Monthly Archives: April 2011

Wordless Wednesday: Wheels

Posted on April 13, 2011 by admin

In case you didn’t get that, he broke the plastic strap attaching his skates to his shoes from deliberately flinging himself about when he was holding my hand, picking himself up, then doing it all over again… So then we … Continue reading →

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Notes on Learning to Read – How To Help Your Child by ESF Kindergarten (Part 2)

Posted on April 12, 2011 by admin

List of stuff you can do to help your child learn to read: 1) Lots of pre-reading experiences. Listening to stories repeatedly, rhymes, songs. 2) Point out text in the environment. Exit signs, billboards. 3) Cover the rest of the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 11, 2011 by admin

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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The Hong Kong Celebrity Tutor – Richard Eng

Posted on April 9, 2011 by admin

This is not really new, CNN ran a story at the end of 2009… but then Kings recently got to know two fresh grads who had attended these classes at high school level (separately, yet both gave us very similar … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Zoological And Botanical Gardens School Trip

Posted on April 8, 2011 by admin

It’s here. Fuh-inally. D-Day of Rockstar’s long awaited school field trip to the Hong Kong Zoological And Botanical Gardens. Buahaha. <supposed to pass for evil world domination laughter> Fountain Where The Kids Gather At Start of Trip Aka Giant Fountain … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #115

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin

Me: (Trying on new skirt from T by Alexander Wang) What do you think of this skirt, Rockstar? Rockstar: (Shaking head) No. Don’t like. You cannot wear. Me: What d’you mean I cannot wear?? Rockstar: If you wear … Continue reading →

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His Will Be Done

Posted on April 5, 2011 by admin

Far as I know, no one’s trying to kill us. Hopefully no one wants to. No one wants to think about it, selecting executors of a trust, guardians – replacement parents – so their rockstar will be alright in the … Continue reading →

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Rockstarisms #113 & 114

Posted on April 4, 2011 by admin

#113 One day recently, after glancing at the tv screen, usually switched on to CNBC in the mornings: Rockstar: Oh! The market is going down! <Big theatrical sigh n angsty head shaking> Everything! Down! (Sometime back he asked what the … Continue reading →

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How To Make A Chicken (Or A Rockstar) Sleep

Posted on April 3, 2011 by admin

One of my all-time favourite baby pics of the Rockstar… tender pink feet… All too soon he’s gonna turn into a grubby, sweaty little smart-mouthed kid – oh wait, he’s there already. Bedtime in the Lai household: Me: Rockstar. Sleep. … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Radiation Blocking Siew Yoke; Hello, radioactive iodine – 131

Posted on April 1, 2011 by admin

Random picture of market And so, radiation particles from poor earthquake/ Tsunami/ smoked up nuclear plants – ravaged Japan are finally here. If there’s such a thing as a silver lining, it’s that the winds shifted to bring the stuff … Continue reading →

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