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Rockstar does Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park

Posted on June 12, 2011 by admin

Once we caught a fish alive… We’ve been dropping by for hour-long pedal boat rides at Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park… Unlike some of the other reservoir parks like in Hong Kong Chye (Little Hong Kong) or Pok Fu Lam, … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstarisms, Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged apparent reason, aquarium fish, baby fish, boat rides, death rate, disapproval, far shore, giant catfish, giant lake, goldfish, iphone, lotsa, mong kok, nai chung, pedal boat, plastic container, pok, reservoir park, virtual fishtank, wong nai chung reservoir | 5 Comments

Rockstarisms #123, 124 & 125

Posted on June 11, 2011 by admin

When he wants to be good… Rockstar practicing feeding himself with chopsticks… #123 Rockstar: Mum. We can go to the bookstore after my nap. Me: You mean the bookstore you didn’t want to go to because you were sulking? Rockstar: … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged bookstore, chopsticks, elephants, giraffe, hasn, iphone, nap, rockstar, weird animal, zebras | 3 Comments

Just Go With It

Posted on June 10, 2011 by admin

(Sorry Jen and Adam, nuthin’ to do with that great romantic comedy of yours…) Ever had one of those days when your child decides anything you want him to do is everything he shall, by wile or strength of will, … Continue reading →

Posted in Talking To Rockstar | Tagged beast, boggle, boiled egg, goat, going swimming, goodbyes, jekyll and hyde, kindness, living room, music time, one of those days, pavlovian responses, playroom, reading spelling, rockstar, romantic comedy, saying things, spoon, toy chest, wile | Leave a comment

Rockstarisms #121 & #122

Posted on June 9, 2011 by admin

#121 After parking Rockstar in front of CNBC to read the screen while I get his breakfast Rockstar: Mum. Australia and New Zealand are down. (The currency – it’s just him recognizing the AU in “AUD” and NZ in “NZD” … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | 2 Comments

HK Cage Homes and the Bauhinia Heroine

Posted on June 8, 2011 by admin

I’m really late blogging this, picked these up ages ago and then sat on putting it together (sorry)… Because we renewed our rental contract recently (34% increase from where we locked in 2 years ago – ouch!), we were researching … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged all kinds of animals, aspirations, cubicle, dear ryan, entrails, fish balls, hawker, hk, immigrant, kitchen facilities, landlady, liu, old woman, public housing, reminiscences, sichuan, square feet, square foot, tenancy agreement, twelve hours | 2 Comments

Making Friends At The End of Kindergarten 1

Posted on June 7, 2011 by admin

So it was end of year school report week recently, and ever the glass half-full person, a benefit of worrying (at times unnecessarily) over whether your child has to repeat a year now or later (this stems from watching an … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts, Rockstarisms, School For Rockstar | 2 Comments

Rockstar’s Saturday Night of TakeOut Comedy at Fat Angelo’s in Tsim Tsa Tsui

Posted on June 5, 2011 by admin

After blogging about Vivek Mahbubani following some Youtube videos of him that Kings found, we made the trip down to Parts Of Hong Kong We Rarely Venture To, ie Tsim Tsa Tsui, for family dinner at Fat Angelo’s and to catch … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged blogging, cigarette smoke, comedy, family dinner, Fat Angelo's, fear, free stuff, harvey nichols, headache, hong kong, lonely planet, pinnacle, pollution, rockstar, shoulders, sunday school, TakeOut Comedy, tst, uh, wayne brady, worship song, youtube videos | 5 Comments

Dear Rockstar, We Create Our Own Fairytales

Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin

Dear Rockstar, Once upon a time, there was a pretty girl who cleaned floors for her ugly step sisters and mother, dreaming of the day when she would meet a prince who would whisk her away to live in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dear Rockstar | Tagged bridezilla, cnbc, dollar weakness, dreaming of the day, dwarfs, expensive watches, gold bullion, gold watches, housework, jigsaw puzzles, nieces, prettiness, pretty girl, rockstars, step mother, step sisters, study loan, surprise surprise, tall tower, timepiece | 7 Comments

A few of Rockstar’s favorite things

Posted on June 2, 2011 by admin

Raindrops on roses don’t even come close… The pieces stick fast to the board (it’s a travel set) and can all stick on one side while the he works on the other if space is tight… Love! To date I … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping | Tagged 8 years, abacus, affection, amp, art store, beads, college careers, decade, expression, good job, hk, lap dog, metkids, metropolitan museum of art, museum of art, raindrops on roses, san francisco, shipping, Shopping, toys r us | 6 Comments

Join Nuffnang to Win an iPad2!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by admin

This for my Nuffnang friends (and because who doesn’t want an iPad2?) But… Aileen cannot read Chinese right? Yeah, cannot. For all I know it says “Will sell Rockstar for iPad2.” Oh wait there’s more English, “something Blog something … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged apple, blogger, chinese poster, inbox, ipad, ipad2, lucky draw, nuffnang | 1 Comment