The mood (1:17am, Monday – 28th March 2011)

Posted on March 27, 2011March 27, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Super busy and Excited! Yet sad.............. As always, my entire being is a flurry of activity and a roller coaster of rainbows! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee............. *small part of heart aching*

Catching an Air Asia plane in the dark

Posted on March 16, 2011March 16, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

To sleep or not to sleep. That is the blinking question.... I remember when we first flew Air Asia to ChiangMai (3 hours) with the plane leaving at 7am (because there is only ONE FLIGHT daily and if you fly MAS to ChiangMai, there is a transit at.......click to learn what next.

I’m from a Top University

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Not that it means jack but hey, UCL (University College London), where I sold my soul to cigarettes and architecture (and never slept), is at NUMBER FOUR as of last year's (2010) University rankings after Cambridge, Harvard and Yale. What does that mean? Who gives a hoot? All.......click to learn what next.

I’m on a Blog Marathon

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

As T2 gets older, I find that she is demanding more and more of my time. She asks me every day to read to her, to play with her, to get things for her.......and really, I owe her this time. As with T1, I spent every waking moment.......click to learn what next.

Working without focus

Posted on February 16, 2011February 16, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs has long complained since the day he met me that I couldn't focus. At work, I'd have several windows on my PC open and I'd flit from window to window. When I read, I read all 5 books at once and can remember where I am.......click to learn what next.

Parent Child Bonding

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since I had T2, I have been spending almost ALL my time caring for her because, well, babies need full time care. Oh, and she's a toddler now. I keep forgetting. To me, the both of them will always be my babies...... And since I spend a.......click to learn what next.

Selling our souls

Posted on February 11, 2011February 12, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This week I've been on a toy selling frenzy and although I've only managed 10% of the toys available in this home of ours, it feels good when I see physical space coming available - YAHOO!!! I feel sorry for T2 because she sees some toys that are.......click to learn what next.

Why aren’t you on Twitter yet?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

If you aren't yet on twitter, you should really give it a go. It is way more happening than FB. My twitter has disappeared from my Blackberry and no amount of installations is getting it back. WHY?>!*&#@( I'm starting to feel like Guy Kawasaki. Anyway, it's almost 4am.......click to learn what next.

The Chanel Bag story – set in Malaysia

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

In the last few months, I have been dreaming of a new Chanel bag. I know, I talk about all the frivolity of branded bag buying and you know what? I don't even go out anywhere to show off a Chanel bag.......Absolutely nowhere. Hello, I don't even go.......click to learn what next.

When you’re really in trouble, who do you call?

Posted on February 6, 2011February 4, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Today during breakfast, baby T2 and I watched a movie together. It was about a single mom with a young daughter struggling to make ends meet when suddenly, she is kidnapped and forced to rob a bank with her daughter as hostage. After she robs the bank successfully,.......click to learn what next.

T1’s future college

Posted on January 28, 2011January 27, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs has been advocating sending our girls to boarding school since they stress us out so much and since he was a boarding school product but T1 has been fighting her case saying she does NOT want to go to boarding school and she does NOT want.......click to learn what next.

What a Day! What a Day! What a Day!

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Last night, I slept at 4am. Pretty normal. Actually, I don't really know what time I slept but when I was finishing off on the computer, it was 4am. The night before I also had 3 hours of sleep. At exactly 6.50am, T2 woke up and started wailing.......click to learn what next.

Learning the Chinese Zodiac

Posted on January 25, 2011January 20, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Last year, T1 learned the Chinese Zodiac and I told myself I needed to as well but surprise, surprise, I haven't as yet. OK, that will be my mission this evening. I wonder though how much is actually retained in that little head of hers??? I shall test.......click to learn what next.

Create your own style with the HBN & BHT

Posted on January 25, 2011January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

As the name suggests, you can use the HBNs as a HAIRBAND........I haven't actually tried it with short hair but it looks fantastic with long hair. The shortest you could probably go is a short bob. You can even wear it on your dog....or tie it around your.......click to learn what next.

God sending His Angels to me….

Posted on January 22, 2011January 22, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

What's the date today? 23rd January. Soccer practice in 6 hours exactly. Nice. 3 weeks into the new year and things are looking good. I don't know if it is a shift in perspective or if God really is sending His Angels down upon us but good things.......click to learn what next.

