A Mother's Monologue

Google Searches that land on Mamapumpkin

Posted on February 1, 2012September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Mamapumpkin has a fan base for whatever reason. Many of you are friends and relatives locally and abroad who have Mamapumpkin on your favourite browser bookmarked, but a whole 500+ of you actually GOOGLE Mamapumpkin to get here every month! Who the heck are you? The Top 3.......click to learn what next.

Making Payments Online

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

I still know many people who are very hesitant on making payments online but to me, it is the most convenient thing in the world! As long as you are aware of what needs to be done, get educated and find out all the risks involved, making payments.......click to learn what next.

Buying Cheap Toys

Posted on January 30, 2012January 29, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

At the Thai border, I spent RM20 buying this cheap laptop for T2 which even came with an accompanying pink mouse (not shown in picture) and the truly amazing thing is that it worked! As good as any VTech laptop that you see in ToysRus (and T1 has.......click to learn what next.

Buying Silver

Posted on January 29, 2012October 8, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

The problem I have with silver is that it tarnishes and unless it is mixed or coated with other metals, it will tarnish. The hassle to have to keep polishing it is well, a hassle. Thus, I hardly have any silver jewellery. I'd much prefer platinum. However, if.......click to learn what next.

T1’s Lego Creations

Posted on January 29, 2012January 29, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

When we were in Kota Bharu, we visited the Thai border where smuggled goods are brought into Malaysia at very cheap prices and T2 saw TOYS!!! Since they were those cheap Made in China toys, I got them some rubbish toys to entertain them briefly. One of it.......click to learn what next.

Our Simple Chinese New Year in Kota Bharu

Posted on January 28, 2012January 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

CNY for us in KB is an extremely simple and tight affair. On the eve of CNY, we had sea cucumber, abalone and brocolli mushrooms....... . Crab cutlets.......... . Steamed Fish....... . Abalone and God only knows what else Soup........ . Amah's famous Pumpkin Soup for my Pumpkins.......click to learn what next.

Street Art

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

One of the really FUN things my girls did in Kota Bharu was floor graffiti! Street Art! They both LOVE doodling.......so Kong-Kong's vast concrete driveway became the perfect canvas for T1 to show off her fun as she knew we were expecting guests for CNY. She spent a.......click to learn what next.

Improving fine motor skills in toddlers

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

T2 was a natural when it came to motor skills - both gross and fine. Very early on, she could climb playground slides and held a pencil perfectly from the start. Her speech was slightly delayed comparatively to T1 as T1 started speaking in sentences at 16 months.......click to learn what next.

Entertaining kids without toys

Posted on January 26, 2012January 26, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Whenever we go back to Kota Bharu, it's R&R time for everyone. We don't bring any toys, no ipads, not even books as if anyone wanted to read, Amah's book case has tons of English classics from the Hubs childhood. So how do the kids entertain themselves everyday.......click to learn what next.

Kota Bharu treats and tricks

Posted on January 25, 2012January 22, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

I cannot stress how MUCH food there is to eat in my in-laws house in Kota Bharu and really, the fact that it's Chinese New Year, the gate has not stopped opening and closing since we got here because people keep delivering goodies and more goodies and yet.......click to learn what next.

Our New Year’s Eve 2011, 9pm – midnight

Posted on January 24, 2012January 22, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

After dinner, we went to the lounge where the New Year's Eve Party was being held. I told T1 that those balloons up there were all going to fall at the strike of midnight and she kept asking what time it was all night. Mannnn............. And because of.......click to learn what next.

Our New Year’s Eve 2011, 6pm-9pm

Posted on January 23, 2012January 21, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Our New Year Celebrations are always different each year. It all depends on which way the wind blows and what we feel like doing that year. Some years, we keep with within the family, just the four of us. Some years, we spend it with Nana and Tok-Tok.......click to learn what next.

The Kota Bharu Amazing Race!

Posted on January 21, 2012January 21, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Our lives are full of adventure. The night before we left for Kota Bharu (thursday night), we had a great dinner with Tok-Tok, Nana and the rest of the family till about 10pm then went home to pack. Why pack so last minute? Because I hadn't had a.......click to learn what next.

The Best Macarons in the world

Posted on January 20, 2012January 20, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

OK, I'm a simple girl and although I've read of macarons in story books, I'd never actually tasted one before. Not even when I lived in London and visited Paris. So when macarons started getting trendy in KL, awareness got the better of me and I finally tried.......click to learn what next.

Home Birthday Celebration

Posted on January 17, 2012January 17, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Now THIS, is the epitome of a true birthday celebration. Not some big fancy-schmancy party with lots of people whom half the time you don't even know are your friends or not. Actually, why do people do that? Anyway, for T1's birthday last year, we invited ONE real.......click to learn what next.