A Mother's Monologue

What’s your favourite luxury watch?

Posted on February 2, 2008February 2, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

When the Hubs and I first got married, some friends from New York came to stay with us much later after the wedding since they had missed their flights due to 9-11. One friend in particular was on a mission to find some luxury watches so we took.......click to learn what next.

Who rules the roost, really.

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I had an assignment due this evening and whilst rushing it, Tee woke up and insisted that I hold her to sleep. Aiyo..... After a tussle, I finally gave in and told her that I was only going to hold her for five minutes except that everytime.......click to learn what next.

First time to Jaya Jusco after a long time

Posted on February 2, 2008February 2, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Yesterday, we brought my Mom to Jaya Jusco to get a few things. We haven't shopped there for ages. Now we remember why, although this happens everywhere else in Malaysia, and sometimes elsewhere in the world too. We asked two JJ staff who were having a chat.......click to learn what next.

Really pissed right now

Posted on February 1, 2008February 1, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I tried uploading some pics a couple of times but they just won't come through. WTF! I am tired, sleepy and still have one more assignment to complete after this. *hippo yawn* I think I'm going to be a rebel tomorrow and go have my hair cut........click to learn what next.

TAG – Love Hate tag

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I love to eat : full stop I hate to eat : medicine I love to go : for pampering sessions and great conversation I hate to go : to boring places I love it when : people are pro-active, honest and efficient I hate it when.......click to learn what next.

Mom, the magazine addict

Posted on February 1, 2008February 1, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, my mother is a magazine addict. I could potentially be one but I just don't have the time. Mom reads all the trashy magazines to get Hollywood gossip (I like them for their clothes, shoes and handbags) but she also likes some for their crossword puzzles (she's.......click to learn what next.

The return of Sheila Majid

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

It is now 2.43am and I've just returned from a fabulous Sheila Majid concert at the KLCC convention center attended by Tun Dr Mahathir. He and wifey stayed throughout the whole concert despite how late it was and bless his heart, the old man gave her a standing.......click to learn what next.

Stuff the Hubs still has to do in the house

Posted on February 1, 2008February 9, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I've been waiting MONTHS. Have any of you husbands who just dragggggggggggggggggg................. on the house To Do List? Do you nag him? Do you drop subtle hints? Do you command and threaten that they complete tasks at hand, or else? When I married the Hubs, I was.......click to learn what next.

Would you work in a call center?

Posted on January 31, 2008January 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

When I was working previously, I got to design some call centers locally. They were big investments as the company had to purchase many workstations, desks, chairs, mirrors, phone lines, furniture for team rooms, chill out rooms, and the list goes on. Then, monthly outgoings were high too.......click to learn what next.

So tired…..but what’s new?

Posted on January 31, 2008January 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I am tired from a full day of taking care of Tee plus I went to the gym today. After three months of not exercising, I actually went to the gym! I even cooked. But I have to force myself to stay awake now as I have.......click to learn what next.

Love Thy Mother like never before

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I got this in an email and wanted to share it. Always tell someone you love that you love them because you never know what day will be their last, or your own. Always seek to resolve your problems or disagreements with loved ones because if either.......click to learn what next.

Tee knows what she wants

Posted on January 31, 2008January 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Those of you who've been following know that we are contemplating a trip to the US this year. It's going to be a helluva expensive trip and for that reason, we are thinking really hard about it. Like concrete hard. I keep doing the simple harmonic motion dance.......click to learn what next.

Mamapumpkin’s blog disclaimer

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I, blog owner of Mamapumpkin.com, hereby declare that I will not be held responsible for any negative consequence as a result of reading this blog; including nausea, vomitting, excessive farting, diarrhea, generation of horny hormones, insomnia, banging into walls, spitting out coffee and falling off chairs. (this.......click to learn what next.

You said what?

Posted on January 31, 2008September 16, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

After having lunch with a pregnant friend I haven't seen since forever, Tee asked me today in the shower. "Mommy? Aunty M's stomach is a bit big. She has a baby?" "Yes, she has a baby. E's going to be a big brother." "Is there a baby in.......click to learn what next.

My new year resolution

Posted on January 31, 2008January 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Well, one of anyway...... Being a full-time Mom is a demanding chore. If I'd known how demanding exactly, I'd have been happy continuing my fabulous life sipping pina coladas in my white bikini atop a 72 foot Catamaran. No, I kid. Tee is great and I wouldn't trade.......click to learn what next.

