Food from Jalan Alor

Posted on November 12, 2010November 11, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

These days, I hardly have any time to eat a good lunch as I'm always so busy with the baby, feeding her all day as she is such a fussy eater. Hence, my lunch usually comprises bits of chocolate from the fridge of left over cake! Sometimes cookies.......click to learn what next.

TM Unifi

Posted on November 1, 2010November 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Well so much for TM Unifi!!! I haven't had internet access since Thursday (almost 6 whole days now!!!) and guess what? Nobody from their team can solve the problem. We have called and called and put on hold with the longest being 15 minutes till we hung up.......click to learn what next.

Malaysian Radio – Hitz FM 92.9 with JJ and Ean

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

For the last 10 years, one of my favourite radio stations in Malaysia have been Hitz because they are just so stupid and funny. Stupid in a good way. Don't get me wrong, I have liked other stations too for other reasons but if I were to choose.......click to learn what next.

Racing cars at BSC

Posted on September 21, 2010September 19, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

How many of you have tried this? It costs RM10 for 3 minutes (if I'm not mistaken) to race these cars. My daughter loves it but I find it too expensive! We know some kids who have this race track in their houses (yes! you can purchase them!).......click to learn what next.

New Farley’s Rusk from Heinz

Posted on September 20, 2010September 19, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Did you know? They come in mini sizes now! So much easier for babies to hold (you know how their fingers are SO teeny-weeny tiny?) and so much less waste when they drop the darn rusk! Well, in our case, baby T2 will drop them PURPOSELY. She thinks.......click to learn what next.

Rock Climbing Facilities at Camp 5 One Utama

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I recommend everyone to try this activity at least once. If you google rock climbing Malaysia, you will find other venues for this activity at other venues but we went to the closest to us, whihc was at Level 5, new wing, 1 Utama. It was a THRILLING.......click to learn what next.

Gripe on Public Toilets

Posted on September 12, 2010September 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Have you ever wondered or noticed, that in Malaysia anyway, the female washrooms are always further away than the mens? Why is that? It truly irks me. Women have a harder time going to the toilet. Women are the ones usually with children. Women.....gosh, do you need me.......click to learn what next.

Bali in KL

Posted on September 7, 2010September 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

There is this culturally rich restaurant along the main stretch of Solaris called Ole-Ole Bali that has a gorgeous spread of Balinese food but because I'd been there so many times this year, I got sick of it especially when the last time I went, our food was.......click to learn what next.

Learning the planets of the solar system

Posted on August 31, 2010August 27, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T1 came home this week singing an unfamiliar song to a familiar tune. It is quite clever how her school teaches them to remember by making them learn the facts through songs, since children are naturally predisposed to learning musically and it works! Although T1 (being her father's.......click to learn what next.

Chawan, Bangsar

Posted on August 29, 2010August 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Have you ever been there? When they first started, I used to hang out here having breakfast with friends (read T1's friend's moms) as I was always too lazy to drop T1 off at school, go home and then pick her up again 3 hours later. Instead, I'd.......click to learn what next.

Digi Chairs and Service

Posted on August 25, 2010August 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

These are the chairs at the Digi outlet where we did the big crossover. T1 and I loved them chairs because they were stylish, multi-functional and comfortable. Digi really is the telco of the future. T1 said she could use the chair as a desk whilst she eats.......click to learn what next.

Digi or Maxis?

Posted on August 24, 2010August 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

After being with Maxis for the last 13 years, yesterday our entire family moved over to the bright side. If we had moved over to Celcom, I'd have called it the dark side. Sorry, Mr Celcom. The move was fast, simple and painless. We went to the Digi.......click to learn what next.

Blogging ups and downs

Posted on August 23, 2010August 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Apart from spewing verbal diarrhea all over the internet (which releases a lot of internal tension hence good for health), I love blogging because it gives my heart a good workout (again, good for health). Yes, thumpety-thump-thump......my heart aches tremendously and cries out loud when I read of.......click to learn what next.

10 variations of baby cereals

Posted on August 6, 2010August 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

We have tried practically every cereal on the supermarket shelves in making T2 eat her darn cereal!!! She just doesn't seem to like cereal and the only cereal she seemed to have eaten the most was the tin of organic cereal from Bangsar Village which costs almost RM30.......click to learn what next.

