A Mother's Monologue

New hotels in KL

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

What are your favourite hotels in town? I hardly spend any time in hotels these days but back in the day it used to be the Shangri-La. I have no idea why we spent so much time there, if it wasn't dining, it.......click to learn what next.

Seeing people rise and change

Posted on June 2, 2011June 2, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I'm really not sure what inspires one to be so desperate as to want the material goods that one could never have in the past and then become desperate enough to cheat, lie and tell more lies, in ruthless pursuit to grasp that.......click to learn what next.

Becoming more male….

Posted on June 2, 2011June 2, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Today, I was stuck in the car with two monkeys for an hour. A whole hour! They were getting restless as hell, especially the little one, so I had to think of distractions. It wasn't safe to come out of the car, it.......click to learn what next.

Daddy the fancy fish chef

Posted on June 2, 2011May 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Whenever we go on holiday, the biggest problem we have with the baby is food. T2 is completely unadventurous when it comes to food so when we were in Perth last year, we had to be really creative in feeding her ANYTHING. Everyday,.......click to learn what next.

Corica Apple Strudel from Perth

Posted on June 1, 2011May 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Corica Apple Strudel from Perth is a very famous apple strudel that Malaysians buy and bring home to KL. Was it THAT good? We had to try and see..... Unfortunately, I was so busy that I didn't get to try it fresh out.......click to learn what next.

Burswood Park in Perth

Posted on May 31, 2011May 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Burswood Park in Perth is a lovely park just a 40 minute drive away from the city centre located beside a CASINO. We celebrated T1's birthday there last year and it was awesome. Some pics for friends and family abroad to view: On.......click to learn what next.

Getting babies accustomed to water young

Posted on May 30, 2011May 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

It is important getting babies accustomed to water young so they can be familiar and at home with water from the get go. Otherwise you will spend lots of wasted hours coaxing and encouraging a young child into water once external factors of.......click to learn what next.

Keyhole Surgery in Malaysia

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Keyhole surgery in Malaysia will be expanding soon as the country increases its facilities for this very intricate practice. It is when a tiny camera is inserted into your body and zoomed onto a big screen for the surgeon's viewing so he can.......click to learn what next.

Buying expensive watches

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Recently the Hubs had to go get his watch repaired. When I found out how much it cost to repair the watch, I questioned why he didn't just get a new one instead! It just wasn't worth repairing! Thankfully, we have a relative.......click to learn what next.

Dress Sense of a 6 year old

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This was when she was six. Let's see how SEVEN goes.....

Bushnell Legend

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

What's that? It's the name of a riflescope. What's that? Ahhh......you will only know this if you were an assassin, which I've been known to be good at. I have two very, very close relatives who own guns and sometimes, when people piss.......click to learn what next.

Local School NONSENSE

Posted on May 28, 2011May 28, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

After just posting about Sekolah Kebangsaan 'schools' yesterday, today I read the news about how when TEACHERS NOTICED THAT A STUDENT WAS MISSING AT SCHOOL, THEY ASKED THE USTAZ OF THE SCHOOL IF SHE HAD BEEN TAKEN AWAY BY SPIRITS........ Tell me seriously,.......click to learn what next.

Carrying tons of weight

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

On a daily basis, I am carrying tons of weight. When I pick T1 up from school alone, I have T2 carried on my left arm, T1's very heavy school bag on my right shoulder and T1 holding my right hand. I've already.......click to learn what next.

Sekolah Kebangsaan Schools in Malaysia

Posted on May 27, 2011May 27, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Further to my earlier post on deciding which school to send your child, here is Part 1 to it on Sekolah Kebangsaan Schools in Malaysia, highlighting the good, the bad and the real life stories. I attended a Sekolah Kebangsaan from Primary One.......click to learn what next.

Do you dare wear a Funny T-Shirt?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Seriously, now. When I was in my teens, I would but now that I'm far into my post-teens, there is just no way I'd don a cheesy T-shirt no matter how funny. Well, case by case, I suppose. Show it to me first........click to learn what next.