A Mother's Monologue

The new Labour party head in England – Gordon Brown

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Whilst watching CNN this evening with the Hubs, I missed the above announcement when the Hubs asked if I knew him. Just because I spent a good 7 years in the United of Kingdom and love it doesn't mean I automatically know who Gordon Brown is. And could.......click to learn what next.

My 7 Vanity Sense Facts – How Vain Are You? A Woman’s Post

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I got tagged again! by Health Freak Mommy to do this test, but before even doing the test, I knew it was going to be a less than 50% score and sure enough, I scored a timid 23%. My Mother. will. not. be. proud. She is always nagging.......click to learn what next.

Hong Kong Disneyland Part 2 – The Welcome Parade!

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

My little girl watches in fascination despite being rudely awakened by loud, blasting, hip-hop music. .....just to give you a taste of the Disneyland parade. Atmosphere was superb. Music was brilliant. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Ariel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Alice and all their buddies, were jiving to.......click to learn what next.

Hong Kong Disneyland Part 1

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Contrary to what you would imagine, Hong Kong Disneyland (HKD) is the smallest Disneyland in the world and perfect for toddlers. Little Tee went on every single ride except for one - the Space Mountain. It is sooooooo toddler friendly, all the rides, and so, if you have.......click to learn what next.

Living in Hong Kong

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Would you live here? or here? or here? The residential landscape in Hong Kong gives me the creeps... RM1.5 million for a shoebox 550 square feet flat in a location that's not hot. For that amount, you could get 3-4 times more space in the hottest locale. Just.......click to learn what next.

Holiday Home in Hong Kong

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I wouldn't mind having a holiday home on the hills, assuming there are much less hazy days!

Hong Kong Island on a gloomy hazy day

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Sorry, I don't have the software to stitch 2 photographs together so you'll just have to make out this blur panoramic view. It was even blur to the naked eye! Oh dear, you can't see anything, can you? *sigh* What a waste of time....sorry.

How people view photographs

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Hong Kong Shangri-La Coffee House - we woke up at 5.30am for the flight. We arrived at 4pm at the Coffee House, too exhausted to hunt anywhere else for food. A bowl of wanton noodles cost RM90 !!! Ok it had 6 huge prawn wantons with the juiciest,.......click to learn what next.

Funny…

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I took this quiz to boost my ego - Can you make anyone fall in love with you? Only 72% ??? It used to be 95%!!! You Can Make 72% of Your Crushes Fall in Love With You Your seduction skills are practically legendary. You know how to.......click to learn what next.

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean….

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee and I are guessing the tunes on her little laptop. She presses an alphabet and a familiar tune screeches. This makes it a reasonable game, guessing tunes. Then suddenly, I am lost for words because I just cannot make out the next tune. I really thought I.......click to learn what next.

Baby Vicks

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

A friend of mine introduced me to Baby Vicks. It comes with a pink cap and is made from strawberries (I think?). Anyway... The Hubs has been coughing like he has TB (tubercolosis) and suddenly, all day yesterday, Tee started coughing. Mummy went into panic mode. Sick child.......click to learn what next.

The perils of Asian pregnancy & after-birth superstitions

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Heave-Ho! Where do I start? This tag came from The I'mPerfect Mom. Living in Malaysia and coming from a half-Chinese family, I am grateful that I wasn't subjected to the customary strict pregnancy and after-birth confinement rules since my own mother was a hot, modern Mama and the.......click to learn what next.

Trouble at the break of dawn

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Before the alarm clock went off this morning, whilst we were all still deep in slumber. Or so I thought, "Mummy?" I heard a whimper, opened my eyes in the dark and looked at Tee. Her eyes were closed. Was it my imagination? Without hesitation, I flumped my.......click to learn what next.

Did I not tell you I was different? A face behind the name – young Big Pumpkin exposed.

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Disclaimer notice: I must clarify that this was taken several years ago, pre-baby. Pre-Little Tee. Everything has gone downhill since then. I have fed myself an additional 20 kilos from stress and emotional trauma. So please, please, please....... don't faint when you meet me one day soon. I.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 5 of 6

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

My mother and Tee can talk. They can REALLY talk. They can talk for a really long time with words that politically spew out like slick. They both have Indian blood. And Indians are known to be 'good' talkers. Their minds are also blade sharp. Their witty repertoires.......click to learn what next.

