Baby Doll in a Bag

Posted on June 29, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

My cheeky T1 recently conned her Nana into buying the above baby in a bag toy for her from ELC Mothercare. To be fair, T1 is actually very good about not buying stuff. It is her Nana who keeps spurring her on to buy something. And when she.......click to learn what next.

Letting a preschooler carry a baby

Posted on June 28, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since T2 was born, T1 had a fetish for carrying her little baby sister. She absolutely adores her to the point of incestuousity, if there ever was such a word! As much as we don't want our precious baby anywhere near a clumsy preschooler, we pander to.......click to learn what next.

Reading from Birth

Posted on June 27, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Although I fail in most aspects in being a mother and more so am devoid of any maternal instinct whatsoever, (honestly, I never, never, NEVER, EVERRRRRRRR saw myself staying at home with kids. NEVER. You can ask ALL my ex-boyfriends. They'd tell you what my life plan was........click to learn what next.

10 month old in a big bath

Posted on June 26, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

So perhaps T2 may never forgive me that I am posting her naked bath pictures on the world wide web for the entire universe but hey! She may thank me for exposing her to miraculous fame! She could be as good as National Geographic's Afghan girl, who knows.......click to learn what next.

T1 in Bahrain – 2007

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Whilst preparing for my post on Bahrain for my travel blog (the country where some clients fail to pay!!! Hrmmphh!!!), I found this irresistible photo of T1 at 27 months in our Bahraini Hotel, on the way out to the beach (it was a beach resort that we.......click to learn what next.

First Day of School

Posted on June 21, 2010June 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Phew. We survived it. T1 was all happy without tears and came home not tired despite going to bed at midnight last night. She said initially during the start of the holidays that she wished Mondays to Fridays were play days and Saturday and Sundays were school days........click to learn what next.

TTDI Park AGAIN!

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

One of T1's favourite places of all time is the TTDI Park and just last week before her accident, I took her alone WITHOUT T2, for a picnic. For some reason, every single time we go to TTDI Park, she associates it with Fairy Bread. It is the.......click to learn what next.

T1’s first gold medal

Posted on June 11, 2010June 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, T1 came home really super duper excited because her school had awarded her a medal. Her first medal. A GOLD medal at that. She was SO EXCITED that she brought it out to show me in the car and then put it around her neck and wore.......click to learn what next.

There is light at the end of the tunnel

Posted on June 5, 2010June 4, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I know that most of you must be in suspense by now out of genuine concern for T1. Thank you for all your calls, smses, emails and offers for help. I always knew that there were some really amazing people out there. I really cherish you and I.......click to learn what next.

Teaching T1 to have pen pals abroad

Posted on June 4, 2010June 5, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When I was a little girl, I had loads of pen pals I would write to, whether through friends of friends or from that famous Big Blue Marble show. Remember that? I used to love that show! I remember having this Italian pen pal from Melbourne who thought.......click to learn what next.

Losing a loved one

Posted on June 4, 2010June 5, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Naturally, after coming out of a funeral of someone elses son, the fear of losing someone most dear to me was terrifying. Again, I was left hyperventilating with fear, baby in one hand and inhaler on another and the phrase calm down, calm down kept spinning in my.......click to learn what next.

Freak accident

Posted on June 3, 2010June 3, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

After returning from the wake the night before and sleeping at 2am only to be woken at 4am and then again at 6am, I must pat myself on the back for surviving yesterday, the 2nd of June. After boobing T2 at 6am, I hopped onto the treadmill for.......click to learn what next.

Fresh names and unfresh names

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T1 came home today to tell me that most of her friends don't have fresh names like her and T2. Fresh names? What is that? "Fresh names are like T*ss@ and Ti@. Who do we know that have the same names as us? Nobody, right? That means our.......click to learn what next.

Training children to clean their own toys

Posted on May 31, 2010May 31, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T1 has this beautiful doll house that is every little girl's dream, mine included, and I keep reminding her just how lucky she is to have this doll house. Lately though, she hardly has any time to play with it because of her demanding school schedule and other.......click to learn what next.

