A Mother's Monologue

Packing for winter

Posted on December 22, 2011December 22, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

It is hardly winter as you would imagine where I'm headed to but it is winter enough for me! Yup, 10 degrees Celsius is definitely TOO COLD for me. Plus we are all down with the nastiest of viruses and have been in.......click to learn what next.

Who can guess what these two are doing?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Ladies and Gentlemen, These are my girls. They are the two people in this world who give me the greatest heart attacks, the greatest stress and the little ones who cause me the most infuriation. They are children of the Millennium. These kids.......click to learn what next.

International School @ ParkCity

Posted on December 18, 2011December 17, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The only reason I have photos of this school is because I went there to collect my running kit. No, we were not planning to send T1 there - very happy with current school even with shittier facilities. Just look at this though!.......click to learn what next.

13 Days to Christmas!

Posted on December 18, 2011September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, it is THAT soon!!! This year, Christmas for us will be away and it will be HAPPY, LOUD and BOISTEROUS; but most importantly, it will be with loved ones connecting from throughout the region and all being at the same place, same.......click to learn what next.

Rich Man or Poor Man?

Posted on December 17, 2011December 16, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Following on from Agnes asking her elder daughter if she would want to marry a rich man or a poor man when she grew up, I asked my 7 year old, T1, the same question, completely curious!!! Any guesses?? T1 has been exposed.......click to learn what next.

Psycho Husband

Posted on December 16, 2011December 15, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

You can tell why we're made for each other, right? One day, whilst at one of the new food courts near us, the Hubs suddenly turned a chair upside down and everyone started staring at him. WTF? I was like, "What the heck.......click to learn what next.

MAS, Fly me there! contest

Posted on December 15, 2011September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

I'm a busy working Mom and it isn't my job to go around helping people but sometimes, just sometimes, I bend when someone couldn't be more deserving. A lot of people don't deserve an inch of what they get and a lot of.......click to learn what next.

Malaysians being Malaysians……

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This week, I was unfortunate enough to have had to be in a queue that lasted 1.5 hours with a hungry, cranky toddler. T2 and I, we were out and about since 9am and finally got home at 3pm and throughout that whole.......click to learn what next.

Skiing gear

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

When we planned our trip to Japan, we'd planned it to the last detail including where we were gong to hire our skiing gear from, certainly where we were going to eat, how we were going to get from A to B and.......click to learn what next.

Women Awards at Shangri La Hotel

Posted on December 14, 2011December 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, the Hubs had attended some woman awards (it was the exact same day that T1 had her accident) and I was really wondering why he had to attend a woman's awards ceremony! I mean, unless he was interested in the women, it.......click to learn what next.

Buying a Recreational Vehicle (RV)

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I've always fantasized about living in an RV because the thought of having so little stuff really appeals to me plus the fact that it's really back to basics, isn't it? Who needs all these clothes and shoes and hand bags really??? I'd.......click to learn what next.

Kids helping out in the kitchen

Posted on December 14, 2011December 11, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

On days when I am maidless or nanny-less, I get my little elves to help out in the kitchen. It does help me save a little time. Sometimes. Here, I asked T1 to design our dinner and make it! She decided that dinner.......click to learn what next.

Being creative during the School Holidays WITHOUT TV

Posted on December 13, 2011December 11, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Our long time reliable baby sitter finally left us - the white DVD player filled with scratch marks, finger prints and stickers; and she couldn't have left at a worst time, just when the school holidays had begun! OUCH!!! So not only have.......click to learn what next.

Copenhagen Delights – Absolutely DELIGHTFUL!!!

Posted on December 12, 2011September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Remember the BRAND I was telling you about??? Well, I went for the preview and went absolutely POTTY!!! I was in love with EVERYTHING!!! And despite the fact that T1 couldn't come with me, she loves EVERYTHING that I bought for her!!! It.......click to learn what next.

Cute expressions from a toddler

Posted on December 11, 2011December 10, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My T2 is relatively slow where it comes to speech development. She understands everything, she just has problems with pronunciations. But she has been progressing nevertheless, little by little, day by day, trying her levelled best to get her messages across with a lot.......click to learn what next.