A Mother's Monologue

Customer Service in KL

Posted on May 2, 2012April 19, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Last month was my birthday month and as such, I treated myself to some toiletries. I first went into Kiehl's and spent an hour in there with T1 selecting all the shampoo and face stuff we needed, sunblock, lip balm and what have you. Our bill had approached.......click to learn what next.

Success in weight loss

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Success in weight loss first and foremost comes with the mind. If you're not ready, all the diets and exercise and worse, drugs in the world won't work. Trust me, I've tried them all. It starts with the mind. If you really want to do it, you will.......click to learn what next.

I wish I was more vain

Posted on May 1, 2012May 2, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Honestly, I wish I was more vain. I know of friends who eat very little just so they can stay in shape as it is so important to them to look good. Then there are friends who MUST put make up on whenever they leave the house. My.......click to learn what next.

Bar Code Scanners

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Don't you just hate it when you're rushing to pay at the supermarket counters and they're using an old, really outdated bar code scanner that belong to the museums? Now if they were to get the Symbol LS2208 scanner, it would be a different ballgame altogether. Sometimes, you.......click to learn what next.

Playing with Blocks

Posted on May 1, 2012April 19, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

I cannot stress how important it is for kids to play with generic toys. If it was one toy that you had to get your kid, get them a set of building blocks, or Lego. All those Barbie and Ben10 toys are rubbish and add very little value.......click to learn what next.

Yes, Your Majesty……

Posted on April 30, 2012April 19, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

It is no secret that in this household, I am the Queen. I only need to command and the deed is done. Even the Hubs knows this. The kids have a way of mocking me though. Every time I ask them for a favour, they will run off.......click to learn what next.

Quirky Kid Habits

Posted on April 29, 2012April 19, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

My T1 has the weirdest habits. She will experiment and eat the strangest food combinations and does it with such pride. For example, she eats fresh apples with peanut butter, Cookies with Marmite, Marshmallows in Soup.....I don't know, you name it, she does it. If you tell her.......click to learn what next.

T1’s Holiday Essentials

Posted on April 28, 2012April 19, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Whenever we travel, I will pack the kids clothes and then T1 will pack her own holiday essentials within her own knapsack that she has to carry herself. So if she wants to bring lots of stuff, she has to bear the weight after being warned already that.......click to learn what next.

Mont Kiara Kidnap Case

Posted on April 27, 2012May 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

This morning at 7.40am, this boy was kidnapped by 3 dark skinned men just outside Mont Kiara International School. Please pray for his safe delivery home to his family and that he is still in the country. Please offer your prayers to his parents. If you could help.......click to learn what next.

Child Abduction in Kuala Lumpur TODAY at Mont Kiara

Posted on April 27, 2012May 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BOY? PLEASE START LOOKING OUT FOR THIS BOY WHEREVER YOU ARE. He was abducted this morning just outside Mont Kiara International School in Mont Kiara. Two dark skinned men snatched him into a black Proton Gen 2 with number plate WNH 1356 (the police.......click to learn what next.

Vagabonds for Sale

Posted on April 27, 2012April 19, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Any takers? They even come with clothes and toys (see left)!

Home Made Pancakes with Love

Posted on April 26, 2012April 18, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

For the most of it, we make pancakes out of a pancake box at home, like Betty Crocker or Hungry Jacks, but the other day, I felt nostalgic and full of love that I wanted to flip up some pancakes from scratch, so not only did I use.......click to learn what next.

Wheelie Sundays at Publika Solaris Dutamas

Posted on April 25, 2012June 20, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Every Sunday morning, Publika at Solaris Dutamas closes off its roads to cars from 7am to 10am to allow children to cycle, skate, run/walk, scoot, do cartwheels on a 1.2km track in a safe environment. I cannot think of a greater way to spend a family Sunday morning........click to learn what next.

F1 weekend in KL

Posted on April 24, 2012April 18, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Our family is a family of homebodies. We hardly have many friends and do not like being with too many people. We like to be self-contained, like little amoebas in a jar. That's not to say our minds don't venture far. It's just our physical bodies that don't.......click to learn what next.

Triple Pumpkin Hair Cut

Posted on April 23, 2012April 27, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Usually, I am so busy that I just cut my kids' hair myself - their fringes anyway......I used to take them to A Cut Above but my MIL scolded me for spending so much money (RM25, could be more now but I thought it was OK?) just to.......click to learn what next.

