Monthly Archives: March 2012

Rockstarism #200 – The Ways We Speak

#200 Rockstar: Mum. I need help with this. Help me take it out faster. Me:?? What’s wrong with it? Rockstar: The wheels are the wrong way. See? Lines. Not circles. Me: (feeling lazy – not to mention it’s actually this … Continue reading

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A Leaf, A Worm, And Living With Our “Bad” Choices

This one’s an analogy about the consequences of seemingly “bad” choices – ours, or others around us that still end up affecting us…… At a crossroads in my life about a decade ago, I prayed a specific prayer that 6 … Continue reading

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Someone To Give My Earrings To

Well d-uh, I’m having a girl. But I hadn’t allowed myself to think too much about celebrating the fact. (Well for one thing she’s still in there and it ain’t over til the fat lady pushes her out… Or really, … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #199 – Rather Overenthusiastic “Bests” For God…

Munching a ziploc bag of little biscuits, oat squares, an M&M or two…  Rockstar: Mum. Do you want some? Me: Hmm? No thanks, dear. Rockstar: You sure? Daddy? (Kings, driving, declines as well.) Rockstar: The cushion-shaped ones are my favorite. … Continue reading

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Rockstarism 198 – When Rockstar morphs into Gremlin

Every time Kings comes home after being away for days, Rockstar acts up. Suddenly he doesn’t eat hard-boiled eggs (normally has two almost every morning!), or just won’t eat, or wants tv, or…. So this time is no different, and … Continue reading

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School Trip To Hong Kong Flower Show In Victoria Park

HK Flower Show Entrance (Otherwise one of the main hangouts of domestic helpers on Sundays :P) As a kind of culmination of their learning about plant growth, the K2s at Rockstar’s Kindy attend the annual Hong Kong Flower Show held … Continue reading

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Life Lessons from the Mr Men

1) When someone is being abusive, the best revenge you can have is to have a great day. (Oh, and smiling sweetly usually infuriates them even more) 2) When speaking rudely/ other bad behavior is not rewarded (i.e. perpetrator doesn’t … Continue reading

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More “Shame On HSBC” Pictures (Or Is That Now Shame On Goldman?)

Old(ish) entry I hadn’t found the right time to post, and then with the whole Greg Smith NY Times Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs op-ed I decided to refresh it… The China Club where we had reunion dinners over … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #197 – Putting A Face To The Imaginary Friends and Others…

#197 Rockstar still likes to scrawl really quick “cartoons” with a perm marker… “Lunarotato” is a new one, we agreed on the spelling after Rockstar explained “It rhymes with ‘potato’…” We haven’t decided if he’s a robot because on the … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #196 – We’re Small But We Know Stuff

#196 Rockstar: Mum. Your friends are all crazy. <shakes head> Tsk tsk! Cra-zee! Me: <Thinking: What’s wrong with him now> What d’you mean all my friends are crazy. Then your friends leh? Rockstar: <shaking head gravely> No, Never. Me: How … Continue reading

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