A fun kind of exasperation

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

In the Lee household, we subconsciously practise a lot of negative parenting which we are not proud of. But believe me, if you had OUR pumpkin to deal with, you'd think twice before judging. It's always don't climb, be careful or you'll spill, don't run, don't this, don't.......click to learn what next.

Toddler bedtime routine

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Our bedtime routine is somewhat comparable to a Formula One pit-stop where everyone rushes at lightning speed to get a job done, except that in our case, the whole Ferrari team is suddenly hit with a bad case of food poisoning. Lightning jolts of pain strike their bodies.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 4 of 6

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

WILY WAYS WITH THE MALE SPECIES You read right! This is sure confirmation that Tee is of the lineage that my Mother strung along. Somewhere along the line, there is a gene named 'Talent with Men'. Genealogy doesn't fail. We don't have any gay family. Not that I.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 3 of 6

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

GOOD GENES Tee and her Nana both have good genes. I got the bad ones. They are naturally pretty and photogenic. They have faces magazines and TV Commercials hunt for. My Mother did many TV Commercials and Advertisements in her younger days and many have encouraged me to.......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 2 of 6

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

CHEEKY My Mother is cheeky. So is Tee. I do not posess the inborn naughtiness these 2 souls have. My Mother would teach Tee to pull the leg hair of my stepfather and Tee would do just that, then run away giggling. Followed by a growl (my stepfather).......click to learn what next.

Grandmothers and Grandaughters – Part 1 of 6

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

THE LOVE FOR JIGSAW PUZZLES Do you know how sometimes kids skip a generation and all the traits you, as parents didn't inherit, your child does? This is exactly what has happened with Tee. She is best buddies with my Mother, which makes up for my lack of.......click to learn what next.

Less important than a HKD30 T-Shirt

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

That would be me. We have purposefully taken up travel insurance for hospitalisation overseas just in case Tee or myself, God forbid, needed some medical attention during our holiday. Just before leaving for the airport, I am reminded anxiously if I have packed along dozens of Ventolin (my.......click to learn what next.

That Bitch from London

Posted on June 13, 2007September 4, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Now that I have your attention. Here is Tee's (2 yrs 9 mths) rendition of London Bridge. Heard today after school: London Bitch is foyying down, Foyying down, foyying down, London Bitch is foyying down, My Fair Yaydee.....

My kind of friends….

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Since Tee started playschool, I have actually some time on my hands to make a few phone calls to old friends whom I have not seen since Tee was born, and time to actually meet them. I don't know about other Moms but when Tee is within the.......click to learn what next.

The love Tee has for her Father and her Grandmother

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Last night I baked some honey chicken from the lovely Jomel (see Chickie Delights on May 31st) and Tee LOVED it. She loved it so much that she asked for more and more and more. She finished her share, the rest of my share and still wanted more........click to learn what next.

Blogging holiday before the real holiday

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

4 days to go. Before Hong Kong Disneyland. Tee starts school tomorrow. 2 weeks of school holiday and I have already forgotten how much needs to be done. Damn those lingering pregnancy hormones. Get out! Get out! So much to organise. Father's Day. ETC. I will be working.......click to learn what next.

I am a Pisces/Aries but the quiz says I am 80% Aries!

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

You are 80% Aries How Aries Are You?

An excursion to the Tun Razak Police Station

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

As the school holidays come to an end, I am excited about school starting again - YAY! No more toddler entertaining, no more toddler excursions, no more toddler whines in the morning, Just ME TIME. ME, ME, ME!!! I'm selfish. I can't help it. Yesterday, I drove Tee.......click to learn what next.

Stressful drive home

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Those of you in KL are familiar with what a heavy downpour does to peak hour traffic. What more, we are forced to accelerate through landslide city and tree-falling town avoiding mishaps of impending accidents (we love living the dangerous life - not), except that when there is.......click to learn what next.

My brother, the Durian.

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tough as rock on the outside and deliciously soft and squishy on the inside. The durian is also a favourite fruit of mine, incidentally. Including Indian mangoes. My brother is 10 years younger - he was an 'accident'. Oops. But seeing that me and my other brother were.......click to learn what next.