Monthly Archives: June 2015

From Rockstar’s school email.. “According to the Asian Development Bank, in the Philippines, every year a child spends in school reduces their chances of living in poverty. While Government sponsored schools are free, children must pay for their school uniforms, … Continue reading →

1) The Hunt For The Financial Industry’s Most Wanted Hacker: the story of a nasty piece of code, and the hunt for its creator.  Zeus is, of course, ruler of all Olympian gods in Greek mythology – but that’s not … Continue reading →

So the Miss’ next show n tell was coming up, and given both Rockstars’ affinity to chain-yanking we kinda try to do “stealth-training”… Which doesn’t always work…  The “big word” we were trying to practice on this occasion was “Antartica”. … Continue reading →

Going after Rockstar who has ducked out the room with one of my house slippers (again), my other slipper snaps and I stumble. In the relatively cramped space I hit an old cupboard with a glass panel, palms-first. The glass … Continue reading →

(Ebony frame from laurencelaigallery… there’s a caveat story about not using stuff with cheap glass especially near the kids, coming up… (The kids are fine; see I suck at this whole blog-suspense, keep-you-coming-back stuff…) Happy Father’s Day to the father of my … Continue reading →

#52 One fine day scooting… Miss: Mummy, what’s that? Me: Oh I think it’s a huge cricket. Can you hear that sound around us? That’s the sound those bugs make by rubbing their legs together. They do it to find … Continue reading →

Nasi Lemak Lunch Talk: Navigating China With World Bank Lead Economist Chor Ching Goh. O-r, There Are Not Enough States In Malaysia. (Say what? Read on…) Previously I mentioned the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce HK & Macau has regular Nasi Lemak … Continue reading →

What’s cooking… (I… know. The younger one has this… crazed look a lot of the time…) The kids almost always have a hard time falling asleep at bedtime, especially the older one. (He travels relatively better on long-haul however, because he sleeps … Continue reading →

Rockstar came home raving about this water bottle some of his friends have… Here’s why on this particular instance I went right out there and fed the beast: These are water bottles you can get in sports stores (I got … Continue reading →

1) This one tops my current list of annoying, overachieving little kids (haha no, no it doesn’t): 9 Year Old Builds Shelters For The Homeless. She’s amazing. More kids should overachieve in such un-annoying ways. (Like, I Can’t Imagine It’s A … Continue reading →