A Mother's Monologue

Studying SMART with Studypoint

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Studypoint? What's that? Hey, hey.....there is always a first time for everything so allow me to enlighten you. I'm always one for new information. Who isn't? Especially if it is useful information. If your kid or nephew/niece, cousin, friend's kid is about to take his or her SATs.......click to learn what next.

A Gourmet Meal for the Hungry High Heeled Gourmands…

Posted on March 23, 2011March 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

After a very exciting build up to my birthday dinner, we finally spent the next 3 hours relishing the flavours of the incredible 6 course fine dining menu of La Table de Tee. Except that I was ill and could not taste a single damn thing! Wahhhhh!!!!!! What.......click to learn what next.

Tiny Love Baby Musical Mobile SOLD

Posted on March 22, 2011July 4, 2016 by Mamapumpkin

Tiny Love Baby Musical Mobile for sale: Brand new Tiny Love musical mobiles are very expensive these days and the Tiny Love ones are known to be the better ones in the market because they have different options - different tunes, with light or without light, moving or.......click to learn what next.

Horsing around at the Westin Hotel

Posted on March 22, 2011March 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

That's what Godpa Dave calls it. Bless Godpa Dave, he makes it a point to visit us every time he happens to be in the region. He leads such a busy life traveling the world that he never knows which city he's in most days. Before he visited.......click to learn what next.

Sexy Girls of The Night in Bangkok

Posted on March 21, 2011March 21, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

THE STORY GOES................ Before we went to Bangkok, I was under the impression that Saturday was the night to celebrate my birthday and I had brought along a classy dress (which I was threatened to bring), high heels and Chanel accessories all prepared, knowing that PL had organised.......click to learn what next.

Power Struggles with kids

Posted on March 20, 2011March 20, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

After spending 2 full days where I was out the door by 830am and back home only after midnight (and this is due for a variety of reasons), on Day 3, I was about to book myself into Tanjong Rambutan (that is our famous local mental asylum). Tired.......click to learn what next.

Current Status – 6.25pm, Saturday 19th March 2011

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I am currently in an Executive Room in the Westin Hotel typing blindly from a frigging cool brand new Macbook Pro because my glasses broke. T2 is sound asleep on the plush King bed and the Hubs has gone out with T1 and the gang to try to.......click to learn what next.

Exploring Bangkok with a Magnifying Glass

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Exploring Bangkok with a magnifying glass cannot be achieved in a day but I'm sure common sense would have informed you already. After our AGM, we proceeded to take on the city of Bangkok, happy from the results of our first AGM. What we learned very early on.......click to learn what next.

First AGM at the Grand Hyatt Erawan

Posted on March 16, 2011March 16, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

First AGM at the Grand Hyatt Erawan - Well, it had to be a grand location. It was after all our very first Annual General Meeting - that of our newly formed Secret Society. We headed to the Grand Hyatt Erawan where we could not afford to stay.......click to learn what next.

2 nights in Bangkok

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Makes a hard girl humble, Not much between despair and ecstacy, 2 nights in Bangkok and the tough girls tumble, Can't be too careful with your company, I even felt the devil walking next to me...... Bangkok, Oriental setting And the city don't know that the city is.......click to learn what next.

Catching an Air Asia plane in the dark

Posted on March 16, 2011March 16, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

To sleep or not to sleep. That is the blinking question.... I remember when we first flew Air Asia to ChiangMai (3 hours) with the plane leaving at 7am (because there is only ONE FLIGHT daily and if you fly MAS to ChiangMai, there is a transit at.......click to learn what next.

Keeping warm with electric blankets

Posted on March 14, 2011December 6, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, there's been talk about going on a ski holiday but I hate the cold. I hate the cold with a passion. I cannot function in the cold. But the rest of my family LOVE the cold and my girls want to see snow. So I started looking.......click to learn what next.

Pinching sisters

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

It's my first day back home with the kids after a PURRRR.....FECT girlie weekend and how I already wish I was back in Bangkok. Yes, ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I miss my kids? No. Nonononononono. No. Maybe I'm a bad mother, but I don't think so. Certainly I did not.......click to learn what next.

Lorong Seratus Tahun in PJ

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Have you guys been here? What do you think? It's located in SS2 facing and parallel to the LDP. You're not allowed to take pictures in there, so I hear. Power to bloggers, eh? Well, to be fair, I only had the Assam Laksa so can only comment.......click to learn what next.

My Future Bride

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Despite all her Ben10-ism, I'm glad to share that T1 still has some feminine hormones in her. Some people have worryingly advised that I should encourage her to wear dresses at least some times ladidadida or she might turn gay, but I'm sure this is just a phase.......click to learn what next.