Lose your baggage when you fly Malaysian Airlines

Posted on July 30, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I am severely pissed and deeply saddened. This is our 3rd encounter with disappointment over this air carrier. The 1st was when they broke T1's stroller and only compensated us RM200 when it cost RM800 to buy a new stroller. The 2nd was when my cousin came down.......click to learn what next.

Raja Kunyit Durians

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Last year, I was forbidden to eat my favourite delicacy till the end of my pregnancy due to gestational diabetes so being the great big huge glutton that I am, I am now more than making up for it. My excuse? It produces really good breast milk! Last.......click to learn what next.

Famous Soong Kee beef ball noodles at Lot 10

Posted on July 21, 2010July 17, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When I was a teenager, I used to frequent the famous Soong Kee beef ball noodles on Jalan Silang, near Kota Raya, as I used to take the public bus to school (and other places.....). I didn't have a driver all my life, despite common misperceptions! And after.......click to learn what next.

Flykidz at Solaris

Posted on July 20, 2010July 14, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

After a long time of begging, we finally allowed T1 to start the gym this year. But we've stopped everything else. I find this a suitable gym for this age group as they teach the kids some solid gymnastic skills (like handstands, cartwheels, roll-overs, somersaults, balance beams and.......click to learn what next.

Food Art in KL

Posted on July 16, 2010July 13, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

We were so fortunate to be able to experience some food art displayed at a leading hotel here in KL crafted out by a Malaysian pastry chef in the theme of Ratatouille. T1 has watched the cartoon animation movie and has books on it so of course, she.......click to learn what next.

Children’s Room in Pantai

Posted on July 12, 2010July 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

This is the room that T2 stayed in whilst we were there - RM388 per night. For that price, I could have checked into a nice hotel and had a MUCH nicer time!! Blek!! And not risk getting infected by all the sick people in the building as.......click to learn what next.

Chinese Restaurant at Equatorial Hotel

Posted on July 7, 2010July 4, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

No, we didn't eat there but I noticed that they've newly renovated it to look quite smashing. I asked my girl to pose for me i.e. stand sweetly and smile, and what does she do? A Chinese restaurant calls for Kung Fu poses!!! *smacks head* The lights were.......click to learn what next.

New shoes from Vincci

Posted on July 4, 2010July 4, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

There is this premium Vincci shop in Bangsar Village that does shoes at a much higher price than the usual Vincci and I walked in one day with T2 and came out with 2 pairs of leather flats. I couldn't resist. I figured that I needed some flats.......click to learn what next.

Encouraging fine motor skills in kids – For the love of scones…..

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T1 has inherited the love of Scones from my mother and we three are really the scone experts as we have tried so many scones in so many places! And the best still goes to the ones Jo taught me how to make, thanks again, Jo! Recently, T1.......click to learn what next.

What NOT to eat at Mid Valley Megamall

Posted on June 25, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I need to qualify firstly that the reason I am posting this is because I was rather annoyed with the old lady who took orders at the cash till of this eatery below. Now, this is a popular joint, one which my Australian cousins frequented when they were.......click to learn what next.

What to do at PD Avillion Resort

Posted on June 23, 2010June 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

You will never run out of things to do at PD Avillion, even if it rains all weekend, as we had experienced. And especially if you have kids, fret not. Our kids were incredibly happy and did not want to leave even when they hardly had a beach.......click to learn what next.

Sex and the City 2 in Malaysia

Posted on June 23, 2010June 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

So the movie opened later than expected because the censorship board had more work to do than expected......BUT I was lucky enough to have been invited for the early days of the movie. I wanted to watch it again on that very same day, immediately after the show.......click to learn what next.

Facilities at PD Avillion

Posted on June 17, 2010June 16, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

After getting lost and eventually finding our way to The Avillion, we were frightfully informed that we had to park our car opposite the main road. What?!! I'll leave that for another post..... We were greeted by this little island pergola as we entered, a pleasant enough welcome.......click to learn what next.

Sweet Roses T-Shirt Top

Posted on June 14, 2010June 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Another lovely top from Shireen which I fell completely in love with. Sometimes I wonder if it is the demeanour of the model that makes me like an outfit so much. You know, because the model is so slim and sweet, you kind of imagine that if you.......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.

Fun to wear clothes

Posted on June 6, 2010June 5, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I received a birthday pressie this year from this very hardworking Mommy who started out blogging the same time I did back in the day that comprised 3 items of clothing from her latest, coolest online clothes shop. The first, a white and black floral print Japanese inspired.......click to learn what next.