A Mother's Monologue

In Malaysia, anything is possible….

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Remember me telling you earlier about how people are only friends with you for a reason? Well this has happened to us before in my family, and even to me personally. Even Razak Baginda says that he used to get hundreds of Hari Raya cards before his trial.......click to learn what next.

Getting sick from the rain

Posted on November 20, 2008November 21, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

I chose to tempt fate yesterday. I don't know why I do what I do sometimes. It is a known fact tried and tested many a time, that whenever I get caught in the rain, even if it is the slightest drizzle, I will catch a cold and.......click to learn what next.

What Agama teachers say to their students

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Recently, my 14 year old cousin told me of just 2 incidents where her Agama teacher (Religious teacher: she is Muslim, you see, so forced to take Agama classes in school) said things to her that were just totally absurd. I shan't mention her school because I feel.......click to learn what next.

Asking for favours

Posted on November 19, 2008November 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Where do you draw the line in asking someone for a favour? I am generally ok with people asking me DIRECTLY to babysit, do some free work for them, water their plants whilst they are on holiday, run an errand for them or pick their kid up from.......click to learn what next.

Post gone MIA

Posted on November 19, 2008November 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

For the longest time, I hadn't been lucky enough to get some BGTV offers and suddenly, I got some yesterday. Thank you, God!! So today, I was busy making online sandwiches but funnily, the last filling lost it's top layer of sandwich which was really, really strange!!! I.......click to learn what next.

No more birthday parties from here on

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, we decided last night, the Hubs and I. What would really make him happy, and me too really, is that we no longer attend the many birthday parties that we have taken Tee to in the past. She will just have to adjust and learn that we.......click to learn what next.

Helping family out

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Someone has asked me to give their children some PMR history tuition and initially, I thought ok why not. They have no other option and I thought I could help a little. But after thinking more about it, I was asking myself, just when exactly am I going.......click to learn what next.

Tee’s boring playdate

Posted on November 19, 2008November 19, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

A friend of mine needed some babysitting today so I welcomed her girl to come over to play with Tee.Tee was initially very excited asking every five minutes if she was on the way but things very soon changed when she arrived. For the first hour of the.......click to learn what next.

I called for a family meeting

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Yes, I did, and guess what? Almost everyone was on defense mode. Who's calling this meeting? Who's part of the family? Why are we having a meeting? What have I done wrong? I'd realised exactly then, that I should have reworded it and said Family PARTY, instead of.......click to learn what next.

The importance of family

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This week, I have been thinking seriously about the family unit and what kind of family I want to build for Tee. As I come from a broken family and what the Hubs has isn't exactly my ideal either, I will develop my own special family; all for.......click to learn what next.

Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace 007

Posted on November 17, 2008November 17, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

I love Hollywood flicks as much as I love the deeper British productions because I love analysing creativity. Taking apart entire finished products and criticising them is what I was taught to do at University. Quantum of Solace The music at the beginning was already weak and that.......click to learn what next.

Toddler bedtime rituals

Posted on November 17, 2008November 17, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Every night before we go to bed, we do something that Tee wants to do before we do a list of things that she doesn't want to do. Like brushing her teeth and washing up, like getting changed into her pyjamas, like going to bed!!! Tee is extremely.......click to learn what next.

The Man Who Planted Trees

Posted on November 16, 2008November 16, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

We went to watch the above at the Actor's Studio and got to sit right up front on stage itself where we got completely frozen drenched! But the advantage was that we got to sniff first hand the scents of lavender and woody musk from stage. Everyone else.......click to learn what next.

Bling! Bling!

Posted on November 16, 2008November 16, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Any idea what Tee is looking at? Since she was 6 months old, my mother would take Tee to KLCC and show her all the diamonds and point out to all things bling. She even taught Tee how to pronounce Bulgari, Tiffany and Cartier, hehehe..... And believe it.......click to learn what next.

Home made chocolate cookies

Posted on November 15, 2008November 15, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Another boring day.....so I got out the old chocolates from the fridge that we hadn't eaten and told Tee to cook them. You should have seen her eyes turn on. You know? Like a light switch. On-off-on-off. Bored, off. Cook chocolate, On! We also melted some marshmallows but.......click to learn what next.

