Blessings come my way…..

Posted on March 20, 2015March 18, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Do you believe in what goes around comes around? I totally do. My late Mom, bless her kind, kind soul, she has alway taught me that you do unto others what you want to be done to you. Treat others how you would like to be treated. Karma.......click to learn what next.

Procrastination is the thief of time

Posted on March 18, 2015March 10, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Procrastination is the thief of time My Principal Mrs Bhupalan first wrote that on my report card. She was always pushing me to not waste time on boys but to use up my potential instead. Alas, I chose boys over my studies. Hehe. Why? Because I was starved.......click to learn what next.

Fake Milo in Malaysia

Posted on March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Fake Milo in Malaysia, well, are you surprised? Not that Milo is good for you in the first place even if it is from the original source. If people were to take time to question and visit the food factories or know people in the food industry, then.......click to learn what next.

Happy Birthday to me!!!

Posted on March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

I asked the girls last week about going to visit an orphanage to celebrate my birthday this year. I tend to like doing that. But they flat out said no. WHY???!!!! T1 said, "No. I just want to celebrate it with you and us this year." Awwww. Poor.......click to learn what next.

Balenciaga KLCC

Posted on March 16, 2015March 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

For years I have wanted a Balenciaga bag but for years, the Hubs keeps telling me that he doesn't like it. He likes classy bags and he wants me to carry classy bags, and I do!!! But I still want MY BALENCIAGA BAG!!! I LOVE IT!!!! Yet, because.......click to learn what next.

Chanel KLCC

Posted on March 15, 2015March 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

T2 dragged me to Chanel KLCC last weekend, can you believe it??? I kid you not!!! We were in KLCC to run an errand and I went to Balenciaga to check on the status of my fucking tassels (oh, I have not told you the story of those.......click to learn what next.

Aortal and Mitral Valve Regurgitation (AVR and MVR)

Posted on March 14, 2015March 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Of all the fucking things to get, I MUST have not one but TWO defective heart valves, an Aortal Valve Regurgitation AND a Mitral Valve Regurgitation. Really WTF right? I mean, already one is serious. You have heart disease. But two? OK, OK, I should not complain because.......click to learn what next.

Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) Malaysia

Posted on March 13, 2015March 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) Malaysia - that's the National Heart Institute in Malaysia at Jalan Tun Razak, for your information. I am a patient of IJN. I never in my life imagined that I would ever have had to enter that spectacle of a building known as Institut.......click to learn what next.

Cute Cafe at Publika Courtyard

Posted on March 11, 2015March 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Have you guys been here? This cute little cafe at the Publika Courtyard? It's so cute that I want to make an appearance there soon. Wah cheh!!! Like I'm a celebrity only....LOL. Yeah, I wonder what they serve and it's been awhile since I've gone to Publika so.......click to learn what next.

Medical Updates Soon….

Posted on March 8, 2015March 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

So. The time has come. Time has really passed by so quickly. Suddenly I am due for my heart checks again. Fuck. The good news is that after taking Izumio and Super Lutein, I no longer get my attacks. The bad news is that I am still scared........click to learn what next.

The Lanna Wedding

Posted on March 7, 2015March 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

To think I almost didn't make this wedding because the Hubs was dead set against going to Chiangmai in my slipped disc condition. Praise the Lord indeed and everyone for all their help, including Izumio and Super Lutein for which without, I am sure I would not have.......click to learn what next.

Club Med Maldives, here I come!!!

Posted on February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Club Med Maldives, here I come!!!! I freaking did it!!!! In just 4 months, I managed to fulfill the requirements to win not one but TWO fully paid holidays to Club Med Maldives for a whole five days!!! I am so excited as I have never been there.......click to learn what next.

Back Injury

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Hah! I could not walk yesterday and I was in excruciating pain. I have not had such painful pain ever where I would literally scream in pain. So embarrassing but a great realisation of how much we take our simple limbs for granted every day. We take our.......click to learn what next.

Contentment

Posted on February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Lying face up on a rickety bench with nails protruding within sight, I inhaled the sights around me. The very blue, blue sky peeping from the frame between the roof of the hut I was lying in and the edge of that rickety bench, the swaying coconut leaves.......click to learn what next.

