A Mother's Monologue

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.

Women are Hormonal

Posted on February 27, 2014February 27, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Women are hormonal. Yes, we are. It isn't our fault. It's just the way God made us. What does that mean though? It means that there are certain times throughout the year where we can flip and go bat shit crazy. We could.......click to learn what next.

Creating Music

Posted on February 16, 2014October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

Creating music is one of my long lost passions. Yes, really. When I was young, I'd compose music on the piano and make up my own lyrics because I learnt the piano but not till I was 16 did I get to cut.......click to learn what next.

Ferragamo in Pavilion Mall

Posted on February 16, 2014February 16, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

I must say it, the service staff at Ferragamo in Pavilion Mall are impeccable. I went to Ferragamo on the same day at KLCC and they were not as excellent as the staff at Pavilion. The consistency is amazing. And the evidence is.......click to learn what next.

Spotify is so cool!

Posted on February 16, 2014October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

Spotify is so cool! Thank you, Kiersten, for introducing it to me! I love it. I've been spending a lot of time on this new cool app, baybeh! I am really learning so much about music from all over the world of every.......click to learn what next.

A wonderful Sunday

Posted on February 16, 2014February 16, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

My version of a wonderful Sunday is when I have no commitments. This means no party to go to, no function, no event, no kids activity, no replacement class, zilch. And today was just one such Sunday.............What a wonderful Sunday it was. We.......click to learn what next.

Addiction to Scramble

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

I will admit it. I have an addiction to Scramble. What is Scramble? It is a Word Game on the iPhone where you have to make up words really fast against the clock. 2 minutes. That's all you have. And I play it.......click to learn what next.

Orientating New Employees

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Next week, I will have to orientate a new girl starting with us and I have not done my homework. Well, it should really be the HR's job but as it is, I am the HR for Malaysia. I am everything for Malaysia.......click to learn what next.

Musical Instrument Gadgets

Posted on February 15, 2014October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

You know how if you learn the violin, there is an option to buy a shoulder rest to enable violin holding easier and less tiring. However, when T1 first learnt the violin, her teacher said she shouldn't use it because it would cause.......click to learn what next.

T2 in her Dutch Milk Maid Costume

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Last year, T2 actually went to school and enjoyed it till the last month when she suddenly decided that she no longer wanted to go to school. The poor girl, she couldn't even participate in her own school concert because we had to.......click to learn what next.

Guitar Sound Boosters

Posted on February 15, 2014October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

When we organised the Children of Myanmar event last year, we needed an amplifier and at that time, I did not even know what the heck an amplifier was. That's why folks, if you have the chance to do something, anything, even if.......click to learn what next.