A Mother's Monologue

The problem with being a Tan Sri….

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

......is that when your driver goes on long leave, you are suddenly left paralysed without someone to drive you around and run all your little errands for you. When you drive yourself, you suddenly realise you don't know how to pull out a parking ticket, which button to.......click to learn what next.

Runaway maid

Posted on January 14, 2009January 14, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

It's finally happened. My mother's maid ran away today. Although I'm actually feeling quite nauseous, I am forcing myself to get off my butt to blog about this because I am SO angry. First of all, my mom got a driver to send her to hospital this morning.......click to learn what next.

Eating lots of apples during pregnancy

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

For some reason, I keep craving apples. Red apples with a pinch of salt. I'm usually not a fan of apples at all. Give me mangoes, pineapples, oranges, grapefruit, kiwi, persimmons, nectarines, peaches, plums, cherries........any day. Apples? Bleagh.... But now, I have 1-2 apples everyday. The good news.......click to learn what next.

Pregnancy woes

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Pregnancy and I? We're not good friends. After week 5, we became even more suspect of each other. And now, we're on the throngs of becoming enemies. Urgh................................ I am so nauseous................................... I feel like a whale. I feel like the ocean and the nausea comes in waves........click to learn what next.

How to keep warm in winter

Posted on January 7, 2009January 12, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

I was watching the BBC weather report yesterday and good lord, it's frigging freezing all over Europe, colder than ever! I thanked the angels that I was more than 9,000 miles away so as not to bump into a snowman at every twenty yards or so but I.......click to learn what next.

Christmas present for the Hubs

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Can you believe what the Hubs wanted for his Christmas present??? A brand new PS3!!! As though he'd even have time to play it!!! I told him no. Absolutely no. Besides, there are already TWO units in my Mom's place belonging to my Mom and my brother so.......click to learn what next.

Pregnancy weight

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Despite feeling incredibly sick, I am still famished everyday. Ever since I got pregnant, I have been SOOOOOOOO hungry. To the point where I have to consciously control my intake. But now that the nausea has come with a bang, I am eating smaller meals but more frequently........click to learn what next.

Another little prayer

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

It's interesting how Tee's prayer always start with her Nana........so sweet. This came out of her last night: Dear God, Please make my Nana stronger and well so she can play with me more. Give me enough energy so that I can play forever morning, afternoon and night.......click to learn what next.

Indonesian helper’s stupidity

Posted on December 31, 2008December 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This morning I arrived at my Mom's place to the loudest screaming ever. My mother, who has cancer and is in pain everyday, goes livid whenever her helper lies to her; but despite being told more than a hundred times not to lie, she will still lie. *shakes.......click to learn what next.

Career in the beaty industry during recession

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Many graduates are worried that they won't be able to get a job in this recession seeing that many companies are retrenching rather than hiring. My advice to them would be to try looking at some jobs in the beauty industry in the meantime even if they are.......click to learn what next.

Four year old saying a little prayer

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Heard last night after lights out: Dear God, Please make my Nana feel better so that she won't be in so much pain everyday. Please make my Mommy's new baby uglier than me. Amen.

I have more than two waists on my thighs

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

For the most part of my adulthood, that is to say a good fifteen years, my waistline was never more than 23 inches. Scout's honour. I always had a large tush but everything else sat ok. Now, when I look down at my thighs (and actually, I have.......click to learn what next.

When do you know when someone is the right one…..

Posted on December 26, 2008December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

One part of me is saying, you just DO!!! And then the other part is saying, you never do...... What's your take? When we have our first wafts of love at the post-pubescent age of 14, we are all so sure that HE is IT/ or she is.......click to learn what next.

Christmas Angels at the Pavillion

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Just before Christmas, we brought Tee to the Pavillion to get photographed with some human angels. Quite a nice idea, I must say for the mall to hire these beautifully clad ladies for lots of picture taking! Santa was somewhere around but not so popular, hahaha..... The most.......click to learn what next.

A wonderful Christmas…….

