A Mother's Monologue

SO TIRED…

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs wants to buy me an electric zapper. Can you believe it? He wants to zap me, jolt my body into action whenever I procrastinate. I have deadlines, I have important things to do....but what do I get distracted with? Chocolate.....reading blogs......online.......click to learn what next.

Dare you not lock your door?

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When we visited a farm in Australia, the toilet did not have a door lock. Yikes! I'm all OK if I'm with an all girl group or if I'm just with my immediate family but we stayed in the chalet with my cousins,.......click to learn what next.

The white haired weekend that was….

Posted on September 27, 2010September 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Now if you asked me, I am unable to tell you what happened last weekend. All I know is that it was very, very busy and I had very little sleep. Have you ever tried living a comatosed weekend? Even the kids were.......click to learn what next.

Getting an RV loan

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When we were in Australia recently, due to the lack of internet time (because the house we stayed at did not have a broadband connection and as much as I tried hacking into neighbourhood WIFI services, I'd failed miserably - it could also.......click to learn what next.

Running a pre-loved goods business

Posted on September 27, 2010September 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Oh. My. Goodness. Last week, I uploaded some stuff for sale to kick start the house clearance since we have SO MUCH STUFF and little did I realise just how much work it involved!!! I thought, oh yeah....I'll upload them at my own.......click to learn what next.

Drawing Stencils from the Olden Days

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Alright, fess up. How many of you have actually seen these old stencils that were used BEFORE I was born? When we were in Kota Bharu this Chinese New Year, my MIL brought them out for T1 to play with and she had.......click to learn what next.

Lousy gloomy weather

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I'm so bummed today. I have a full day so can't be online all day. T2 is being a pest, clinging on to me every where I go. I wanted to take some photos of all my shoes and get them uploaded to.......click to learn what next.

Equatorial Hotel KL

Posted on September 24, 2010September 20, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I must have mentioned several times already that this is one of my favourite hotels in KL. Actually, it probably IS my favourite hotel in KL. Why? Well, I kind of grew up there. It IS one of the oldest hotels in town!.......click to learn what next.

T1 LOVES entertaining….

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

My girl LOVES attention. She loves performing and she'll make it to Hollywood if her parents gave her their blessings. She's determined enough and can find her way there. Alas, she is tone deaf. She loves singing though! But at six, the tunes.......click to learn what next.

Designing Fashion for Models

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

For T1's birthday, one of the presents she received was this fashion designing book from Australia that she has not put down since. She has spent hours on end drawing and colouring and being more and more creative each day with her designs........click to learn what next.

Living in a cold climate

Posted on September 23, 2010September 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

One of the things my body will need to get accustomed to when and if we move to another country is the climatic changes. And it is something I really do not look forward to. My body is comfortable in tropical weather. I.......click to learn what next.

Children inheriting our genes

Posted on September 23, 2010September 20, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

It's fascinating how each of us have little bits of our parents and then sometimes, even our grandparents. Looks aside, I was observing my baby T2 the other day and thought, oh my God, she is so like me. I didn't tell anyone.......click to learn what next.

Items for Sale – Hear ye! Hear ye!

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I certainly did not expect such an overwhelming response to my items for sale but suddenly I'm having to deal with all your orders and bookings when I haven't even figured out the logistics of this whole set up. I was merely trying.......click to learn what next.

Malaysian Radio – Hitz FM 92.9 with JJ and Ean

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

For the last 10 years, one of my favourite radio stations in Malaysia have been Hitz because they are just so stupid and funny. Stupid in a good way. Don't get me wrong, I have liked other stations too for other reasons but.......click to learn what next.

Where has time been?

Posted on September 22, 2010September 20, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

My baby girl - the one who's given me so much more stress than I ever thought possible from a baby, is growing up fast. I just want to gather up all the time I have with her and put it into a.......click to learn what next.