A Mother's Monologue

Toddlers and a bar stool

Posted on December 17, 2007December 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Do you know what Tee does with bar stools? She swivels and whizzes around clockwise, then anti-clockwise, then clockwise again....... Then she climbs down to spin it with her hands, like it's a steering wheel and she's driving a bus. Then she topples the bar stool and rolls.......click to learn what next.

The definition of ‘pout’

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Can you believe such a pretty girl can pout like this?

The power of Festool

Posted on December 17, 2007January 8, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This is right up the Hubs alley, our family handyman. Festool is a German brand of power tools that can help any contractor or clever handyman fix or build things at home. It's funny how the Germans always come up with these amazing tools. If you're considering purchasing.......click to learn what next.

Our getaway weekend

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Last weekend was bliss for us - just Tee, the Hubs and I. We didn't have any parties (which is so unusual for us), we didn't have any planned meals with anyone outside the three of us, and we didn't have any dates made with anyone. Bliss,.......click to learn what next.

My history with diet pills

Posted on December 17, 2007December 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I have taken them twice in my life, both times prescribed by Doctors. The first was Xenical, which made you pass oil out. It was gross but just imagine, all that oil that you'd consumed through your mouth, coming out instead of getting caught inside your body and.......click to learn what next.

Toddlers fascination and obsession with stickers

Posted on December 17, 2007December 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Name me one who doesn't like stickers. OK. Maybe it's just MY girl who has this deep rooted addiction to the little gluey bits, but man! This is getting out of hand! I guess I should thank God it's not something else she's addicted to. Like glue.......click to learn what next.

Software to help me organise and manage my business

Posted on December 17, 2007May 1, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Yes. I've always believed that if you could pay or outsource someone else to do a job, you should do just that. Assuming you're worth something, of course. If you have a valuable business, if you value your own time, then why not pay somebody else to do.......click to learn what next.

The competitive streak in mothers

Posted on December 16, 2007December 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx You know those. Yes, THOSE. When they start asking you about your own child; whether he can add and subtract, whether he makes connections when he notices similar events, whether he can read, whether he can do a particular stunt, whether he knows the lyrics to that.......click to learn what next.

I am a city girl

Posted on December 15, 2007December 15, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Wow! I am really impressed that you guys know what a durian tree looks like! Me? I am so 'ulu' and hadn't a clue if my mother in law never told me. I only know how to eat - that's what she always says....."You! Only know how.......click to learn what next.

Can you guess what tree this is in Kong-Kong’s orchard?

Posted on December 14, 2007December 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

What’s on our Christmas menu?

Posted on December 14, 2007December 15, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Being Chinese Eurasians and Christians for that matter, we naturally celebrate Christmas every year with a big Christmas dinner that has always been cooked by my mother. Every year, my mother would ask us what we would like to see on the Christmas table and we would decide........click to learn what next.

Love of chillies and all things spicy!

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx That would be me. I have Indian blood. :-P I can't remember when I first started eating chillies but now I'm all for spicy food. Tee is being trained to eat it too. So far she can eat as spicy as chilli sauce and even mild curries........click to learn what next.

Tee’s Kong-Kong’s orchard

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx In Kota Bharu, Kong-Kong has a big garden full of plants and flowers but better still, he has an orchard next door that houses herbs and vegetables of all sorts and fruits! Everything that the family eats (apart from meat) is from the garden and orchard so.......click to learn what next.

Toddler brushing teeth

Posted on December 14, 2007December 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

At what age did your toddler start brushing her own teeth? I've been trying to get Tee to start brushing her own teeth in the mornings and I would then do a thorough brush at night before bed. It saves me half the task. But my shorty can't.......click to learn what next.

Christmas shopping, here I come!

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I have exactly 7 days more to do my Christmas shopping as we are off on a Christmas trip with the family next weekend. The problem is, I need to go alone. Without a whiny, irritating toddler in tow. Which means that tomorrow will spell my last.......click to learn what next.

The old lady I wanted to save

Posted on December 14, 2007December 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Back in the good ol' free days when I had a lot of free time (Now? What's free time?), I'd be the gallavanting Mother Theresa wannabe looking out for people I can help. During each summer vacation, I'd be loitering the streets with friends spending our nights.......click to learn what next.

