A Mother's Monologue

Last Call – Sex & The City 2

Posted on June 30, 2010June 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Calling once! Calling Twice! We will be going for dinner this Saturday, 3rd July 2010 at 730pm. Then at 1030pm, we shall adjourn to watch the much talked about movie with close up shots of penises and nipples, not to mention witty lines and glamorous clothes, THEN at.......click to learn what next.

Baby T2 is driving me crazy!!!

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

She has decided that she is now bored of her mat and wants to explore. So she will crawl to the couch (about 5 feet away) and then she will sit with the couch behind her. And then she will slide her bum under the couch and get.......click to learn what next.

Facebook Privacy Settings

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I hate facebook. I hate it because it not only takes up a lot of time but I can't figure out my privacy settings, nor do I have time to fiddle with the privacy settings so that people can actually see my wall. So as it stands, nobody.......click to learn what next.

What T1 did during the school holidays

Posted on June 30, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Well, apart from spend our first week of holiday shuttling to the hospital, we spent our second holiday week recuperating from the hospital stay! No visits to the zoo, no holidays at the beach, no playgroups. We just stayed at home all week. We went to watch Toy.......click to learn what next.

Baby Doll in a Bag

Posted on June 29, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

My cheeky T1 recently conned her Nana into buying the above baby in a bag toy for her from ELC Mothercare. To be fair, T1 is actually very good about not buying stuff. It is her Nana who keeps spurring her on to buy something. And when she.......click to learn what next.

Letting a preschooler carry a baby

Posted on June 28, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Ever since T2 was born, T1 had a fetish for carrying her little baby sister. She absolutely adores her to the point of incestuousity, if there ever was such a word! As much as we don't want our precious baby anywhere near a clumsy preschooler, we pander to.......click to learn what next.

Reading from Birth

Posted on June 27, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Although I fail in most aspects in being a mother and more so am devoid of any maternal instinct whatsoever, (honestly, I never, never, NEVER, EVERRRRRRRR saw myself staying at home with kids. NEVER. You can ask ALL my ex-boyfriends. They'd tell you what my life plan was........click to learn what next.

10 month old in a big bath

Posted on June 26, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

So perhaps T2 may never forgive me that I am posting her naked bath pictures on the world wide web for the entire universe but hey! She may thank me for exposing her to miraculous fame! She could be as good as National Geographic's Afghan girl, who knows.......click to learn what next.

T2’s development at 10 months

Posted on June 25, 2010June 25, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

The greatest thing about having a blog is that I've had the privilege of knowing some truly amazing people whom I never would have dreamed of knowing. Thank you for reaching out to me, thank you for the virtual hugs, thank you for the tips and suggestions, thank.......click to learn what next.

What NOT to eat at Mid Valley Megamall

Posted on June 25, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I need to qualify firstly that the reason I am posting this is because I was rather annoyed with the old lady who took orders at the cash till of this eatery below. Now, this is a popular joint, one which my Australian cousins frequented when they were.......click to learn what next.

Samseng genes maketh….

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

A Samseng Baby.....

Why I need some lurving…..

Posted on June 24, 2010June 24, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

1. My baby is grossly underweight (Almost 11 months old, 6.5kg - you do the math) 2. She has been on a hunger (for solids) strike for a month 3. She wants only the boob 4. She wakes 3-5 times a night for the boob 5. She does.......click to learn what next.

What to do at PD Avillion Resort

Posted on June 23, 2010June 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

You will never run out of things to do at PD Avillion, even if it rains all weekend, as we had experienced. And especially if you have kids, fret not. Our kids were incredibly happy and did not want to leave even when they hardly had a beach.......click to learn what next.

Sex and the City 2 in Malaysia

Posted on June 23, 2010June 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

So the movie opened later than expected because the censorship board had more work to do than expected......BUT I was lucky enough to have been invited for the early days of the movie. I wanted to watch it again on that very same day, immediately after the show.......click to learn what next.

Buying a new watch

Posted on June 23, 2010June 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Watches are considered men jewelery, speaking of which, I cannot stand a man who wears other jewelery other than a watch. I find is so un-macho!!! My cousin was down recently from Australia and he had all these necklaces and bracelets and rings and no wonder he didn't.......click to learn what next.

