A Mother's Monologue

When people knock your kid

Posted on August 28, 2007August 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

The last few weeks at school have been report card days with parents and one of the topics that have come up is how far a teacher should go when she doesn't have a good report about your kid. Should she just tell it like it is? Or.......click to learn what next.

Cheeky Monkey antics of a 3 year old

Posted on August 28, 2007August 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I love the way children are so innocent. Whenever Tee is doing something illegal, up to no good, she will fore-warn us outright. Like, “Mummy, please don’t look under my bed because I’ve hidden my drug addict boyfriend there.” OK, maybe at that age, she'd be a little.......click to learn what next.

The Doctor says I have PCCS

Posted on August 28, 2007January 9, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Post Culinary Consumption Syndrome. Over the last 9 days in Australia, I have been fed by different 5 cousins to be exact with their respective partners. This included fish and chips of the highest grade (think fresh out of water fish coated with crunchy, crispy battered skin and.......click to learn what next.

KLIA baggage collection, 11.33pm Sunday evening

Posted on August 26, 2007August 26, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Whilst swinging Tee around laughingly threatening to throw her away into the dustbin, she giggles, "You cannot throw me....." she frowned and lamented. "Why not? Why can't I throw you?" "Because......I am your PRECIOUS!!!" she stated with such confidence. "My precious??? What makes you think you are my.......click to learn what next.

Origins Facial and Saw Hair Salon

Posted on August 18, 2007August 18, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Origins Complimentary Facial Customer Service - 5/10 I was 10 minutes early and was told to go for a walk first. If my staff ever did that to a customer, I'd blacklist them. It was the perfect opportunity for the sales girls to show me their products in.......click to learn what next.

Men, lies and a love affair

Posted on August 18, 2007August 18, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Encik Husni was sitting reading the New York Times when his wife hit him on the head with a-frying-pan. "What was that for?" he asked. "That was for the piece of paper with the name 'Linda' on it that I found in your pants pocket". The man of.......click to learn what next.

Tee’s end of term report

Posted on August 17, 2007August 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

It's show off time again! Tee dancing on stage during Assembly. Sometimes I wonder if Tee's teachers love her more than I do. Perhaps she shows them her good side only. Or perhaps they are just trained to handle these little monsters better than I do. The way.......click to learn what next.

A f#%ing great book – The Kite Runner

Posted on August 16, 2007August 16, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

When I first heard of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, I turned a blind eye. The title didn't appeal to me, I mean, what the hell did I care about kites? And the monotone photograph of the back of a boy peeking beside a wall did nothing.......click to learn what next.

Weight loss or inch loss?

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

At Tee's Doctor today, I weighed myself with a real weighing machine. Not a wonky one like the one I have at home. My heart skipped a beat at the extra kilos till I pacified myself that perhaps I was building muscle. My jeans are certainly looser. Yesterday,.......click to learn what next.

Trouble with toddlers taking medicine

Posted on August 16, 2007August 16, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee has always been one of those rare weird kids who loves brocolli and spinach, and everything else green and leafy. She is also the strange child who drinks tomato juice, green tea and unsweetened 'leong char'. And she LOVES medicine. Yes. While all our counterparts fight with.......click to learn what next.

There is our World, and there is the Other World….

Posted on August 14, 2007August 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Which Tee is familiar with. *twilight zone orchestra in the background* Everytime I put Tee down for bed, she will spend a good half hour whispering and playing by herself. Because she whispers, I don't know what she is saying. It could be defined as the toddler language.......click to learn what next.

Yoga really helps

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I attended a one-to-one trial yoga class today and felt so good after. My sinuses totally cleared and my body felt like a brand new engine again. Oiled and serviced and ready to perform backbends. OK, maybe not backbends. But seriously, I needed it. I got to relax.......which.......click to learn what next.

Role Playing Games of an almost Three Year Old

Posted on August 13, 2007August 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

For the last few months, Tee has increasingly spent her time playing pretend. And the roles she takes on is as far as her imagination takes her. I suspect that her drama class at school takes this practise further as she comes home talking to herself or to.......click to learn what next.

Mommy and Me – Role Reversals

Posted on August 13, 2007August 13, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

My almost three year old daughter, for some reason, loves playing Mommy. Not to her dolls or teddy bears. But to ME. I'd imagined that at this age, they would like playing Mommy to their dolls or teddy bears because they like emulating adults, right? Knowing my luck,.......click to learn what next.