Selling gold

Posted on December 13, 2007December 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Several months ago, my Mother told me to give her all my gold jewellery that I no longer wanted so she could help me sell it. Apparently gold prices were at an all time high at 65.00 per gram. Furthermore, her friend could get her better prices than.......click to learn what next.

I’m addicted to Scrabulous

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Scrabulous is online Scrabble played on Facebook. You can play whenever you're free without pressure. You can think till the cows come home for your next word, or till your PC crashes, whichever comes sooner. My mother is very good at Scrabble but because she is not.......click to learn what next.

Toddlers and alcohol

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx This was Tee's first time at a bar. And her first time holding her first bottle of alcohol. And that is the bottle she chose. We could get arrested for this. My mother used to give us teaspoonfuls of alcohol when we were young to put us.......click to learn what next.

How to brighten up somebody’s day…..

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Have you ever wondered how to send a nice message to somebody without words? Whether it be.....I'm thinking of you, or just smile, or get well soon, or I like you, or be happy, or whatever!!! Flowers are certainly a wonderful way of brightening up somebody's day. Despite.......click to learn what next.

Ozeki Restaurant Menara TA One

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Just as I'd said earlier about how we don't eat Japanese very often, we had japanese for dinner today after eating it for lunch! Can you believe it!!!??? This is because Tee, the precious princess, told her grandparents that she wants to eat Chawan Mushi for dinner........click to learn what next.

All reasons for Chocolate

Posted on December 13, 2007December 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do you guys like Patchi chocolate? My mother has two huge boxes of it and nobody is eating it. I'm not a big fan of Patchi's and thats why they are still sitting around as none of my brothers are chocolate fans either. They were given to.......click to learn what next.

Discounts on children’s products and services, like Seaworld Tickets!

Posted on December 13, 2007December 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Whilst shopping with my mother the other day, she noticed that I had SO many discount cards in my wallet. For practically every retail outlet we stepped into, I had a membership card for the brand. I have more cards in my wallet than I have cash! So.......click to learn what next.

Five more months in trying for a baby

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The Hubs and I desperately want our next baby to be a Rat, to complement our cheeky monkey, Tee. Rats and monkeys are each other's best mates, you see. The Hubs is a monkey and I am a rat. Tee is a monkey so now we need.......click to learn what next.

Hatsuhana Japanese Restaurant at BSC

Posted on December 13, 2007January 8, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

That's what we had for lunch today. Tee had a plain chawan mushi and some rice with teppan beef. Then she wanted some udon noodles and insisted on trying some salmon sashimi, which she did not like at all. The Hubs has always had a problem with his.......click to learn what next.

Tok-tok applying for VoIP services today

Posted on December 13, 2007December 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

It was such a coincidence. This morning we brought Tee to watch the famous Aesop's Fables at BSC (pronounced 'EE-SOAPs') with her good-looking boyfriend. Now Tee has a 'steady' boyfriend at school whom she adores and sees everyday but this other boy is her part-time boyfriend as she.......click to learn what next.

Doing laps with the dog

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Can you guess what this cheeky monkey is doing in Kota Bharu? This is Tee playing with Kong-Kong's Daschund dog, Oscar. You can't see him because he is hidden on the left. Oscar has a very loud bark, loves eating papaya and is the biggest coward dog. He.......click to learn what next.

The official masseuse

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Not feeling very well today, I begged Tee to give me a little massage on my shoulders. She has strong hands and gives a decent press. "Please....??? Mommy's not well." "No. I'm sowwy" (sorry) "Please, Tee.....Mommy's really not well. Just for a little while?" "I'm not a.......click to learn what next.

Extra Christmas cash

Posted on December 12, 2007December 12, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Hey y'all! How's everyone doing with this year's Christmas shopping??? I've only bought TWO presents so far and it's only what? Less than two weeks to Christmas Eve???!!! Oh my goodness! That means, I have two more weekends to go shopping and fight the crowds. Oh, why does.......click to learn what next.

I remember……

Posted on December 11, 2007December 12, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I remember...... the red and white packets inhaled sleepless nights on drawings we detailed laughter in between heartily availed for architectural crits we so nailed. I remember...... our lengthy fingers and painted nails with creativity the Prince of Wales cooking still cuisine of Indonesian trails a taller.......click to learn what next.