A Mother's Monologue

Tee’s pronounciation

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Just after Tee started talking at seventeen months, her vocabulary hopped onto the speeding train after she hit nineteen months and then the bullet train at twenty two months. After knowing that she knew five hundred words, I didn't bother counting after. You.......click to learn what next.

Being a remiscier

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

As much as I'd love to be one, I just don't understand numbers. Twenty years ago, my mother took trading lessons after a string of several professions but many people doubted her (my first stepfather included, to whom she was married to then).......click to learn what next.

Shit. Tee has a new hobby.

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Since attending her friend's birthday party yesterday and the arrival of two new fishes in our home, Tee has decided she wants to keep her fish and promises she would care for her fish on a daily basis. Okay.....................We all know what that means,.......click to learn what next.

Don’t let a hotel ruin your holiday

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

In the past, we used to call to book our holiday hotels but now, the internet has made things so much more convenient. You can do all your research online and book your hotel anytime of the day or night. Orlando, the entertainment.......click to learn what next.

Flying off to Kota Bharu

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee's grandparents in Kota Bharu miss her and want to pay for us to fly down just so they can see their little precious. The Hubs is too busy to go so the next solution would be to send Tee and myself over.......click to learn what next.

Dutch / Malay party at house

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This party got us cracking in stitches. And Tee loved it because she liked the party packs - it had CANDY!!! So now you know. What makes a good party? Candy loaded party packs. Tsk tsk......*faint* Theme: Mini minor cooper Venue: Rented bungalow.......click to learn what next.

Christmas is coming, time to shop!

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I always find that the best gifts for me are custom photo gifts or ones that have been carefully planned and purchased, or hand-made gifts! If I could have my way, those are the only gifts that I'd be giving to all my.......click to learn what next.

A view into the Atlantic Ocean

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I am awakened by the sounds of birds chirping early Sunday morning so I roll out of my fluffy divan bed for a long stretch. The first thing I do every morning is draw open the blinds to allow the stream of sunlight.......click to learn what next.

Korean Kid’s Party at a hotel

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Theme: Mickey Mouse Venue: Grand Millennium Hotel Entertainment/Activities: Bouncy Castle, Fishing (with real goldfish, hand nets and paddling pools of water! and then the kids got to take home the fishes they'd caught!), Bake Art, Tattoos, Balloon Figures, Cartoon Screen. Food: Excellent buffet.......click to learn what next.

Stressed and tired

Posted on November 3, 2007November 3, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

By tomorrow, I have to make some drawing changes to the new baby retail shop I worked on because the Feng Shui Master finally got to visit the site and needed some energies to be diverted. Bugger! Then I have to do some.......click to learn what next.

Chalet at the Equatorial Hotel

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

One of my favourite restaurants of all time, the Chalet has never failed to exceed expectations. It is a Swiss old time favourite dating back as far as twenty years but the food quality is still superb. Expect to pay RM200-RM300 per head.......click to learn what next.

I told off someone else’s kid today

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

And it didn't even have anything to do with Tee. After telling off the kid in front of an audience, some mothers thanked me and one mom made a joke that if it had been Tee, I might have pulled out a stick and beat.......click to learn what next.

Tee’s love of the beach

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Tee's first time on the beach in Langkawi was when she was four months old. She could barely comprehend then. Later, at 16 months, we took her to the beach again in Kota Bharu. This time, she HATED the feel of her feet.......click to learn what next.

A big house versus a small house

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs, after living half his life in the United States, has always been anti maids. For this reason, he insists that we have a small house instead of a big house because we'd have to do the cleaning ourselves. I think that.......click to learn what next.

A story from Tee

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Once upon a time, there was a little girl stuck in the pond. In the pond but she was weally, weally, WEALLY stuck. And then she fell. A little net got her. And then the girl can walk again. And then the nail.......click to learn what next.