A Mother's Monologue

Tee, at the car wash

Posted on February 15, 2008February 15, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  We all know how much Tee loves cars and washing her car so when the Hubs asked me to take the car for a wash, she kept reminding me. But since I'm such a busy woman, we never did get round to.......click to learn what next.

Valentine’s Day and a broken heart

Posted on February 15, 2008February 15, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  We forgot. What did you guys get up to? We went out for a Happy Valentine's FAMILY dinner. Unintentionally. Only because Mommy didn't feel up to cooking. We went to TWO restaurants before ending up at Chef & Brew. The other two.......click to learn what next.

Imposing your values on other people’s children

Posted on February 14, 2008February 14, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The Hubs has always maintained that I am slightly dyslexic as I shoot from the hip. Many a time, I have said words without thought, and this usually gets me into trouble. I can't help it! I am what I am and my.......click to learn what next.

Keh-poh-chi genes run in the family

Posted on February 14, 2008February 14, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx My little Tee is a nosey parker (keh-poh-chi). Whenever we talk amongst ourselves, she always, always, ALWAYS wants to know what we are saying and will ask a million and one questions which will naturally lead to even more questions. My mother.......click to learn what next.

Run up to elections

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  Malaysian elections are coming up - HAhahahaha!!! And so is the US.....fun! When we were in Kota Bharu last week, our Prime Minister was there on Monday. Our Deputy Prime Minister headed over on Friday. The whole of KB was busy queuing.......click to learn what next.

Proscrastination is the thief of time

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  The famous Mrs Bhupalan was my principal in high school and she had written in my autograph book (yeah, remember those in the 80s?) "Procrastination is the thief of time". She also wrote "No man is an island." I have always remembered.......click to learn what next.

Snippets from today

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  I have a new addiction. Instead of reading to bed every night, I now play bloody Herd-A-Word on Facebook where I have to make long-long-long words in order to win. It's so addictive that I have toothpicks stored by my bed to hold.......click to learn what next.

Self abuse tendencies

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx That would be me. I went for yoga today. I feel like a Chinese Mandarin orange that's just been flung onto the ground at full force. And I know tomorrow, I will be orange juice. Why do I do this?

Penelope, the movie – Christina Ricci and Reese Witherspoon

Posted on February 11, 2008February 11, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs and I are planning to watch a movie soon as I got a free movie ticket from Times Book Store the other day at Pavillion. We watch movies at the cinema less than a handful of times annually. *sigh* Furthermore, we.......click to learn what next.

Searching for hotels

Posted on February 11, 2008February 11, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

That's what I've been busy doing - OK, help me out here. Should I stay in a hotel that looks old and musty but is cheap and has all the gimmicks that Tee would love because it is a Disney hotel (possibly a.......click to learn what next.

Husband-Wife conversations….

Posted on February 11, 2008February 11, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Brushing teeth and showering this morning, Me: You know, Lys had her armpit hair removed through this process called IPV or whatever, where it's practically permanent. The Hubs: *silence* Me: It lasts something like more than a year, you know. So she thought.......click to learn what next.

I want to ride my Bicycle……

Posted on February 9, 2008February 9, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  Day One. She has a black bicycle in KL and a brand new blue bike for KB. Some kids don't even have a bike, I told her. Day Two. Trying it tough cycling on grass. Didn't like it. Obviously not a toughie,.......click to learn what next.

Tee with starfruits and strange flowers

Posted on February 9, 2008February 9, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This is Tee's reluctance to pose with the starfruit that her Amah so wanted her to pose with to show the world that her home grown, non-pesticide and very loved starfruit trees bare giant starfruits bigger than her own grandaughter's face! And if.......click to learn what next.

Tee’s allergies to sand

Posted on February 9, 2008February 9, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Have you heard of anything so ridiculous? OK, maybe it happens to one in a million but when we heard princess moans the other day, it was Tee whining that she was allergic to sand and quickly, please, get the sand off my feet!!!.......click to learn what next.

Malaysia’s unfair system

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  I love my country, don't get me wrong. We have the best food, the best beaches, the best people (ahem)...........heck, what more would you need?! But something niggles at me all the time. It's the fact that a certain race, only that.......click to learn what next.