Collecting coins

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

I just heard that in some schools, they have a coin snake initiative where kids bring as many coins as possible to create a snake and they try to create the longest snake coin, all in the name of charity. In a rich school, parents would go to.......click to learn what next.

Baby violin

Posted on April 9, 2013March 21, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

T2 has been asking for a baby violin. A real one. She saw one at the music shop at One Utama and I told her I'd get one for her later. But she keeps bugging me for one so I asked around for a 2nd hand baby violin.......click to learn what next.

Water feng shui

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Do you believe in Feng Shui? I do. I believe in having a non-cluttered house and despite that fact, my home is completely FULL of crap! I have so much stuff and no time to clear them. And I believe that you should have water running into your.......click to learn what next.

Travelling with Knives

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Do you ever travel with knives? We always travel with knives! Why? It does come in handy for cutting up food in a hotel, for example....or sometimes, just to cut a bit of string or whatever. We also have a pair of scissors all the time and lots.......click to learn what next.

The world is no longer safe

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Funnily enough, I always feel so safe in Myanmar. Despite the army rule and the cruelty that goes on up north, Myanmar is predominantly filled with kind and loving people. Honest to the core. People walk around with thousand and thousands of cold hard cash in black plastic.......click to learn what next.

Ill with Pneumonia

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Believe it or not, I'd been ill with pneumonia before the Yangon trip last week and had been ill for 2 weeks already but because I'd been so busy with organising the Kids for Kids event and busy with work and the kids etc etc etc, I did.......click to learn what next.

Amrita Soon

Posted on March 30, 2013March 21, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Have you heard of this name before??? AMRITA SOON - Google it! She is Malaysia's rising talent and we are extremely honoured to have her perform at our Kids for Kids Bazaar next Sunday, 7 April 2013 at Bangsar Village 1. Being a kid herself, Amrita will strum.......click to learn what next.

Looking for a Sound System

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

As you all know, I've been busy traveling to Yangon and organising our 2 Nations 1 Heart event at Bangsar Village 1, this coming Sunday 7 April 2013. What we still do not have is a Sound System!! If only I'd kept my old wedding DJ's contacts, I.......click to learn what next.

New Euphonium

Posted on March 26, 2013March 21, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

New Eupho-what? My girl, she's always been into music since the age of 6 months starting with Kindermusik and then starting piano lessons and now more recently, the violin, all through her own persistence. But now, she's asking for more instruments to be added to her learning, the.......click to learn what next.

Dogs and such….

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

People ask me if I am a dog lover. It's a tough question. I like dogs but I don't love them. I'd help dogs but I won't sleep with them. I admire them, I find them amusing, I think they're very clever and I have great respect for.......click to learn what next.

Having a new baby

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Every time I look at newborn stuff such as cribs with baby blankets and soft pillows, I imaging my own newborn again, the most innocent creature in the world. I reminisce the newborn smells and wish I had captured their scents into an air-tight bottle to be preserved.......click to learn what next.

Getting someone else out of debt

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since Tok-Tok has been cheated several times over (what to do, Melayu never learns), we are extremely careful when it comes to money and lending people money. Even being guarantors for anyone. The easiest thing is just not to be rich, then nobody will come after you.......click to learn what next.

School Name Tags

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

School Name Tags T2 has to wear a school name tag everyday and I find it such a pain because it comes with a safety pin and firstly, it's not even safe with a young child because who knows what they do with the name tag, right? Why.......click to learn what next.

2 Nations 1 Heart

Posted on March 14, 2013March 21, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

My flower girl came up with that tagline, you know??? I LOVE IT. It is about the sharing of the kids between Malaysia and Myanmar........ What a wonderful exchange. The Kid's Bazaar that we're organising will see the children of Malaysia raising funds for the children of Myanmar.......click to learn what next.

Skiing to see snow

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Last year, we cancelled our ski trip because the Hubs was paranoid about radiation in Japan. He still insists that it is there and does not want to go to Japan. WTF. Anyway, he went to look at mens ski jackets since we were going but now that.......click to learn what next.

