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Rockstarism #228 – You Change Race When You Change Hair Color

#228 Rockstar: Mum. I learned to write “moon” in Chai-nese. It’s like this.  (Writes in air. No, I have no idea whether that is really “moon in Chai-nese”. Though yes when he does that every day with English alphabets after … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #224 – Asian and Caucasian

#224 ***Correction on 11 Sept 2012 – Rockstar came home and told me he is not the official “Environment Monitor”, another classmate of his is. Don’t know how he thought he was, but he asked me to correct ASAP. Rockstar: … Continue reading

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Hanging With Baby In The Wetlands

We used to frequent the Wetlands Park in Tin Shui Wai on occasion, and decided to make the trip back with the baby, for the first time yesterday… It is so “almost China” I get a “Welcome to China” text … Continue reading

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The Constant Study Of The Parents And Kids At Playtown/ Fun Zone

While waiting for Rockstar’s Putonghua class one evening, we’re killing time at Fun Zone (formerly Playtown) when it occurs to me what a great place this is for anyone interested in doing a study in human nature. Though really it’s … Continue reading

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Wow, They’re Growing Up Fast

“He’s my friend. He kisses me every morning. <rolls eyes> I don’t like it.” She tells me they playdate often, and on previous occasions I’ve often noticed them together. The boy with her is handsome. Some kids are cute, cheeky, one … Continue reading

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Old Bike Shop Guy In Wan Chai

Yeah, for real finally, we got to replacing Rockstar’s blue battered BMX… So we venture back to the original bike store we happened to walk into by fluke first time round, and it’s the only one open and bustling late … Continue reading

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Notes on Learning to Read – How To Help Your Child by ESF Kindergarten (Part 1)

When I first mentioned this, a local friend was, “Well, my (now 15 year old) son also had this in the neighborhood local school, what.” So when the 20-something page handout was emailed to all the parents, I wasn’t the … Continue reading

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