T1 in Bahrain – 2007

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Whilst preparing for my post on Bahrain for my travel blog (the country where some clients fail to pay!!! Hrmmphh!!!), I found this irresistible photo of T1 at 27 months in our Bahraini Hotel, on the way out to the beach (it was a beach resort that we.......click to learn what next.

First Day of School

Posted on June 21, 2010June 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Phew. We survived it. T1 was all happy without tears and came home not tired despite going to bed at midnight last night. She said initially during the start of the holidays that she wished Mondays to Fridays were play days and Saturday and Sundays were school days........click to learn what next.

Blog Announcement

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Dearest Loyal Readers and Stumble Uponers, From this week onwards, this blog will only display ONE POST, the LATEST POST. If you have missed out on previous posts, you will have to click back to look for them. See the left column/left sidebar below the Google Ads? There.......click to learn what next.

How to choose a netbook

Posted on June 21, 2010June 21, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

What is a netbook, you may ask? Amazingly, I owned one of the pioneer netbooks many years ago made by Sony that I could dump in my handbag and brought it everywhere before kids and it was great. Except that I needed to use a pair of binoculars.......click to learn what next.

Facilities at PD Avillion

Posted on June 17, 2010June 16, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

After getting lost and eventually finding our way to The Avillion, we were frightfully informed that we had to park our car opposite the main road. What?!! I'll leave that for another post..... We were greeted by this little island pergola as we entered, a pleasant enough welcome.......click to learn what next.

PD Avillion during the rainy season – November

Posted on June 16, 2010June 16, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

This is a wayyyyyyyyyy back-dated post but one that is nice to have because others can see what the place is like if they have never been. Thus, after sifting through tons of pictures, I have painstakingly downsized 50 photos for your viewing pleasure of the Avillion in.......click to learn what next.

Visit to New York

Posted on June 16, 2010June 23, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs is a real New Yorker and although he has been back in town for 10 years, he has still not made any friends because not only has he not met anyone whom he clicks with, he is also too lazy to go out looking for new.......click to learn what next.

A laughing ladies night out

Posted on June 15, 2010June 15, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

I was very fortunate to have been able to join some fabulous ladies for a laughing night out last month, thankfully organised by what the Hubs calls the SC woman, the banker. You see, I relate some funny stories sometimes to the Hubs and of course, not only.......click to learn what next.

Sweet Roses T-Shirt Top

Posted on June 14, 2010June 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Another lovely top from Shireen which I fell completely in love with. Sometimes I wonder if it is the demeanour of the model that makes me like an outfit so much. You know, because the model is so slim and sweet, you kind of imagine that if you.......click to learn what next.

An adventure at the hospital

Posted on June 14, 2010June 15, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

On one of the days during our recent stay at the hospital, I told the Hubs that I really needed to get out as being confined within four walls is a killer. I decided to go out to buy some lunch as there is only so much Starbucks.......click to learn what next.

TTDI Park AGAIN!

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

One of T1's favourite places of all time is the TTDI Park and just last week before her accident, I took her alone WITHOUT T2, for a picnic. For some reason, every single time we go to TTDI Park, she associates it with Fairy Bread. It is the.......click to learn what next.

Invited to dine at Canton Fare

Posted on June 12, 2010June 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

We were invited to dine at this famous or growingly famous non-halal Chinese restaurant in Solaris who now have a few branches and branching out in other cities too, mind you. I must say, we had a very satisfying meal. When they first started out, the food was.......click to learn what next.

T1’s first gold medal

Posted on June 11, 2010June 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, T1 came home really super duper excited because her school had awarded her a medal. Her first medal. A GOLD medal at that. She was SO EXCITED that she brought it out to show me in the car and then put it around her neck and wore.......click to learn what next.

Hospital cots

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

When I first dumped T2 into the hospital cot, she was like, Weheyyyy!!!! New toy!!! What fun!!! She spent the next 15 minutes grabbing at the steel bars, plucking the PVC cot guards, rubbing the sheets, throwing the blanket around.....I couldn't believe she was quiet in a cot!.......click to learn what next.

An exciting hobby

Posted on June 9, 2010June 9, 2010 by Mamapumpkin

Do you have a hobby? I've had so many hobbies in my lifetime that I can't say for sure which is my true hobby any more or perhaps I am so diverse that everything is my hobby! I remember back in the good old days as teenagers, we'd.......click to learn what next.