A Mother's Monologue

Eating 4 chocolate brownies

Posted on October 10, 2010October 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I forgive myself. Yup. After watching Eat. Pray. Love., I forgive myself for everything. Even eating four chocolate brownies and an entire slice and a half of chocolate cake the day before. OH. MY. GOD. I did what???!!!! I pretend I'm the Julia Roberts of Asia - stumpy,.......click to learn what next.

Chocolate Advent Calendar Malaysia

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Who knows where to buy one? I would like T1 to have one this year whilst she thinks about what she will be giving away for Christmas and how she's going to set about doing it....... Alternatively, who's going to be in the UK or US or Australia.......click to learn what next.

Best online bank in Malaysia?

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Right. I need your help. Ever since I started selling my past, I've been having a heck of a time with Pos Malaysia and CIMB online banking. I wish everyone had PayPal!!! I'll tell you why. The online banking system for CIMB bank works off and on. Sometimes,.......click to learn what next.

Christmas budget 2010?

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs asked me this evening how much I was planning on spending this year for Christmas. What? Is it Christmas already? My goodness, it's in 2 months! And we all know how 2 months can just FLY. He wants to know because he doesn't want any surprises........click to learn what next.

I am crazy busy

Posted on October 9, 2010October 10, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

It's true. But it only means I have too much on my plate and I'm not on top of my game. That sucks. I want to be chilled. I want to be so free that I have time to smell the roses and play with my kids. Thus.......click to learn what next.

Experiencing Life!

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

One of my single friends is really living life to the fullest and I must say I envy her sometimes. Without a family, she is able to travel the world and see it in its entirety. She takes up a new hobby and experiences it till she masters.......click to learn what next.

My little baby keh poh chee

Posted on October 7, 2010October 8, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

As a baby, T1 was so different from T2. T1 was more often than not obedient. Although she was VERY LOUD and boisterous, active and crazy, she would listen when I told her not to touch something. She was mostly happy to play with the toys I'd allocated.......click to learn what next.

Staying @live as a great Mom!

Posted on October 6, 2010October 7, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Well, I would like to think I am one. Actually, I know I am one. My kids may have other ideas.....Go ask them!!! Oh, actually.....after you read this post, you will know I'm not one. To be one, I believe that every Mom, no matter how little she.......click to learn what next.

Healing of Chakras

Posted on October 6, 2010October 6, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

All of us have seven chakras in our bodies and souls with the first being in our mind, the second at our forehead, the third at our neck, the fourth at our heart, the fifth at our tummy, the sixth on our lower abdomen and the final one.......click to learn what next.

A busy morning at Maju Junction Shopping Mall

Posted on October 6, 2010October 6, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Let me bore you with my day. I should really be spending my time uploading more stuff for sale but I'm not in the mood so please bear with me. The Hubs needed to go to the very high tech looking mall today to visit JPJ - Jabatan.......click to learn what next.

The reading sisters

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

On a daily basis, T2 will ask to be read to. The Hubs reads to her a few times a day, sometimes the same book over and over, because she refuses to change books. She has her favourites, for sure. And she is learning..... The other day, we.......click to learn what next.

Transferring PayPal money out in Malaysia

Posted on October 5, 2010October 5, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Soon, I will have to withdraw my Malaysian PayPal money to help the Hubs pay for our credit cards, not like there is a lot of money in there but every little helps. Thank you again to those of you who have supported my little home business by.......click to learn what next.

Smarty Pants lines from a six year old….

Posted on October 5, 2010June 20, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Whenever baby T2 misbehaves, I will scold her firmly and look sternly into her eyes. For example, she likes hitting me when she doesn't get her way and I will scold her. She will then pull my glasses off, hit me more and then scold me. I will.......click to learn what next.

Party Packs in Malaysia

Posted on October 4, 2010October 4, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When we were in Australia, I wondered if the typical Aussie kids party provided kids with party packs like in Malaysia and if they did, what went into them assuming that Aussies were more health conscious and I never got my answer. In the end, I got the.......click to learn what next.

Reorganising the home with new dining room furniture

Posted on October 3, 2010March 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time, we've wanted to reorganise our home ever since these two little monkeys arrived. We used to have such a lovely home. Now, it's a PLAYGROUND!!! Hrmphh....We are stuck with space shortages in ever single room and because we have only 2 bedrooms, we need.......click to learn what next.

