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Rockstarism #268 – “Hap-piness is not to do, with how the world is treat-ing you…”

Feeding time in the Rockstar household… Little Miss: (at top volume) NNNNGGGGGGGEEEEEE Me: (over the sound, trying to feed her) How come YOU are making that sound? You’re the one not eating! I’M the one who should get to make … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #251 – Why The Good Guys Always Win

#251 While playing with his toys…. Rockstar: Let’s go outside and have a fight. (Exits bedroom with newly acquired Lego Sith Troopers.) Shortly after, coming back in… Rockstar: Fight’s over. D’you know who won the battle? Me: Who? Rockstar: The … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #210 – Friends and Not Friends

#210 Me: Do you know they have “princess” Lego? Rockstar: I know. I hate that. We are never going to get that. Me: How did you know they have “princess” Lego? Rockstar: Newspaper I saw in school. Me: The baby might … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #205 – Dumping on Daddy

#205 Rockstar: Daddy. Come help me look for ants. Get up, old man. Kings: Did you just call me “old man”?! Rockstar: Hee yeah. You keep lying down. —————————————————————– Me: So tomorrow’s Monday, Daddy’s going to work. Do you know … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #202 – A Lego Superheroes Comic Book Story

Rockstar tells his first story based on a Lego “superheroes” action figure comic book that came with one of his toys… Rockstar: The Girl Dressed As A Cat With No Whiskers was up really high on a house roof. Rockstar: … Continue reading

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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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ESF Kindergarten Trip To HK Science Museum

Ready….. GET SET………….! Rockstar’s been super excited to go on his school excursion to the HK Science Museum – so much so Kings even spends 20mins away from his desk in (fairly nearby) ICC to come see what all the … Continue reading

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THAT IS NOT A BOND!!

Yesterday morning, a text message from an elderly relative of mine nearing his 70s, who lives in Malaysia: “Are bonds a good investment right now?” Assuming this is one of his regular investment-grade bond purchases (he abhors current FD rates … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #188 – Rap Music Rockstarisms

With Black Eyed Peas’ Someday playing in the background, Rockstar looks up from his Lego… Rockstar: Weird song, Mum. Weird. I like weird. Me: Because you are -? Rockstar: Weird. <Turns back to Lego> ——————————————————- Then I recently settled on … Continue reading

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The Worst-Kept Secret…

… is that I’m pregnant. I kept feeling with the hormones and the morning sickness that I must be behaving extra-weird and so I kept explaining to people why I might be extra-weird. (Because when I’m weird, I’d like it … Continue reading

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