Funny…

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I took this quiz to boost my ego - Can you make anyone fall in love with you? Only 72% ??? It used to be 95%!!! You Can Make 72% of Your Crushes Fall in Love With You Your seduction skills are practically legendary. You know how to.......click to learn what next.

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean….

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee and I are guessing the tunes on her little laptop. She presses an alphabet and a familiar tune screeches. This makes it a reasonable game, guessing tunes. Then suddenly, I am lost for words because I just cannot make out the next tune. I really thought I.......click to learn what next.

The perils of Asian pregnancy & after-birth superstitions

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Heave-Ho! Where do I start? This tag came from The I'mPerfect Mom. Living in Malaysia and coming from a half-Chinese family, I am grateful that I wasn't subjected to the customary strict pregnancy and after-birth confinement rules since my own mother was a hot, modern Mama and the.......click to learn what next.

Trouble at the break of dawn

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Before the alarm clock went off this morning, whilst we were all still deep in slumber. Or so I thought, "Mummy?" I heard a whimper, opened my eyes in the dark and looked at Tee. Her eyes were closed. Was it my imagination? Without hesitation, I flumped my.......click to learn what next.

Did I not tell you I was different? A face behind the name – young Big Pumpkin exposed.

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Disclaimer notice: I must clarify that this was taken several years ago, pre-baby. Pre-Little Tee. Everything has gone downhill since then. I have fed myself an additional 20 kilos from stress and emotional trauma. So please, please, please....... don't faint when you meet me one day soon. I.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 5 of 6

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

My mother and Tee can talk. They can REALLY talk. They can talk for a really long time with words that politically spew out like slick. They both have Indian blood. And Indians are known to be 'good' talkers. Their minds are also blade sharp. Their witty repertoires.......click to learn what next.

A fun kind of exasperation

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

In the Lee household, we subconsciously practise a lot of negative parenting which we are not proud of. But believe me, if you had OUR pumpkin to deal with, you'd think twice before judging. It's always don't climb, be careful or you'll spill, don't run, don't this, don't.......click to learn what next.

Toddler bedtime routine

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Our bedtime routine is somewhat comparable to a Formula One pit-stop where everyone rushes at lightning speed to get a job done, except that in our case, the whole Ferrari team is suddenly hit with a bad case of food poisoning. Lightning jolts of pain strike their bodies.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 4 of 6

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

WILY WAYS WITH THE MALE SPECIES You read right! This is sure confirmation that Tee is of the lineage that my Mother strung along. Somewhere along the line, there is a gene named 'Talent with Men'. Genealogy doesn't fail. We don't have any gay family. Not that I.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 3 of 6

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

GOOD GENES Tee and her Nana both have good genes. I got the bad ones. They are naturally pretty and photogenic. They have faces magazines and TV Commercials hunt for. My Mother did many TV Commercials and Advertisements in her younger days and many have encouraged me to.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 2 of 6

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

CHEEKY My Mother is cheeky. So is Tee. I do not posess the inborn naughtiness these 2 souls have. My Mother would teach Tee to pull the leg hair of my stepfather and Tee would do just that, then run away giggling. Followed by a growl (my stepfather).......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 1 of 6

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

THE LOVE FOR JIGSAW PUZZLES Do you know how sometimes kids skip a generation and all the traits you, as parents didn't inherit, your child does? This is exactly what has happened with Tee. She is best buddies with my Mother, which makes up for my lack of.......click to learn what next.

Less important than a HKD30 T-Shirt

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

That would be me. We have purposefully taken up travel insurance for hospitalisation overseas just in case Tee or myself, God forbid, needed some medical attention during our holiday. Just before leaving for the airport, I am reminded anxiously if I have packed along dozens of Ventolin (my.......click to learn what next.

That Bitch from London

Posted on June 13, 2007September 4, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Now that I have your attention. Here is Tee's (2 yrs 9 mths) rendition of London Bridge. Heard today after school: London Bitch is foyying down, Foyying down, foyying down, London Bitch is foyying down, My Fair Yaydee.....

My kind of friends….

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Since Tee started playschool, I have actually some time on my hands to make a few phone calls to old friends whom I have not seen since Tee was born, and time to actually meet them. I don't know about other Moms but when Tee is within the.......click to learn what next.

The love Tee has for her Father and her Grandmother

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Last night I baked some honey chicken from the lovely Jomel (see Chickie Delights on May 31st) and Tee LOVED it. She loved it so much that she asked for more and more and more. She finished her share, the rest of my share and still wanted more........click to learn what next.

Blogging holiday before the real holiday

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

4 days to go. Before Hong Kong Disneyland. Tee starts school tomorrow. 2 weeks of school holiday and I have already forgotten how much needs to be done. Damn those lingering pregnancy hormones. Get out! Get out! So much to organise. Father's Day. ETC. I will be working.......click to learn what next.

I am a Pisces/Aries but the quiz says I am 80% Aries!

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

You are 80% Aries How Aries Are You?

An excursion to the Tun Razak Police Station

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

As the school holidays come to an end, I am excited about school starting again - YAY! No more toddler entertaining, no more toddler excursions, no more toddler whines in the morning, Just ME TIME. ME, ME, ME!!! I'm selfish. I can't help it. Yesterday, I drove Tee.......click to learn what next.

Stressful drive home

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Those of you in KL are familiar with what a heavy downpour does to peak hour traffic. What more, we are forced to accelerate through landslide city and tree-falling town avoiding mishaps of impending accidents (we love living the dangerous life - not), except that when there is.......click to learn what next.

My brother, the Durian.

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tough as rock on the outside and deliciously soft and squishy on the inside. The durian is also a favourite fruit of mine, incidentally. Including Indian mangoes. My brother is 10 years younger - he was an 'accident'. Oops. But seeing that me and my other brother were.......click to learn what next.

Chinese Sexy Woman

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Today, someone googled the above phrase and found my blog. Hmm..... I guess I am a CHINESE SEXY WOMAN. Ladida dida....*head floating & bouncing*

Baby Bingo and how to entertain a toddler for 4 hours

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Today, Tee and I had fun making our own Bingo game and had even more fun playing Bingo. How to make Baby Bingo - lots of cardboard, colour pencils and scissors. Make 2 base cards or however many, depending on however many players want to play. Divide it.......click to learn what next.

Fairy princess in the making

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Throughout her 2+ years, Tee has accumulated several magic wands from various sources but this week's self-made magic wand was the most fun by far! Tee made a magic wand and a crown and dressed up as a fairy princess with her friends this week. She knew from.......click to learn what next.

The Big Pumpkin

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I present to you - Big Pumpkin at 1 year old. Since you asked. :-)

Meaning of My Children’s Names – Tag

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I got tagged. I don't even know what it means or how it works but I will give it a go from whatever I understand with my infinitely limited blog skills. The only tag I know was the playing chase kind of tag when I was 12. :-).......click to learn what next.

In the midst of conversation

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

"Oh really? My Mummy said I could get that cool Adidas watch once I can actually read the time..... I know!!! Who needs to, right? Watches are worn to look pretty!!!"

Happiness is…..

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

The Freedom to Dance!

Enjoying Cookie Art

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Just bake a simple cookie, if you have a lot of time, bake a Gingerbread cookie (yum!). Then fill icing sugar and butter with different colourings into small plastic bags, tie them up tight and snip a small hole at the corner of the plastic bag for kids.......click to learn what next.

When you hit rock bottom

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I write this for the sake of those who are there right now. I've been there before. And everyone goes there at some point of their lives. Some visit several times over. It's not a friendly place to be but we need to be there because we need.......click to learn what next.