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How To Be An American Ninja (Or, An Ode To Death By Dodgeball)

From Wikipedia: “A ninja (忍者?) or shinobi (忍び?) was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of the ninja included: espionage, sabotage, infiltration, assassination and guerrilla warfare.[1] Their covert methods of waging irregular warfare were deemed “dishonorable” and “beneath” the samurai–caste, who observed strict rules about honor and combat…”[ I blame the Americans. Without the Teenage Mutant Ninja … Continue reading

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Of Planets Plenty And Pleasant (A Kennedy School Year 4 Show)

150 kids on stage… 10 new songs to learn with stage directions and choreographed movements… 2 weeks to prepare, following Chinese New Year break and a rescheduled Sports Day….. It’s not les Miserables, iiiiiitttt’s the Kennedy School Year 4 Show to kick off … Continue reading

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“Blog Post. Done.”

I have a bunch of stuff written in pieces, none completed, and I told Rockstar I didn’t have anything to post yet. He recommended these Scratch projects for your viewing pleasure, that he came by in the course of looking for inspiration … Continue reading

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Keep A Lobster In Your Tank

Lobsta in da house… Remember the Miss’ lobster Bud? He died. The other one initially didn’t, but then when we got what appeared to be fairly un-aggressive larger lobsters to replace the tiny one the Miss lost, Ka-Bluey got himself … Continue reading

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Miss-Speak #41 – “Community”

#41  During open play the kids can choose what they want to do, and the Miss appears to find her way to the junk-modelling station almost daily. This would be where I imagine egg cartons, plastic drink bottles, kitchen towel rolls … Continue reading

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A Trading Cards Story

These things…. are trading cards. (pics from equestriadaily.com and supernerdland.com) Rockstar’s been on my back for like, forever, to blog this. Seriously. Trading cards is a good name for these things. Arguably the most popular ones are the soccer ones, … Continue reading

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What Posts May Come

Stuff To Write Home About…… eventually. Because The Great Grandparent Tour And Then Some over CNY (hey, I’ve managed to blog at 3am waiting to fall back to sleep after feeding the Miss and changing her, I’ve taken notes while waiting … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday: No Turtles

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Geronimo Stilton, Popular. Bookstores.

Did you guys know some Popular Bookstores in Malaysia stock really extensive collections  of Geronimo Stilton at significantly less than Hong Kong prices? (We especially love the Geronimo Stilton series, which Rockstar has finished at the moment – either via … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #382/ Miss-Speak #40: He Said, She Said

#382/ 40 Me: D’you know how Spiderman got his powers? Rockstar: <not looking up> Got bitten by a spider. Miss: <authoritatively> Wouldn’t it be funny if he got bitten by a fly and then he became Fly Man?   ——————————————————————————————————— … Continue reading

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