Getting some exercise

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Last Sunday, I kicked everyone out of bed and TWO HOURS LATER, we were walking the park and making a good sweat. I think I shall make this a weekly affair early on a Sunday morning. Sorry, God. Now that the Hubs is at work, I'm finding it.......click to learn what next.

Recruitment of the right candidate

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When the Hubs was unemployed, he received many offers from other architectural firms in the market but unfortunately, local architectural firms here pay pittance and there are hardly any more foreign firms in town. His firm was practically the last one standing and they had the highest paid.......click to learn what next.

Adopting a child

Posted on October 27, 2010October 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

It has always been a mission of mine to adopt a child. Ever since I was a teenager and oh, please.....it has nothing to do with aspiring to be an Angelina Jolie (although I do like that chick). Unfortunately, when I threw the idea across to my husband,.......click to learn what next.

Engineering jobs high in demand

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

The latest list of wanted people in Australia includes engineers, architects and doctors. If you're looking for an engineering job in Australia, you're most likely to find one. Furthermore, some of the Australian States may actually sponsor you if you are an engineer in order to give you.......click to learn what next.

Removing a deep Blackhead

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Honestly now, does anyone know how? Because I've had one deeply embedded beside my lip which just won't budge and it's been there for a few months now. I've tried pressing it out, it just wouldn't come out!!! What shall I do? Have a facial? I can just.......click to learn what next.

Baby who doesn’t eat

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I really don't know what to do with my baby. She is STILL not into food. She used to eat so well at one point and now, she's just snacking a little here and there. She seems heavier although I haven't really weighed her in a month and.......click to learn what next.

Cream from Chiang Mai

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Have you ever noticed that the Thai take really good care of their skin? I'm not sure if it is what they eat or if it is the wrinkle lotion that they apply but they all (the women in Chiang Mai anyway!) have silky smooth fair skin. Really!!!.......click to learn what next.

Christmas is round the corner!

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, is it coming already? Where has time been??? In about 60 days, we'd be celebrating Christmas again when last year's Christmas was SO SPECIAL that it is in my mind, fresh like it was just last week. I guess I'm going to have to start doing some.......click to learn what next.

Buying Vitamins online

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

How many of you out there take your vitamins daily diligently? I must say I am guilty of NOT taking my vitamins at all as I am THAT forgetful. I think at the back of my mind, I am also in denial that I don't need vitamins to.......click to learn what next.

Eating continuously

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

It appears that whenever I go on holiday, and especially when it's a holiday in Chiang Mai where food is just absolutely LOVELY and SPICY and FLAVOURFUL, I tend to eat non-stop throughout the day. It is almost like breathing air. We have lunch. Then we go to.......click to learn what next.

Collecting wind chimes

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Those of you who've been to my home may have noticed the two dozen wind chimes I have hanging between my living room and my balcony. I used to collect them many years ago. I still do, kind of, except that it's the least of my priorities right.......click to learn what next.

Christmas budget 2010?

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs asked me this evening how much I was planning on spending this year for Christmas. What? Is it Christmas already? My goodness, it's in 2 months! And we all know how 2 months can just FLY. He wants to know because he doesn't want any surprises........click to learn what next.

Experiencing Life!

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

One of my single friends is really living life to the fullest and I must say I envy her sometimes. Without a family, she is able to travel the world and see it in its entirety. She takes up a new hobby and experiences it till she masters.......click to learn what next.

Reorganising the home with new dining room furniture

Posted on October 3, 2010March 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time, we've wanted to reorganise our home ever since these two little monkeys arrived. We used to have such a lovely home. Now, it's a PLAYGROUND!!! Hrmphh....We are stuck with space shortages in ever single room and because we have only 2 bedrooms, we need.......click to learn what next.

Buying wedding insurance

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

These days, there is insurance for everything, even wedding insurance. Yes, you heard right. And it makes so much sense. Why? Because just imagine, after months of planning, all that time spent and then worse, all the money you've put down on deposits like the booking of the.......click to learn what next.

