A Mother's Monologue

All down with bronchitis

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Yup! What better timing for the helper to leave during the school holidays and when we're all sick. My cough started during Chinese New Year so effectively, I've had it for a month now. T2 got it just after me and she's recovering.......click to learn what next.

Baby Babbling On and On…..

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Yesterday, when the Hubs teased T2 for having such a grumpy frowny look on her face, she pouted, then started crying. He quickly pacified her and told her he was just joking and said she was actually very pretty, and she stopped crying.......click to learn what next.

Are Prenatal Vitamins necessary?

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

On both occasions, my Obgyn never mentioned anything about me taking prenatal vitamins. I suppose she could see that I was a food lover and was probably getting sufficient nutrients as that very same Obgyn has advised some of my friends that they.......click to learn what next.

Coping without any help

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Well, I'm still here, aren't I? How did the agency find out about my helper's 2 handphones? Well, one of the other maids got caught so everyone on her handphone list got called in after they drilled her for information. It turns out.......click to learn what next.

Baptising your children

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time, I've wanted to baptise my girls but it's just one of those things that keep getting procrastinated. Plus it doesn't help that the Churches here aren't being helpful in getting my girls baptised! So for now, they are still.......click to learn what next.

Rest in Peace

Posted on March 14, 2010February 13, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Just as I was getting slightly restless with my helper, the following saga occurred. When she first came, she was a great worker but after 4 months, I noticed that she seemed distracted and her last 2 months with us was very stressful........click to learn what next.

Early morning rant

Posted on March 9, 2010October 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Last night, I told my helper to deep fry half a packet of baby anchovies so that Tee could snack on them. She loves eating fried anchovies as they are salty and since she gets some form of calcium from them, I allow.......click to learn what next.

How much intellect for an administration job?

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Since I'm in the mood, I was wondering if a house maid can ever have an administration job in an office? Seriously, assuming they had a tertiary education, can read and write pretty fluently, had some common sense, do you think they'd qualify.......click to learn what next.

7 month old baby bronchitis

Posted on March 8, 2010March 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

This is the 2nd time T2 has been ill being an exclusively breastfed baby. Tee started with formula and was exclusively breastfed for maybe 3 months and was way healthier than T2 ever was. Anyway.....T2 is much better now. We're both still coughing.......click to learn what next.

Fixing lights

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

The lights in our living room have a habit of going bust every now and then and when they do, Tee would become the broken record reminder to the Hubs that he needs to fix it as it involves her. Her desk sits.......click to learn what next.

And we’re all sick!

Posted on March 5, 2010March 5, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Spent RM180 at T2's Doctor today for antibiotics yadayada. My baby has bronchitis and if I hadn't seen him today, it could have very quickly turned into pneumonia. I, myself, went to see a Doctor this evening, another RM60 but wasn't prescribed antibiotics.......click to learn what next.

Stressed beyond recognition

Posted on March 2, 2010March 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

My little munchkin above is capable of stressing me out to the point that Tee no longer recognises her own mother. I have metamorphosised into a flaming dragon in heat who's just lost her King, not to another female dragon but to a....to.......click to learn what next.

On the contrary…..

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

So after blabbing on about how I was going to make an effort to verbalise my answers to people the other day, I have now decided STUFF IT. Yes, like Elaine says, why bore you with the mundane details. That is how boring.......click to learn what next.

Stop busy-ness from taking over your life

Posted on February 27, 2010February 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

It is all too common these days to hear parents (and even singles who are caught up in the rat race amongst others) say that they are just too busy. Everyone is busy. Honestly, how many people do you know who aren't very.......click to learn what next.

Traveling at short notice

Posted on February 25, 2010February 25, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

We finally got all our passports done. Not without a lot of pain and me speaking to the head of immigration, mind you. Anyway, it is now done. The good thing about it is that apart from going on holiday together as a.......click to learn what next.