A Mother's Monologue

Having a Home Cinema

Posted on July 22, 2012October 7, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Today, my girls went over to their neighbours place to play and according to T1, they played at their home cinema. I always wonder if I had a home big enough to house a home cinema, if I would really have one? Would you stop going to the.......click to learn what next.

Sunway Velocity

Posted on July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Not too long ago, I was approached to buy a property at Sunway Velocity, poised well very near the city centre with fantastic infrastructure below, I am still considering it. The development is located near Peel Road and honestly, it is a stone's throw away from KLCC. Besides,.......click to learn what next.

Tok-Tok and his cigars

Posted on July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Tok-Tok used to be a smoker when I was 11 years old but when he hit his 40s, he gave up cigarettes, just like that. It's all the power in the mind. I have given up smoking before, just like that too, and stayed off it for 9.......click to learn what next.

Watching The Dark Knight 2012 with T2

Posted on July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

We've had it with watching a movie with T2. Today we watched The Dark Knight 2012. When we brought her to watch The Avengers several months ago, it was her first movie ever and she managed to sit through the entire movie. When we came out of it,.......click to learn what next.

Cool speakers

Posted on July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Have you guys seen the cool altec lansing speakers? They come as small as smaller than your fist! Thus you can slip it into your pocket and then connect it to your iPhone or iPod or whatever to BLAST it whilst you need to - at a picnic,.......click to learn what next.

Weak Knees

Posted on July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, I've been having knee pain again due to the running that I've been doing. Yikes. I think I need to stop running and walk instead. Le sigh.......I like running as it is so much faster but it is really not good for my knees due to my.......click to learn what next.

Selling Stuff Online

Posted on July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Many a time I've considered giving up my job. The Hubs hates me working because when I work, everything slips. There is so much to do at home, just caring for the kids is already a full time job. So you can imagine, we cannot have everything -.......click to learn what next.

De-cluttering the Home

Posted on July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Finally, we made progress......despite how busy I am with work and everything else, I managed to progress the de-cluttering project. I gave away stacks of magazines (about 5 feet high) and with a heavy heart brought 6 huge garbage bags full of toys to give away. There was.......click to learn what next.

Diamond Ring Re-setting

Posted on July 22, 2012June 7, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

I need to resize my diamond ring but cannot find a place that would do it. The last time I re-sized my smaller diamond ring, I did it through a friend's contact, a wholesaler who flew the rock back to Hong Kong to get it re-sized. It was.......click to learn what next.

My Weakness – Being Disciplined

Posted on July 22, 2012June 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

I have many weaknesses but one of them which I am determined to conquer is discipline. I am totally hopeless when it comes to discipline. I'm not sure why either. Perhaps it stems from my childhood in that my parents never forced me to study. Actually, they never.......click to learn what next.

Young Explorer’s Kids Gym at 1 Mont Kiara

Posted on July 21, 2012June 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Recently we discovered a great place for toddlers to spend an afternoon running around and burning up lots of energy for a few hours and that was at the Young Explorer's Kid's Gym at 1 Mont Kirar Mall in Mont Kiara. I've been there a few times for.......click to learn what next.

Being shoe crazy……..

Posted on July 20, 2012June 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Have you heard of Beth Shak? If you google, you will read the ludicrous story of her being in a divorce lawsuit with her ex-husband over her 1200 pairs of shoes worth over one million pound sterling. Obviously, she has more money than brains. I just think that.......click to learn what next.

Water Carnival

Posted on July 19, 2012June 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Some time this year, we attended a water carnival organised by the local club. Can you spot my T1? They were divided into 4 teams of varying heights and builds to make it fair game. *snigger* Then they competed with fishing, completing an alphabet puzzle, board torpedo and.......click to learn what next.

Baby in Stockings

Posted on July 19, 2012June 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Well, one side anyway......OMG, T2......what have you done to my mirrors with those dirty fingers!!!!????? And where have those fingers beennnnnnnnn?????????????? OMG!!! This girl, she's such a girly girl. She loves dressing up and posing.......It's definitely not from me. *turns to look at the Hubs* And then she.......click to learn what next.

My Self Fulfilling Prophecy

Posted on July 18, 2012June 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Got this from the net and it's great. I dedicate this to all the women I love. "I don't have an amazing figure or a flat stomach. I'm far from being considered a model, but I'm ME. I eat food. I have curves. I have more fat than.......click to learn what next.

