A Mother's Monologue

Gambling in my blood

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

When I was a student in England, my friends and I used to stay up right through 7am playing cards with money. What did we do when classes started at 9am? Well, the good ones crawled in and crashed immediately after lectures and the bad ones went straight.......click to learn what next.

Tee’s pronounciation

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Just after Tee started talking at seventeen months, her vocabulary hopped onto the speeding train after she hit nineteen months and then the bullet train at twenty two months. After knowing that she knew five hundred words, I didn't bother counting after. You know how in those baby.......click to learn what next.

Being a remiscier

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

As much as I'd love to be one, I just don't understand numbers. Twenty years ago, my mother took trading lessons after a string of several professions but many people doubted her (my first stepfather included, to whom she was married to then) and even told her she.......click to learn what next.

Shit. Tee has a new hobby.

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Since attending her friend's birthday party yesterday and the arrival of two new fishes in our home, Tee has decided she wants to keep her fish and promises she would care for her fish on a daily basis. Okay.....................We all know what that means, doesn't it? Bugger. So.......click to learn what next.

Don’t let a hotel ruin your holiday

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

In the past, we used to call to book our holiday hotels but now, the internet has made things so much more convenient. You can do all your research online and book your hotel anytime of the day or night. Orlando, the entertainment capital of the world, kid's.......click to learn what next.

Flying off to Kota Bharu

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee's grandparents in Kota Bharu miss her and want to pay for us to fly down just so they can see their little precious. The Hubs is too busy to go so the next solution would be to send Tee and myself over without him. What to look.......click to learn what next.

Dutch / Malay party at house

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

This party got us cracking in stitches. And Tee loved it because she liked the party packs - it had CANDY!!! So now you know. What makes a good party? Candy loaded party packs. Tsk tsk......*faint* Theme: Mini minor cooper Venue: Rented bungalow filled with toys, outdoor playthings.......click to learn what next.

Christmas is coming, time to shop!

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I always find that the best gifts for me are custom photo gifts or ones that have been carefully planned and purchased, or hand-made gifts! If I could have my way, those are the only gifts that I'd be giving to all my loved ones. They are not.......click to learn what next.

A view into the Atlantic Ocean

Posted on November 4, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I am awakened by the sounds of birds chirping early Sunday morning so I roll out of my fluffy divan bed for a long stretch. The first thing I do every morning is draw open the blinds to allow the stream of sunlight into the bedroom. Then I.......click to learn what next.

Korean Kid’s Party at a hotel

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Theme: Mickey Mouse Venue: Grand Millennium Hotel Entertainment/Activities: Bouncy Castle, Fishing (with real goldfish, hand nets and paddling pools of water! and then the kids got to take home the fishes they'd caught!), Bake Art, Tattoos, Balloon Figures, Cartoon Screen. Food: Excellent buffet spread comprising mee hoon, fried.......click to learn what next.

Stressed and tired

Posted on November 3, 2007November 3, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

By tomorrow, I have to make some drawing changes to the new baby retail shop I worked on because the Feng Shui Master finally got to visit the site and needed some energies to be diverted. Bugger! Then I have to do some Christmas books reviews. Bugger! I.......click to learn what next.

Chalet at the Equatorial Hotel

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

One of my favourite restaurants of all time, the Chalet has never failed to exceed expectations. It is a Swiss old time favourite dating back as far as twenty years but the food quality is still superb. Expect to pay RM200-RM300 per head for cosy, dim lighting, a.......click to learn what next.

I told off someone else’s kid today

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

And it didn't even have anything to do with Tee. After telling off the kid in front of an audience, some mothers thanked me and one mom made a joke that if it had been Tee, I might have pulled out a stick and beat up the boy........click to learn what next.

Tee’s love of the beach

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Tee's first time on the beach in Langkawi was when she was four months old. She could barely comprehend then. Later, at 16 months, we took her to the beach again in Kota Bharu. This time, she HATED the feel of her feet sinking into dry sand. A.......click to learn what next.

A big house versus a small house

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs, after living half his life in the United States, has always been anti maids. For this reason, he insists that we have a small house instead of a big house because we'd have to do the cleaning ourselves. I think that if you don't have a.......click to learn what next.

