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Rained In, What Are They Doin? (Or, Ways To Furnish A Doll’s House)

Posted on July 22, 2014 by admin

Like, WHERE were all these things when I was growing up, did I really play with all those Transformers? There’s cute little baby bunnies and kitties and darling little furniture (gonna avoid the “pretty girl doll/Barbie princess” thing as long … Continue reading →

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Elephants, Hippos and Other Animals, Oh My

Posted on July 20, 2014 by admin

1) Another sign of the “changing times”: Dooce’s A Response And An Apology, in response to and apologizing for Wildlife Encounters, Episode “Baby Elephant”. On a recent trip to raise awareness about human trafficking, Heather of Dooce got flamed in … Continue reading →

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Condolences and prayer for MH17

Posted on July 19, 2014 by admin

This is a standalone message because I was writing about elephant mistreatment and cute animals on the web when news of MH17 went down. There was just no way I could properly rewrite anything I had from cute kiddie … Continue reading →

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Little Miss Speak #15 – The Importance of Encouragement and Praise

Posted on July 17, 2014 by admin

#15 Rockstar: Miss, Miss, can you count for Ko-ko? Miss: <SILENCE> Rockstar: No really, Mum, she knows this – Come on, Miss – One….. Two…. Miss: <SILENCE> Rockstar: <encouragingly> Three, four, five….. Miss: <SILENCE> Rockstar: <encouragingly> Six…. seven….. Miss: <SILENCE> … Continue reading →

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Little Miss Speak #14 – The Importance of Please

Posted on July 16, 2014 by admin

#14 Bedtime in the Rockstar household… Me: Miss, go put your bottle on the table and come lie down. Miss: Please. <reproachfully> Please, Mummy. Me: Ok ok sorry please put your bottle on the table and come lie down. Miss: No. (And spaghetti can … Continue reading →

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How The World Works: Rockstar’s Last Learning Unit For Y2

Posted on July 14, 2014 by admin

So once again, I find myself greatly entertained by Rockstar’s school work… Aside from a brief resemblance to our Alam Dan Manusia (rough translation: World and People?) lessons of yore which are also often heavy on the rote, Rockstar’s reading/writing/creativity exercises are … Continue reading →

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Life Is Beautiful, This Weekend

Posted on July 12, 2014 by admin

1) The boys asked her, “Sybil, what do you want?” “I want to die,” answers Sybil of Cumae. Story goes, in exchange for carnal favors, the Greek god Apollo offered to grant Sybil one wish. However when she asked for eternal … Continue reading →

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Rockstars In Da Ikea-Furnished House

Posted on July 10, 2014 by admin

Ikea has long held a special place in my heart. When I was studying at Nanyang Technological University, the Singapore Ikea was a weekend date place, the catalogue hugely coveted, their LACK side tables a fairly common fixture in dorm … Continue reading →

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Serendipity In A Cabbie

Posted on July 9, 2014 by admin

One day, it abruptly began pouring when the Miss and I were waiting for a cab outside where we go to Bumps to Babes. Because the branded goods warehouses are nearby, the area is periodically packed with shoppers, depending on … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #321 – Smug Ninja Turtles Know Their Math

Posted on July 7, 2014 by admin

#321 Remember when he did pig smiley faces and what-not on his math exercises? This last term he graduated to Ninja Turtle Smiley Faces. Me: (looking more closely at it) Why is your smiling ninja turtle so smug? Rockstar: Whaat… … Continue reading →