose.......click to learn what next.

Issues with Mamapumpkin Blog

Posted on August 4, 2011August 4, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This blog is paid for in American Dollars to an American company and I have been happily doing that ever since this blog was born. It didn't matter that I paid 10 times more what I would otherwise pay locally. It didn't matter because I made up for.......click to learn what next.

Monthly Book Purchase

Posted on July 17, 2011July 11, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Every month, we have a monthly budget to buy some books. I really don't mind spending money on books and even though we spent 5 good years borrowing books from several libraries, we still bought dizzying amounts of books. I just love owning books!!! And being terribly anal,.......click to learn what next.

Keyhole Surgery in Malaysia

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Keyhole surgery in Malaysia will be expanding soon as the country increases its facilities for this very intricate practice. It is when a tiny camera is inserted into your body and zoomed onto a big screen for the surgeon's viewing so he can do the necessary with minimal.......click to learn what next.

Help me….

Posted on May 25, 2011May 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

*cough-cough* My chest hurts because the phlegm is deeply embedded in the alveoli yet the cough is dry, but if I coughed hard enough, then solid clumps of phlegm will fly out. Literally. Every time I cough, my head hurts like hell. Never before. It hurts to the.......click to learn what next.

Visiting Ama in hospital

Posted on April 22, 2011April 22, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

It is hard to believe that within barely a year of celebrating Ama's 95th birthday, she is now unable to walk. At all. Her legs and hands keep bloating up due to water retention because her kidneys have failed. Her bladder and bowels are bleeding and she needs.......click to learn what next.

Nanny options in Kuala Lumpur

Posted on April 22, 2011April 22, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, I have been looking at Nanny options in Kuala Lumpur because I might possibly go back to employment. DREAM!!!! I know we have sworn never to have another helper in this house after our bad experience with maids in the past, but if I were to go.......click to learn what next.

Warning – I am busy!

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The Sheriff is being super kind to me this month and has given me a double dose within the week! WOOT!!! Thus I shall warn you that there will be a blurb of verbal diarrhea spewing away furiously whilst I work to meet deadlines. For those of you.......click to learn what next.

Fire!! Fire!!! Fire in Bangkok!!!

Posted on April 13, 2011November 1, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Further to my very lovely birthday dinner in Bangkok at Le Table de Tee, we had a little adventure that got us all cracking in stitches. Yup, I definitely needed my inhalers for those air gasping laughs. Because we had a six course meal and because it was.......click to learn what next.

Penulisan Test

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Tomorrow morning, T1 has a Penulisan Test. She has to write a page in Bahasa about a trip somewhere. Please God, pray for her that her essay doesn't end up saying that the teacher farted on the way there, or that her friend choked on a lolly or.......click to learn what next.

Inconsiderate Drivers in KL

Posted on April 5, 2011April 4, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Don't you just hate it when people park over where you are meant to park? Or block your access? I beeped my horn and I yelled at the owner of this car. He had his own parking lot. There were ample visitor lots too but he had to.......click to learn what next.

The TERRIBLE TWOS but she’s not even TWO yet!

Posted on March 24, 2011March 24, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Let not the sweet angelic face of this 19 month old little girl fool you into thinking that all you need to do is cuddle and kiss her. Hug her, smell her, tickle her, tumble and laugh together...... For she is a MONSTER. The worst you could ever.......click to learn what next.

Sexy Girls of The Night in Bangkok

Posted on March 21, 2011March 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

THE STORY GOES................ Before we went to Bangkok, I was under the impression that Saturday was the night to celebrate my birthday and I had brought along a classy dress (which I was threatened to bring), high heels and Chanel accessories all prepared, knowing that PL had organised.......click to learn what next.

Current Status – 6.25pm, Saturday 19th March 2011

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I am currently in an Executive Room in the Westin Hotel typing blindly from a frigging cool brand new Macbook Pro because my glasses broke. T2 is sound asleep on the plush King bed and the Hubs has gone out with T1 and the gang to try to.......click to learn what next.

Where the Monster Mom ROARS!!!

Posted on March 1, 2011March 1, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Yesterday, the Monster Mom in me surfaced. This rarely happens as I am usually cool, calm and collected. Ahem. But the previous night, I'd slept at 3am from completing assignments (I cannot put them off because I'd then risk not getting further work from said advertiser) and I.......click to learn what next.