A Mother's Monologue

Learning to enjoy life!

Posted on January 23, 2011January 23, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I believe in letting kids have a taste of the good life. So they know how hard they have to work should they want to continue enjoying that kind of lifestyle. Who knows? Not all kids may even like the high life, and.......click to learn what next.

God sending His Angels to me….

Posted on January 22, 2011January 22, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

What's the date today? 23rd January. Soccer practice in 6 hours exactly. Nice. 3 weeks into the new year and things are looking good. I don't know if it is a shift in perspective or if God really is sending His Angels down.......click to learn what next.

Having backup qualifications

Posted on January 22, 2011January 24, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I always believe that people should be qualified to do a number of things so that if something doesn't work out, they can fall back on something else. Good plan, no? For girls, and boys alike, a good course to take up would.......click to learn what next.

What vending machine next?

Posted on January 19, 2011October 5, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Now that I'm sort of a half past six business woman dabbling in writing for money and selling things for money, I'm thinking, what next? A vending machine business? What vending machines do we need in this country? In the UK, there are.......click to learn what next.

Drive home from school

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I really miss those days when I get to drive T1 to school and then get to enjoy that 10 minute drive home by myself and the radio, all in peace and solitude. The drive is very pleasant and that early in the.......click to learn what next.

Buying new goods on credit

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Tok-Tok and Nana are traveling right now to buy me new stock of goods for sale. They always help me out whenever I need some favours done and sometimes I even forget to pay them back. Eek! What should I do? I'm so.......click to learn what next.

Weather in Fremantle

Posted on January 19, 2011January 17, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The weather in Fremantle ranges annually between 10 degrees Celsius (50F) during the winter months of June, July, August rising up to 25 degrees Celsius (77F) in the summer, but because Fremantle is a port and we all know how the sea exacerbates the weather,.......click to learn what next.

A Day at Fremantle, Perth

Posted on January 18, 2011January 17, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

No visit to Perth is ever complete without a drive to Fremantle, a popular port located south west of Perth. It's a little city that's full of fresh sea breeze and beautiful sunshine (well, whilst we are there every time anyway!). We always.......click to learn what next.

Kids love hiding under tables

Posted on January 18, 2011January 17, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Why??? I find it extremely claustrophobic!

The scary imagination of a child

Posted on January 17, 2011January 13, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

One day, I found this piece of card board that T1 had drawn on and was very concerned because it read Patsy's Scary Land. What was she trying to say, huh? That her Mommy was scary? Muahahaha......and that she lived in fear? So.......click to learn what next.

All Babies love reading

Posted on January 17, 2011January 13, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

If you allow them to......

Baby at Gym Class

Posted on January 17, 2011January 13, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

In a dress? *shakes head*

Happy Birthday T2 – 6 months late

Posted on January 17, 2011January 13, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

We didn't do anything big for T2's birthday, just a little cake cutting with the immediate family. This is a cake Nana baked for T2. Happy Birthday T2!!! See? Mommy didn't even get her changed into a pretty dress. Just wore whatever she.......click to learn what next.

Sticky Candy in Malaysia

Posted on January 17, 2011January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

How many of you have seen these sweets below? Out of sheer curiosity one day, we finally entered to join the crowds to see what the big deal was. At first I was wondering, what is that? Long gooey tubes rolled, then cut.......click to learn what next.

My New Maid

Posted on January 16, 2011January 17, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

You didn't think I actually hired a new Filipino helper, did you? This was the Hubs trying his best to put T2 to sleep in a sarong, which she absolutely refused. Anybody wants a sarong contraption? Pregnant ladies? T2 wouldn't use it because.......click to learn what next.