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Rockstarism: #142: A Rockstar And His Chai-nese (Or, Pigs Can Fly)

Posted on December 26, 2012 by admin

Rockstar can read everything in this booklet – Kings tested him word for word because he simply couldn’t believe it – Kings is always on my back about the Chinese. Not… that either of us are at all literate in … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, School For Rockstar | Tagged accent, balloon, chai, chinese lessons, chio, funny thing, happy face, pinyin, priceless pic, proceeds, product presentations, pronunciation, rms, roc, schoolbag, schoolwork, secret compartment, snarky, stephen chow, taiwanese | 2 Comments

Jingle All The Way

Posted on December 24, 2012 by admin

#142 Rockstar: Mum. I want to tell you something. <pausing for effect> Santa (at his school Christmas party)…. wasn’t really Santa. <lowering voice conspiratorially> He was (school principal)! Me: Oh really? Rockstar: He was dressed as Santa, but I recognize … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged bad santa, cars, christmas, christmas party, eing, fly, gifts for christmas, girls, glittery, job, laughs, lt, school christmas, school principal, skipping ropes, uh | 2 Comments

Rockstar’s 5th Birthday

Posted on December 23, 2012 by admin

This is the first time Rockstar’s actual birthdate is not a school holiday, so much so that we’d gotten used to celebrating early before school’s out, because his real birthdate is “too” close to Christmas. Also partly why we don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping, Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged birthday boy, birthday cupcakes, candles, capital letters, capitals, cards, christmas, close to christmas, dad, dislike, goodies, lt, mate, mates, rockstars, school holiday, school pe, sheepish, two boys, year 1 | 3 Comments

The End Of Friday

Posted on December 21, 2012 by admin

1) It’s the end of the Mayan calendar today, and Pieter Van Der Meer of the Netherlands will take refuge in this lifeboat, for the impending global apocalypse. Man From Netherlands And His Lifeboat I wish this was a light-hearted post, … Continue reading →

Posted in The TGIF Posts | Tagged christmas holidays, christmas ornaments, coward, cute animals, daredevils, death threats, end of the mayan calendar, fine wine, global apocalypse, guts, lifeboat, male teacher, mental illness, overdue library books, pieter van, rockstar, safety equipment, safety plan, siblings, van der meer | 2 Comments

Spreading Good Cheer

Posted on December 20, 2012 by admin

**written a little earlier… One of the things I really like about Rockstar’s new school is some of the opportunities kids get to be nice to each other. Case in point: the important-looking red post box sitting next to huge … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, School For Rockstar | Tagged 1s, 2s, cards, case in point, christmas, christmas trees, classmates, humor, instant gratification, little voice, mail, parents, party clothes, school compound, sending a card, Shopping, thick stacks | 7 Comments

Meet Our Christmas Tree

Posted on December 18, 2012 by admin

**Updated at bottom Not one for suspense, dis is our Christmas tree. (Dat, behind tree, is Rockstar’s rendition of the Tractor Tipping scene in Cars, where Lightning McQueen unfortunately rouses Frank, the giant orange threshing machine who sleeps in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping | Tagged auntie, baby stuff, carnage, christmas tree, christmas trees, coming home, dis, giant tree, guilty feelings, hk, indigo, natural habitat, rendition, rockstar, shrub, suspense, threshing machine, tractors, whiff, wreath | 2 Comments

Rockstars Do Gold Coast In New Territories, Hong Kong

Posted on December 16, 2012 by admin

Kings had an event recce all the way out here at one of the hotels nearby, so on Saturday, Ms Rockstar just having deigned to remain asleep for some 4 hours prior, we bundled in the car late afternoon. Kings … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged animal makers, baby bottle, balloon animal, cartoonists, craft shops, eardrums, eyebrows, foreigners, hotels, iphone, late afternoon, locals, menus, nap, photographic evidence, scratch, second nature, toast, umpteen, waitresses | 2 Comments

Pedicure Friday

Posted on December 14, 2012 by admin

1) Some of the 50 best animal photos of 2012. Because I thought I had something smart to say about some of them. Like so: Because “You have a leopard in your water tank” sounds like it should be the start … Continue reading →

Posted in The TGIF Posts | Tagged animal photos, animals, cancer, chickens, diet, hereditary risk, household, joke, leopard, noah s ark, water tank, weren | 2 Comments

Rockstarism #141: My Son, The Lady Charmer

Posted on December 13, 2012 by admin

#141 Rockstar: Mum. I saw (girl’s name) today. Me: That’s nice, dear. Did you play with her? Rockstar: We were running in the playground. Me: Oh – Tag? Rockstar: <seriously> No, I have to run away so she doesn’t kick … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged father lt, playground, shrugs | 2 Comments

And Life Goes On…

Posted on December 12, 2012 by admin

About a month ago, my helper (yes, the daft one) tried to resign. Working in Hong Kong, despite the enormous perk of being able to dress up and go out every Sunday and public holiday (or receive double pay in … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged appointment, appointments, babies, blade, confinement, gig, grandparents, lobbies, matter of factly, movie tickets, nuts, public holiday, resignation, shark, shriek, skyfall, sofas, stupid mistakes, sweaters, wheels | 4 Comments