Construction Hard Hats

Posted on August 5, 2013July 30, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

The biggest thrill I had being an architect was being able to be on a real construction site wearing construction hard hats with my construction boots looking sexy cool. Fast forward 15 years later and I am no longer interested in being the only woman on site nor.......click to learn what next.

Beethoven

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Here's another of one of T1's doodles. Only classical music lovers would appreciate this. I remember this clearly because T1 was playing teacher with T2 and she was teaching T2 ALL ABOUT BEETHOVEN. That day, T2 learnt the definition of the word COMPOSER (which she sometimes mixes up.......click to learn what next.

Buying our iMac

Posted on August 5, 2013July 30, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

We've been delaying this buying our iMac purchase for as long as possible but man, the nagging that we get from this little girl at home is not funny. We decided that we want a pretty large screen considering that the Hubs and I are both aged and.......click to learn what next.

How T1 studies

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

I leave my 8 year old (soon turning 9) girl completely to her own devices with her school work as I am a working Mom and do not have the time to interfere. If she does good, fine. If she doesn't do good, fine too. Really. Sometimes, she.......click to learn what next.

T2’s birthday present

Posted on August 5, 2013July 30, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Many months ago, T2 told us that she wanted a baby pink iPad cover for her iPad. HER iPad?? Since when did SHE have an iPad? What the hell? Yes, she said she wanted a baby pink cover for HER iPad. She said that she wanted it to.......click to learn what next.

Children of Myanmar – Workshop in Yangon, June 2013

Posted on July 28, 2013July 28, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

People keep asking me how my last trip to Myanmar was and I say it was great! But fail to give more info because I am so lazy and honestly, if they were really interested, they'd be asking me more, not just how it was for the courtesy.......click to learn what next.

Facebook – the way to go

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

I've just set up a new Facebook discussion group for women. It's on Secret mode but if you want to participate in our daily dose of ups and downs send me an email with your full details including your IC/passport number, and be prepared for a screen test........click to learn what next.

Park Girls

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

This is about my Hubs as a photographer. I really do wonder that if you put a hot blooded tall South American chick in front of him, if he could take a decent photo. Any decent photographer would have asked me to move my hair out of poor.......click to learn what next.

Creating Music

Posted on July 18, 2013March 21, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

One of the things I could do if I ever dropped out of school was to be a musician. Yeah, I had all the basics and all I needed was a mackie mixer to get me going. When I was 15, I actually composed a song and melody.......click to learn what next.

Whilst waiting for T1

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

This is what we do - muck around in the car and syiok sendiri.......

Buying swimsuits in KL

Posted on July 18, 2013July 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Honestly, up till now 30 years later, and KL still has a shit selection of swimsuits. What's up with that? Is it because it is a Muslim country? I remember when I was a swimmer, buying swimsuits was a big deal and I would go to Singapore to.......click to learn what next.

Yoga Kids in KL

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

My kids have been taught how to do yoga. They have attended several yoga workshop for kids and loved it. I think the three of us have yoga embedded in our lives, enough to make yoga a way of life. Beautiful. However at this point, they are more.......click to learn what next.

Need new sunnies

Posted on July 18, 2013July 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

I have only one pair of powered sunglasses reason being I am now so lazy and NOT VAIN anymore in my old age to bother with contact lenses so I have to power up my sunnies. However it's getting old and I'm going to have to get a.......click to learn what next.

Chalk Art on the Ground

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Allowing kids to be kids with outdoor colours.

Swarovski stuff

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

I've always wanted to walk into a Swarovski store but being so busy just never got down to it yet. The stores here are mostly stocked with smaller items of paraphernalia though rather than made for swarovski lighting like an amazing chandelier for the home perhaps? My first.......click to learn what next.

Bubbles! Bubbles! Bubbles!

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

How often do you let your children go outdoors just to play and be close to nature? This is T1 and T2 just after school, at T1's school experimenting with giant bubbles for the very first time. I was impressed that T2 could maneuver the bubble sticks as.......click to learn what next.

