A Mother's Monologue

Sleep training your baby at 11 months old

Posted on August 4, 2010August 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Awwwww..........poor thing. We had no choice but to sleep train T2 because she hadn't learnt how to get off the bed safely and I couldn't spend every waking hour in the bedroom next to her whilst she slept, now could I? So into the cot she went and.......click to learn what next.

Alert on Petty Theft in Kuala Lumpur

Posted on August 3, 2010August 2, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Ladies (and Gentlemen), please do be very careful of your belongings and kids, not only in the more popular shopping malls but EVERYWHERE. Last Saturday (8pm, 31st July), a friend of mine got her handbag stolen in the parking lot of Bangsar Village Old Wing. CCTV cameras clearly.......click to learn what next.

Potty Training a one year old baby

Posted on August 2, 2010August 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

No, I'm not THAT crazy. I actually believe that when children are ready, they are ready. Of course, if you want to start them early to familiarise them with the act, there is no harm though you may be wasting a lot of precious time. For T1, I.......click to learn what next.

Reality Bites

Posted on August 1, 2010August 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Hard....

Happy 1st Birthday, My Darling T2!

Posted on August 1, 2010August 1, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T2 finally broke SEVEN KILOS!!! The Doctors rejoiced and we all went out for a celebration!!! For the longest time, T2 was my little anorexic baby but finally, thank the Heavenly Fathers, finally, she's started growing again. She is such a joy every single day giving us cheeky,.......click to learn what next.

The missing strawberry

Posted on July 31, 2010July 31, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Strawberries are a favourite fruit of T1 as her Nana always cuts it up and makes a delish cream to go with it so strawberries are a common site in Nana's house. One day, when Nana was caring for T2 and the baby was getting cranky, Nana shouted.......click to learn what next.

Playing around with blog templates

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Now that we need to be more serious about money, this blog can no longer be my playground. I need to take it to the next level and allow it to generate more income. Thus it has to at least look somewhat more professional than it was. Heh........click to learn what next.

T2 is almost ONE!!!

Posted on July 30, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Can you believe it? I can't.....Her birthday is in a few days and this busy, disorganised Mommy has not planned a single thing for a birthday party. How? Che-Che had nice birthday parties every year...... I guess things are just going to have to be a little different!.......click to learn what next.

Lose your baggage when you fly Malaysian Airlines

Posted on July 30, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I am severely pissed and deeply saddened. This is our 3rd encounter with disappointment over this air carrier. The 1st was when they broke T1's stroller and only compensated us RM200 when it cost RM800 to buy a new stroller. The 2nd was when my cousin came down.......click to learn what next.

Designing website themes

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Theme designers should always do a print screen of their designed themes and then co-relate it to the html style sheet so bloggers like me (the dumb ones) can re-style it to suit our moods. And right now, I'm in a pretty foul mood.

Samseng genes runneth in thy family

Posted on July 29, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

This is how T1 does her homework. No amount of telling off will change anything.

Helping in the kitchen

Posted on July 28, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Wherever I can, I'd make use of the kids for some free child labour. It certainly gets things going faster, never mind about the mess. The Hubs will take care of that! Yesterday, I got T1 to peel a whole bunch of French Beans and T2, of course.......click to learn what next.

Imagination Nation

Posted on July 27, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Another of T1's sketches.... There is a fruit river below, a juice blender for pureeing (I assume that would be for T2, haha), a lollipop orchard (she wishes!), flower friends on the top left, and an enclosure of some sort top right with various animals in them. Errr......the.......click to learn what next.

Frantically working my ass off

Posted on July 26, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Because the Hubs officially lost his job today. The good news? He'll be staying home with us as of this Friday. I have a new Nanny!!! But no money. We're cracking our heads thinking of what to do next. We have high expenses. *taps fingers together* Let's see.......click to learn what next.

Stop Child Trafficking Now!

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Please take a moment when you have some time to educate yourselves with global child trafficking and then, SCTnow would appreciate any support but right now they are in a contest that could help them get some funding.......If you think this is a worth cause please GO and.......click to learn what next.

