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(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 →

#370 Me: How was school, darling? Rockstar: Awesome! Lemme show you all the great stuff they showed us today! There’s this video done by 12 year olds that’s REALLY FUNNY! Halfway through the video, which appears to be someone’s school … Continue reading →

#370 Because it’s too fun not to keep score…  Miss: My (toy) shark’s name is Sophie. (To Rockstar) Your shark’s name is Zoe. Rockstar: What? No it’s not. Miss: Yes it is. Your shark is Zoe. Rockstar: No it’s not, … Continue reading →

The Miss’ birthday was on a weekday, and it happened that day after school she also had a toddler music class. We didn’t skip anything; while it’s not a super hard and fast rule, wherever possible we avoid the little … Continue reading →

The night before we were due to celebrate the Miss’ birthday in school the next morning with cupcakes and lootbags, we were at the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce – Hong Kong and Macau‘s 1st AGM… It should be noted that … Continue reading →