Sleeping comfortably at night

Posted on March 5, 2011March 5, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Lately, my bugger of a baby has bullied me into sleeping out of her cot. Yes, OUT. Which means, she sleeps on MY bed. Which means, we don't have enough room as we both sleep on a single bed. There is an entire history of our bed story.......click to learn what next.

Oshkosh B’Gosh Baby Shoes

Posted on March 5, 2011July 4, 2016 by Mamapumpkin

These sturdy rubber OshKosh B'Gosh shoes are barely 2 months old!!! We bought them just before we went to Kelantan for Chinese New Year and now, T2 can no longer fit into them. DAMMIT!!! It is a Size 3 - anyone interested to help us put money towards.......click to learn what next.

Redeeming Coupon Codes

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

What are coupon codes, you ask? Technology has overtaken us and smart people no longer tear out hard copy paper discount coupons anymore. Now, everything is done online and this is where coupon codes come in. Who doesn't want good deals and value buys? Not me, I'm in........click to learn what next.

T2 – my 19 month old toddler

Posted on March 4, 2011March 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

ALREADY!!! She is a TODDLER, no longer a BABY??? When did that happen? Wasn't it just yesterday that she was inside my belly? I really should have done a 1.5 year old update on T2 but who cares, a 19 month update is as good as an 18.......click to learn what next.

Getting kids to help in the kitchen

Posted on March 3, 2011March 1, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Getting kids to help in the kitchen is a good idea. From the age of two, T1 has helped me in the kitchen and everywhere else. She loves peeling garlic and peeling/plucking vegetables. Now that she's a bit older, she's finally been allowed to use the peeler and.......click to learn what next.

Teaching a baby how to self feed

Posted on March 3, 2011March 1, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

When T1 hit one year old, I let her feed herself. It was only ONE child then. I let her make a mess every single day and happily cleaned up her mess. By the time she was almost two, she was a pro at feeding herself. Every time.......click to learn what next.

Why kids love french fries

Posted on March 2, 2011March 1, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Because it's frigging SALTY?????!!!!!! Seriously, whenever we order french fries from McDonalds or wherever, I always request for NO SALT PLEASE. I know it is a pain in the arse and sometimes, I forget even, but it is so worth it. They really don't need all that salt........click to learn what next.

Haagen Daz at Bangsar Village 2

Posted on March 1, 2011March 1, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Hmm....how come a post on Haagen Daz does not have ice-cream in the picture? Probably because we always gobble it up too damn fast. Haagen Daz in BV is a frequent stop for us for dessert. We never share our ice-cream so each one gets their own thing.......click to learn what next.

Where the Monster Mom ROARS!!!

Posted on March 1, 2011March 1, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Yesterday, the Monster Mom in me surfaced. This rarely happens as I am usually cool, calm and collected. Ahem. But the previous night, I'd slept at 3am from completing assignments (I cannot put them off because I'd then risk not getting further work from said advertiser) and I.......click to learn what next.

Insurance agent becomes family!

Posted on February 27, 2011October 28, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

The most amazing thing happened this week. We have been using this incredible guy who sold us some term and permanent insurance a few years ago and I have not stopped raving on about him. All these years, we've experienced several different people to help us with our.......click to learn what next.

Sri Kulai microwaveable HALAL ready to eat meals

Posted on February 27, 2011March 3, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

I must say, I have never EVER bought a microwaveable meal in this country. EVER. At best, we have frozen pizza that can be reheated in the oven. So when T1's Godfather informed us of his win at a recipe cooking competition (the Sri Kulai microwaveable HALAL ready.......click to learn what next.

The birds and the bees……

Posted on February 27, 2011February 27, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

......have still not come out to sting. Phew. Sometimes the birds shit a little but I can always clean shit. Question of the day was, "Mommy, so when Uncle Ben gets married, does the baby come BEFORE the wedding or AFTER the wedding?" Darn cute. After cackles of.......click to learn what next.

Doctor with the latest technology

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

By far, the most technologically advanced Doctor whom I've come across in this country has to be this pediatric cardiologist we used to see when T1 was a baby and we kept seeing him till she was two plus but he got so busy that we finally decided.......click to learn what next.

Stanchart Marathon 2011

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

Even T2 is training for it. Are you?

Get Pet insurance UK to be safe

Posted on February 23, 2011February 24, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

How much do you love your dog? How much do you love your cat? Some of us are truly mad about animals and love our pets to bits. Even more than the human race. And this is where pet insurance UK comes in. I know a man who.......click to learn what next.