A Mother's Monologue

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 down the winning concept. However,.......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 Malaysians. Yes, we are stupid.......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 pool and lo and behold,.......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 Village at Christmas. Well, that.......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 it! They even have gadgets.......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 to waste time putting on.......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 trip AWAY from the baby.......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 would have to know what.......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 jeans I have ALSO no.......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 happened to me when I.......click to learn what next.

Cooking at Chez Mama……

Posted on August 21, 2011July 22, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Having been on strike from the kitchen for a few months, I have now resigned to cooking proper meals again. Not that I haven't been cooking proper meals in the past, only that I've been so busy that I've whipped up quick meals such as macaroni cheese with.......click to learn what next.

Jewelery Haul

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Yesterday, I went to my Mom's place and nicked all my Mom's jewelery because I have started to HAVE A LIFE!!! OK, if going out twice a month can be considered that. When I was a Stay-At-Home-Mom with T1, I didn't go out at all! At most, once.......click to learn what next.

Miss Universe 2011

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

Yo-Yo! You may or may not be interested in Miss Universe 2011 but this year, for the first time ever, Malaysia has sent a former Miss Malaysia to represent us AGAIN!!! Yes!!! Deborah Henry was our Malaysian Miss Universe representative in 2007, now 4 years later with amassed.......click to learn what next.

Moving heavy objects

Posted on August 21, 2011December 9, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Every household should have a tool to achieve the above task with as little effort as possible. You either have a supermarket trolley, a flat trolley like one of those IKEA trolleys or a VERY STRONG MAN. Or, if you're as lucky as me to have a good.......click to learn what next.

Amanah Saham Bumiputera for Eurasians

Posted on August 18, 2011November 24, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I found out yesterday that I am a Eurasian. Yes, really! My great-grandmother was Portuguese. And then I found out that as a Eurasian, I am entitled to invest in the ASB, which is the glorified savings account that offers MUCH better interest rates than our lousy fixed.......click to learn what next.