A story from Tee

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Once upon a time, there was a little girl stuck in the pond. In the pond but she was weally, weally, WEALLY stuck. And then she fell. A little net got her. And then the girl can walk again. And then the nail polish came like knocking on.......click to learn what next.

My fears of getting pregnant again

Posted on November 3, 2007November 3, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Unfortunately I had a bad pregnancy with Tee and don't look forward at all to the next pregnancy. I know they say all pregnancies are different but I have nightmares about WHAT IF IT ISN'T???!!!! Imagine nausea and puking for a whole five months and STILL having to.......click to learn what next.

Getting my next degree

Posted on November 3, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I have an architecture degree which I'm putting to no use although if I had to do it all over, I would still study architecture. Just because I felt that the Bartlett gave me the best form of education I could possibly have had from all those tears.......click to learn what next.

The stuff Tee has for breakfast

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

This is what Tee usually has for breakfast. If she has breakfast. Fruit - she goes on and off different fruit depending on her mood Oatmeal porridge cooked with milk and dashed with a bit of honey. French toast with butter and very little honey Jam or peanut.......click to learn what next.

What a start to a Saturday morning – Grrr….

Posted on November 3, 2007November 3, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

This is the plan. I am taking Tee out for the first birthday party whilst the hubs stays home to do the housework. Then I'll bring her home for a nap and shower, after which we'll go out for her second birthday party. And the third. This morning,.......click to learn what next.

How to make a gorgeous pie

Posted on November 2, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Go look in your recipe book or find one on the internet! Who needs to make one when you can get Pies delivered to your kitchen??? Just check out these yummy looking pies?! Tee and I love pies. Of almost any sort. The chicken pie that mom makes.......click to learn what next.

Miracle cure for not drinking water / getting thirsty

Posted on November 2, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Just as I told you how I don't drink water because I don't get thirsty? These last three days, I've been wearing my miracle pendant and voila! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO thirsty that I feel a dry throat all the time!!!!!!!!!! It is a complete opposite of what I.......click to learn what next.

My little socialite has THREE birthday parties to attend today

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I just don't know how to lie and say no. Especially when that person has made the effort to attend Tee's party. Seeing that it's all at different times as well. One after another consecutively. *sigh* I'm just a pushover. A doormat. A pleaser. The Hubs is always.......click to learn what next.

Tee’s fear of the police

Posted on November 2, 2007April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

From a very young age, we've made Tee believe that the police have many duties. Some of which include catching children who don't go to sleep, who don't eat their food, who don't brush their teeth, who don't..........I know, I know. We are the most horrible parents on.......click to learn what next.

Much needed sleep NEEDED

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Uhuh. I won't be surprised if I passed out standing one day soon. Today, after a bloody long day with Tee out of the house, we finally arrived home at her Nana's exhausted. It was 5pm and I had to sleep. Even if it was for five minutes........click to learn what next.

Lighting up my dream home

Posted on November 2, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I still haven't had time to download the pathetic handphone images of my dream home, have I? It'll come soon, promise. My dream home is 4,700 square feet of space to clean but if I was rich enough to purchase it, I'd be rich enough to hire a.......click to learn what next.

For the love of English shoes

Posted on November 2, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs loves his English shoes. He will never buy anything else. Except that when he was in the States, there were not so much of a selection of English shoes. Now that he's back home, he is constantly on the lookout for real sturdy English shoes. He.......click to learn what next.

Tee has been begging to see snow, real snow :-)

Posted on November 2, 2007April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Just so you know, we have fake snow in Malaysia. And it's the only type Tee will be seeing in the near future. She kept insisting, "No! I don't want to see fake snow! I want to see REAL snow. Let's go to Canada!" I have no idea.......click to learn what next.

Finding a really cool pair of classic black pants

Posted on November 2, 2007January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Last week, I spotted that perfect pair of black slacks on a friend. For your information, I currently do not own a pair of black pants because every pair of black pants that I do own, now reaches up to my knees. Yes, I have grown that much........click to learn what next.

I DON’T WANT TO SLEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on November 2, 2007November 2, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

These last few weeks, since Tee turned three, we've been having real trouble putting her to bed. She is adamant that she is NOT tired. The moment she hears anything remotely close to sleep and bed, she starts whining and begging. How ironic that those two words are.......click to learn what next.