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Rockstarism #236 – “I Hate Chai-nese”

**Updated as at 18 Nov 2012** #236 Before he leaves for Putonghua class after school… Rockstar: Mum. I hate Chai-nese. Me: The subject, or your (tuition) class? Rockstar: <thinks for mom> The subject. I hate it, it’s so……. hard to learn. (probably … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #213 – Singlish vs Frenglish on The Noose (and other lighthearted Friday surfings)

#213 Kings finds this particular episode of hit Singapore series The Noose hilarious because he used to work in a French investment bank. He still speaks English with heavy Singlish/ Malaysian Hakka accents so in the beginning, he would be … Continue reading

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Parking Rockstar In Local Putonghua Oral Classes

So it’s the school hols and now most of our friends are travelling, while we are Hong Kong-bound. So for want of something to do (and Rockstar’s Putonghua nanny from China being indisposed*, thereby not being able to take him … Continue reading

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Hong Kong Bullies In Playtown

Rockstar’s been recovering from an ear infection, so we’ve been letting him sleep on his own schedule – which meant not waking in time for summer camp today… Then in the afternoon, a trip to his favorite Wellcome (car-shaped shopping … Continue reading

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Women’s Political Participation Summit At City University, Kowloon Tong

How did I get here? Kings and the Rockstar drop me off at Admiralty station, from where it’s about 4 stops to Mong Kok, cross the platform/ change trains, another couple stops to Kowloon Tong. It’s early afternoon Saturday, and … Continue reading

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