A Mother's Monologue

Apart from the dream house….

Posted on November 22, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Let's say that by the time we get richer and our dream house is no longer available. What are we to do then? We've already planned this. We're good planners, the Hubs and I. Err.....and Tee too. We'd look for land for sale in our.......click to learn what next.

Tee’s new favourite hangout

Posted on November 22, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My daughter has expensive taste. What can I say? She's definitely inherited my royal bloodline. She no longer likes Bangsar Village due to the presence of manequins and thinks that The Gardens has none. YES! Her new favourite haunt is the latest high end.......click to learn what next.

Fret not if you’re in deep debt

Posted on November 22, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Well, of course, it'd be better if you weren't but if you were, it isn't the end of the world provided you are wiling to make a change in your spending habits. I have been deep in debt before, trust me. The first.......click to learn what next.

My Mee Siam Sauce

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Can you smell it.............??? Fresh prawns.......

I want to be your friend because…..

Posted on November 22, 2007November 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

*fill in the blanks* I've been doing some thinking lately how difficult it must be for some people to find friends. Let's say you are the daughter of the Prime Minister, or some famous celebrity or perhaps your dad is Donald Trump; maybe you yourself.......click to learn what next.

For the love of swimming

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

My girl will do anything for water.   She failed to put on her bikini top because it was about to rain hence we were RUSHING to let her get a dip, just so she could get a dip, before the clouds collapsed.......click to learn what next.

A passion for cooking

Posted on November 20, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

And eating, of course! I first started cooking when I lived abroad and discovered that I not only loved the cultivated art of culinary sport but also loved sharing with everyone (the poor guinea pigs), my newly discovered recipes. This evening, after scouring some.......click to learn what next.

Santarina Tee on stage

Posted on November 20, 2007November 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Now you know why Tee was in her red Santarina/Convict/Cockerel outfit. It was her last day at school and she was performing, but look at her! She had purposely pulled her hat down to cover her face and danced like a maniac ostrich.......click to learn what next.

Make someone happy

Posted on November 20, 2007November 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Pay it forward - have you watched the movie? I haven't but I've heard about it many times, the story about passing on a good deed. Ever since I started Tee on her nightly prayers, she makes me truly happy every evening with her.......click to learn what next.

The Hubs’s reluctance to move house

Posted on November 20, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The last time we moved here, we foolishly did it ourselves and it took us six months, working every weekend. I remember those honeymoon days when I told the Hubs, if we buy this place, I could live here forever! Me and my.......click to learn what next.

Visitors everyday!

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I have my lovely daughter to entertain for the next seven weeks. Yes, SEVEN!!! Two weeks are taken care off because we'll be away but that leaves me FIVE WEEKS to talk to Miss Chatterbox; I suppose I should be grateful for all.......click to learn what next.

The chips are low and I am dying….

Posted on November 20, 2007November 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

This is the first week of Tee's holiday from school. I rephrase - it's Tuesday. So that'd be the second day that she is home alone with me, moi and I. My nose is blocked. My head is pounding. My eyes are burning........click to learn what next.

Never borrow from an unlicensed money lender

Posted on November 19, 2007January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Here, we call them 'Ah Longs' (illegal loan sharks). There have been repeated incidents of deaths and other forms of mishaps of late resulting from people borrowing cash from 'Ah Longs'. This form a borrowing from an unlicensed money lender is not recommended. AT ALL........click to learn what next.

More on my little hybrid Santarina Convict Cockerel…

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Frosty, the Snowman! Was a jolly, happy soul! With a corncob pipe and a button nose, And two eyes made out of coal! . . Tee loves performing. She is a natural drama queen. Except when it comes to actually perfoming in front.......click to learn what next.

Tee loves visitors, even aliens

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

We had some lovely visitors today at our home from the big, blog blanet. Uhuh. A lady and her two children with names starting with the alphabet of what Mama Joeys are, came today to my topsy-turvy home to play! Many, many months ago, before I.......click to learn what next.