T2’s Play

Posted on July 17, 2012June 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

When I came home one day, this was what I found. 2 designer seats in front, 3 plastic seats at the back with 3 passengers all cramped up in the middle seat. Supermarket trolley behind and bags on the floor. Quick everyone. Guess what T2 was playing???

Time Management Plan for Busy Moms

Posted on July 16, 2012June 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

In the last year, I have been living this crazy mad life where I slept only 3-4 hours every day and then caught up with perhaps 7-8 hours on 1-2 nights every week. There was a domino effect from that, of course. First of all, I read that.......click to learn what next.

Souled Out in Ampang

Posted on July 15, 2012June 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Did you know there is a Souled Out in Ampang? It's been there for over a year! Souled Out in Ampang is located on the Ground Floor of a residential cum medical building called Menara HSC that is directly beside the British High Commission. There is parking underground........click to learn what next.

Personalised Bags

Posted on July 14, 2012June 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

What do you think of personalised bags??? Do you want every Tom, Dick and Harry to know what your name is? Not me. In fact, if let's say I was a Datin (which I am not and will never be), the more I will not want people to.......click to learn what next.

Working Girl

Posted on July 13, 2012June 26, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Whilst driving on Jalan Pudu one day, the route I normally take to get to Jalan Raja Chulan (city centre), in a traffic jam (when I suddenly have time on my hands!), I caught this working girl carrying a big cloud of some advertisement. That thing must've been.......click to learn what next.

Anmum Essentials for great things to happen

Posted on July 12, 2012September 29, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Do you remember how I’ve been advocating a growing up milk with no added sugars? If you decide to feed your child a growing up milk formula, then certainly choose one without any added sugars. I have recently learnt that not only does Anmum Essentials come with no.......click to learn what next.

Trebimbi Dining Set in KL

Posted on July 12, 2012July 12, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Do you remember the surprise that the kids got at the end of last month??? It was a Trebimbi Dining Set in KL, yes, right in KL! It has arrived! What IS a Trebimbi Dining Set? Sorry, it is actually the Trebimbi Collection. My bad. *blank look* It.......click to learn what next.

The Story of the IKEA Billy Book Case

Posted on July 12, 2012June 25, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Once upon a time, when T1 was a baby and her baby books were starting to fill up our minimalist home, we bought her an IKEA Billy Book Case as it was white, cheap and did the job. We figured we wouldn't be using it forever and one.......click to learn what next.

Talkers, not Doers…..

Posted on July 11, 2012June 26, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Have you met those? Those people who do a lot of talking but not a lot of doing??? It's kind of like the nemesis of Nike's Just Do It, you know what I mean? But the reality of it is just that. Some people can sure talk a.......click to learn what next.

Scaredy Cat Toddler for once!

Posted on July 10, 2012June 25, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

My fearless toddler finally found her Achille's Heel. She is afraid of drills and the sound of drills. LOUD DRILLS!!! As Daddy fixed the CCTVs at our home one day, the little one ZOOMED for cover under the lanai table with fear in her eyes. Real fear. Too.......click to learn what next.

Guitar Freak

Posted on July 9, 2012August 29, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

My brother has a hobby and that is playing the guitar. Or should I say..........he collects guitars! Heh. He doesn't just get those cheap guitars either! For someone who isn't Van Halen, I reckon one should get a beginner's guitar such as the Hohner Guitars, don't you think?.......click to learn what next.

Geography at 8

Posted on July 9, 2012July 9, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

T1 is currently having some mid term test in school and so she's spending a teeny weeny bit of time actually studying. I wouldn't exactly call it studying as she is genuinely interested in what she is reading. For example, yesterday she was studying her Geography, which taught.......click to learn what next.

Doing groceries at Bangsar Village Grocers

Posted on July 9, 2012June 25, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

I really need to watch our grocery bill as it is getting excessive. Last month, the Hubs complained that we ate too expensively. It's all that quality food, I tell him! He thinks we should be getting our quality food from elsewhere and he's probably right. Below is.......click to learn what next.

Merkur Safety Razor

Posted on July 9, 2012July 9, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Sooooooooooo.........what do you women do about your armpit hairs??? Do you shave them? Do you pluck them? Do you go for laser treatments? Do you go for waxing? Or do you leave them be ala the Italian babes? I know that many of the ladies in cold countries.......click to learn what next.

KL Marathon – StanChart Marathon 2012

Posted on July 9, 2012July 9, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Last year, a good buddy dragged me by the horns to start me on running my 1st 5km run. He was faced with wild protests and wails of negativity but he persisted. Only good friends will and to this I am thankful because today, I have changed my.......click to learn what next.