Monthly Archives: July 2010

Mummy’s Got Talent?

It’s official. After a decade of striving for credibility in the banking industry – dressing to seem older (and boring-er), speaking and writing only of topics designed to make people think I’m smart – I get to bimbo-fy myself for … Continue reading

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The HKD 11,000 Ticket to Somewhere In Java

Our helper wants to fly back to a tiny town Somewhere in Java, Indonesia, for her daughter’s birthday. Melanie will turn 5 on Aug 12th. Her mother wanted to be back so badly she said she would pay her own … Continue reading

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Like a Virgin

Dear Rockstar, Recent conversation your parents had about sex: “Are you bored yet?” “No…. You?” “No…… For future reference then… My colleagues told me there’s a swingers’ club in Hong Kong.” “Oh. Do we have to commit, or can we … Continue reading

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Significant Conversation #92

“Want to wear, want to wear (Disney Cars training underpants). Want to wear please.” “Just a second, darling. Mummy’s doing something over here.” “ I want to wear. Mummeeeee.’ “I said wait. Mummy has only 2 hands. Mummy is not … Continue reading

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With This Limited Edition Chloe Bracelet Bag, I Thee Wed

“And I like Stuff,” will one day be carved on my tombstone as an afterthought. Not just because I do (d-uh), but because like all the other things I think a lot about, Stuff is one of ‘em. I can’t … Continue reading

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Tony Leung, Dai Yu and Dai Lo

Mummy found these pictures in her old laptop. You were just over a year old when this was taken at Peak Lookout. You know it better as your Favorite Regular Saturday Brunch Restaurant because JD also gets to join us. … Continue reading

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Til Death Do Us Part. We Hope. (Part 2)

Dear Rockstar, The Wedding Roadshow: Mummy and Daddy considered ourselves married after our Vegas wedding because it was before God, at The Little White Chapel. We didn’t think He would mind we did it in Vegas with Elvis. Your grandparents … Continue reading

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Til Death Do Us Part. We Hope. (Part 1)

OK, Rockstar. So Mummy and Daddy were on our way to forever and ever, til death do us part – without having spent that much time to get to know each other. The only thing we really knew was we … Continue reading

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Significant Conversation #101

Rockstar could take or leave TV until someone presented him with an extremely addictive cartoon series on DVD. It was like he bit of the Apple – suddenly he didn’t want to read. He didn’t want to paint. He didn’t … Continue reading

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Toilet Training

Is it normal for a grown, previously professional working woman to feel like waving pom-poms after her 31mth old declared at night “I want to use the toilet”? It is not. Plus, Daddy got a call while he was in … Continue reading

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