A Mother's Monologue

Leaving Kids to be BORED

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

My kids play the iPad almost every day. Their iPad time is determined by my mood. From a very young age, I had instilled a minimal technology rule and made sure that they never came to me with the dreaded phrase that I.......click to learn what next.

Laser Cutting

Posted on January 28, 2014October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

What would you do if you had a laser cutter? T1 said she would like to cut me up for a biology lesson. Eeek!! I'd be sure to keep her away from any shops that have laser cutter for sale! That girl is.......click to learn what next.

A Real Musician

Posted on January 28, 2014October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

There is this one guy from New Zealand who's knocking the socks off everyone in the entire advertising industry and I'd say he's really made it big. I am so proud of them and hope that they will continue to take good care.......click to learn what next.

On Showing Off

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

What an incredibly subjective subject. What is your definition of showing off? Sometimes, people drop names and sometimes, mothers toot their horns about their kids, sometimes, people tell the world their great and varied accomplishments, and sometimes, people just keep expressing how perfect.......click to learn what next.

Learning Musical Instruments

Posted on January 28, 2014October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

It has been proven that kids who study music and are exposed to  lots of music are generally smarter and more switched on their counterparts. I do not have the details but it has been in fact proven statistically. This does not mean.......click to learn what next.

Adobe Illustrator Classes in KL

Posted on January 28, 2014January 28, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time, I've been wanting to attend Adobe Illustrator classes in KL but just never got down to it. I've enquired with formal classes but they are not only very expensive but assumes me traveling out to attend the classes. Another.......click to learn what next.

Tuning the Guitar

Posted on January 28, 2014October 25, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, we got our piano tuned after months of it being un-tuned! We have been so busy that we could never coordinate the right timings for the tuner to come over and when he finally did, he informed us that the fees are.......click to learn what next.

T1’s French Tutor

Posted on January 28, 2014January 28, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

T1 has a French tutor that I pay a lot of money for. She just started this year because she is being 'home schooled' this year which really has a strange meaning because everyone (or should I say many Malaysians) has their own.......click to learn what next.

Our 2nd Star feature

Posted on January 24, 2014January 24, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

I've been featured previously in the Star papers several times before I had kids for various reasons but with kids, we are now twice within nine months. Last year, we helped to raise finds for the Children of Myanmar and were featured in.......click to learn what next.

Slow People

Posted on January 24, 2014January 24, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

I have a weakness. Of course, I do. Everybody does and I am no exception. My weakness is that I get irritable too quickly when I deal with slow people. Not necessarily people who have slow brains and cannot think of answers quickly.......click to learn what next.

T2 and her Chanel Bag

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

My daughter is listening in to too many of my conversations especially when I am in a fluffy mood on cloud 9 dreaming of Chanel and such that she too wanted her own Chanel bag. She's already 'chupped' my Chanel bags, OK??? She.......click to learn what next.

Experiencing Extreme Happiness

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

The Good Lord has been blessing me a lot of late. 2013 was a tough year and I was very tired. I had a hunch 2014 would be great and great it has been since I made the decision to chillax. IT HAS.......click to learn what next.

Too Much Work

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

We know that work will never end. It only increases and increases and increases. Despite the fact that I have made a conscious decision to cut everything else out of my life this year (everything except my kids and family, of course), I.......click to learn what next.

T2’s little mind

Posted on January 22, 2014January 22, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Today, I brought little T2 along with me to see the handsome osteopath. Slurp. It's good that she comes along just so I don't rape him. Anyway, we left home at 9am with me in a stressed condition as I did not want.......click to learn what next.

Ikea overcharged me!!!

Posted on January 14, 2014January 14, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Today is the 2nd day that I've traipsed to Ikea this week, I'm all Ikea-ed out. We bought 2 single beds for the girls and they took forever deciding. It finally came down to 2 beds and one had black drawers and the.......click to learn what next.