A Mother's Monologue

As I bid my 2 year old farewell….

Posted on August 31, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

Tee, of late has been choosing others’ company to mine. While that finally means HURRAY for me (more reading time, more writing time, more anything ME time!), I can’t help but feel responsible that……maybe I am not entertaining her enough. Maybe I’m not interesting enough. Maybe I’m just.......click to learn what next.

My Daughter Thinks I’m a Magician

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

Do your kids think that too? Whenever Tee wants to watch a TV programme of HER choice, like Barney or Noddy or Baby Einstein or High 5 or The Wiggles or Teletubbies or Thomas.......she will ask me for it. All well and good if the programme is on.......click to learn what next.

My contribution to Niagara Falls

Posted on August 28, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

Visualise this: I sit in an empty bath tub facing the taps. I put Tee in front of me and turn the taps on. And because she fights with me for the shower head, I pull it behind me and leave it there as the water runs. Then.......click to learn what next.

How to make an American Paper Bag

Posted on August 27, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

One thing I wasn’t used to when living in the US was the American grocery paper bag. Coming straight from London where all my groceries were walked home in white plastic carry bags, the paper bag seemed flimsy, difficult to carry and not leak proof. OK, I know.......click to learn what next.

Love has no bounds

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

The two loves of my life.....

Bathroom Time

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

15 minutes tops for me – I don’t do morning showers. I used to pre-baby but no more. In fact in 15 minutes, 10 is spent brushing my teeth really well cuz I love food too much to risk losing any teeth. If I throw in a shower.......click to learn what next.

Our Potty Dance

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

So we developed a potty dance today. Together, my daughter and I. It goes like this.... Just before T gets off her potty, I go "ARE..................we REDDAY????" (me swinging my right arm in a circle up high as though I'm twirling a lasso) "GIMME A RIGHT FIVE!!" (she.......click to learn what next.

I Confess

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

that the real reason you don't see any pics or links here is because I havent figured out how to post them........

Books that I connected with

Posted on August 25, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

My earliest memory of reading was 4 years old. I was at kindergarten when Christopher (a boy shorter than I) read me a book in attempt to impress entertain show off. But because I could actually READ, I wondered what the hell he was trying to achieve. I.......click to learn what next.

Gangster in my family

Posted on August 24, 2006May 20, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

who is a mouse, really...... It's T I'm talking about. Her mannerisms are loud and rambunctious. She doesn't talk to herself. She yells to herself. There is not a quiet moment when she is awake or around in the same 100 square meters. She sings, she makes up.......click to learn what next.

T-Shirts that will put an American Quilt to shame

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

Let me tell you a little secret of The Hubs. He still has T-shirts dating back to 1985 (the pile he got from Michigan, which I've mostly thrown out without his knowledge) and 1995 (the pile he got from New York City, which I'm planning to throw out.......click to learn what next.

Broken Records

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

When my Father-in-Law went on about my Mother-in-Law sounding like a broken record, I sniggered whilst a secret elation filled me that I was included in this little family ring of 'let's take the piss out of MIL'. They were in their 70's after all and forgetting that.......click to learn what next.

Countdown to the biggest event of the year!

Posted on August 21, 2006May 20, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

My little pumpkin's 2nd birthday...... The Hubs complained that this birthday was bigger than the grand wedding of our local pop princess, Siti Nurhaliza (which is all over the local news at the moment), ever since I started making him help out. All I needed him to do.......click to learn what next.

Ideas

Posted on August 21, 2006May 20, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Why is it that when I put my head down to sleep at night, all these great ideas come flooding into my head and I continue working them all out. Yet am too lazy/tired to get out of bed to actually write them down... Then comes the next.......click to learn what next.

Less is more

Posted on August 18, 2006May 20, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I've been wondering of late how Tee feels about all her toys. She has a helluva lot of toys. Mostly all given. I have about 50 handbags (maybe more) in my wardrobe and I'm thinking WTF?! I honestly don't use any of it and even if I wanted.......click to learn what next.