Technorati – is that a radio station?

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Technorati Profile Today I was at Technorati trying to figure out how to install it into my new site. There were some instructions to paste the above code here so that is what I have done. I am still so blur when it comes to all these blog.......click to learn what next.

Divorce Trumps

Posted on August 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Humour for the weekend. I got this on an email today that I thought I'd share. Dear Wife, I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you for good. I've been a good man to you for seven years and I have nothing to show.......click to learn what next.

Chinese Custom of Greeting Family Members

Posted on August 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

We attended 2 family functions today and another 2 tomorrow. All my side of the family. Am I busy, or am I busy? The first was to celebrate a family member's birthday. The crowd was international, consisting of professionals; Doctors, Architects, Businessmen, Financial Analysts, Gay Men. The party.......click to learn what next.

Birthday for the Piscean Man

Posted on August 11, 2007August 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

For my above 30 year old brother's birthday this year, I got him this. And look what he did! . . . . . . He licked her knickers off..... Chewed on her G-string...... And dug into her tits. Warning to those with Piscean boyfriends: only if you.......click to learn what next.

The upsides and downsides of Motherhood. Here.

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Today, my sugar mummy took me shopping. (secret: if you want to inherit one, do real good and you will have one in your next life :-)) I have been rather glum and well, if you were in my position, day-in day-out, you would understand. But man! What.......click to learn what next.

I’m back, not even I can believe it…

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Finally. After 5 whole days. What? You mean it's only been 5 days? It bloody felt like weeks! It was like being in prison, being punished, when your days are so long and your nights even longer. After pails of coffee, very little sleep and resourcefulness with a.......click to learn what next.

Last post here – Blog suspended

Posted on August 5, 2007August 6, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Friend from New York just left. Another friend from New York arriving. Busy....then we're off for a holiday. I am working on the new blog. My old blog was transferred but now I've decided that I want a new look so I'm learning.......HTML code. It will be awhile,.......click to learn what next.

Under pressure already before the age of Three

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Today, whilst moving around the house from the living room into the kitchen, I sternly commanded Tee to put away her toys as it was getting out of hand. I get headaches just being present in a tornado state. She sighed with exasperation, "Don't STRESS me out." Another.......click to learn what next.

Bridge collapses in the USA

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Hrrmmph......I have always had this fear in KL, especially with the state of corruption in our lovely land. And ESPECIALLY since I was in the construction industry, and KNOW exactly how contractors cheat and take short cuts. It's all about making money. Not safety. And it's a lot.......click to learn what next.

Rockin’ Girl Blogger Award

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Apparently I rock so hard, I haven't a clue how to add the badge (my first badge at that!) to this post!!! Lian sifu, help! So what makes a Rockin' Girl Blogger? I know I rock but.......do you know why? To be cont'd....

Tee’s Round Eyes

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Today, Tee and I looked through some old photos and found this. Aren't her eyes ROUND??? Well, they sure were when she was 12 months! Almost like Barney's....that horrible gay dinosaur.

My daughter, my future gourmet chef

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Helping Mummy marinate a fish...... "I can feel the scales! I dug into the fish's mouth and opened it's gills. I poked the fish's eyes and stroked it's tail......." Plucking vegetables..... Peeling garlic......

Haunted tales of the Big Pumpkin

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since Dina Zaman (writer of I am Muslim) told of her true horror stories where we stay, I have been driving home at night with frozen blood and unblinkable eyes.......I tell them to concentrate on the road and not look anywhere left or right but they so.......click to learn what next.

Carving Yellow Watermelon Balls

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

When Tee was learning the colour yellow at school, they did yellow activities ALL WEEK. Anything to do with the colour yellow, they did it. Even in Mandarin. At the end of the week, they had a yellow party in which Tee had to bring in yellow food........click to learn what next.

Tee’s First School Field Trip

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

We inched up at nightime (to me! after sleeping at 5am), to catch the big orange school bus to the National Bird Park today. Now, Tee has sat on several tour buses in her lifetime, even open-aired ones but the big orange school bus? That was her dream!.......click to learn what next.

Life’s greatest challenge….

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Is Motherhood. I'm kidding. Out of the whole population today, what percentage of it do you think have mastered the art of non-judgement? In our daily lives everyday, how often do we, as humans, judge others? Passing judgement is an easy thing to do. Dependent on our expertise.......click to learn what next.