A Mother's Monologue

The perils of Asian pregnancy & after-birth superstitions

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Heave-Ho! Where do I start? This tag came from The I'mPerfect Mom. Living in Malaysia and coming from a half-Chinese family, I am grateful that I wasn't subjected to the customary strict pregnancy and after-birth confinement rules since my own mother was a hot, modern.......click to learn what next.

Trouble at the break of dawn

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Before the alarm clock went off this morning, whilst we were all still deep in slumber. Or so I thought,  "Mummy?" I heard a whimper, opened my eyes in the dark and looked at Tee. Her eyes were closed. Was it my imagination? Without.......click to learn what next.

Did I not tell you I was different? A face behind the name – young Big Pumpkin exposed.

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Disclaimer notice:  I must clarify that this was taken several years ago, pre-baby. Pre-Little Tee. Everything has gone downhill since then. I have fed myself an additional 20 kilos from stress and emotional trauma. So please, please, please....... don't faint when you meet me one day.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 5 of 6

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

My mother and Tee can talk. They can REALLY talk. They can talk for a really long time with words that politically spew out like slick. They both have Indian blood. And Indians are known to be 'good' talkers. Their minds are also blade.......click to learn what next.

A fun kind of exasperation

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

In the Lee household, we subconsciously practise a lot of negative parenting which we are not proud of. But believe me, if you had OUR pumpkin to deal with, you'd think twice before judging. It's always don't climb, be careful or you'll spill, don't.......click to learn what next.

Toddler bedtime routine

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Our bedtime routine is somewhat comparable to a Formula One pit-stop where everyone rushes at lightning speed to get a job done, except that in our case, the whole Ferrari team is suddenly hit with a bad case of food poisoning. Lightning jolts of.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 4 of 6

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

WILY WAYS WITH THE MALE SPECIES You read right! This is sure confirmation that Tee is of the lineage that my Mother strung along. Somewhere along the line, there is a gene named 'Talent with Men'. Genealogy doesn't fail. We don't have any.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 3 of 6

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

GOOD GENES Tee and her Nana both have good genes. I got the bad ones. They are naturally pretty and photogenic. They have faces magazines and TV Commercials hunt for. My Mother did many TV Commercials and Advertisements in her younger days and.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 2 of 6

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

CHEEKY My Mother is cheeky. So is Tee. I do not posess the inborn naughtiness these 2 souls have. My Mother would teach Tee to pull the leg hair of my stepfather and Tee would do just that, then run away giggling. Followed.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 1 of 6

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

THE LOVE FOR JIGSAW PUZZLES Do you know how sometimes kids skip a generation and all the traits you, as parents didn't inherit, your child does? This is exactly what has happened with Tee. She is best buddies with my Mother, which makes.......click to learn what next.

Less important than a HKD30 T-Shirt

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

That would be me. We have purposefully taken up travel insurance for hospitalisation overseas just in case Tee or myself, God forbid, needed some medical attention during our holiday. Just before leaving for the airport, I am reminded anxiously if I have packed.......click to learn what next.

That Bitch from London

Posted on June 13, 2007September 4, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Now that I have your attention. Here is Tee's (2 yrs 9 mths) rendition of London Bridge. Heard today after school: London Bitch is foyying down, Foyying down, foyying down, London Bitch is foyying down, My Fair Yaydee.....

My kind of friends….

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Since Tee started playschool, I have actually some time on my hands to make a few phone calls to old friends whom I have not seen since Tee was born, and time to actually meet them. I don't know about other Moms but when Tee.......click to learn what next.

The love Tee has for her Father and her Grandmother

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Last night I baked some honey chicken from the lovely Jomel (see Chickie Delights on May 31st) and Tee LOVED it. She loved it so much that she asked for more and more and more. She finished her share, the rest of my share.......click to learn what next.

Blogging holiday before the real holiday

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

4 days to go. Before Hong Kong Disneyland. Tee starts school tomorrow. 2 weeks of school holiday and I have already forgotten how much needs to be done. Damn those lingering pregnancy hormones. Get out! Get out! So much to organise. Father's Day........click to learn what next.