Monthly Archives: February 2011

Boy Friends And Girl Friends

Rockstar doesn’t like girls. Apparently they get “much angry,” whereas boys don’t. At School Halloween Dress Up Day, all the little girls in the poufy “princess dresses” were pronounced “silly”. Rockstar particularly doesn’t like this one girl. The feeling is … Continue reading

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Trip To Mid Levels Veterinary Centre

The canine version of “well-baby” checkups is I guess, the annnual “well-dog” for which the vet sends reminders… We’ve been going to this vet on Mosque Road for like, forever…One of the docs has had quite some experience with Border … Continue reading

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3 Days

(With updates at bottom) Tuesday. Running late for school run, I turn on BBC’s CBeebies for the 15 minutes before it’s time to leave, while I get dressed. Me: Ok, time to put on your school uniform, we have to … Continue reading

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One Little Hour…

Up to Rockstar’s class and play areas I go, for my next volunteer slot… 2 or 3 of his classmates look at me and go, “Oh. Where’s Rockstar?”, then go looking about, including in the boys’ toilets, before coming back … Continue reading

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A is for A Bee

Excerpt from sticker in Rockstar’s school diary: “…..…. Weekly we will make a display of objects that start with (the letter of the week). If you would like to send one thing in for this display please label item…….” Me: … Continue reading

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My First, Possibly My Last DIY Hair Mask

OK. 2 table spoons of extra virgin olive oil……………………..check. Half a cup of honey………………………..check 2 Avocados…………………………check check (fingering little hard fruit for courage) 1 Egg yolk………………………………………….check. Okokok. Here goes. My first ever DIY Hair Mask For Added Body. After finding … Continue reading

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Grandmum’s Lesson About Car Scratching

Toddler me My mum was a public school English teacher pretty much all her working life. Mostly upper secondary, and she often transferred around to accommodate my dad’s job, just as I did. Though periodically sought by the private sector, … Continue reading

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About The “Jobs That Require Selling Kinky Financial Products”

“…..Maybe it’s an argument to teach the children to learn financial mathematics and avoid gambling on the markets?” “Or teach them to avoid jobs that require selling kinky financial products, and to listen to people in those jobs with a … Continue reading

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What A Rockstar Sees

This <pause for effect> is an old drawing Rockstar did of his parents when he was maybe 33 months old. It’s Rockstar’s favorite drawing from school and we save a lot of these to turn into artwork around our own … Continue reading

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Bidding Goodbye 2010 By Beating The Small Person And Stew At Snake King II

CNY is almost over… so goodbye, 2010, famously the horrid Tiger year that Feng Shui masters proclaimed “bad” for many other animals of the zodiac. (Kings and I are “dragons.” Dragons, “everyone” knows, don’t see eye to eye with Tigers. … Continue reading

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