Music to my Ears

Posted on January 22, 2014February 1, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since T1 started her Homeschooling journey, we are hearing a lot more music at home and she is quite a talented pianist, if I may say so. Not gifted like one of those Mozart prodigies but talented enough to play delightful tunes in the background whilst I.......click to learn what next.

Chinese New Year Preparations

Posted on January 22, 2014February 1, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

What do you do for Chinese New Year preparations? I'm really not one for celebrations of sorts and am too lazy to be bothered with decorating the home with red knick knacks. I mean, I don't even do it for Christmas! I am not superstitious in the least.......click to learn what next.

Serving dogs to the in-laws

Posted on January 22, 2014February 1, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

For the last few months, my in-laws have been asking us to find them a Dachshund. We have looked and it is so in demand these bloody sausage dogs that they go as quick as they are born. The Hubs and I aren't exactly the free-est people in.......click to learn what next.

Crappy Water Pumps

Posted on January 22, 2014February 1, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Have you ever had the experience of being in a high rise with very low water pressure? It really annoys me but it also goes to show how much we take for granted something as simple as water supply. Other places in the world, even in Malaysia alone,.......click to learn what next.

Guitar Fans

Posted on January 13, 2014February 1, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

I did try learning the guitar once upon a time because I thought it so cool to strum some strings and sing along, not that I can sing at all, but one can dream and play pretend. It is a versatile instrument, the guitar, and is mobile so.......click to learn what next.

Violin lessons

Posted on January 13, 2014February 1, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

I have temporarily stopped violin lessons because the girls got bored of their piano teacher and she happened to be their violin teacher too. So now I am stuck without a violin teacher. Do you know of any good violin teachers who can command the attention and interest.......click to learn what next.

My girls music lessons

Posted on January 13, 2014February 1, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

As both my girls are now at home full time (woe is me!!!), I am now their new piano teacher because they were not liking the old piano/violin teacher. Perhaps she was not inspiring enough for them? They need someone who can make them laugh, someone who can.......click to learn what next.

An engineering mind

Posted on January 13, 2014February 1, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Some people have it, some don't. Some people can visualise, some can't. The reason I did an architectural degree was because I could do both. I could be just as scientific as I could be artistic. I did my A-Levels in the Sciences yet I am naturally creative........click to learn what next.

Musicians and their equipment

Posted on November 28, 2013February 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, T1 has been making up little music jingles from her head that are so damn funny following the 2 weeks of advertisements she watched whilst I was in Jakarta, musicians and their equipment, eh?. Yes, when Mama is away, the kids get to watch tons of TV!!!.......click to learn what next.

Drum Lessons for Kids in KL

Posted on November 28, 2013February 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

T1 is interested in taking drum lessons, do you know of any drum lessons for kids in KL? So am I. But we live in an apartment and it is just too unrealistic to be banging away when we have neighbours so close by. Not unless we want.......click to learn what next.

Learning music

Posted on November 5, 2013February 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Recently I stopped the girls from learning music because they seemed really uninterested and when that happens, I feel it is the teacher who is unable to inspire them, so instead of wasting more money (she wasn't cheap), we stopped. If I was free and had the time,.......click to learn what next.

Wearing a Bikini

Posted on November 5, 2013February 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Someone asked me today if I have bought a bikini as I am going to be lounging by a pool sometime this month and they want to see me wearing a bikini but eegads! NO!!! I can NOT be seen in a bikini!!! In fact, the last time.......click to learn what next.

Floor Fountains

Posted on September 22, 2013July 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

I saw the biggest cascade of floor fountains the other day from someone's facebook post and it was a water pipe that burst AGAIN due to the MRT construction happening at Bandar Utama. It was magnanimously HUGE!!! I could just imagine it with some pretty lights and it.......click to learn what next.

3 more months to Christmas!!!

Posted on August 29, 2013July 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Can you believe it? It's the end of August already!!! That's right. We're in the 3rd quarter of the year, the 2nd half. Oh my goodness, how time has flown by!!! And before you know it, it'll be Christmas, the month of peace and joy and all things.......click to learn what next.

Buying swimsuits in KL

Posted on July 18, 2013July 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Honestly, up till now 30 years later, and KL still has a shit selection of swimsuits. What's up with that? Is it because it is a Muslim country? I remember when I was a swimmer, buying swimsuits was a big deal and I would go to Singapore to.......click to learn what next.