The art of Giving Gifts

Posted on February 15, 2015February 15, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

The art of giving gifts: The Hubs and I are not big on celebrations. Whether I get him anything or not for any occasion and vice versa is irrelevant in our connected lives. Yet sometimes, we manage to surprise one another truly without expectation. I will never forget.......click to learn what next.

All of 5 years old already…….

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

T2, my baby is now 5. I still pinch myself that it was only just yesterday, my little terror who came out ever so quiet and docile then turned out to be the biggest terror of them all!!! We had a lovely day yesterday together painting old toiler.......click to learn what next.

Inspirational Stories from India

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Last night whilst out with my BFFs at our regular joint, Fatty who is my long time BFF since I was 15 years old, reminded me of my purpose and how far we have come together. We have really gone through so much, the two of us. Him,.......click to learn what next.

US VISA for Malaysians

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs has asked me to start looking into getting the little one a US visa so that when we need to go, we can just go. Has anyone done this recently? It's been SO LONG since I did T1's US visa but hey, look what I found???.......click to learn what next.

Being an Opportunist

Posted on February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Do you think being an opportunist is a good thing or a bad thing? I would certainly like to think of myself as being an opportunist but I do not think I am smart enough. Let me give you an example. 15 years ago, I was the Country.......click to learn what next.

The Best of Kelantan

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

The best of Kelantan After a whirlwind year last year, we are back in Kelantan again to visit our dearest Kong-Kong (the best of Kelantan) despite the fact that we will be here again for the Chinese New Year in just two weeks. And whaddya’ know? The house.......click to learn what next.

Fridays

Posted on January 30, 2015January 29, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

I love Fridays. Dang, who doesn't? I love Fridays because it's the last day of the week that the Hubs has to work and we get to have him for a whole 2 days. I have insisted for him to quit his job over and over but he.......click to learn what next.

Living Beside A Jungle

Posted on January 28, 2015January 29, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Living beside a jungle has it's pros and cons. Pros - it's beautiful view, the cooler weather especially when we are located on a hill, being close to nature means witnessing the monkeys eating red berries, the squirrels chasing one another from branch to branch and the amazing.......click to learn what next.

How to Improve your Health

Posted on January 27, 2015January 25, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

How to Improve Health: Ever since my mother-in-law died, followed by my heart diagnosis, then my Mom's death; I am suddenly dead serious about health. How does one improve their health? My Mom fought 14 years of cancer. That didn't scare me. Having heart disease does. And now.......click to learn what next.

Kids are Loving School

Posted on January 27, 2015January 27, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, it has been a couple of weeks now with my kids back at school and I can tell you quite honestly that my kids are loving school. YES!!! They are absolutely loving school!!! After more than a year of Homeschooling and being at home 24/7 with their.......click to learn what next.

Yoga at 7am

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Real yoga is supposed to happen before the sun rises but since I am only a beginner, I have started with a 7 am class. Soon though, I hope to be a real yogi, one that practises daily too, following my real yogi friends near and far. I.......click to learn what next.

Quitting your job

Posted on January 25, 2015January 25, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Quitting your job: How many women out there who earn a hefty salary would dare give up their lifestyle? With my salary, I had so much freedom to give away money freely, just throw it to the wind, but it wasn't really for free because obviously a heavy.......click to learn what next.

My Mom’s Death

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

I have been wanting to detail this down for the longest time..........well, in the last few months which now seems like the longest time yet it's only been 3 months since, but I have still not found the right words to describe her last 20 hours that I.......click to learn what next.

I do not need pity

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

I do not need pity At any point of my life Whether I get deported Whether my child gets bullied If I am left with debt I do not need pity The grass may always be greener But not for me As I have lived more rainbows than.......click to learn what next.

Boxing Day 2014

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

Boxing Day 2014 The year is almost at it's end and what a year it has been! Full of eternal blessings! Boxing Day 2014 was awesome today because the Hubs was on leave. Why ever do they not make it a public holiday here like in the UK?.......click to learn what next.

The Children of Myanmar

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

The Children of Myanmar It has been awhile since I've shared any updates on the Children of Myanmar, my extended family. It is only because I myself have had an extremely eventful year but it doesn't mean they have been disregarded at all. No way. Since we first.......click to learn what next.