A Mother's Monologue

Swimming progress at four years old

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Tee got to swim on both Saturday and Sunday this weekend after a long no swim hiatus. Lucky girl! Currently, she still uses her arm bands and insists that she will only remove them at the age of forty (have you ever seen.......click to learn what next.

The problem with being a Tan Sri….

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

......is that when your driver goes on long leave, you are suddenly left paralysed without someone to drive you around and run all your little errands for you. When you drive yourself, you suddenly realise you don't know how to pull out a.......click to learn what next.

Runaway maid

Posted on January 14, 2009January 14, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

It's finally happened. My mother's maid ran away today. Although I'm actually feeling quite nauseous, I am forcing myself to get off my butt to blog about this because I am SO angry. First of all, my mom got a driver to send.......click to learn what next.

Eating lots of apples during pregnancy

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

For some reason, I keep craving apples. Red apples with a pinch of salt. I'm usually not a fan of apples at all. Give me mangoes, pineapples, oranges, grapefruit, kiwi, persimmons, nectarines, peaches, plums, cherries........any day. Apples? Bleagh.... But now, I have 1-2.......click to learn what next.

Pregnancy woes

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Pregnancy and I? We're not good friends. After week 5, we became even more suspect of each other. And now, we're on the throngs of becoming enemies. Urgh................................ I am so nauseous................................... I feel like a whale. I feel like the ocean and.......click to learn what next.

How to keep warm in winter

Posted on January 7, 2009January 12, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I was watching the BBC weather report yesterday and good lord, it's frigging freezing all over Europe, colder than ever! I thanked the angels that I was more than 9,000 miles away so as not to bump into a snowman at every twenty.......click to learn what next.

Christmas present for the Hubs

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Can you believe what the Hubs wanted for his Christmas present??? A brand new PS3!!! As though he'd even have time to play it!!! I told him no. Absolutely no. Besides, there are already TWO units in my Mom's place belonging to my.......click to learn what next.

Pregnancy weight

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Despite feeling incredibly sick, I am still famished everyday. Ever since I got pregnant, I have been SOOOOOOOO hungry. To the point where I have to consciously control my intake. But now that the nausea has come with a bang, I am eating.......click to learn what next.

Another little prayer

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

It's interesting how Tee's prayer always start with her Nana........so sweet. This came out of her last night: Dear God, Please make my Nana stronger and well so she can play with me more. Give me enough energy so that I can play.......click to learn what next.

Indonesian helper’s stupidity

Posted on December 31, 2008December 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This morning I arrived at my Mom's place to the loudest screaming ever. My mother, who has cancer and is in pain everyday, goes livid whenever her helper lies to her; but despite being told more than a hundred times not to lie,.......click to learn what next.

Career in the beaty industry during recession

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Many graduates are worried that they won't be able to get a job in this recession seeing that many companies are retrenching rather than hiring. My advice to them would be to try looking at some jobs in the beauty industry in the.......click to learn what next.

Four year old saying a little prayer

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Heard last night after lights out: Dear God, Please make my Nana feel better so that she won't be in so much pain everyday. Please make my Mommy's new baby uglier than me. Amen.

I have more than two waists on my thighs

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

For the most part of my adulthood, that is to say a good fifteen years, my waistline was never more than 23 inches. Scout's honour. I always had a large tush but everything else sat ok. Now, when I look down at my.......click to learn what next.

When do you know when someone is the right one…..

Posted on December 26, 2008December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

One part of me is saying, you just DO!!! And then the other part is saying, you never do...... What's your take? When we have our first wafts of love at the post-pubescent age of 14, we are all so sure that HE.......click to learn what next.

Christmas Angels at the Pavillion

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Just before Christmas, we brought Tee to the Pavillion to get photographed with some human angels. Quite a nice idea, I must say for the mall to hire these beautifully clad ladies for lots of picture taking! Santa was somewhere around but not.......click to learn what next.