A Mother's Monologue

T2’s first road trip

Posted on October 7, 2011September 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Last year, at 15 months old, we braved a road trip to Melaka with the girls. Seriously, the Hubs and I, we are not that adventurous when it comes to travelling with kids. The thought of crying and whining kids, needing to make.......click to learn what next.

Christmas in Bangsar Village

Posted on October 6, 2011September 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I wonder what Christmas in Bangsar Village holds for us this year. Last year, it was all stars in the sky and a big Christmas tree with the train around it. There were reindeers too. Do you remember the year when they converted.......click to learn what next.

Playdate with Alice, the Bento Queen

Posted on October 5, 2011September 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Last year sometime, at very short notice, we invited the Bento Queen from Penang over to play. The kids had fun with playdoh and I didn't have fun cleaning up, but you just need to make some sacrifices every now and again. T1.......click to learn what next.

Childhood friends

Posted on October 4, 2011September 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Who is your longest childhood friend? Is she/he your best-est friend? I'm a sentimental old fart when it comes to friendship and have picked up many friends along the way. However, I've also lost many and wished that I'd been taught how to.......click to learn what next.

Practising her Math with Aliens

Posted on October 3, 2011September 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time, T1 has struggled with her multiplication tables. At this level doing Standard Two work, she needs to know her times table up to 6. Next year when she does Year 4 work, she'll need to know it till ??.......click to learn what next.

My crazy kids……

Posted on October 2, 2011September 28, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

We used to have this Danish designer cot that neither of the girls ever slept in but they did use it to PLAY. They'd play all sorts of nonsense in it and now that we've sold it off, I've had to improvise nooks.......click to learn what next.

The Biting Baby

Posted on October 1, 2011September 28, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

When I was a kid, I used to bite my brother. I used to follow him around whenever my parents weren't looking and attacked in a flash. Needless to say, my brother is terrorised for life. I guess it's genetic because T2 has.......click to learn what next.

Losing Your Data on the Hard Drive

Posted on September 30, 2011September 28, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This is a true story. All my life, I've never done backups. I've never needed to. Whenever I worked for an office, the office had an IT person who was in charge of that. On the home front, the Hubs is in charge.......click to learn what next.

The lucrative beauty industry

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

At T1's school, secondary students were given an exercise to interview their Moms about what beauty products they used. For girls, this would come naturally but for the boys, they really couldn't care less nor would they ever pay attention to beauty products.......click to learn what next.

Dangerous Drugs

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

A few years ago, I was prescribed some drugs by a Doctor but after taking them for a few days, I couldn't sleep and my metabolic rate had gone into overdrive. Thus I stopped at my own gut instinct. A few years later,.......click to learn what next.

The rearing of technology kids

Posted on September 28, 2011September 26, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Our world has changed. Oh, how our world has changed. Kids are smarter, brighter and a heck of a lot more advanced than we ever were. And how we miss those good old days! But changing with the times ain't a bad thing........click to learn what next.

Government Service in Singapore

Posted on September 27, 2011September 26, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Today, after not stepping onto my birth soil for more than 10 years, I made a phone call to the Singapore Government. The ICA to be exact. That is the Singaporean Immigration and Checkpoint Authority, an all in one organisation so to speak.......click to learn what next.

A visit to Zoo Negara

Posted on September 26, 2011September 26, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

We were graciously invited to go to the zoo last November and although I am no big fan of zoos, T1 really wanted to go see some animals and play with her friends. The sacrifices we make for our kids, geez! Here are.......click to learn what next.

Dyson Hand Dryers

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Have you tried one of these? They are awesome!!! They now have these at the Bangsar Village washrooms. The first time I ever tried one of these was in Disneyland in Florida and it completely freaked T1 and me out. That was a.......click to learn what next.

It’s September Already???

Posted on September 24, 2011September 24, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

WOW!!! So much has happened. So much more to happen. So much happening!!! I'm running all the time and I hardly sleep but now, that I've been given a wake up call, I'm forcing myself to get at least 6 hours sleep at.......click to learn what next.