Born to dance

Posted on January 28, 2011January 27, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Apart from being academically competent, T1 is also talented in many areas. However, dancing is not one of them. By my standards anyway. She loves to dance though and we, of course, encourage her. She listens to the radio every night to go to bed. I have no.......click to learn what next.

T1’s future college

Posted on January 28, 2011January 27, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs has been advocating sending our girls to boarding school since they stress us out so much and since he was a boarding school product but T1 has been fighting her case saying she does NOT want to go to boarding school and she does NOT want.......click to learn what next.

Graduating from FlyKidz

Posted on January 28, 2011January 27, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

She gets gymnastics at school now as a compulsory lesson. Let's see if she enjoys it as much!

Attending another musical

Posted on January 28, 2011January 20, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My girl is really, REALLY lucky that she gets invited to many, many shows over the course of the year. When I was a child, going to a show was a treat I probably had once every two years! And here she is attending like 10 shows in.......click to learn what next.

Trying on earings

Posted on January 27, 2011January 20, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

During our last visit to Kota Bharu, my MIL presented me a box that kept all her jewelery (the costume ones) and asked me to choose what I wanted. Just as an aside, she offered it to my SIL first. I'm still lucky I got offered at all!.......click to learn what next.

Bi-Weekly Ejaan and Spelling Tests

Posted on January 27, 2011January 20, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

At the beginning of last year, when T1 was doing the Malaysian Primary One syllabus at school, she was given 5 Ejaan words to study twice a week and 5 Spelling words to be tested twice a week as well. But as the months went on, they started.......click to learn what next.

Learning the Chinese Zodiac

Posted on January 25, 2011January 20, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Last year, T1 learned the Chinese Zodiac and I told myself I needed to as well but surprise, surprise, I haven't as yet. OK, that will be my mission this evening. I wonder though how much is actually retained in that little head of hers??? I shall test.......click to learn what next.

Learning to enjoy life!

Posted on January 23, 2011January 23, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I believe in letting kids have a taste of the good life. So they know how hard they have to work should they want to continue enjoying that kind of lifestyle. Who knows? Not all kids may even like the high life, and certainly nothing wrong with exposing.......click to learn what next.

The scary imagination of a child

Posted on January 17, 2011January 13, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

One day, I found this piece of card board that T1 had drawn on and was very concerned because it read Patsy's Scary Land. What was she trying to say, huh? That her Mommy was scary? Muahahaha......and that she lived in fear? So of course, I asked her.......click to learn what next.

Get your kid to perform a Puppet Show

Posted on January 16, 2011January 13, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

One of the things we do is take turns performing puppet shows. We have a range of puppets from Ikea and such that have been put to good use. It is entertaining to say the least because T1's imagination just rolls into madness and we always have a.......click to learn what next.

Attack of the Sandwich Monster!

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

8am on a Sunday morning, the girls were up and ready to leave the house for soccer practice when we heard a loud scream! SCREAM!!! The Hubs and I, we're not used to waking so early on a Sunday morning, so this morning was no different. He had.......click to learn what next.

The most amazing bubble bath in Malaysia

Posted on January 15, 2011January 13, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

NUFF SAID.

Time Outs for a 6 year old

Posted on January 14, 2011January 13, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

My little darling is generally a very good girl but there are rare moments when her evil side shows up and that is usually when she is over-tired. And because we give in to her quite a bit, she gets over-tired quite a bit especially during the school.......click to learn what next.

Playing Peekaboo!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

One very hot day, I found my two kids in their underwear in T1's bedroom making a lot of noise. What were they doing? Playing Peekaboo with the curtains apparently..... Now you see me? Now you don't!!! PEEKABOO!!!

Kleenex Power of Play – Meeting Friends

Posted on January 10, 2011January 10, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

We were invited to attend the Kleenex Power of Play event some time ago and were reluctant in going initially but SO GLAD WE DID! Because we met some lovely people including GY and SL below with their kids. See how happy we were? Either that or we.......click to learn what next.

Sibling Squabbles in my household

Posted on January 6, 2011January 6, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time since I was pregnant with T2, I'd convinced myself that I probably wouldn't have to deal with sibling squabbles for a while since the age difference between my two girls is quite significant - 5 years, but how wrong I was! For one, my.......click to learn what next.

