A Mother's Monologue

A present from T2

Posted on October 28, 2009October 28, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

On the day T2 was born, Tee received a special parcel from the hospital nurse. She quickly opened the card to see who it was from and started reading it. Look at her smiles as she reads the very long winded card with Uncle Ben looking on. She.......click to learn what next.

Who the Hubs fell in love with….

Posted on October 27, 2009October 27, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

In 1998, we met..... In 1999, he proposed..... In 2000, I said yes......of course, I made him wait!!! What do you think? So easy?! In 2001, we got married...... I was browsing my loaded with files laptop and found these post-wedding photos, hahaha....what a laugh I had. They.......click to learn what next.

Putting both feet into your own mouth

Posted on October 27, 2009October 27, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I am well known for putting my foot into my own mouth very often and if you knew me really well, you'd know that. In fact, if you knew me really well, you'd be certain of how deep I could kick myself with my own foot sometimes but.......click to learn what next.

Halal Hand Sanitizer?

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

There is this company that has developed a hand sanitizer that does not use alcohol and that is all well and great because if only they'd come up with it when Tee was going through her hand sanitizer addiction phase, I'd have bought a dozen bottles of it.......click to learn what next.

Getting a business startup loan in Malaysia

Posted on October 26, 2009May 18, 2016 by Mamapumpkin

Since I have never owned a business before, I was wondering.....where does one get a loan in order to start a business? And how much can one really get? Just for your information, I called SME Bank (I never even knew this bank existed! It is a bank.......click to learn what next.

Just Curious

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

If someone made you a recommendation or an introduction, would you report back to them once you've tried their recommendation or met up with the person they introduced you to? What if it was a really bad recommendation or you had a really bad experience? I'm curious...... I.......click to learn what next.

Price of Nintendo DS Lite in KL

Posted on October 25, 2009October 25, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

For the last month, Tee has been praying to God asking him to get Santa to get her a DS Lite, exactly like the one her boyfriend has and it has to be white colour, not pink. No way. Make sure it's white, ok? I truly wonder if.......click to learn what next.

Losing my head

Posted on October 24, 2009October 21, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Anyone seen it? Because I lost it yesterday. After a stressful trip to the hospital and a continuously stressful day, what I did not need was to discover that T2 did not have any spare clothes to wear to sleep and I did not have any breast pads.......click to learn what next.

Braving a trip to the hospital with 2 girls

Posted on October 23, 2009October 21, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

What was I thinking?! All of last week, Tee had to skip school because she had caught a bad flu from school. She was down with a high fever of 40 degrees Celsius the first night and after sponging her for an hour, with her screaming and crying,.......click to learn what next.

Busy weekend ahead

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Gosh, I can't believe I did it - pleased my Sheriff. So much so that he visited me again today, no kidding! 3rd time this month alone, no bragging intended. I am so pooped. It is 2.26am and T2 just knocked off at 1.30am. She'll be up again.......click to learn what next.

Renewing car insurance

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, the Hubs told me that in actual fact, T2's car seat should be located at the back seat because the car has air bags that cannot be uninstalled. What? Then why has he put her car seat in front? Oh, because it's more convenient for me. But.......click to learn what next.

Doing the Mommy Test

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Whilst driving to Nana's house today, Tee was about to ask me a question and then changed her mind. I asked her what it was but she said nevermind, she'd ask Daddy that evening as he would know better. HUH?!!! I urged her to ask me just to.......click to learn what next.

Back to Orlando we go

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Not now, but one day....in 3-4 years time perhaps. This is because Tee remembers her trip there very clearly and always asks to go back and she even says that T2 needs to go as well! Such sisterly love. She remembers the It's a Small World ride, which.......click to learn what next.

Best Cuban cigars

Posted on October 23, 2009September 13, 2019 by Mamapumpkin

Every time we travel, we're bound to buy Tok-Tok some duty free Cuban cigars as those are his favourite. They're very expensive, cigars. And they absolutely stink! I cannot stand them but what to do? Tok-Tok and Nana are always smoking together setting such bad examples to their.......click to learn what next.

Missing Apple I-pods

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

We had two units in the house and now we have none. We have so much stuff in this apartment that it is impossible finding anything! Tee used to love the ipod as she listened to her own songs. Of late, she's asked me to teach her more.......click to learn what next.

