A Mother's Monologue

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

I’m on a Blog Marathon

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

As T2 gets older, I find that she is demanding more and more of my time. She asks me every day to read to her, to play with her, to get things for her.......and really, I owe her this time. As with T1,.......click to learn what next.

Eating too many Chinese New Year cookies

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Guilty as charged. My whole body is now a bean bag of flab. Have you ever played with those jelly like toys where you squeeze and they just flop out of your hand? Yes, I'm feeling a bit like that right now. I'm.......click to learn what next.

Making your own muesli

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

Last year, I spent a lot of money frequenting my favourite breakfast place because they had an awesome muesli mix that I just couldn't get enough of. You know how it is, the ones at the supermarket are just never the same no.......click to learn what next.

The best supplements for babies

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Last weekend, T2 had to see the Doctor for her routine vaccinations. The poor lass had TWO jabs one on each thigh! You'd think Doctors could be more empathetic! My heart was crushed! What more, the nurse pasted the plaster on the wrong.......click to learn what next.