A Mother's Monologue

I have an admission

Posted on September 8, 2011July 10, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Are you paying attention now? I'm not about to reveal some sordid detail, sorry to disappoint, because quite frankly, I have none! Maybe. Maybe not? Who knows? But I'll tell you one thing. There are a lot of things I have never done.......click to learn what next.

Customer Service Call Centres in Malaysia

Posted on September 8, 2011September 8, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I'm sure you've been there. You make a phone call and a robot answers the phone using a script. And when you try to sway him or her, he/she still continues reading the script. How annoying is that? How are the bulk of.......click to learn what next.

Smoking kills children

Posted on September 2, 2011September 2, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Did you know that PASSIVE smoking kills 165,000 children a year according to the WHO (World Health Organisation)? I am not kidding. We're not even talking about the kids smoking. We're talking about the adults smoking and then coming into contact with kids........click to learn what next.

When your husband has an affair…….

Posted on September 2, 2011September 23, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Have you ever wondered what you would do if that were to happen? It could happen to anyone in the most unexpected cases. It could really happen to you. Yes, you!!! No matter how 'good' your husband is, never underestimate the perils of.......click to learn what next.

T-Shirt Design

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Several times, I've had the idea together with my 'cool' brother to design cool T-Shirts. Coming from a creative family with respective 'creativity inspired degrees' to boot, we felt that we were somewhat qualified to design some sell-able graphic tees, bwahahahahaha!!! But because.......click to learn what next.

All about Winning!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Back in the day, I was very competitive. I wanted to win at everything and the want was so strong that I did win at everything. Even arm-wrestling the boys at 16!!! Now that I have my own kids, I try to play.......click to learn what next.

Merdeka 2011

Posted on August 31, 2011August 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Merdeka is always celebrated by us because it is a day of significance and I want my children to grow up being proud of Malaysia, proud to be Malaysians and not be bullied into thinking anything else. It is our homeland. We are.......click to learn what next.

Caught in the rain!

Posted on August 30, 2011August 30, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

One fine day, I bravely brought the girls swimming on a week day (being such a hero, fuah!) and landed myself in a fix. T1 really wanted to swim and despite the sky being completely Harry Potter like, we soldiered on towards the.......click to learn what next.

Christmas in One Utama

Posted on August 28, 2011August 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Every festive season, I like roaming shopping malls to see how they decorate their space and select the most creative work from each shopping mall. This was last year's Christmas decor for One Utama in Bandar Utama. It was akin a little Swiss.......click to learn what next.

Cool Beauty Tools

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The Japanese are the best when it comes to designing gadgets such as beauty or baby tools. Seriously! They have all these cool beauty tools to cut and neaten your nails, your eyebrows, shave unwanted hairs, tools for ears, eyelashes, man, you name.......click to learn what next.

Working from Home

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The good thing about working from home is that I don't have to waste time sitting in traffic jams (believe me, if you work in KL, you waste a LOT of time sitting in traffic jams!!! 2-3 hours per day!!!!), I don't have.......click to learn what next.

How to wean your baby from the breast

Posted on August 22, 2011August 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

AHAHHHH!!!! You never thought I'd get there, did you??? T2 will not be breastfed till she's in Form 5, rest be assured. She's now well on her way to being fully weaned. It started like this. In March this year, I took a.......click to learn what next.

Archery anyone?

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The other day when T1 was doing her English work, she got stuck and asked for help. She had to rearrange some sentences about archery supplies and couldn't figure out how. When I looked at it, I had to look twice because you.......click to learn what next.

Shopping Guilt

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I went shopping again. *gulp* Uhuh. *hides in shame* The Hubs will kill me. *gulp* It wasn't a Chanel bag!!! *feels better* I bought a pair of jeans because the 4 pairs of Guess jeans I have no longer fit. And the other.......click to learn what next.

Smokers can get insurance too!

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Have you invested in any insurance for yourself and your family?? Have you ever noticed that one of the main questions they ask include smoking? Do you smoke? Are you a smoker? And suddenly, if you are, your insurance premium rockets. That certainly.......click to learn what next.