A Mother's Monologue

Sri Kulai microwaveable HALAL ready to eat meals

Posted on February 27, 2011March 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I must say, I have never EVER bought a microwaveable meal in this country. EVER. At best, we have frozen pizza that can be reheated in the oven. So when T1's Godfather informed us of his win at a recipe cooking competition (the Sri Kulai microwaveable HALAL ready.......click to learn what next.

The birds and the bees……

Posted on February 27, 2011February 27, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

......have still not come out to sting. Phew. Sometimes the birds shit a little but I can always clean shit. Question of the day was, "Mommy, so when Uncle Ben gets married, does the baby come BEFORE the wedding or AFTER the wedding?" Darn cute. After cackles of.......click to learn what next.

Doctor with the latest technology

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

By far, the most technologically advanced Doctor whom I've come across in this country has to be this pediatric cardiologist we used to see when T1 was a baby and we kept seeing him till she was two plus but he got so busy that we finally decided.......click to learn what next.

Stanchart Marathon 2011

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Even T2 is training for it. Are you?

Get Pet insurance UK to be safe

Posted on February 23, 2011February 24, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

How much do you love your dog? How much do you love your cat? Some of us are truly mad about animals and love our pets to bits. Even more than the human race. And this is where pet insurance UK comes in. I know a man who.......click to learn what next.

Asia’s Top Mom Blogs

Posted on February 21, 2011February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Earlier this year, Mamapumpkin.Com, as amateur as it is, was nominated as one of Asia's Top Mom Blogs. Can you believe it??? I was completely humbled because every one else on the list around the region were way more professional than I was and ever could be. Here.......click to learn what next.

Pre-wedding jitters

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

No, I'm not getting married again but I was just wondering, did any of you have an action plan to lose weight before our wedding? That is such a terrible thing, I think, to only think of getting fit and losing weight when you are about to get.......click to learn what next.

Ipoh Old Town in Lucky Garden, Bangsar

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Ipoh Old Town in Lucky Garden, Bangsar, is my father-in-law's favourite restaurant in KL, not that he's been to too many. It just so happened that we found one he liked near our home and he was hooked. We make a trip every time he's down from Kelantan........click to learn what next.

Best fat burning exercise

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This week, T1's Godfather will be coming over to use my treadmill and probably to give me a long lecture on why I should start training for my run now. Honestly, do you have any idea what the best fat burning exercises are? Because I don't have a.......click to learn what next.

What is Mandi Bunga?

Posted on February 21, 2011February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Mandi Bunga is a Malaysian/Indonesian ritual performed to dispel bad luck, or to cleanse your body from unwanted 'toxins' and is practised by Malaysians of all races, Chinese, Malays and Indians alike. My girls had the opportunity to experience a Mandi Bunga one day when Nana made a.......click to learn what next.

Pimples on the elbows

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I have one and T1 has one. I suspect it is from laying our arms on dirty tables. Yuck. Do you ever get it? It looks like a boil yet because the skin on the elbow is thick, it forms an embedded pustule that will not break. A.......click to learn what next.

Grab your Air Asia bargains now!

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

One Million Seats for grabs this month - 5 more days to go!!! Local and International destinations included, but why is Paris not on the list, dammit! Hong Kong is though.....and although we are off to our customary Chiang Mai trip later this year, the Chiang Mai deals.......click to learn what next.

Reducing body weight and body fat

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Sometimes, I think the only way I'm ever going to shed my body down to pre-married life is to hire a personal instructor. And I probably will at the end of the day when it comes to it, when T2 is sent off to school and I can.......click to learn what next.

I’m from a Top University

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Not that it means jack but hey, UCL (University College London), where I sold my soul to cigarettes and architecture (and never slept), is at NUMBER FOUR as of last year's (2010) University rankings after Cambridge, Harvard and Yale. What does that mean? Who gives a hoot? All.......click to learn what next.

Helping insomniacs

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This morning, despite a 2 hour massage over the weekend and lots of caught up sleep as well, I felt REALLY sluggish. Was it because I didn't have enough sleep? No.....Was it because I was coming down with a flu? No.....Was it because that time of the month.......click to learn what next.