Monthly Archives: October 2011

ESF School Trip To Watch Snow Dragon At The Hong Kong Academy Of Performing Arts Drama Theater

Posted on October 17, 2011 by admin

Updated with more thoughts at bottom on 18 Oct… ***Spoiler alert… Don’t read the brown part if you don’t want to know the storyline** (But really, I think after hearing the story you would want to bring your child to watch … Continue reading →

Posted in School For Rockstar | Tagged belief that, berries, consequences, dragon, eve, fictitious characters, goat, hedgehog, new year, parents, pig, predicament, scoffing, snack, snacks, snow dragon, spoiler, trees, wolves | 7 Comments

Happy Birthday Kings – The Other 365 Days

Posted on October 15, 2011 by admin

Kings had a birthday surprise at Neway CEO last Thursday (which our local part-time driver immediately knew how to get to -apparently it’s really well known but it “doesn’t come with hostesses”) when Nuffnang HK had a karaoke night. And … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged ambush, bday, birthday cake, candles, dears, happy birthdays, hk, hostesses, karaoke night, lane crawford, last thursday, locals, mummy, neway, nuffnang, school field trip, school principal, snow dragon, stella mccartney, time driver | 10 Comments

Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids (And some other Rockstar TV stuff)

Posted on October 13, 2011 by admin

The Cha-Ching Band Ogilvy Public Relations invited Rockstar and I to a presentation of a new tv program on the Cartoon Network called Cha-Ching, but we were in Adelaide even during the rescheduled lunch/ screening date, so we never actually … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Talking To Rockstar | 8 Comments

Secret Mummy Behavior #1

Posted on October 12, 2011 by admin

It’s annual school photo-taking day, and look what Kings had me do – go down and get Rockstar a new school shirt. (I have mummy friends putting their kids in lesser-worn items for that day (also asking about hair product) … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, School For Rockstar | Tagged angry teenager, backpack, big time, cotton gloves, crossing jordan, cult, field trip, hair product, happier days, hk, holiday helper, miranda, mummy friends, ooh, raincoat, school photo, school uniforms, series sex, swoon, warm clothes | 2 Comments

Epilogue: The Trip Home (And That Darn Lego)

Posted on October 11, 2011 by admin

So we’re due to fly at around 12.30 in the afternoon for 56 minutes, transit in Melbourne an hour and 20 minutes, then long haul 8 hours 50 minutes home to Hong Kong and land just before 10pm. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Talking To Rockstar, Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged accent, afternoon nap, airplanes, asian boy, beijing, breakfast cafe, chinese tourists, d boy, haircut, hyper, lego plane, little pieces, lt, melbourne, night flights, plane seat, sedative, shaven head, speedboat, tour buses | 2 Comments

Adelaide Through The Eyes Of A Rockstar – Eating at the White House, Adelaide Zoo and various capalang before we come home

Posted on October 9, 2011 by admin

The Rockstar playing chess at the White House. Really? Not really. For some reason he really wants to learn now, and I’ve never played… So I’m making do with posing next to him being very intent with the chess set … Continue reading →

Posted in Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged basil, bits and pieces, brunch, choco, comfort food, egg cups, eros, feta, giant mushrooms, green eggs, grilled tomatoes, hardboiled eggs, kafe, playing chess, poached eggs, rockstar, scrambled eggs, spinach, tomato sauce, waffle | 7 Comments

Adelaide Through The Eyes Of A Rockstar – Lyndoch Lavender Farm

Posted on October 9, 2011 by admin

Barossa Valley. Jacob’s Creek. Penfolds… The signs read like the wine section of any Watson’s Wines or International Park n Shop or Wellcome in Hong Kong. It doesn’t hurt that one of my reds of choice is Penfolds Shiraz. (I … Continue reading →

Posted in Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged accurate description, army boys, barossa valley, beer drinkers, breads, jeffrey archer, lavender farm, lavender farms, lavender fields, margaret river, margaret river perth, n shop, ntu campus, peaceful place, rockstar, s creek, shiraz, supermarket shelves, wine drinker, wine section | 3 Comments

Adelaide Through The Eyes Of A Rockstar – Hahndorf, the German settlement

Posted on October 7, 2011 by admin

A little Germany in Little Germany (isn’t that just the worst caption I’ve come up with to date?) Absolutely looove this small but beautiful Little Germany – just the pretty little shops selling candles, crafts, woolly stuff, tassels (yes really), … Continue reading →

Posted in Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged buckets, candle shop, chalks, coroner, cuckoo clocks, fluffy toy, free aussie, graffiti, grownups, king of thailand, little germany, monarch, morgue, mum and dad, rainy day, rockstar, sidewalks, stuffed animals, tassels, white hair | 4 Comments

Adelaide Through The Eyes Of A Rockstar – Fur Fix at Hahndorf Farm Barn and The Toy Factory

Posted on October 6, 2011 by admin

Rockstar: Mummy, are you a duck? (Which is his way of asking about the differences between ducks and people but I’m a bit lazy to oblige this time :P) Me: Know what that would make you? Rockstar: A baby duck? … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged aussie accent, aversion, baby bunnies, baby duck, beautiful morning, bird flu, btw, chickens, cockatoos, ducks, dumb thing, gucci, hahndorf farm barn, ipad, lambs, long suffering, nugget, parrots, scarf, smiley face | 6 Comments

Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore…

Posted on October 4, 2011 by admin

Kings had some personal errands to run here, and a local friend of his studied architecture in this town… It’s a 2-day school week for Rockstar so we decided to follow him and hang around…So… where’s here? Hints: “Any … Continue reading →

Posted in Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged baby harness, blessing of pets, boots, dead giveaway, denim blazer, embroidery, funeral director, funeral services, kitten heels, mummy, personal errands, pink shorts, rice krispies, rockstar, scarf, several times, summer camp, whizzes, x ray, yellow stripe | 2 Comments