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Category Archives: aileensml
Muppdate: “That Is Not A Blind Dog”
My parents take Muppy home today. She was touch and go for most of my silent period, which is why I hadn’t said anything before. (And then I start getting emails asking! That was nice, thought not that many people … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml
Tagged blindness, border collie, cellphone, collie, eah, eyesight, going home, home today, lament, meds, mupp, mutt, no doubt, obstacles, penang, relapse, silent period, ups, ups and downs, vet
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This One’s For The Dog Lovers
My parents left abruptly one day, significantly cutting short their visit. Coming home after drinks following an Asia Bankers Club – Georg Jensen mini-event, Kings and I were greeted by grim expressions. The vet had called just a little earlier … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts
Tagged 6am, bankers club, breast milk, circumstances, coming home, doorway, drinks, expressions, georg jensen, googled, living room, penang, sedative, seizure, seizures, stress levels, support group, time angel, vet, walks
8 Comments
Oh, Is It Friday?
Pic from Bored Panda. Yippee! Friday! 1) 36 more perfectly timed photos (besides the one above). 2) So you made a mistake this week? It wasn’t tattooed on though, was it? More than we could say for these poor guys: Asian tattoo FAILS. 3) 21 year … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml, The TGIF Posts
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Rockstarism #222 – You Only Run For POTUS If You Can’t Spell “Potato”
#222 While we were hanging at Kosmo’s the other day, Rockstar notices an article The Daily Beast, on my laptop screen… Rockstar: Hey. There’s (one of) my name(s). Is that about me? Me: No it’s someone else who wants to … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml
Tagged beast, distinction, kosmo, laptop screen, lt, potus, president of the united states, random pic, run for president of the united states, seaweed, snack, vice president
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And How Was Your Weekend?
A few things we did this weekend… Noticed the statues were still strapped down after the last typhoon… (Sorry got more Kwah Chang ones I forgot to take – the ceramic statues had a kind of fishnet over them, not … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml
Tagged appropriateness, bankers club, bernoulli, car driver, ceramic statues, disagreement, electric cars, expensive car, expensive toys, fishnet, lighting mcqueen, pamphlets, price tag, red car, rockstar, rockstars, sibling, sports car, sunnies, tesla
8 Comments
Hanging With Baby In The Wetlands
We used to frequent the Wetlands Park in Tin Shui Wai on occasion, and decided to make the trip back with the baby, for the first time yesterday… It is so “almost China” I get a “Welcome to China” text … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml
Tagged auntie, canteen, caucasian, cellphone, cyberport, field trip, foreigners, giant tree, local setting, misbehavior, Putonghua, senior citizen, siblings, small groups, tin shui wai, toddlers, tree structures, wardens, wetlands park, wrong side
6 Comments
Today’s TGIF Post
Yeah I couldn’t think of anything fancy-wancy this week… => => => (Come on, doesn’t anyone think the guy in the ad is cool? It’s easier to be on a billboard if you look like you belong there…..) Pictures are … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar
Tagged antibiotics, billboards, desperate attempt, encyclopedias, false alarms, frogs, funny story, half an hour, magazine clippings, newts, olympic fever, pacifier, panda 30, photos magazine, rockstar, rockstars, running a fever, shopping center, throat infection, voynich manuscript
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Tales of Confinement Past (Part 2)
When we first came home from hospital, Ling Jie blocked my way in at the door, going “Give me, GIVE me, GIVE ME (the baby)!” I think she has a thing for girls, she was never like that with Rockstar … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts
Tagged aileen, alien queen, bath water, boy babies, breakouts, chinese medicines, coming home, confinement, conspiracy theory, dale carnegie, fates, ginger, hot ginger, male family members, nerd, new mother, raw water, sigourney weaver, sire, umpteen
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Tales Of Confinement Past (Part 1)
“You want to eat a dead chicken?” Uh, they aren’t all dead when you eat them? “Soup better if you make with chicken just killed. I need a bit more time at the market so (the chicken seller) can kill … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts
Tagged chicken fillet, chinese medicines, cockerel, confinement nanny, dead chicken, delicacy, hot plate, ing, little girl, lobsters, massages, mittens, n shop, one lt, rms, samurai sword, senses, shady trees, soups, styrofoam
4 Comments