Making Money from Affiliate Marketing

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

When I first started blogging several years ago, it was just a way to bridge my sanity (or lack of) as a Stay-At-Home-Mom. Later, I was told that through blogging, I could actually earn an income and since I was already doing it, I might as well earn.......click to learn what next.

Meeting Shifty People

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

In my new line of work, I am increasingly meeting a lot of men. In my industry, there is only men. Very rarely do you get to hear of a woman thus when I front the company as a woman, men cannot take it. But they only cannot.......click to learn what next.

Technical challenges at work

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

It is no secret that I am now working in a field completely alien to what I was trained at and this naturally poses some challenges. Coming fresh out of school, one would need at least 10 years in an industry before one can really be considered good.......click to learn what next.

Hokkien Mee at Publika Food Court

Posted on April 22, 2012April 18, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Not many people know that there is a Food Court at Publika Solaris Dutamas. For the non-Muslims, this is a non-Halal food court that is always buzzing the moment the clock hits noon. One of the secret discoveries we made recently was their famous Hokkien Mee. Now, Hokkien.......click to learn what next.

Finding a good International School in KL

Posted on April 21, 2012September 4, 2016 by Mamapumpkin

It is totally unfair that in Malaysia, the majority of parents are stuck with a crappy education system due to the Government's political agendas. When I was in school, being in a Government School was still OK as the syllabus then was a tweak from the British curriculum.......click to learn what next.

P Lal Store in PJ

Posted on April 20, 2012April 4, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs for the last 10 years has been complaining that out of our entire shoe cupboard that is 7 feet wide by 8 feet tall and one pair of shoes deep, he only has space for THREE pairs of shoes inside it - his sandals, his work.......click to learn what next.

Boost Juice Addicts

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

My girls are Boost Juice addicts. I have explained to them that I can juice for them at home and I HAVE! But T2 insists she only wants Boost Juice juice......*bangs head* The Hubs suggested we keep the Boost Juice cup and put our home-made juice into the.......click to learn what next.

Best Yee Sang in KL

Posted on April 18, 2012April 4, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

A few months ago, I had the best Yee Sang in KL. To be fair, I'd only tried about a handful. Heh. But this was the greatest because it not only had salmon sashimi but abalone and jellyfish too; and celery, and all kinds of crunchy vegetables. YUMZ........click to learn what next.

Boy Scout burnt at Government School in Malaysia

Posted on April 18, 2012April 23, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

This happened 2 weeks ago but did you guys read about it in the news? This 14 year old boy happens to be someone's son. Sure, accidents happen but how would you feel if your own child was involved in such an accident due to the ignorance and.......click to learn what next.

Buying a Roland Piano

Posted on April 17, 2012April 19, 2014 by Mamapumpkin

These days, we hardly hear of Roland pianos. Yamaha seems to have conquered the Asian market and the more discerning will buy the Steinways and the Bosendorfers and the Bechsteins.......I grew up with a Yamaha but before that, we had a Petrof (which I didn't really like as.......click to learn what next.

RedBull Singapore doing an illegal………

Posted on April 17, 2012April 4, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

During the F1 weekend, the four of us went for a drive about town because the Hubs and I, we had had a bad week at work and the kids were acting up all week not wanting to sleep and what not, especially after our Danna Holiday, so.......click to learn what next.

The briefcases of my life

Posted on April 17, 2012April 17, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

When I'd first started out in the work force, Tok-Tok had given me a CJ briefcase that was sturdy, brown and hard. It doubled up as a weapon as anyone who crossed my line would easily get whacked on their head by the heavy boxed briefcase. Just imagine.......click to learn what next.

Business Trip to Singapore

Posted on April 17, 2012April 17, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Last week, I had to wake at a God forsaken hour of 4am to catch the first flight out to Singapore, my birth land. It has been more than 10 years since I last visited the plastic city known for it's lion head and still remember very clearly.......click to learn what next.

Doctors who prescribe fat burners

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Earlier this year, I went to a hormone specialist to get my hormones checked to rule out any reasons why I wasn't able to lose weight and after all the money spent and results that came back, the conclusion was that I just ate too much. Period. I.......click to learn what next.

Playground Rules in Kuala Lumpur

Posted on April 15, 2012March 25, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Who knows what the playground rules are in KL??? I ask because many a time, my kids are confronted with playground challenges. Today, T1 wanted to get onto a swing but the kids were hogging the swing like they owned it. She came to me to explain that.......click to learn what next.