Category Archives: aileensml

You say “Potato…”. Once upon a time, two different guys got kicked out of their bands… In 1983, a guitarist was asked to leave his band abruptly, undramatically. Bewildered and well, furious, he vowed revenge. He. Would. Absolutely Kick Their … Continue reading →

Know that widely-circulated myth about goldfish (or really, fish) having 3-second memories? Researchers actually debunked it years ago. Well but Disney says Dory fish can be forgetful, so Brutus must be a forgetful fish. Oh wait Disney also put an octopus … Continue reading →

“…We want to encourage… children (to) try their best…”   Huge event, with pages and pages of carefully organised heats, and both serious swim rounds and easier or “fun” rounds, totalling a whopping 4 hours in that blazing sun. Lotsa prior … Continue reading →

Something I found, about the same time I discovered there was such a thing as “sailing” after switching CNBC on one Sunday morning  😛 They’ve been working on this for a few years, the following Youtubes are from when they … Continue reading →

Kids went to what is predominantly a petting zoo for them, over the national holiday… Open 9-6pm, last entry at 5pm.. (These horses are so used to being given treats they keep gently stamping their hooves for more carrots) “All … Continue reading →

The Chinese Department at Kennedy School organises a (completely-voluntary-participation, resulting-in-Rockstar-never-having-participated haha) recycled material lantern-making competition every Mid-Autumn Festival, and this year I happened to be in school when the lanterns were still up just after the kids had been voting … Continue reading →

Dog And Her Pet Human Part II: So remember when Hamster Ninja promised JD a pillow off her bed if she made it home from the animal emergency centre? That one’s still going – only, HN brings the pillow along … Continue reading →

“I don’t feel like I’m the grownup. I feel like I’m the 15-year old down the street, trying to escape, get out of class, smoke weed…” – Macklemore …Because I seem to be on a roll with the #blessings-that-look-like-something-else; roll … Continue reading →

Hamster Ninja got a real kick out of finding QQ, an 8 week old Lab puppy, in the stroller next to our table one day when we were ordering Chinese takeout… Hailing from a long line of working dogs, QQ … Continue reading →

I don’t think I acknowledged how incredibly fortunate we’ve been in the last few weeks… and last night was no exception.. