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Rockstarisms #113 & 114

Posted on April 4, 2011 by admin

#113 One day recently, after glancing at the tv screen, usually switched on to CNBC in the mornings: Rockstar: Oh! The market is going down! <Big theatrical sigh n angsty head shaking> Everything! Down! (Sometime back he asked what the … Continue reading →

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How To Make A Chicken (Or A Rockstar) Sleep

Posted on April 3, 2011 by admin

One of my all-time favourite baby pics of the Rockstar… tender pink feet… All too soon he’s gonna turn into a grubby, sweaty little smart-mouthed kid – oh wait, he’s there already. Bedtime in the Lai household: Me: Rockstar. Sleep. … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Radiation Blocking Siew Yoke; Hello, radioactive iodine – 131

Posted on April 1, 2011 by admin

Random picture of market And so, radiation particles from poor earthquake/ Tsunami/ smoked up nuclear plants – ravaged Japan are finally here. If there’s such a thing as a silver lining, it’s that the winds shifted to bring the stuff … Continue reading →

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All That Glitters…

Posted on March 31, 2011 by admin

“Just another day in the office, honey” That’s genuine gold bullion Rockstar’s holding; Kings brought some home from the office to show him (returned it the next day). The largest bar in the box is USD 50,000. Some banks started … Continue reading →

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Women’s Political Participation Summit At City University, Kowloon Tong

Posted on March 28, 2011 by admin

How did I get here? Kings and the Rockstar drop me off at Admiralty station, from where it’s about 4 stops to Mong Kok, cross the platform/ change trains, another couple stops to Kowloon Tong. It’s early afternoon Saturday, and … Continue reading →

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Magic (Move Over, Mr Copperfield)

Posted on March 27, 2011 by admin

#113 While having his bath… Rockstar: Mum. Dad. Want to see magic? Us: Sure. Rockstar places an opaque little plastic tupperware on the side of the bath Rockstar: What’s inside? Us: Umm, bath water? Rockstar: No, no water. (But he … Continue reading →

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ESF “Japan Earthquake Relief” Charity Day

Posted on March 26, 2011 by admin

Having already mentioned Rockstar and I getting ready for Japan Earthquake Relief Charity Day at school, I didn’t initially expect to blog about it again. Except walking thru the Kindergarten 1 floor on D Day, surrounded by all that red-and-white, … Continue reading →

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West Wing Rockstarisms #111 & 112

Posted on March 25, 2011 by admin

(Oh come on, I’m a crazy West Wing fan, baby Rockstar has been known to look up from his toys in the play corner and chirp “AA!” when Press Secretary CJ Gregg in the background tv noise quips “nobody say … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #110: Gluttony

Posted on March 25, 2011 by admin

(The Rockstar toasting something else) Rockstar: Mum. What’s that? Me: <reading label> Chocolate multigrain toaster tart. Want some? Rockstar: Yeah. (after I hand him my last 2 bites) Rockstar: …Are you done? Can I finish it? Me: Yeah, I’ll get … Continue reading →

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The Unlikely Perk From Not Being In A Yaya Papaya Sisterhood

Posted on March 23, 2011 by admin

Hands up, who’s ever heard of a yaya papaya. It’s slang for aloof, proud person. Of the kind who might introduce themselves on the playground, “Hello, and my child goes to This Expensive Private School.” Or a whole football team … Continue reading →

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