Monthly Archives: December 2013

Okinawa Through The Eyes Of The Rockstars – Shurijo Castle Park

Each day is spent roughly like this – long breakfast buffet (the Miss takes forever to feed, and once she also emptied the entire contents of her stomach into her baby feeding chair, the water glass Kings tried to catch … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #294 – Mens Talk

#294 We’ve been sleeping all 4 in a bed since getting here. One very fortunate night (the only one so far) The Miss had actually gone to sleep, Kings is as usual watching movies til late on the laptop, and … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #293 – Traveling

#293 Rockstar: Mum! I want to bring my backpack! Me: Did Daddy say no? Rockstar: Yess!! Me: Then why are you asking me, you know The Standard Agreement Between Parents – one parent says no, the other parent doesn’t get … Continue reading

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Christmas Morning In The Rockstar Household

Christmas morning, Rockstar learned to ride a two-wheeler. No really, that was what happened. None of it was planned. You see: Note: We are about to take another trip, this one with the kids, and Rockstar packed….. That butterfly for … Continue reading

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Weekend In Khao Lak, Phuket

From the airport, we seek out the car rentals lady and proceed to follow her to the office for a GPS as well. Lady We Rent Car From in the little town of Khao Lak, about an hour’s drive from … Continue reading

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What The Future Looks Like This Sunday

1) Smart Glasses Reveal What It’s Like To Have Superpowers. (Or, a vision of the future through 3D immersive glasses by Atheer Labs.) 2) Will more lessons be like this in the future? Computer animation teacher creates A Warrior’s Dream, a Donnie … Continue reading

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A South Horizon Christmas Story

Now we know why Santa shops here…… Bumps to Babes’ Christmas catchphrase is “Where Santa shops.” Rockstar knows most Santas aren’t real but I got to tell him the Christmas spirit and well, good hearted people certainly are. There was even … Continue reading

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A Midwife Crisis, The Kennedy Year 2 Christmas Show A-La Rockstar

Said Wendy, John and Michael, “We can fly!” And then there was Sheep Envy… Rockstar and Friends had long concluded the sheep had the best song. (But Rockstar felt swords still trumped songs. And well they all get to sing … Continue reading

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Of Christmas Learning And Parenting Opportunities

**Updated 10am the following morning, at bottom… So the Santa’s Postbox in Rockstar’s school is up, and him being a year 2 and all, the holiday card traffic was markedly heavier than the previous year. Before anyone screams tree carnage, … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #293 – Monkeys

#293 Rockstar: Mum! Come! <indignant> Listen to what Little Miss just called me.  Me: What now? Rockstar: She called me a monkey. Little Miss: Mmungg-key. Mmungg-key. Rockstar: See? <hands folded> Naughty girl! Tsk! <extremely scandalized expression> Me: <trying not to … Continue reading

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