A Mother's Monologue

Europe with a 4 year old and a 9 year old

Posted on July 6, 2014July 6, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

We just got back. Yes! After an entire month, 34 days to be exact. My GOD. I cannot believe we were away for a whole 34 days. The house is all dusty now and there's loads of laundry to be done but heck,.......click to learn what next.

Homeschooling and Traveling

Posted on June 7, 2014June 7, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Homeschooling and traveling - OK, every time I tell people that my kids don't go to school, they go into temporary paralysis, then get zapped by one of those electricity guns (whaddya call them again?), and I have to spend the next 15.......click to learn what next.

Gratitude

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

How often are we thankful for everything that we have? I am one who is thankful every single day. I cannot ask for a better life and I owe it all to my Mother. Her sacrifices to keep me, to raise me, to.......click to learn what next.

Learning to Negotiate

Posted on May 17, 2014May 15, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

This little minx of mine, T2, has always been known as a little chilli padi but in the last month, I've noticed her increasing ability to negotiate. Darn! Before she's even five, I am convinced she has enough negotiation skills to laugh her.......click to learn what next.

Lessons from My Mother

Posted on May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

If any of you think you know more than your mother, you are wrong. No matter what age you are, your mother always knows something you don't. Logically, all mothers are older and have lived a longer life, so naturally they have garnered.......click to learn what next.

Cleaning and De-cluttering

Posted on May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

I know. I know. I talk about this every single year but hey, it is REALLY happening now. Why? Because we have no more help. Yay! OK, it took some getting used to but I'm really enjoying things much more. We have given.......click to learn what next.

Overwhelmed and Exhausted

Posted on April 22, 2014April 22, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

People always ask me, "Actually, why are you always exhausted? What do you do exactly? Ever since I knew you, you are always overwhelmed..." Ha.Ha.Ha. If only they could wear my shoes. I need not justify my busy-ness to anyone and I choose.......click to learn what next.

Buying Jewellery

Posted on April 22, 2014October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

Whenever I feel like shopping, the first thing I'd want to go out to buy is clothes and shoes or bags, never jewellery. Why? Because I'm just not that into jewellery! Seriously, I know it's better value for money and everything but I.......click to learn what next.

Homeschooling in Malaysia – March 2014

Posted on April 22, 2014April 22, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Gosh. It is our 3rd month Homeschooling in Malaysia - March 2014 already!!! Honestly, I am becoming increasingly slack and dis-bothered about homeschooling my kids. I am too busy with work and house work and they are too busy with playing. The little.......click to learn what next.

G-Shock Watch

Posted on April 19, 2014October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

When I was younger, I'd always wanted a G-shock, a pink one at that because they were tough watches I could just bang around. Never got one. At 5 or 6, T1 wanted a G-shock watch. A green one. Her Uncle Ben went.......click to learn what next.

Talking about Others

Posted on April 19, 2014April 19, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Where does one draw the line between the good and the bad when it comes to talking about others? For as long as I can remember as a kid, I was already talked about. Why? Because my mother used to be one of.......click to learn what next.

Life without a maid

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Life without a maid has been good and bad. At first, we went through sadness, then shock, then denial and numbness, then we became pro-active and now, we're coping. Yeah.....although the home looks akin to a land fill from Cambodia, the kids are.......click to learn what next.

Children’s Book Review: Maxilla by Lianne Ong

Posted on April 8, 2014October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

Children's Book Review: Maxilla by Lianne Ong I am honoured to be doing the book reviews of some local children's authors as I myself wanted to become a children's book author not too long ago. Somehow, that still hasn't happened and suddenly, so.......click to learn what next.

T1’s HomeSchooling journey in February

Posted on March 8, 2014March 8, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

To be quite honest, T1's homeschooling journey in February has dwindled from homeschooling to unschooling to just pissing about at home. I'm not sure if that is positive or not. Seriously, if you choose to homeschool your child, you really need to be.......click to learn what next.

How to Beat Procrastination

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

How to beat procrastination? Huh. Hahaha. I am actually the last person in Kuala Lumpur to tell you that because I am sat here at 2.20am in the morning when I started at exactly 10pm with the intention of clearing my desk. But.......click to learn what next.