A Mother's Monologue

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.......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.......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.......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.......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........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........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.......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.......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.......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..............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.......click to learn what next.

Dealing with emotional children

Posted on September 6, 2010September 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

For the last 5 years, I'd spent my entire self nurturing and raising my first born, T1, from the word go. I'd talked to her since birth, spent hours toiling in the kitchen so she could have the best spread of baby food,.......click to learn what next.

1st week at school

Posted on September 5, 2010August 31, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Guess what happened on T1's 1st week at school? Someone did a poo-poo in their pants. No, it wasn't my girl, but bless the poor child who did................. I'm very proud of my girl that she has learned how to be tactful (most.......click to learn what next.

Packing with a baby

Posted on September 4, 2010September 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I have spent this entire week trying to get packed for our impending 2 week trip to Oz which I know will fly like a rocket there and back because as it stands, we are fully booked out and don't even have time.......click to learn what next.

Bringing a baby to a coffee shop

Posted on September 3, 2010August 31, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Should you bring your baby to the local coffee shop? Many coffee shops in KL are filthy at best and although you may not see it, trust me, if you sat there long enough, you would catch a glimpse of a cockroach, a.......click to learn what next.