A Mother's Monologue

I wore a DRESS!!!

Posted on November 13, 2011September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

With a fat body, I can hardly wear dresses without looking like a PUMPKIN. So for a whole year or two, the only dresses I wore were MATERNITY dresses, but now that T2 is TWO, I'm slowly gaining courage to walk out in.......click to learn what next.

Crab day

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

One fine day, I started the day healthily with berries, low fat milk and that Kellog's Special K stuff. In preparation for this!!! Assam Prawns...... . Steamed Fresh Crabs....... . Crab Curry....... . Snake Beans........ . Herbal Sugar Cane to wash everything down.......click to learn what next.

Conversation with a toddler

Posted on November 9, 2011November 7, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Over the October weekend, my in-laws were in town so I took the liberty to dump T2 with them for the first time ever so I could go to the Doctor and whaddya know? She was fine! She looked for Mama of course.......click to learn what next.

A Lego Wonderland at Bangsar Village

Posted on November 9, 2011November 7, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Last November, Bangsar Village hosted a Lego Wonderland Exhibition and Play which was WONDERFUL!!! Kids were free to play with hundreds of lego pieces in a confined space and get totally drunk with LEGO. If there was only ONE toy that my kids.......click to learn what next.

The Sister Duet

Posted on November 8, 2011November 7, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

More than 6 months ago, the girls started performing their sister acts together singing all kinds of songs from nursery rhymes to the latest chart hits off the radio, but now that T1 is 2 years old, she has started picking up the.......click to learn what next.

Geronimo Stilton Books

Posted on November 8, 2011November 8, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

A whole year and a half ago, T1 read the Geronimo Stilton series because someone had recommended them to us even though T1 was reading the Famous Five then. I allowed her to read it because I didn't know any better and I.......click to learn what next.

Visiting Vegas

Posted on November 8, 2011November 8, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs has a sister in Arizona and he was saying recently that he'd like to take the girls there to stay with their Aunt for a bit. The woman has 2 properties going on 3 with gardens and a dog or two........click to learn what next.

Treasured Moments

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My mother is a terminal cancer patient. 5 years ago, I posted about how we treasure our time with her and 5 years on, I'm doing it again. Let's hope I can do this same post in another 5 years. Without a T3,.......click to learn what next.

New Kicks from Nike

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Although I'm nowhere close to calling myself a runner, I've actually learnt a lot about running and shoes this year, thanks to Godpa Soorya. The first thing I learnt was that my Mizunos were too tight for running! They certainly don't tell you.......click to learn what next.

Sunday Simples

Posted on November 2, 2011October 31, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I reiterate......who needs to buy toys? T2 found an old McDonald's toy from under the dresser and spent a whole 20 minutes playing with it. We observed admiringly. It was a Doraemon trapped on a whale gadget which moved if you twisted it.......click to learn what next.

DVD Duplications

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Do you know that all my life, I have never, ever duplicated a CD? Nor a DVD? Seriously, I'm that dumb. I haven't a clue how to do it and if anything needs duplicating, I will holler for help. However, for my big.......click to learn what next.

Malaysian Police Stations

Posted on October 31, 2011October 31, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

When my kids get out of hand, as they sometimes do, I threaten them that I will send them to the Police Station. We've been having this threat ever since T1 was 3 years old and yes, we have actually brought her there.......click to learn what next.

Food Server Jobs

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My baby brother who has been back for 3 months now still has not found a job. Anybody who cannot find a job in this market is just plain lazy! That's coming from my accountant. It's not that he cannot find a job........click to learn what next.

Halloween in Kuala Lumpur

Posted on October 31, 2011October 31, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Happy Halloween!!! (whether you're into it or not!) Halloween for us is just a kid's excuse to have fun. Nothing more, nothing less. I know of someone who gets really upset with Halloween because of it's perceived negative connotations and then some who.......click to learn what next.

Paying income tax at LHDN

Posted on October 28, 2011October 28, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

One fine day when I was maid-less, I lugged my two monkeys to the income tax department at Jalan Duta to pay my company's taxes. Why didn't I just get someone to get it paid for me? Because I like to get my.......click to learn what next.