Posted on December 26, 2008December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This Christmas was my best ever, as far as I can recall. We managed to shop following a wish list for the orphanage (despite having to traipse all over town in search for tricycles, remote controlled cars and handbags! amongst other things), organised drinking water bottles for the.......click to learn what next.

How to get pregnant Mamapumpkin style

Posted on December 25, 2008December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

After a year of dating, my eggs, who have extremely high standards mind you, finally fell head over heels in love with one solid, special male sperm. So she let him in. Let's hope they make it to fruition. But here's how we got there: 1. See a.......click to learn what next.

I got knocked up by a Stallion

Posted on December 25, 2008December 25, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Hence the reason for your loss my absence. Not that anyone noticed! But yeah, I've been missing in action because I've simply been perfecting my yawns for the mega yawn competition next August. The Hubs admitted that his boys finally stopped to ask for directions. Whaddya know?! I.......click to learn what next.

Motherly Love

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

The strongest love in the world............ These are just a fraction of some of the ways that my Mother has shown me her love:- 1. Despite her cancer, illness and tiredness, cooks me an array of delicious meals to be delivered to my home whilst I am pregnant........click to learn what next.

Where to get your cattle supplies

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Ok, I'll be upfront with you. I am NOT an animal person. I generally don't MIND animals but I'm not crazy about them. I will not be cruel to them but if given a choice, I'd rather be in a place without animals than with. Get my drift?.......click to learn what next.

Tee and her Tok Tok

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This is Tee and her Tok Tok. The both of them are constantly in battle over my Mother and of course, Tee always, ALWAYS..........wins. They fight over what which channel on TV to watch, they fight over who gets one to one time with my Mother, they fight.......click to learn what next.

Las Vegas for Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Tan Sri is currently traveling with his wife in New York and London whilst his children await his return to travel somewhere nearer to home. He gave all sorts of reasons why they could not travel with him. For all you know, they might be spending a romantic.......click to learn what next.

Toddlers with fast thinking

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

I wish I had this talent but I don't. I'm not sure where she gets it from but she certainly is a fast and creative thinker, my little Tee. This morning, I sent her to brush her teeth by herself and she's getting pretty good at this task........click to learn what next.

Ordering new security systems

Posted on December 17, 2008October 9, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Despite paying a thousand every month for my apartment's monthly management and maintenance fees which includes money into the building sinking fund, there were still three break-ins last year. The management claim that it is an insider job but I really cannot understand how such a small apartment.......click to learn what next.

Starting Soccer practice young

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

When Tee was in Australia this year, my 18 year old cousin taught her how to play soccer. Meaning, he taught her how to dribble, how to stop a ball, how to balance a ball with her legs, how to do a header, and many other soccer tricks........click to learn what next.

ChiangMai – our family tradition

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

One of our family traditions is to have an annual holiday together with the extended family. For some reason, ChiangMai has always lured us back, year after year. We've been to other cities as well, but ChiangMai is just one place we will always come home to. For.......click to learn what next.

Tee having a Time Out

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

As Tee gets older and older, she becomes smarter and smarter, more knowledgeable, more creative and more naughty!!! Thus her Time-Outs are also more frequent. I have realised that I cannot shout at this girl, it doesn't work. I cannot smack her, it doesn't work. I can only.......click to learn what next.

Collecting monies due

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This morning, a Mom was telling me how she was still in a court case because her ex-business partner owed her 300,000 dollars due to unscrupulous business dealings!!!Then I spoke to another Mom who also runs a business and she said that more than a dozen clients owe.......click to learn what next.

Gift Cards as Christmas presents

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

The first time I ever saw a Gift Card was when this lady above, an old partner of the Hubs's wife, presented a toy gift card to Tee. She loved Tee when we were in the States and she took very good care of Tee. She ended up.......click to learn what next.

Kids praying to God

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Dear God, Please make my Mommy bring me here. EVERYDAY. Amen.

Mamapumpkin on superdrive!

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

I haven't lost my touch despite being what seemed like a brainless chick for the last five years. Hey, when I'm under stress, I've still got what it takes to make things happen. Go me! So, remember that list of things to do before year end? I've achieved.......click to learn what next.