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Zippety, The Imaginary Friend

Posted on February 13, 2012 by admin

#190 There were times during this thing when we were a little creeped out, because Rockstar sounded so completely serious. Absolutely refused to admit this was all in his head and we couldn’t tell, except towards the end, that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged cats, celine, creeped, dogs, dresses, earth, fruits, hk, imaginary friend, lt, Mars, moon trees, plants, pronunciation, rocket ship, saturdays, two eyes, ty, Zippety | 7 Comments

Rockstarism #189 – Volunteering In School Rockstarism

Posted on February 11, 2012 by admin

So with morning sickness easing, I finally made it back to volunteering during free-play time in Rockstar’s Kindy. The Rockstar is pleased, and tells both our driver and helper that there is a schedule change since I’ll be in school … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, School For Rockstar | Tagged butterflies, caterpillars, coming home, free play, game face, K2, kay, lt, lunch, makeup, morning sickness, mums, pickup time, play time, rockstar, sandwich, schedule change | 3 Comments

The Rockstar And The Tipping Point

Posted on February 9, 2012 by admin

“It’s a book about change. In particular, it’s a book that presents a new way of understanding why change so often happens as quickly and as unexpectedly as it does.” – Malcolm Gladwell, on his book The Tipping Point: How … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged bernhard goetz, burglary, case 2, circumstance, darley, gospel of luke, malcolm gladwell, mid 90s, misconception, pee, psychologists, rockstar, rudolph giuliani, story of the good samaritan, subway graffiti, tipping point, transit police, tunnel vision, vigilante, william bratton | 2 Comments

“My Crazy Sister”

Posted on February 8, 2012 by admin

Found this video ages ago, but had no reason to put it up… Just that we used to live next door to an Asian family who’d moved here from Sydney, and would observe the raising of their teenaged boy and … Continue reading →

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“Boy!”

Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin

Me: Ok, last chance. Mummy’s going to the doctor while you’re at school today. Boy or girl? Rockstar: Boy! Me: Why? Rockstar: Because I talk to boys better! Because I enjoy being a boy! After school/ gynea trip… Me: So … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged baby brother, baby girls, baby sister, being a boy, being a girl, best friend, best friends, classmate, classmates, cra, eah, girl friends, going to the doctor, good friends, having a girl, last chance, lt, older sister, pee, twins | 17 Comments

SEA Mummies’ CNY 2012 Har Mee/ Yee Sang Party

Posted on February 5, 2012 by admin

When a party turns out amazing (ie everyone enjoys themselves without being drunk to the eyeballs or evicted or arrested) it’s like What Are The Odds? Get the party started! I am naturally in awe of people who throw parties. … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Shots, Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged awe, brave souls, building management, drama series, empty stomach, eyeballs, guest contributor, har, Har Mee, heap, irrational fear, macam, malaysia and singapore, Malaysian mummies, natural habitat, new girlfriend, party favors, pei, rare opportunity, rockstar, Rojak, Singaporean Mummies, traditional sauces, yummy mummies | 4 Comments

Rockstarism #188 – Rap Music Rockstarisms

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin

With Black Eyed Peas’ Someday playing in the background, Rockstar looks up from his Lego… Rockstar: Weird song, Mum. Weird. I like weird. Me: Because you are -? Rockstar: Weird. <Turns back to Lego> ——————————————————- Then I recently settled on … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged 4th of july, black eyed peas, comprehension, darling sun, dj jazzy jeff, fake accent, figure of speech, fireworks, greatest hits, lego, map of the world, omg, rap music, red nosed reindeer, rockstar, rudolph the red nosed reindeer, syllable word, weird song, whack, will smith | 2 Comments

Still More Of Rockstar’s Favorite Things

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

Map Of The World Playmat And Jigsaw Loooove this thing from Metkids Store. I picked it up for Rockstar to unload his two drawers of matchbox cars/ trains/ planes/ construction vehicles and what not on, to encourage role play. Safari … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping, Rockstar Shots | Tagged antartica, construction vehicles, drawers, expeditions, funny faces, haatyai, HK Wetlands TV, HK Wetlands TV simulation game, iphone, iPod Touch, kangaroos, map of the world, matchbox cars, planes construction, playmat, rockstar, role play, rubber ball, singapore zoo, Stanley Market, tennis balls, trali | 3 Comments

Out Of The Blue, A Telephone Call

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

Sitting in Saint’s Alps teahouse, a taiwanese bubble tea and noodle chain restaurant, waiting for Rockstar to work excess energy off in Playtown chaperoned by Kings and my inlaws, my phone rings. I don’t recognize the number, and after staring … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged 3 years, address book, alps, bubble tea, Cantonese, curious thing, developmental milestone, dog lover, dog names, dog owners, excess energy, family outings, hk, human names, inlaws, ish, legged animals, rockstar, school admissions, teahouse | 10 Comments

Rockstarism #187 – Chinese Zodiac Animals

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin

#187 Rockstar: Mum. Is today still the year of the dragon? Me: Yes. Rockstar: What about tomorrow? Me: It’s going to be the year of the dragon til the next CNY… Did you learn about the animals in the Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged chinese zodiac animals, classmate, cny, dragon, lt, ox, pig year, pigs, rockstar, year of the dragon | 4 Comments