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Don’t Waste Your Saturday

Posted on November 23, 2013 by admin

**Updated 30 Nov 2013 1) This one’s for Wendy:  My former secondary schoolmate’s wake was Friday before last. I didn’t know her well, but I remember seeing her around in our school hallways – short hair, fair skin, glasses, very … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #289: Dressing Up As God

Posted on November 21, 2013 by admin

#289 Rockstar’s been excited about his upcoming school Christmas show… Rockstar: (In between singing various bits of songs)…. And so as one of the narrators I get to choose what I want to dress up as. I want to be … Continue reading →

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Fruit For Thought And Magic Shoes Of Freedom

Posted on November 20, 2013 by admin

  “Behold, the Magic Fork, which produces a piece of fruit on the end!”  – – “Never fails, the Magic Fork.” “How does it DO that, one of life’s beautiful, unexplained mysteries of much-loved children (they have someone to put … Continue reading →

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Rockstar Bungee Run (Or, Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way)

Posted on November 18, 2013 by admin

We uh, crashed a private event yesterday. I promise we didn’t hog anything, it was just the one turn on this bungee run because earlier in the day we’d been by when they were setting up and Rockstar was practically … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #288: Citric Acid Breaks Down Calcium Carbonate And Girls Talk A. Lot.

Posted on November 16, 2013 by admin

#288 We recently got to see some of Rockstar’s schoolwork at the parent-teacher meeting, and I took a picture of this one so I could ask him about it…  Me: Come, come look at this. Remember this? Remember what you … Continue reading →

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A Lesson In Sharing Blu-Tack

Posted on November 14, 2013 by admin

Blu-tack, to Rockstar and Friends, is an incredibly prized commodity in class. It’s a lesson in Your Kid’s Friends’ Opinions. (Also, there are Youtubes. This one’s Blu-tack Adventure:) I kind of listened with half an ear when Rockstar occasionally came … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #287 – What My Friends Say About Their Home Countries

Posted on November 12, 2013 by admin

#287 Another day with Rockstar logic…  Kings: Would you like to visit Japan or Korea someday? Rockstar: It’ll have to be Japan. You can’t take taxis in Korea. Me: Pardon? Rockstar: (Korean friend) said he went home and the taxi … Continue reading →

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Once Upon – And How Was YOUR Weekend?

Posted on November 10, 2013 by admin

Once there was a Little Miss….. Who loved dancing in the wind. So when her mummy took her out collecting sticks for her Ko-ko to bring to school for his latest project, she went maniacally waving leafy twigs about. (Note … Continue reading →

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“No Facebook” And Big Bad Internet Friday

Posted on November 9, 2013 by admin

From one of Rockstar’s weekly school emails recently: “As part of our ICT curriculum we teach the children about such things as cyber-safety, cyber-bullying, email protocol…….” “……..important to monitor your child’s internet use in the evenings and at weekends.” “I … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Dinners

Posted on November 7, 2013 by admin

Exhibit A (2 hard boiled eggs, broccoli, rice, carrots, fish), consumed at 4.30am after a recent school field trip, because Rockstar fell asleep before he could eat his usual massive dinner (albeit still after putting away an after-school “snack” that … Continue reading →

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