Monthly Archives: July 2014

Little Miss Speak #14 – The Importance of Please

Posted on July 16, 2014 by admin

#14 Bedtime in the Rockstar household… Me: Miss, go put your bottle on the table and come lie down. Miss: Please. <reproachfully> Please, Mummy. Me: Ok ok sorry please put your bottle on the table and come lie down. Miss: No. (And spaghetti can … Continue reading →

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How The World Works: Rockstar’s Last Learning Unit For Y2

Posted on July 14, 2014 by admin

So once again, I find myself greatly entertained by Rockstar’s school work… Aside from a brief resemblance to our Alam Dan Manusia (rough translation: World and People?) lessons of yore which are also often heavy on the rote, Rockstar’s reading/writing/creativity exercises are … Continue reading →

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Life Is Beautiful, This Weekend

Posted on July 12, 2014 by admin

1) The boys asked her, “Sybil, what do you want?” “I want to die,” answers Sybil of Cumae. Story goes, in exchange for carnal favors, the Greek god Apollo offered to grant Sybil one wish. However when she asked for eternal … Continue reading →

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Rockstars In Da Ikea-Furnished House

Posted on July 10, 2014 by admin

Ikea has long held a special place in my heart. When I was studying at Nanyang Technological University, the Singapore Ikea was a weekend date place, the catalogue hugely coveted, their LACK side tables a fairly common fixture in dorm … Continue reading →

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Serendipity In A Cabbie

Posted on July 9, 2014 by admin

One day, it abruptly began pouring when the Miss and I were waiting for a cab outside where we go to Bumps to Babes. Because the branded goods warehouses are nearby, the area is periodically packed with shoppers, depending on … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #321 – Smug Ninja Turtles Know Their Math

Posted on July 7, 2014 by admin

#321 Remember when he did pig smiley faces and what-not on his math exercises? This last term he graduated to Ninja Turtle Smiley Faces. Me: (looking more closely at it) Why is your smiling ninja turtle so smug? Rockstar: Whaat… … Continue reading →

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How Miracles Might Work And More Random Stuff

Posted on July 5, 2014 by admin

1) Being a Freakonomics And Sequels fan, I came across this bit in a more recent Levitt and Dubner installment, “Think Like A Freak”. Around the same time, I came across Jamie The Very Worst Missionary‘s blog, specifically the post this excerpt … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #320/ Little Miss-Speak #14 – The Rockstars Do 20-Seconds-Of-Your-Life-You’re-Not-Getting-Back Conversations

Posted on July 3, 2014 by admin

#320/ #14 Overheard recently… Miss: TA-DAAAAA! Rockstar: No, no “Ta-daa”. We didn’t do anything worth “ta-daa”. Miss: Ta-daaaa! Rockstar: NO! You don’t understand what Ta-daa means! No Ta-daa. Miss: No Ta-daa! Rockstar: Stop saying Ta-daa! Miss: No Ta-daa! Rockstar: That’s still a Ta-daa! … Continue reading →

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Familiar Faces, Familiar Voices…

Posted on July 2, 2014 by admin

One of the questions we get asked a lot by fellow Malaysians is what it’s like living in the Land of the Cantonese Movie/ TV Stars. This is mildly interesting to me, because I remember as a tween in Sandakan … Continue reading →

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Like The Old Phua Chu Kang Opening Credits…

Posted on July 2, 2014 by admin

Like the “vintage” black and white intro credits to Phua Chu Kang, of a time (apparently) long, long ago….   That was Rockstar’s first bike. At least, that was the first one that counted, the first one he really rode … Continue reading →

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