What’ been happening at the Lee household

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Ever since the Alphonsos left, oh, I forgot to tell you, I had relatives from Australia staying with me and I was out of the home from 8am everyday till 10pm and totally dead. From exhaustion. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. For more than a week. As much as.......click to learn what next.

Arrowhead chips

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I'm addicted to the stuff. A dear friend gave me a bottle of what I perceived to be potato chips and I thought, oh no, I don't like potato chips. Then Tee wanted some and I tried one. Then two, then three, then four, then five. Damn!.......click to learn what next.

Do your bit to save our planet

Posted on January 31, 2008January 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

I read an article in the newspaper yesterday written by a foreigner about our use of plastic bags from the supermarkets. How many of you are still carrying plastic bags from supermarkets? He basically said who are we kidding with all this go green crap because although it's.......click to learn what next.

Not that anyone noticed my absence…..

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx .....but I have been sitting under a bodhi tree meditating on the hills of Nepal, praying for a life filled with the removal of 20 kilos of fat cells from my body, material richness since I already have all other forms of richness and the miracle that.......click to learn what next.

House viewing at Danau Villa

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This is another house we have viewed called Danau Villa - it is located at the fringe of Taman Desa and is developed by Faber Group. There are 60 semi-Ds in the gated development and the houses are nice. But the whole idea is to get away from.......click to learn what next.

I declare this year a no shopping year for me :-(

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, can you believe it? But really.....I have food, water, love and health. And a roof over my head. I already have more clothes than I could ever wear and shoes and handbags. What else do I need? In fact, I wish I had less stuff so I.......click to learn what next.

Let the Daddies do the babysitting!

Posted on January 19, 2008January 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

One weekend not too long ago, I was shit busy rushing out some work for a wedding publication, so what did I do? Asked my friend to cook us lunch (and she cooked a mean crab curry - YUM!!!), and got the daddies to babysit so I could.......click to learn what next.

Do you have a toolbox?

Posted on January 19, 2008January 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

We have a back area that belongs to the Hubs - ALL his tools are kept there and Tee is forbidden from stepping into that space. These are his toolboxes where he keeps them organised - black for shoe polish tools and miscellanous items, green for the drill.......click to learn what next.

Mamapumpkin Data

Posted on January 19, 2008January 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Haha, I stole this tag from Pek Imm because I needed a quick filler post *smile* 1. What’s your BIGGEST sin? Collecting blubber. 2. When’s your PROUDEST moment? Conning the Hubs to marry me. Muahaha!! 3. What’s your GREATEST fear? That I will never be slim again.......click to learn what next.

Investing our money – advice please?

Posted on January 19, 2008January 25, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Do any of you invest in the stock market? I have never really played with shares but recently, we've decided that we needed to grow our money so we have started looking into stock options that offer good dividends like British American Tobacco (BAT), Public Bank and Berjaya.......click to learn what next.

Monkeying around at Marco Polo Restaurant

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This is Tee with her favourite uncle of all time and my beloved younger brother who's inherited the sweetest heart ever from my Mother. If ever you want a brilliant husband, he's the man! Tee loves her uncle SO MUCH because not only are they of the same.......click to learn what next.

So mad with the Hubs this morning!

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The weekends are supposed to be my off day but unless I go out and get the all clear from Tee, we all know that it REALLY isn't a REAL off day, don't we? Because Mommy does everything better. So the toddler will always run to Mommy.......click to learn what next.

Book Review – Just One More Day by Susan Lewis

Posted on January 19, 2008January 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The ony reason I attempted to read this book (lent to me by my dearest Italian friend in London whom I dearly miss) was because my Mom has cancer and this book was about a little 7 year old girl who loses her mom to cancer. I.......click to learn what next.

To renovate, buy a car or go to the USA….??

Posted on January 19, 2008April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

OK. I need your advice here. It'll be nice, of course to do all three but that would be over indulgent. We need more space. We can't afford the house we want right now so an interim measure would be to build in some storage space or give.......click to learn what next.

Mamapumpkin aching…..

Posted on January 17, 2008January 17, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I've been super busy still. Juggling Tee and my own work deadlines, housework, cooking and laundry.....it really is no picnic. I visited a newborn baby today and felt real clucky after. Tomorrow I am having guests. Saturday, my cousin arrives for a whole week and stays with.......click to learn what next.