Monthly Archives: July 2011

Rockstar does Hong Kong Wetland Park In Tin Shui Wai, “City of Sadness”

Posted on July 17, 2011 by admin

Finally here are more pics from our periodic HK Wetlands Park outings… Laundry and Posters in sometime Tin Shui Wai We thought this looked like your average HDB in say, Tampines or Eunos in Singapore (where I rented my first … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #132

Posted on July 16, 2011 by admin

Best things in life are (almost) free… One of my girlfriends has a boy Rockstar’s age who often woos her with little trinkets – you know, the bead threading sections they have in school (at least, Rockstar’s school has one) … Continue reading →

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Of Going After An Overcharging Hong Kong Taxi Driver

Posted on July 14, 2011 by admin

On a recent first visit  in years, my fairly-independent-when-it-comes-to-traveling 65 year old parents hopped a cab (hours before we were expecting them), from the airport to our home. Handing the cabbie a HKD 500 note, my father later relayed that … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #131

Posted on July 13, 2011 by admin

After Rockstar ignores the umpteenth waiter trying to engage him… Me: Have you noticed how often your mother has to apologize for your behavior? Don’t you think a compliment or two might be nice sometime? Rockstar: I don’t like compliments … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Bullies In Playtown

Posted on July 12, 2011 by admin

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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How To Breed Hamsters (Part 2)

Posted on July 10, 2011 by admin

***Caution… Don’t read the italic bits if you are squeamish*** At one point I remember having 16 hamsters from my breeding projects, even after giving my friends a few (as in they got hamster cages ok, not cooking pots). Sometimes, … Continue reading →

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How To Breed Hamsters (Part 1)

Posted on July 8, 2011 by admin

When my dad was stationed in Sandakan for some years, I got to mess with a lot more animals and even wanted to be a vet when I grew up. We’d pull up outside rural parks and there’d be a … Continue reading →

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Who let the dogs out?

Posted on July 7, 2011 by admin

And….The answer is…. <ddrrrrrum roll> Doggie Chew Toy from Goods of Desire (G.O.D)!!! Bark! Bark! Bark! Ps: If you want the real pop art statues (and btw I’m displaying the dog chew toys at home – they are either very … Continue reading →

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Putonghua Shmutonghua, There Was Another Lesson In There

Posted on July 6, 2011 by admin

So our Putonghua tutor dumped us. And I was furious. (She could’ve easily quit when Rockstar didn’t want her anymore! WHY did she have to bribe him with a little plastic Doraemon fan (only heard about it from Rockstar much … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #130

Posted on July 5, 2011 by admin

We recently changed Putonghua tutors (more later) and I was initially worried about Rockstar’s reaction, so I pussyfooted about for a few days, initially telling him she had gone back to Beijing etc.. Except he seemed nonplussed so then I … Continue reading →

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