Annuity Rates

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

I can assure you by far that I have the best banker and the best insurance consultant in my pocket. I am so blessed to have these two gentlemen (actually, three) to help me handle all my financial and insurance issues for all I need to do is.......click to learn what next.

Breathing and Oxygen

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Do you know how often we get so busy with life and we forget to breathe? I kid you not and that is why, whenever we do something with intention, we need to first stop, take a deep breathe, or a few deep breathes and then slowly start.......click to learn what next.

Buying a new clothes steamer

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

I had to buy a new clothes steamer of late because my helper was destroying too many of my delicate clothes so although I've had my heart set on a Karcher steamer for the longest time and just not had the time to call them in yet for.......click to learn what next.

Tire Machine

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

That's exactly where I see T1 working beside. Seriously, this girl loves mechanics and science and how things work that I will not be surprised if she ran a first class car workshop that had a Coats tire changer and a wheel balancer. After all, she does have.......click to learn what next.

Present from the Hubs

Posted on March 7, 2013June 7, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Once upon a time, the Hubs promised to buy me a particular hand bag. I've been waiting until my hair has turned white and I still have not seen this hand bag. His excuse is that it will be a lot cheaper if we bought it in Paris.......click to learn what next.

We love Trudy and Teddy at Pavilion!

Posted on March 7, 2013March 11, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, we do! They gave us such a delightful time last Sunday…….THANK YOU, Trudy and Teddy, with our utmost sincerity. My girls had a really nice time and T2 is over the moon with her new purist outfit. Thank you so much for inviting us. It was a.......click to learn what next.

Loud and Clear speakers

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Today, I lost it. My little (actually not so little) 3.5 year old did not get her way and started screaming and crying whilst I was in a rush to go out to pick her sister up. Her voice screaming is so loud that I need a celestion.......click to learn what next.

Air Conditioning in Cars

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

My two girls are Eskimos. Many a time, they complain that they are too hot and get impatient, especially the little one, who would moan and whine, "Mama,please hurry up! I'm hot!! Turn the Air Cond on!!" But since I' brought T1 to Yangon where cars and taxis.......click to learn what next.

Children’s Bazaar

Posted on January 21, 2013January 21, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

My friends and I are organising a Children's Bazaar soon where children get to design and run their own businesses for a day at a local mall and then all proceeds of their profits go to my Children of Myanmar. I think it's such a VALUABLE lesson that.......click to learn what next.

Promotional Key Chains

Posted on January 21, 2013November 28, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

The girls love collecting promotional key chains and it drives me mad because we have so many already! What's on your key chain right now? Mine is a whistle (for emergencies) and pink Croc. I'm so busy these days that I don't even care to have a key.......click to learn what next.

Winter and Mink Coats!

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

One thing I do miss about living in Europe is the fashion despite hating the cold. I can only live there if I am perpetually in a mink coat and never having to get out of it till the summer. I truly love the fashion of all seasons,.......click to learn what next.

Coin Collection

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

On top of her hobbies of collecting coins and junk, T1 has started taking an interest in collecting stamps too. Honestly, she's just a collector of anything and everything. Kakak and I have to wait till she sleeps to secretly throw out all the cardboard boxes and egg.......click to learn what next.

New dining chair cushions

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Speaking of dead furniture, our dining set needs an upgrade too yet we've been looking and can't seem to find one that we like or fits. If we like it, it doesn't fit and when it fits, we are not that passionate about it. Sigh. So the next.......click to learn what next.

Dead furniture

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

All my furniture is dead. I'm all gung ho about revamping our entire living space as seriously, our couch is 10 years old now. Our beds have lost their springs. I'm half tempted to import some tatami mats from Japan and just call it a day and sleep.......click to learn what next.

Finding clothes for 12-14 year olds

Posted on January 19, 2013April 19, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Believe it or not, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find clothes in KL that fit T1. The last time we shopped, we only found some clothes from M&S that fit her. She wears sizes for 12-14 year olds, I kid you not! This is because her butt.......click to learn what next.