A Mother's Monologue

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.......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.......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.......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.......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.......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.......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.......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.......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.......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.......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.......click to learn what next.

Something caught her eye……

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Was it a bird? Was it a squirrel? Was it a monkey? Was it Superman? Who knows?! Who cares!! Just as long as she doesn't call out, "Mama! Mama! MAMA!!!"  

Increasing home storage

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

We are currently in the process of renovating the home for more storage and with the new developments, I was thinking that whilst we are in renovation mode, perhaps we should also install some CCTV cameras and some home automation systems because you.......click to learn what next.

Interviewing prospective nannies

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Tomorrow, I will be interviewing a prospective nanny that I hope will get along with T2. We are not looking into hiring full time live in help because we are so done with that. As it is, I already have Indonesian cleaners and.......click to learn what next.

Working in Retail

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I have always dreamed of working in retail because I love fashion and love art and all the fun and exciting arty ideas that a retail job would bring with it but I've had some close friends in retail who say that it.......click to learn what next.