My Harley Baby

Posted on October 23, 2009October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

That's my girl. T2 that is. I'll tell you why. Whenever she gets mad and I'm carrying her upright, she starts kicking her left leg downwards continuously like she's about to start a motorbike ignition.This girl really knows how to scold. For instance, if Mommy is late for.......click to learn what next.

Best wrinkle cream

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Is there really one??? I know that La Mer is the only cream that repairs my dry patches but according to VonVon, La Prairie is the ultimate. I am curious! But there is no way I'll be spending any money on creams right now, not even the best.......click to learn what next.

Increasing my breast milk

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Not that I have to but I'm just curious and also, I figured that if I increased my supply, perhaps T2 would take 1 minute to drink up instead of 10? Anyway, I'd been taking fenugreek tea on and off by just pouring hot water into the seeds.......click to learn what next.

Utilities man search

Posted on October 23, 2009October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

This morning, my mom is waiting to find a good plumber at her office (and we're waiting for her to be done with that so we can go shopping together) because she has had a plumbing problem for the longest time that till this day still cannot be.......click to learn what next.

Paisley leggings on short legs

Posted on October 23, 2009October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

When I was a student in London in the early 90s, I was bold with fashion, strutting attention seeking tights every day, like paisley (big, bold, colourful flowers on my short but not so fat yet legs), funky words all over my legs, stripes of all colours and.......click to learn what next.

Flooring for my new business

Posted on October 23, 2009October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I'll bet everyone is curious as hell as to what I have in mind for a new business. Truth be told, I don't even know. I just know that I want to have a physical shop or cafe in a certain location so whilst I waste time and.......click to learn what next.

Great Novelty Socks for Men

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

The Hubs is a sucker for cute black socks like these as he's a creative dude but in Malaysia, they are hard to come by. So seeing that I get excited now with online shopping, I might just be browsing here more often, hehe....for myself, of course. Just.......click to learn what next.

Good options for kitchen sinks

Posted on October 23, 2009October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Although I'm no domestic Goddess, I usually dream that I am the epitome of all things household. Much more so than Martha Stewart. When we renovated our kitchen, I had so much fun looking for the perfect sink. You need one ideally with 3 sinks, one for dumping.......click to learn what next.

DKNY Cozy Top

Posted on October 23, 2009October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Ladies, ladies!!! Look what I found!!! The DKNY Cozy top is a fabulous top that can be worn TWELVE ways and that alone makes it GREAT for traveling and saves closet space!!! If you go to their website, you can check out exactly how it can be worn...........click to learn what next.

Good quality taps

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I must give it to my helper. She is darn good at polishing those Hansgrohe taps in my bathroom. Even when we didn't have a helper, I'd never seen my taps so shiny in my entire life in this home. But I'm lousy at housework. I was BORN.......click to learn what next.

G5 cellulite machine

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I measured my hips this week and my, oh my!! I am pleased to announce that I have lost 1.5 inches (REALLY!!!) since T2 was born. That was exactly 11 weeks ago. My ass is still how you recognise me from the back, of course, but 1.5 inches?!.......click to learn what next.

Interior Design in Malaysia

Posted on October 22, 2009October 19, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

In being trained as an architect, of course, I could also be an interior designer. I worked a few years in a corporate interior design firm and have more than enough skills to start an interior design firm. It would be much more fun than architecture as architecture.......click to learn what next.

Learning the octopus dance

Posted on October 22, 2009October 22, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

It finally dawned upon me today that in order to bring two young children up graciously, keep a happy husband from philandering, remain on friendly talking terms with your friends and family AND run a successful business, I would have to learn the octopus dance. And not sleep........click to learn what next.

First female architect in Malaysia

Posted on October 21, 2009October 19, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

In wondering what I would be doing as an escape from the banal and very difficult job as a stay-at-home-mom, I have been pondering as to what I would be doing as next steps. Every night, I would think about my skill sets, what I am qualified to.......click to learn what next.

Chiang Mai in January

Posted on October 21, 2009January 14, 2011 by Mamapumpkin

For the last 8 years, we have been visiting Chiang Mai every year as Tok-Tok and Nana have some very good Malay College friends there whom we usually stay with as they have a beautiful resort like chalet at their home grounds. This year though, the Hubs has.......click to learn what next.