The first time

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

was with a very, very blonde Finnish guy with a Malaysian accent. He adored me and would cycle 20 kilometres just to see me for an hour or two whenever he ran out of cab money and his dad wouldn't give him more. Matti lived at the KL.......click to learn what next.

My accidents history

Posted on August 18, 2006November 23, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

When I was 10, I smashed through a glass door running at full speed whilst being chased by a friend. I became famous overnight and ended up with little scars thankfully in discreet body locations with about 30 stitches. When I was 12, I slipped and fell over.......click to learn what next.

Leeches

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

I have a phobia of anything cold, slimy and slithery. That includes all amphibians, reptiles and insects of those sort. My encounters of them have been horrifying and memorable although I wish I wcould erase that part! Once upon a time, a boy took me out to the.......click to learn what next.

I have 3 fathers…

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

Or none at all. Depending on whether I want to see my glass half full or half empty.... Father #1 felt he was too young to be tied down with a baby (i.e. I was an 'accident') so Mom left him because she didn't want to abort me.......click to learn what next.

Sugar in your armpits

Posted on August 16, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

Mom allowed T to play with flour, sugar and a slice of lemon yesterday in attempt to stop T from annoying her from cooking a great big meal for us. >>Fast Forward>> Somehow I am always sleepy the moment T recharges from her afternoon nap. She woke up.......click to learn what next.

Kwiwerr

Posted on August 14, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

It is not unusual that I am totally zombified this week as T has been searching for my hand many times during the night, more than usual. So when she ran into my bedroom this morning excitedly shouting "Kwiwerr! Kwiwerr!" I wasn't sure if I was still dreaming........click to learn what next.

Laughter is GREAT for the soul

Posted on August 14, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

When was the last time you laughed? Was it a 2 second chuckle or stomach stitch hysterics that set off after every breather you took? If you have a toddler, it probably wasn’t too long ago. The only downside of me laughing too hard is that I tend.......click to learn what next.

My Baby Needs a King Sized Bed….

Posted on August 11, 2006October 18, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

All to herself. Yup. At my baby shower for what seems like eons ago, my dearest friends and family got us practically everything we needed (for our first newborn, including a beautiful walnut stained cot that was bigger than a standard cot and could take the weight of.......click to learn what next.

Mrs Gabriel’s Secret Haven

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

After parking my car at what seemed like an old dilapidated block of flats, I made my way up to the home of Mrs Gabriel, bumping into a little girl on her pink tricycle, assumingly one of the neighbour’s daughters. Three landings and eighty three steps later, I.......click to learn what next.

The Rat Race of the Asian Toddler

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

If you were left alone in this world to raise a child without external influences, have you ever thought what type of child you would raise? Ask yourself deep down. What are the values you want inculcated in your child? When does your child really need to know.......click to learn what next.

I have cancer

Posted on August 8, 2006March 17, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

We are all too familiar with the platitude, it won’t happen to me. What are the chances that I would strike a lottery in my lifetime or break a leg whilst skiing or lose an uncle in an unfortunate car crash? Many of us take for granted that.......click to learn what next.

Politically correct lines versus brute honesty

Posted on August 6, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

So I’ve been real tired since the Ibu house move and all our other activities that I am telling myself we need to slow down. Seriously….I need to force myself to say NO. And guess what? This weekend, we already have Saturday - kidsport at 11am, birthday party.......click to learn what next.

Toddler communicating

Posted on August 6, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

We went for playgroup today and after that were invited to one of the mom’s house for lunch. A few of us arrived before the host so the maid let us in while we made ourselves comfortable on the carpeted floor. The lights were all off, with the.......click to learn what next.

Fancy dress in puke

Posted on August 6, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

Cough, cough, Oouack! A projectile of puke flew onto me at exactly 7.30pm, just as we were about to open the car door to step out for dinner. This as she chewed on a piece of shredded wheat. My dearest husband goes, “Oh no! The car!” as I.......click to learn what next.

What is Romance?

Posted on August 5, 2006 by Mamapumpkin

I was born under the star-sign that is supposed to be the most romantic of all star-signs, whatever that means. I cant say if I am a romantic but I certainly know how to appreciate a romantic man. So what exactly is romance? When I was 16, my.......click to learn what next.