A Mother's Monologue

Removing blackheads

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Oooh.....I really cannot stand having blackheads on my face. Especially in a country where pollution is rife, blackheads are easily born on dirty faces with big pores. I mostly get them on my nose, both white heads and black heads. And I always squeeze them out. Sometimes they.......click to learn what next.

Prejudging people

Posted on September 15, 2010September 15, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Last night I slept with a sick feeling. Apart from the fact that I'm feeling under the weather, I couldn't help wondering why so many people in this world are so unnecessary? We should just hire a few tanks from the cheapest armed forces and bomb them all!.......click to learn what next.

Treating acne with care

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I've always maintained that the best solution to acne is to watch your diet but if you're as greedy as I am, that is not always possible! Thus what I do is to keep my face super clean and if any spots do pop up, I use the.......click to learn what next.

Malaysian Night Market in New York

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Just a last minute heads up - if any of you are in New York and want to experience what a Malaysian night market is like, head on to the Chelsea Triangle of the Meatpacking District on 14th Street and 9th Avenue. With colorful tents, umbrellas and lanterns.......click to learn what next.

The problem with going on holidays….

Posted on September 14, 2010September 14, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

.....is that I always, always, ALWAYS need another holiday after a holiday!!! And I'm sure many of you feel the same way, especially if you have kids! Thus some people are actually very smart when they decide on not traveling with all their kids till such time. They.......click to learn what next.

Playgrounds in Perth

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

One thing we never get to do in KL is get to the playgrounds because a). it is too hot,  b). our playgrounds are so badly maintained that they are not safe for children (I kid you not) and c). we hardly have as many playgrounds as Perth........click to learn what next.

Soccer vs American Football

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I always get confused between the two. Why do American have to call the NFL football when they hardly use their foot? Leave football to the World Cup! Do you remember the time when I got the Hubs a customised shirt from the US for his birthday which.......click to learn what next.

Why I could never live in Perth

Posted on September 13, 2010September 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I like Perth. I like it a lot. I like it for its blue skies and gorgeous, GORGEOUS blue-green-turqoise-emerald-and everything in between seas; I like it for its friendly people, the politeness, the helpfulness, the cheerfulness, the maturity, the craziness, the fun, the order, the flowers. Oh, I.......click to learn what next.

Gripe on Public Toilets

Posted on September 12, 2010September 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Have you ever wondered or noticed, that in Malaysia anyway, the female washrooms are always further away than the mens? Why is that? It truly irks me. Women have a harder time going to the toilet. Women are the ones usually with children. Women.....gosh, do you need me.......click to learn what next.

Playing in their Makeshift Play House

Posted on September 11, 2010September 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

You know how little girls always dream of having one of those life size play houses? The ones made of plastic by Step Two or ?ELC costing up to a thousand Ringgit or more, depending? Like this one? This one costs about 3k. Yup. And I'd get it.......click to learn what next.

Clicking of joints

Posted on September 10, 2010September 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Click! Click-click-click! CLICK!!! Stop it! I yelled at my Ozzie cousin today whilst he clicked his knees. He was complaining about his ligaments and how he needed to see his doctor soon as the back of his knee was really hurting him. For the longest time, like more.......click to learn what next.

Getting caught for stealing

Posted on September 10, 2010September 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

SO the day before we left for Perth, we had to do a bit of last minute shopping, the story of my life, everything happens last minute. The Hubs, my 2 girls and I trotted off leisurely to The Gardens/Mid Valley to get the haul that my Ozzie.......click to learn what next.

Getting sick before traveling

Posted on September 9, 2010September 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

My daughter, T1, always always gets sick before travel. I'm not sure why. We are due to travel again and lo and behold, she has come down with a fever. At this rate, she will just be sent back by immigration what with strict H1N1 quarantine rules and.......click to learn what next.

Simple pleasures of a 5 year old

Posted on September 8, 2010September 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Most kids love water. Both mine certainly do. If I want to make any of my daughters happy, I just need to give them water. The source of keeping life. Nature's strongest power force. There are so many ways to play with water....... How many ways can you.......click to learn what next.

Bali in KL

Posted on September 7, 2010September 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

There is this culturally rich restaurant along the main stretch of Solaris called Ole-Ole Bali that has a gorgeous spread of Balinese food but because I'd been there so many times this year, I got sick of it especially when the last time I went, our food was.......click to learn what next.