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Rockstarism #184 & 185 – Back To School

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

#184 Me: I saw (one of his good friends) at school drop-off today, he didn’t look very happy. Is he ok? Rockstar: He said he went back to India for the holidays. To visit his grandma and grandpa. He says … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged Building Learning Opportunities in Early Years Settings, chairs, dentist, Early Childhood Education Seminar, few days, friends at school, germs, glance, good friends, grandma, Guy Claxton, half hour, hard candies, hard candy, holidays, india, interaction, lt, playground, remainder, schoolmate, sweets, teeth | 3 Comments

8 Minutes 11 Seconds

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin

2 mins 35 seconds – call is picked up Conversation completely in Cantonese: (After my cellphone number and home address are verified) Me: Can we have the Hawaiian… The Hawaiian – which one has only ham and pineapple? Pizza Guy: … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged cantonese words, cat o nine tales, cellphone number, colleague, dance dance, frustration, ham and pineapple, home address, jeffrey archer, last time, lt, PHD pizza delivery, pine apple, pizza guy, rockstar, wh | 6 Comments

Remember The “Shame On HSBC” Photos?

Posted on January 8, 2012 by admin

Remember the photos Kings took of the protest outside the main HSBC building in this post? So we passed by again few days ago and I snapped this from the car: Someone actually decorated the booth on the right with tinsel during … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged christmas, few days, hsbc, Minibond demonstration, photos, shame, tinsel | Leave a comment

Just Another Gynea Visit

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

The waiting room is so crowded I can hardly find a seat. The room is filled with pregnant women, one or two with a mum or husband in tow. In “good” years, local friends have told me to expect to … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged air cleaner, appointed time, assembly line, aunties, blood pressure, classmates, comradeship, face mask, face masks, gucci, hk, hospital room for delivery, low heels, marc jacobs, paper face, pregnant women, scares, tory, uggs, waddle, waiting room | 4 Comments

Rockstarism #182 & #183 – The “I Know Not If I Am A Man Dreaming I Am A Butterfly” Rockstarisms

Posted on January 5, 2012 by admin

#182 Rockstar: <waving extendable antenna from radio controlled car at JD> Abracadabraaaa….. Zap! Me: What are you doing to the poor dog now? Rockstar: I turned her into a giraffe. Me: <glancing at formerly asleep dog with long-suffering look on … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged 3rd and bird, air pollution, angel wings, antenna, babies, bird watching, cbeebies, drinking water, giraffe, long suffering, loud noises, lt, mummy, onesies, pollution level, radio controlled car, rockstar, skit, straw boater, thoughtful pause, tolerance level, uterus | 2 Comments

Boy or Girl?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by admin

We don’t know yet. But we may know soon so I just had to write this before we found out. Having a baby is already joyous (if terrifying and exhausting), I wanted to write an indulgent post reveling in possibly … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged caption, colleagues, confidence, feelings, goodness, gynea, having a baby, hell, legs, lt, ooh, peek, preference, pregnancy, shape, tea lady, ultrasound, wand, week old fetus | 7 Comments

Rockstarism #181 – The New Year Resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2012 by admin

Over Vietnamese on New Year’s Day… Me: Rockstar, today’s the first day of a new year, and usually people come up with New Year Resolutions, which are like a promise they want to make about doing something better, or making … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged bean sprouts, better person, broccoli, carrots, fireman, food collection, healthier foods, kale, last xmas, new year, new year resolutions, reception area, saigon, Saigon at Stanley, schoolmates, snail, soft shell crab, st james, Stanley Market, transgressions, vegetables, vietnamese restaurant | 3 Comments

Meeting Cordlife

Posted on December 30, 2011 by admin

During the hols (i.e. a relatively quiet day in the office), Kings emailed for a rep from Cordlife Ltd to come meet us near his workplace at lunch, similarly summoning Rockstar and myself over so I could sign the relevant papers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping, Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged cord blood stem cells | 9 Comments

Santa’s Marketing Cause (and other random thoughts)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by admin

You would’ve seen this pic already – I originally wanted this to send out Christmas greetings but got side tracked with other stuff I wanted to write about (as usual). What I hadn’t gotten round to pointing out however, were … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged appetite, bet, caption, Cartier marketing, centrum, christmas greetings, consumerism, crap, gynea, hamster, hmmmm, international commerce center, iphones, irony, jewel boxes, korean girlfriend, litter tray, lotsa, multi vitamins, nod, professional santa claus | 5 Comments

Every Rockstar Needs A Dog Needs a Rockstar

Posted on December 28, 2011 by admin

Things that make you go AAAAWWWWWWwwwwwww. Another one of those with JD and Rockstar and how both have better lives for each other. (And we don’t have to entertain either Yippeee!) And this is them playing Capture The Turtle. (JD was … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots | Tagged boy's best friend, Rockstar's best friend | 4 Comments