Need new sunnies

Posted on July 18, 2013July 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

I have only one pair of powered sunglasses reason being I am now so lazy and NOT VAIN anymore in my old age to bother with contact lenses so I have to power up my sunnies. However it's getting old and I'm going to have to get a.......click to learn what next.

Yoga Retreat for a Day

Posted on July 18, 2013July 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

This week, I flew to Kota Kinabalu (awesome place, I'm telling you! Beautiful, Beuatiful, Beautiful!!! and I'm definitely going back again!!!) for one yoga class. It was an impulse decision and I have absolutely no regrets for abandoning my daily routine for the sound of waves and spectacular.......click to learn what next.

Alvarez guitars

Posted on July 15, 2013July 9, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

I've always wanted to play the guitar as it is such a mobile instrument and one can just strum it anywhere when music is demanded but never got down to learning it. I also want to learn the drums but yet again, there are just more pressing matters.......click to learn what next.

Ceramic Tubes

Posted on July 15, 2013September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

I was with a friend the other day and she was telling me about the latest sex toys - one particular ring that could double up as a women entertainer. Apparently they make the rings so stylish that you would really wear them as bold jewellery statements! I.......click to learn what next.

Tennis Sales and Promotions in KL

Posted on June 17, 2013May 25, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

If you are a tennis lover, do go to facebook and check out tennis town, one of the best places to buy tennis gear and equipment in Kuala Lumpur. They not only have the best Nike prices in town but they get new shipments every 2-3 months from.......click to learn what next.

Moldy environment in Malaysia

Posted on June 17, 2013September 18, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Moody environment in Malaysia I love my apartment but if there was one thing that is not ideal here, it is the fact that because we live beside a jungle, the damp is quite inherent and my handbags just go to rot. Seriously. Only the Chanel and high.......click to learn what next.

Watching Suits

Posted on December 30, 2012May 21, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since we returned from Penang, we've been watching Suits, the Hubs and I, and I love it! It is as good a legal TV series as real life Dallas Family Law and it makes me wonder why I never did become a lawyer myself. I remember back.......click to learn what next.

Boys and Weapons

Posted on December 27, 2012May 21, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

If you have boys (and thank goodness, I don't for my girls alone drive me bonkers!), you would be interested in larp weapons. What are larp weapons? Fake weapons but beautifully made and very real. If you were holding a production that involved Shakespeare and fighting, let's say,.......click to learn what next.

Christmas Musical Concert

Posted on December 10, 2012May 21, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

A dear friend has kindly organised a Christmas Musical Concert for the kids and so this week, T1 has to perform on the piano in front of an audience. She has recently also started the violin because she wanted to (crazy girl!) but that is where her interest.......click to learn what next.

Graduating to Cigars

Posted on December 10, 2012May 21, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

Many smokers who are men eventually turn to smoking cigars when they reach a certain age. For some reason, they think it makes them feel more cool or more sophisticated than good ol' Marlboros. Some give the excuse that smoking a cigar is much healthier than smoking a.......click to learn what next.

Cheap Banners

Posted on December 10, 2012May 21, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs office is directly above a mall and I keep giving him my ideas on that mall because I am the guru of marketing. Ahem. There is a section of the mall that is not working so well but he claims that their marketing team have already.......click to learn what next.

Coin Collecting

Posted on October 28, 2012February 5, 2015 by Mamapumpkin

T1 is still into her coin collection. Recently her Godma went to India and she requested for some Indian coins but unfortunately we missed her before she had to fly back to the States so we never got to see those Indian coins! Our Indonesian helper recently gave.......click to learn what next.

Please contribute to my facebook discussion page!!!

Posted on March 7, 2012March 7, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Hello Peeps! I have recently been appointed as one of the Mommy Bloggers for Fab Lovender Moments and as part of this initiative, I am to start a topic for discussion each week for a few weeks. The topics will all revolve around Parenting and Kids, specifically activities.......click to learn what next.

Nuffnang Blog Awards, Here I Come!!!

Posted on October 31, 2011November 1, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

If you aren't a blogger, you won't know what or who Nuffnang is, so allow me to enlighten you. Out of my few hundred readers every day, I am sure only a small percentage of you are bloggers because bloggers aren't shy and many have made themselves known........click to learn what next.

Blowing my own horn – POOOoooooootttt!!!

Posted on September 29, 2011September 28, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Excuse me *fans bad air* If you are a regular reader of Mamapumpkin (I know more than a thousand of you are on a daily basis but I don't know who you are! Of course, I could go check your IP addresses to get an inkling but I.......click to learn what next.