A Mother's Monologue

Godiva Hot Cocoa

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

OH. MY. GAWD. It is fucking awesome. And I am so addicted to it. You can really, REALLY taste the chocolate. And it isn't overly sweet. OH. MY. GOD. The problem is, it costs more than RM100 per can. Yet, I've just checked.......click to learn what next.

Reading with discretion

Posted on April 15, 2010April 15, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Do you believe everything you read? There is so much hoo-haa about bloggers and how the Government is against bloggers but seriously, aren't Malaysians old enough or smart enough to read with discretion? Please leave the bloggers alone, let them write whatever the.......click to learn what next.

Blackberry Bold 9000 with condom

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, mine wears one. Gotta be safe! I'm still loving my phone. In fact, I just discovered last night that I could download some applications which I couldn't before and spent half an hour downloading the traffic jam game so Tee can play.......click to learn what next.

Teaching your child manners

Posted on April 13, 2010February 1, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Lately, I have been having moments where I think Tee is very rude. And I look around me, and it seems many kids are very rude! It's just the way society have evolved that manners no longer play a front seat in bringing.......click to learn what next.

How to tie a scarf

Posted on April 12, 2010April 12, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

According to Tee, that is. We were in Isetan one day and whilst waiting for our beloved Nana, Tee wanted to borrow my scarf because she said she was cold. I usually carry a scarf in my bag, just in case I'm in.......click to learn what next.

Horse riding at 5

Posted on April 10, 2010October 8, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Tee used to hate horses because she thought they were so smelly but now she is all game to get on a horse. Isn't it amazing how kids evolve? I remember being so upset with her in New York when she flatly refused.......click to learn what next.

Freezing baby food

Posted on April 10, 2010April 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Guess who's been busy in the kitchen every weekend with the blender? T2, of course! I make her hold the hand blender, she loves it as it vibrates and makes NOISE!!! Child labour at 8 months, not bad eh? Which brings me to.......click to learn what next.

Frequenting fitness shops

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

As I said earlier, we've been searching for a new fitness bike for Nana (and for those of you who said Nana was so slim that she didn't need exercise? Yes, she is slim but EVERYONE needs exercise!!!) and thus we've been walking.......click to learn what next.

Saturday, 10th April

Posted on April 10, 2010April 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

We had a great day today. Despite the fact that we all slept at 4am last night because Tee had a coughing fit which woke everyone up between 1-4am, we managed a full day out from 9am right up to 9pm. With a.......click to learn what next.

Sports for your preschooler?

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Has anyone started proper sports for their five year olds? Tee hasn't exactly started any proper sports apart from swimming but I was thinking that it would be good for her to get started on some sport where she actually needed some coordination.......click to learn what next.

Oh no, not again?!

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

This girl, she always gets what she wants. Not from me, mind you. But from anyone else she can con. The Hubs and I, we've banned this from our household and we've told her that we will not be buying it for her.......click to learn what next.

Colour printer given to Buddhist Centre

Posted on April 9, 2010April 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

We had a colour printer that we hardly ever used so eventually, the Hubs decided to give it to our neighbour to give it to her Buddhist Centre's office where they'd make more use of it. I asked the Hubs what I would.......click to learn what next.

Cheeky munchkin

Posted on April 9, 2010April 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I didn't even realise it but T2 is now 8 months old! Oh my goodness! Her latest trick is doing the sausage roll where she'd ROLLLLLLLLL.......flip-flop-flip-flop-flip-flop.......to get to whatever she wants. She cannot crawl yet and rolling is her way of being mobile........click to learn what next.

Buying a new flat screened TV

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

We've been looking at flat screened TVs for a long time but now that we don't have any help and are extremely busy, I'm not sure it's even worth purchasing one! The Hubs said that Tee is the only person in the house.......click to learn what next.

Emotional Eating

Posted on April 9, 2010April 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

It is official. I am an emotional eater. It is almost a month now that I am handling two kids and a household without a helper and out of that month, 2 weeks with a guest from Australia. Tired is not the word to.......click to learn what next.