Eyesight improvement machine – EyeRelax2

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I'm looking for 2 units of EyeRelax2 (or any other brand), a machine for correcting eyesight myopia - 2nd hand because a machine brand new is very expensive. Does anyone know where I can get one or does anyone have one that they are done with? Apparently, it.......click to learn what next.

Crossbreed Transformer Pirate

Posted on October 3, 2010October 3, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T1 attended a party this weekend. The last time she attended a party, she insisted on wearing her Transformer outfit and we were THE walking spectacle at the shopping mall. Every kid stopped to point. Even the adults had a second glance. Some thought we were part of.......click to learn what next.

Buying wedding insurance

Posted on October 3, 2010October 3, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

These days, there is insurance for everything, even wedding insurance. Yes, you heard right. And it makes so much sense. Why? Because just imagine, after months of planning, all that time spent and then worse, all the money you've put down on deposits like the booking of the.......click to learn what next.

Ironing whilst watching television

Posted on October 3, 2010October 3, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I spend 20 minutes every Sunday night ironing T1's school uniform. 3 sets of shirts and pinafore. Is that fast or slow? Remember, I am the least domesticated of souls. Tonight, I spent an hour doing the ironing whilst watching the TV but I realised one thing. Can.......click to learn what next.

Sending T1 to Preparatory School

Posted on October 3, 2010September 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

In the year 2022, we intend to send T1 to boarding school in England so she can take her IB or A-Levels (though, probably IB even though I did the A-Levels) and that gives us exactly 10 years more or less, to start saving up money for that.......click to learn what next.

The greatest LOYALTY

Posted on October 2, 2010October 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

.......is when you have someone who loves you so much that they're willing to wait with you whilst you take a dump. Now, THAT is true love......

Fisher-Price baby toys product recall

Posted on October 1, 2010October 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

For those of you with babies and young children, take heed. Thu, Sep 30, 2010 (BabyCenter News) -- Fisher-Price has recalled about 2.9 million (about 2.8 million in the U.S. and about 125,000 in Canada) infant playzones, playgrounds, and other toys with hazardous inflatable balls attached to them.......click to learn what next.

Parenting Talk by MamaBabyWorld

Posted on September 30, 2010September 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Calling new first time Moms!!! And those who need a refresher's course!!! If you want to learn another thing or two, meet some parenting professionals and other Moms, make time this Saturday October 16th to attend this parenting talk for a very small fee of RM15.00 per person.......click to learn what next.

Holding a pencil correctly

Posted on September 30, 2010October 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Many people have commented that my first daughter, T1, is very smart. I'm not sure by what measure they come to their conclusions but at the risk of sounding like a brag, I too sometimes acknowledge that she is of above average intelligence. This is of course, MY.......click to learn what next.

What we did in Bidor

Posted on September 30, 2010September 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Bidor is a small town of 25,000 people ONLY! that is located on the way to Ipoh from KL and the reason we went there was as a lunch stop-over on our way to Teluk Intan to visit our ancestral family home. Look what I noticed in this.......click to learn what next.

The torment of life

Posted on September 30, 2010September 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

My drives to school these days are quite enjoyable with T1 entertaining me with her banter but the drive home is rather long and painful (it used to take 10 minutes to get home, but for some reason now the jam has been very, very bad and it's.......click to learn what next.

Purchasing a memory foam mattress

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

If you've been a blog follower of this blog, then you'll know that I have been on the look out for a memory foam mattress ever since we chucked our King sized coconut coir mattress. Yes, can you believe that mattresses can be made out of coconut? They.......click to learn what next.

Detoxify yourself from Toxic People

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

We all know one, or two or three, or God forbid, more than that! I have certainly had my fair share of toxicity and it is all fine and dandy when they are just people around you that you can easily dump, but what happens when they are.......click to learn what next.

Protection against unemployment

Posted on September 29, 2010September 29, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

On the way to school yesterday, the Hubs received a call from our friendly insurance consultant and very quickly, the Hubs asked him if our insurance covered unemployment because he was currently unemployed! Unfortunately, the insurance consultant said it wasn't but if I could get the word Eurasian.......click to learn what next.

Treating volcanos on your face

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

When I was in Australia, the weather was SO dry that the skin on my face started peeling off despite wearing abundance of face cream twice, sometimes thrice a day; and I kept wishing I had my La Mer cream with me because it certainly is the best.......click to learn what next.