A Mother's Monologue

Doctor or Rapper?

Posted on August 15, 2010August 15, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

At the very beginning, T1 said she wanted to be a vet, an animal doctor, because she loved animals. Then when I became pregnant with T2 and she began following me to see my gynae, she decided that she wanted to be a.......click to learn what next.

Sisterly Love…..

Posted on August 13, 2010August 12, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I must say, I have never witnessed a stronger sisterly bond than these two and I'm not meaning to boast my pride but only that I've not been around many young sisters obviously! T1 adores baby T2 to no end and will read,.......click to learn what next.

Revising for mid-term exams

Posted on August 13, 2010August 13, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Wow! Can you believe it? She's not even SIX and she has to revise??? Well, if she wants to stay ahead with her peers and keep her marks above 95% then yes, she certainly has to revise! Having said that, we only revised.......click to learn what next.

The low down on T1’s sentimental stash

Posted on August 12, 2010August 12, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Further to the drama about T1's collection of soft toys, I now present to you what we did and how the story ended. T1's bears are like shoes to me. But as much as I love my shoes, I had to bite the.......click to learn what next.

One difference between a male and a female!

Posted on August 12, 2010August 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

For those who don't know the Hubs and I, the story goes that I single-handedly picked him out from a sea of eligible, good-looking men, and scanned him from top to toe, inside and out, inerts and all; before I went ALL OUT.......click to learn what next.

What would your kid have done?

Posted on August 11, 2010August 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

A couple of weeks ago, T1 was with her best friend playing and they were collecting balls from one of those machines where you have to pay RM1 for a rubber ball. I don't know why but they seemed to love those balls........click to learn what next.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder….

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Why is my dearest drama queen crying??? Take a guess. Okay. Three guesses. . . . It is because...... She is having major problems coming to terms with the fact that I want to GIVE AWAY TO CHARITY her collection of soft toys.......click to learn what next.

Asking for help

Posted on August 10, 2010August 3, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since I was old enough to comprehend the concept of help, I have been practicing it without much thought, from doing my classmates homework for her at Standard One (although I probably didn't know then that I wasn't actually helping her!) to playing the.......click to learn what next.

Attending a masquerade ball

Posted on August 9, 2010August 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

One of the things I've always wanted to do was to attend a masquerade ball. Unfortunately, the opportunity never arose and so till today, I have still not had that chance to don some Venetian masks, but oh, I am so dying to.......click to learn what next.

New arrangement with Nana

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

In the past, we would visit Nana every Friday and then T1 would stay the night for the weekend. However, now that the Hubs has no income and we have high expenses, the least I can do with immediate effect is to work.......click to learn what next.

Eating little but not losing weight

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

That is exactly what I have been doing but for some reason, the scales do not seem to budge. Today, a really good friend, the Health Freak Mommy, cooked me some lunch and I was SO, SO grateful because honestly, I hardly ever.......click to learn what next.

T1 wants to be T2

Posted on August 9, 2010August 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Lately, because T2 is starting to be REALLY cute by imitating us and by having her own cute gestures and communication skills, everyone around us have been paying her a lot of attention. It is hard not to notice her when she is.......click to learn what next.

Motor Insurance in Australia

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When we go to Australia, we are probably going to have to drive some distance to the countryside and will need to purchase rv insurance for our transportation. We will go in a group of more than 10 people so I wonder how.......click to learn what next.

Guess who has a new IPAD?

Posted on August 9, 2010August 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Oh, gosh. How I wish????? But it's not me!!! For the longest time, I keep hearing of iphones, ipads, ipods etc but because we are not Apple users, I had no idea what an ipad looked like nor what it was. And well,.......click to learn what next.

Holidaying in the countryside

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

In 3 weeks time, we will be going to the country where it is going to be very cold and I am certainly not looking forward to it but of course, my daughters and the Hubs are! Because they are eskimos who love.......click to learn what next.