The quirkiness of English

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Today, my Mother told me that she reads my blog. What? You heard right. My Mother reads my blog! Oh my God. Soon, the shit will hit the fan! Should I have expected anything less? Ever since she dabbled her toes into the pond of technology in the.......click to learn what next.

How to care for kids when you are sick

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

It has been a rough week. I am down with a chest infection, a fever, an open tap for a running nose and very bad asthma. This always happens. I can never be sick because my asthma just goes crazy. It takes on a life of its own........click to learn what next.

Babies love climbing stairs

Posted on January 11, 2011January 11, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Now why is that? We have no stairs at home so I was really surprised when T2 took to the stairs like a duck to water when we arrived in Perth in a house with a staircase! She was a natural! She didn't know how to come back.......click to learn what next.

The future of Toy packaging

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

In my days as a child, not that I had many toys at all, I remember toys being packaged quite simply. Simple enough that I, then a kid, could open it myself. I don't ever remember having to ask my parents nor wait for them before I could.......click to learn what next.

Choosing local over global

Posted on January 5, 2011January 5, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Having traveled a good part of the world and dealt with as many foreign services and products and as many local, I am disheartened to announce that I generally still prefer the services and products of Britain and the USA.....and probably many of what the other first world.......click to learn what next.

Toys from McDonalds

Posted on January 2, 2011January 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This year, I shall refrain from buying any Happy Meals despite how HAPPY it makes my daughter. *roll eyeballs* Hey, a new house would make me happy too but am I getting one? Admittedly, some of these McDonalds' toys are really quite cool. Like this DJ scratch machine.......click to learn what next.

Rediscovering the artist in me…..

Posted on January 1, 2011January 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

One thing I really miss about my life is appreciating beauty and creating beauty. In my youth, I'd spend hours and days, writing journals, sketching ideas, planning strategies, colouring, making, reading, communicating...........and absorbed the beauty of my surroundings. My parents were too busy doing their own thing thus.......click to learn what next.

My latest trick on positivity

Posted on January 1, 2011January 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Since I am kind, actually make that extremely kind (yes, I am!), I shall share with you a little trick I learned today whilst doing my run. Due to lack of sleep last night, my run was more tiring today. Was it because I was tired or was.......click to learn what next.

Public Holiday on Friday 31st Dec 2010 – New Year’s Eve

Posted on December 29, 2010January 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Now you can celebrate in style! I would have had first hand news of this had I turned my twitter on but I was busy processing orders for my BHTs and I was just thinking, if my BHTs were this popular, then what is to come has some.......click to learn what next.

2011 New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I'm not sure why I'm bothering seeing that I failed at this year's resolutions which was to lose 10kg. Instead I've put on 2kg. How the hell did THAT happen? How depressing is that?! BUT. If we don't have goals, then we have nothing to strive towards and.......click to learn what next.

When can mothers’ rest?

Posted on December 14, 2010December 14, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Seriously now, when exactly do mothers get a chance to rest? Whether you are a full-time working mom, a stay-at-home-mom or anywhere in between, finding time to rest when you have more than one kid is practically impossible regardless whether you have help or not! This morning (Sunday),.......click to learn what next.

A tribute to Baby Samantha

Posted on November 19, 2010January 11, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Today, with a heavy heart and overflowing tears, I have to tell you that Baby Samantha was summoned by The Good Lord Jesus Christ to join Him in Baby Heaven. There isn't anything more painful that would just kill the heart of any parent than losing a child.......click to learn what next.

Entertaining your kids in Kuala Lumpur during the holidays!

Posted on November 18, 2010November 17, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

OMG. That time of the year is here again!!! Moms! Brace yourselves!!! My poor T1, she actually asked me today if I will be happy now that she is officially home or if I preferred her at school. She must have picked up on my conversations with adults.......click to learn what next.

How often do you come across a hypocrite?

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

The dictionary defines a hypocrite as a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives. This means, that lady A could be bitching about you behind your back saying how immature you.......click to learn what next.

I love my blog!

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, I do! Looking back over the years, my blog documents how I have evolved as a mother, it documents T1's history and all the things she has said and done (and all those cute pictures!), it is such an inspiring piece of work, if I may say.......click to learn what next.