Cod Liver Oil for 6 year olds

Posted on January 1, 2011January 1, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

T1 LOVES the taste of cod liver oil. She now eats the Seven Seas capsules and loves biting into it and squeezing all that smelly fish oil out. Yuck! She loves it so much that she keeps asking me for it. But is it safe for kids? I.......click to learn what next.

Funnies from a 6 year old

Posted on December 21, 2010December 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

My 6 year old. Heh. We spend a lot of time on T1's queen sized bed, the 3 of us, because that's where their library is, beside her bed. One day, whilst the 3 of us were on the bed, reading, chatting, laughing as we usually do, T1.......click to learn what next.

Cultivate a love for reading in children

Posted on December 11, 2010December 11, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Both my girls love reading. Even T2, who is only a baby. Well, practically a toddler now. I must say I worked and prayed very hard in hope that my firstborn would be a reader because as Dr Seuss says, the more you read, the more things you.......click to learn what next.

Kung Fu Girls

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T1 and Kylie fighting at Liz Claiborne. Check out T1's left hand claws??? *faint* What's up with these girls? Kylie is now T1's new kungfu friend. I am utterly saddened by T1's refusal to wear any of her pretty clothes. Her Nana has bought her so many gorgeous.......click to learn what next.

T1’s Annual School Concert

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When all the kids received their concert costumes, all us Mom were as anxious like bunnies injected with sugar. Why? Because we'd paid good money for them and were all hoping our kids would be able to use them again at some point and not just once. Especially.......click to learn what next.

Entertaining your kids in Kuala Lumpur during the holidays!

Posted on November 18, 2010November 17, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

OMG. That time of the year is here again!!! Moms! Brace yourselves!!! My poor T1, she actually asked me today if I will be happy now that she is officially home or if I preferred her at school. She must have picked up on my conversations with adults.......click to learn what next.

Rock Star / Biker Chick

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

The other day, my proud tomboy daughter, dressed herself up in a simple pink T-Shirt dress and wore a fancy hair band. Pretty......actually, her outfit didn't even match her demeanor. Seriously now..... And then I saw her tattoo. I told her, "The tattoo does not go with your.......click to learn what next.

Making kids drink water

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Monkey see? Monkey Do! My kids are terrible. They have to be constantly reminded to drink as they hardly ever get thirsty. It's in our genes. My mother doesn't get thirsty. I don't get thirsty. They don't get thirsty. There was a year where the Hubs had to.......click to learn what next.

When your Doctor doesn’t believe you

Posted on October 23, 2010October 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

This morning, bright and early, we picked T1 up from Nana's and brought her for her 6 year old booster jab. Don't ask me what it was for because I am hopeless at things like this. Which is kind of SCARY because how do I protect my children.......click to learn what next.

The reading sisters

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

On a daily basis, T2 will ask to be read to. The Hubs reads to her a few times a day, sometimes the same book over and over, because she refuses to change books. She has her favourites, for sure. And she is learning..... The other day, we.......click to learn what next.

Smarty Pants lines from a six year old….

Posted on October 5, 2010June 20, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Whenever baby T2 misbehaves, I will scold her firmly and look sternly into her eyes. For example, she likes hitting me when she doesn't get her way and I will scold her. She will then pull my glasses off, hit me more and then scold me. I will.......click to learn what next.

Crossbreed Transformer Pirate

Posted on October 3, 2010October 3, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T1 attended a party this weekend. The last time she attended a party, she insisted on wearing her Transformer outfit and we were THE walking spectacle at the shopping mall. Every kid stopped to point. Even the adults had a second glance. Some thought we were part of.......click to learn what next.

The greatest LOYALTY

Posted on October 2, 2010October 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

.......is when you have someone who loves you so much that they're willing to wait with you whilst you take a dump. Now, THAT is true love......

The torment of life

Posted on September 30, 2010September 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

My drives to school these days are quite enjoyable with T1 entertaining me with her banter but the drive home is rather long and painful (it used to take 10 minutes to get home, but for some reason now the jam has been very, very bad and it's.......click to learn what next.