Sending T1 to Preparatory School

Posted on October 3, 2010September 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

In the year 2022, we intend to send T1 to boarding school in England so she can take her IB or A-Levels (though, probably IB even though I did the A-Levels) and that gives us exactly 10 years more or less, to start saving up money for that.......click to learn what next.

Purchasing a memory foam mattress

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

If you've been a blog follower of this blog, then you'll know that I have been on the look out for a memory foam mattress ever since we chucked our King sized coconut coir mattress. Yes, can you believe that mattresses can be made out of coconut? They.......click to learn what next.

Protection against unemployment

Posted on September 29, 2010September 29, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

On the way to school yesterday, the Hubs received a call from our friendly insurance consultant and very quickly, the Hubs asked him if our insurance covered unemployment because he was currently unemployed! Unfortunately, the insurance consultant said it wasn't but if I could get the word Eurasian.......click to learn what next.

Treating volcanos on your face

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When I was in Australia, the weather was SO dry that the skin on my face started peeling off despite wearing abundance of face cream twice, sometimes thrice a day; and I kept wishing I had my La Mer cream with me because it certainly is the best.......click to learn what next.

Dare you not lock your door?

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When we visited a farm in Australia, the toilet did not have a door lock. Yikes! I'm all OK if I'm with an all girl group or if I'm just with my immediate family but we stayed in the chalet with my cousins, both male and female. So.......click to learn what next.

Getting an RV loan

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When we were in Australia recently, due to the lack of internet time (because the house we stayed at did not have a broadband connection and as much as I tried hacking into neighbourhood WIFI services, I'd failed miserably - it could also be because my methods involved.......click to learn what next.

Living in a cold climate

Posted on September 23, 2010September 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

One of the things my body will need to get accustomed to when and if we move to another country is the climatic changes. And it is something I really do not look forward to. My body is comfortable in tropical weather. I don't even like air-conditioning! But.......click to learn what next.

Reorganising the living room

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I've been wanting to do this for the longest time but with 2 children, 1 of which is a crawling baby, the moment I put something away, it comes back right out. It is a never ending project. We have such big plans to build more storage and.......click to learn what next.

Losing your home

Posted on September 18, 2010October 8, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

I don't know how I'd feel when and if we eventually lose our home. It is the home that our 2 babies were born into, the only home that our 2 babies know, so I guess I'd be pretty bummed. Also, it's in a great location half way.......click to learn what next.

Living without an income

Posted on September 17, 2010September 17, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Now that we don't have an income, we are realising quick just how fast money is falling through our fingers and despite being thrifty, we are still spending a lot! A day out for us could easily cost a hundred dollars thus we've resolved to stay home as.......click to learn what next.

Where to buy your Bathroom Furniture

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

If any of you in the UK are renovating your homes and are needing some bathroom furniture, be sure to check out online for a bathroom suite apart from going from store to store hunting down that perfect water closet or bath tub. There are some great deals.......click to learn what next.

Keeping your husband from going astray

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Now that the Hubs has experienced stay at home life with kids and finding it not so easy, I won't be surprised if he feels like jumping ship and starts a new life somewhere else, what with a naggy wife with an ugly body. He might as well.......click to learn what next.

Using wrinkle cream

Posted on September 15, 2010September 15, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Ahhh.....finally, I was forced to use my wrinkle cream. I am usually too lazy busy to apply anything on my face back home but here in Perth, the weather in super cold. Mind you, it wasn't 16 degrees okay? The mornings and evenings were 2-5 degrees Celsius!! Even.......click to learn what next.

Eating too much in Perth

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

You would think that one only over eats in a country like Malaysia, where food is in abundance and everything tastes so good. Malaysia has good food from everywhere but funnily enough, when we were in Perth, we were fed and fed and fed!!! Till we felt new.......click to learn what next.

Removing blackheads

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Oooh.....I really cannot stand having blackheads on my face. Especially in a country where pollution is rife, blackheads are easily born on dirty faces with big pores. I mostly get them on my nose, both white heads and black heads. And I always squeeze them out. Sometimes they.......click to learn what next.