Since we’re in dream shopping mode….

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

I also wouldn't mind owning some of these dresses : Notice how they are all waistless and baggy???????????? They would suit my body perfectly. Sugar Daddy where????????

Telling secrets at school

Posted on November 15, 2008November 15, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Today, Tee's teacher told me that she complained that she was really frustrated because her Mom made her do maths which she didn't like. She said it was too difficult and she felt very frustrated! Then she said she was also bored of her Mother because her Mother.......click to learn what next.

My daughter makes me crazy…..

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

When I complain to Tee that she never listens to me, her MOTHER, she says, "Mom! Can you see that I am not an elephant??? I don't have BIG EARS!!!" When she eventually says that she DOES listen, then I say, ok she listens, but nothing ever seems.......click to learn what next.

Toddler’s Meeting

Posted on November 14, 2008November 14, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Tee and her best friends discussing the steps in which to change the baby's diaper.

Doing something productive

Posted on November 14, 2008November 14, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Having a toddler means always thinking of ideas to keep them entertained. What more with a precocious little girl who's always complaining of her boredom. To me, that's a sure sign of a lazy brain. One who thinks can never get bored! Anyway, Tee was bored. Again. So.......click to learn what next.

My daughter made me cry today….

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

We had just finished classes and it was raining. Tee reminded me that it was HER TURN to listen to HER MUSIC in the car so I turned her CD on which immediately sounded out some high pitched screeching chipmunks attempting to 'sing' the It's A Small World.......click to learn what next.

Plucking the tails off bean sprouts (taugeh)

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

I love bean sprouts and am now wondering if Westerners ever pluck the tails off bean sprouts??? I know most restaurants here don't do it but we always do it at home. After Tee's princess party, she was brought back into the real world to do some real.......click to learn what next.

Tee attended a girly Princess Party

Posted on November 13, 2008November 13, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Whilst most girls would attend a girly princess party clad in their prettiest dresses, my darling daughter struts in with her pink hotpants. Tee attended a dreamy romantic princess party with her Aunty Trina where 10 little girls got their hair washed and coiffed, nails painted, face painted,.......click to learn what next.

The makings of a slave driver

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

"Daddy!!! Stop sitting there like a King and come help me finish off this sand castle!!!" . 'Now that got him working......I'm off to look for my Mommy for my tea break.'

Misplaced and lost items of great value

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

We have lost Tee's birth certificate. Somehow somewhere, we just can't find it. I have been told that we can always go and get a duplicate copy, but a duplicate copy is a copy, isn't it? Does it matter? Can someone shed some light on this? Another thing.......click to learn what next.

Blog design

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

I'm getting bored of my blog design. I used to have this great big plan of changing it every month, think I sustained that for less than six months, haha.... Does anyone want to help me do it? It is quite straightforward. Just upload the photos and put.......click to learn what next.

Trusting a ‘spiritual’ leader or bomoh

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Some people I know do just that. It is an unconditional surrender to someone or some people from the 'other' side. Some people, especially the wealthy, may do it because they do not have friends they can trust. It is almost like since they cannot trust anyone to.......click to learn what next.

How people end up at my blog

Posted on November 11, 2008November 11, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

1. When I tell them 2. By chance 3. Through a Google search Today, something popped out at me when I checked my blog stats. Someone typed "Mother made her daughter fuck her" and ended up here. Now, that is freaking scary....... Just for the record, Mr Google,.......click to learn what next.

Why toddlers want to shine and stand out

Posted on November 11, 2008November 11, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Today at Tee's Mandarin School, her principal came out to tell me that Tee was cheekily creative. Apparently, they were all made to say in Mandarin that they wanted to go into a particular room for a particular reason (I can't remember the details as my memory got.......click to learn what next.

How toddlers play

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Have you ever wondered? Have you observed? They are the most interesting species, I'm telling you! This is Tee at a friend's place during a playgroup and I caught them doing this. Just what in the world are they doing? Bowing for forgiveness? They looked like they were.......click to learn what next.