Hospitalised for food poisoning

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

It has only been like yesterday since we got discharged from hospital but since last Friday, T1 came home with a tummy ache and then the runs and then consecutive runs for 3 entire days. My immediate reaction was CANTEEN FOOD! But her other classmates were OK. So.......click to learn what next.

Fisher-Price Block versus Yee Keong Fountain water

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

T2 has 2 toys on her high chair table - a Fischer-Price activity block and a disposable water plastic cup free from Poh Kong. I take away the block. Nothing. I take away the cup. This happens..... Mmmm.......in annoyance. Hey, Mama. Enough. Now give me back my toy........click to learn what next.

Tempurung Haircut

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Remember I was thinking what I should use T1's paper mache bowl for? Well, Paik Ling gave us a great idea. She said to cut T2's hair with it tempurung style and explained to T1 how we used to do that back in the day. What do you.......click to learn what next.

Making Paper Jewelery – Project at Nana’s

Posted on July 26, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

As explained earlier about T1's weekly stay at Nan's, on her 2nd week, she made Mommy some paper jewelery from cut out magazines, then rolled them using a thin chopstick and glued together to make little paper beads. Awesome! She excitedly presented me with 2 boxes, pink and.......click to learn what next.

Testosterone booster anyone?

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

If you find that you have too much female genes and that you're always feeling sensitive and overly emotional, one thing you could try is taking a testosterone booster. My daughter is full of drama and I've considered feeding her some but then again, she is only dramatic.......click to learn what next.

How to play horsey with your children

Posted on July 26, 2010July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Scene venue: Master Bedroom on MY bed After much begging and whinging that I NEVER play with her, I relented but only for awhile, I made her promise. It started out innocent enough, with T1 sitting on my stomach.......and then T2 decided she wanted to join in the.......click to learn what next.

Good hygiene starts young

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Although that's not to stay that you cannot start it anytime. Better late than never! T1 is only 5 years old but my Mother has already started teaching her about cleaning her face, applying moisturisers, and make up. Perhaps she has learnt her mistake of not ever teaching.......click to learn what next.

Raja Kunyit Durians

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Last year, I was forbidden to eat my favourite delicacy till the end of my pregnancy due to gestational diabetes so being the great big huge glutton that I am, I am now more than making up for it. My excuse? It produces really good breast milk! Last.......click to learn what next.

Causes of adult acne

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I've noticed that I usually break out in one or two spots just before my periods but generally, I am blessed with good skin. However, I've realised that one of the biggest causes of adult acne comes from what we consume and our stress levels, which indirectly screw.......click to learn what next.

Monkey traps in KL?

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

You heard right. Just 100 yards from our home, stands a large green metal container, about 7 by 7 feet high and wide, that we pass by everyday on our way home from school. And on lucky days, we'd catch the monkeys at lunchtime with food strewn across.......click to learn what next.

Causes of acne breakouts

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Lately, I've been very stressed because I don't have any help and I have demanding kids. Plus, I am stressed out about money. And I don't have time to cook proper meals for myself nor time to exercise. It's all a big vicious cycle and I feel like.......click to learn what next.

Project paper mache at Nana’s

Posted on July 25, 2010July 22, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since we managed to convince T1 that staying at Nana's over the weekend was way more fun (we threatened her with balls and chains literally) than hanging out at home, she's settled into a new weekend routine much to Uncle Ben and Nana's dismay excitement. And it's.......click to learn what next.

Narcissism is prerequisite for success

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I read that today. How interesting. It obviously has some truth in it as I have always wished I was more vain. If I were more vain, I'd be slim and looking great, not living my life as a dowdy Ah Sow, on a daily basis. My daughter,.......click to learn what next.

Compact wallets

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Today, the Hubs made me go through this plastic bag of stuff that he'd compiled from one of our old drawers and the stuff had been sitting around for the last month. But today, TODAY!!! Finally, he said DO IT RIGHT NOW, so I did. In it were.......click to learn what next.

Learning Similes

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

What the hell are similes, you may ask, especially if you are not an English Teacher? Well, I had no clue. A simile is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things with similar properties, for example, I am as busy as a bee, T2 is as cool.......click to learn what next.