Selling babies in Malaysia

Posted on May 25, 2010May 25, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

There are many people here who yearn for a baby yet cannot conceive hence babies for sale are a big business. You can purchase a newborn Indian baby for as cheap as RM5,000. That's cheaper than my hospital bill for delivering T2. Anyway, as my kids always stress.......click to learn what next.

Good at directions?

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Last week, we went to a friend's house which we almost never go to as it is so far but we've been there several times. I went alone with T1 and left T2 with the Hubs (I'm loving my days with T1 ALONE!!!) and I told her that.......click to learn what next.

Smelly school books

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Yesterday in the car after we attended the West Side Story musical (we were lucky enough to be given tickets!) at that horrible Istana Budaya building (and I shall tell you why in another post!), T1 asked me why we had to stand up before the musical to.......click to learn what next.

My beautiful daughter, T1

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

As of today, Tee becomes T1, upon her instructions. Of course, those of you who know us know what her real name is. It is the word asset spelled backwards :-) and she is our most prized asset of all time.

Mommy and Me, All to Myself….

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since I was pregnant with T2, my world had been a cloud of vomiting, then babies and nappies and poo and breasts and milk and nursing tops and nursing bras and baby carriers and sleepless nights. I hadn't paid Tee any attention at all and the poor.......click to learn what next.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When I picked Tee from school last Friday, she excitedly told me that I wasn't allowed to look into her school bag. Knowing exactly why, I played along anyway and pretended to be really curious. She was so excited and could simply not contain herself that she had.......click to learn what next.

Tee’s Sports Day

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Thank goodness, it wasn't raining. I wondered if there was a back up plan had it rained as it has been raining quite a bit lately. I was truly impressed at Tee's sports day as students of each house had to get together to choreograph a sort of.......click to learn what next.

Tee’s Sports Day

Posted on April 25, 2010April 25, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Probably one of the best sports days I've ever been to. And it was Tee's FIRST ever Sports Day. Terribly fun. We kept asking her what she had to do and she gave us the most hilarious answers, that we just had to see her in action for.......click to learn what next.

Teaching your child manners

Posted on April 13, 2010February 1, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Lately, I have been having moments where I think Tee is very rude. And I look around me, and it seems many kids are very rude! It's just the way society have evolved that manners no longer play a front seat in bringing up children and this is.......click to learn what next.

How to tie a scarf

Posted on April 12, 2010April 12, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

According to Tee, that is. We were in Isetan one day and whilst waiting for our beloved Nana, Tee wanted to borrow my scarf because she said she was cold. I usually carry a scarf in my bag, just in case I'm in an area where I think.......click to learn what next.

Saturday, 10th April

Posted on April 10, 2010April 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

We had a great day today. Despite the fact that we all slept at 4am last night because Tee had a coughing fit which woke everyone up between 1-4am, we managed a full day out from 9am right up to 9pm. With a baby and a 5 year.......click to learn what next.

Oh no, not again?!

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

This girl, she always gets what she wants. Not from me, mind you. But from anyone else she can con. The Hubs and I, we've banned this from our household and we've told her that we will not be buying it for her anymore. She still managed to.......click to learn what next.

Tee’s tennis super stardom

Posted on April 1, 2010April 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Now you know why we're always busy!!! Did anyone know about the WTA Malaysian Open tennis championships this year? Well, Tee had a part to play in it as you will see below. Strutting the court like a true tennis champ. She cannot even hold a racket! Too.......click to learn what next.

The future hairdresser

Posted on April 1, 2010April 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

This is what Tee and T2 get up to when Mommy is in the kitchen :-)

Best Friends Forever

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time since Tee started school right up to this year, she had maintained that she only had one friend, her best friend and nobody else ever came close. Since the middle of last year, that best friend had moved on to International School although she.......click to learn what next.

Wanting versus needing

Posted on March 27, 2010March 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Lately, there are a few lessons I've been trying to teach Tee which I feel are important. I know the school teaches them very good manners but because I don't actually have a 'manners' manual or syllabus per se (and I have been meaning to write one up!),.......click to learn what next.