A Mother's Monologue

Basil Thai Restaurant in Bangsar Village 1

Posted on April 18, 2011April 11, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Don't play-play.....my baby can eat Thai food, I kid you not. I don't know how true it is that what you eat during your pregnancy trickles down to baby but I sure had LOTS of spicy food when I was pregnant with T2. And now she can eat.......click to learn what next.

Eligible Man in Perth

Posted on April 17, 2011April 17, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Looking for an eligible man in Perth? Meet my ELIGIBLE cousin from Perth. He is tall (5'11"), tanned and very strong (been through army training in Singapore). He is of Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese descent and has a kind heart. He is from the Food & Beverage industry. Look no.......click to learn what next.

Child Labour in Malaysia

Posted on April 16, 2011April 16, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Fortunately, child labour in Malaysia isn't so rampant as it is in many third world countries. In Asia alone, 44 million children are engaged in child labour. The UNICEF definition of child labour is when a child is made to 'work' (and this includes domestic work as below) for.......click to learn what next.

40 and single

Posted on April 15, 2011April 10, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Today, I heard some women bitch about a 'friend' of theirs being left behind on the shelf. I, for one, know many friends who are 40 and single, and living it up! I resented the fact that these women were stereo-typing people who were not married and making.......click to learn what next.

How to keep your baby entertained

Posted on April 14, 2011April 4, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

In T2's earlier days, I always had to think of ways to keep her occupied whilst I went on about my business and one of the things I did was to give her her sister's jar of colour pencils. It may sound a bit dangerous but hey, we.......click to learn what next.

Fire!! Fire!!! Fire in Bangkok!!!

Posted on April 13, 2011November 1, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Further to my very lovely birthday dinner in Bangkok at Le Table de Tee, we had a little adventure that got us all cracking in stitches. Yup, I definitely needed my inhalers for those air gasping laughs. Because we had a six course meal and because it was.......click to learn what next.

Personalizing your gifts

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Do you like personalized gifts? I adore them. There is nothing sweeter than receiving a gift knowing that someone has taken the trouble to get your name stamped or engraved into whatever it is that they are giving you. All three of us (me and my girls) have.......click to learn what next.

Sakae Sushi in Bangsar Village

Posted on April 13, 2011April 4, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

T1 likes Sakae Sushi because they have this children's gimmick where you can eat from a train, plane or hovercraft. It is a good bento meal provided she finishes all of it and she usually does. I personally don't like the food so much but will comply depending.......click to learn what next.

Making chocolate strawberries

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I have a friend who always makes chocolate strawberries for her kid's school functions and all the kids go wild. It is always a sure fire dish that gets finished, wiped out completely. I must say I have never done it before and have always wanted to try.......click to learn what next.

Marathon nights on the computer

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Sometimes I really wonder if I was a robot. I get so little sleep and work such long hours and it's almost like I've been trained to do it. At the Bartlett, we hardly ever slept. I hear it was the same at Harvard. When a project was.......click to learn what next.

Planning for Easter

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My goodness! In less than 10 days, it will be Easter! What have I done for it? Absolutely nothing. I think I shall hop over to the Happy Easter store next week and get some Easter chocolates for the girls. I'll also start saving some egg shells so.......click to learn what next.

Penulisan Test

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Tomorrow morning, T1 has a Penulisan Test. She has to write a page in Bahasa about a trip somewhere. Please God, pray for her that her essay doesn't end up saying that the teacher farted on the way there, or that her friend choked on a lolly or.......click to learn what next.

Deciding on gifts for friends

Posted on April 12, 2011April 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I am generally a generous person by nature, something I've inherited from my Mom; except that most times, I fail to find the time to get my friends a gift and then some years, I have the dilemma of giving too many people gifts until I end up.......click to learn what next.

Friendship with an agenda

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Don't you just hate it? People who befriend you with a hidden agenda? I've met a lot of people in my life and many a time, I have come across what we define as a social climber and boy, do we have many of those in KAY EL!!!.......click to learn what next.

Modern office chairs

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I'm not sure why but there are only TWO adults in my home, that being the Hubs and I, yet we have FIVE modern office chairs sitting around the house and you wonder why we don't have any space!???!!!!! It started out with the famous Aeron chair because.......click to learn what next.