Yoga Retreat for a Day

Posted on July 18, 2013July 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

This week, I flew to Kota Kinabalu (awesome place, I'm telling you! Beautiful, Beuatiful, Beautiful!!! and I'm definitely going back again!!!) for one yoga class. It was an impulse decision and I have absolutely no regrets for abandoning my daily routine for the sound of waves and spectacular.......click to learn what next.

Feeling Rebellious

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Lately, I've been feeling really rebellious. Man, I feel like a damn teenager again, with crazy hormones all raring to explode into all directions. Nobody can make me do anything that I do not want to do. I think I'm getting old!!! Mid life crisis? I don't think.......click to learn what next.

The craze with guitars

Posted on July 18, 2013March 21, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Do you know that Led Zeppelin is coming to town? Actually, I made that up. Some big famous rock band is coming to town with some classic gibson acoustic guitar at musicians friend and people are paying more than RM500 per ticket and that's like a cheaper ticket!!!.......click to learn what next.

90% of Moms in KL are square and kiasu

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

It's official. I've done the stats. I've been hanging around Moms since T1 was 6 months old, that's a database collection of 500 Moms thereabouts and man, it is so hard to find a Mom I can relate to completely. Really. Most Moms just don't get it. I'm.......click to learn what next.

Change is the only constant

Posted on July 18, 2013July 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

So much has happened and so much is still happening and I've had some amazing experiences, life-changing ones, which leads me to believe that when you open your heart to possibilities and the unknown, you allow incredible things to happen. Things that you never would have thought in.......click to learn what next.

Alvarez guitars

Posted on July 15, 2013July 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

I've always wanted to play the guitar as it is such a mobile instrument and one can just strum it anywhere when music is demanded but never got down to learning it. I also want to learn the drums but yet again, there are just more pressing matters.......click to learn what next.

Pet foam beds?

Posted on July 15, 2013July 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

You heard me right. click here memory foam pet beds. Just today, I heard Meera Sivasothy on BFM talking to a vet about pets and they discussed dentures for pets and now I'm reading about pet foam beds? Pets are really having it good these days, huh? We.......click to learn what next.

Language fun in the car

Posted on July 15, 2013July 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

T2 is almost 4 and is really good at her Bahasa because she communicates with our helper in getting her needs met. She has this game where she unknowingly expands her Malay vocabulary by asking us what everything under the sun is in Malay. She looks outside the.......click to learn what next.

Ceramic Tubes

Posted on July 15, 2013September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

I was with a friend the other day and she was telling me about the latest sex toys - one particular ring that could double up as a women entertainer. Apparently they make the rings so stylish that you would really wear them as bold jewellery statements! I.......click to learn what next.

My baby is almost 4

Posted on July 3, 2013July 3, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

My little T2, still as little and tiny as ever, my baby girl, will be 4 in exactly a month. Shit. That's 30 days, which means I need to get my act together to organise some birthday do for her. She has never had one but now that.......click to learn what next.

Swimming Coaches in KL

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

We have finally found him - the BEST swim coach in KL. T1 has had 5 different swim coaches prior to EJ from Swimin12 - Read Swim In 12 Hours. Well, after her 5 swim coaches, of course, she already knew how to 'swim' but she was far.......click to learn what next.

My Monday Morning

Posted on July 1, 2013July 1, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Organize presentation dates to a new big prospect. Organize Box migration. Organize delivery of stamped contract. Manage staff to complete 3 months of company expenses. Manage staff to complete letters to authority for VISA applications. Design Presentation for big prospect above. Design Advertisement for Australian Conference. Roll out.......click to learn what next.

Returning to the core

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

This past year (June 2012 - June 2013) has been busy. So busy till I've lost myself. I've not kept in touch with anyone, I've been sick on several occasions, even hospitalised, had pneumonia; traveled to Myanmar thrice, co-organised a public event, had a fabulous holiday over Christmas.......click to learn what next.

Finding a good microphone

Posted on June 22, 2013March 21, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

I'm currently in Myanmar with my friends who are running a workshop for the Children of Myanmar and I am incredibly amazed that our super Eileen has trained a group of 8 youngsters to carry out the 2 day event hosting 70 people to perfection! They managed to.......click to learn what next.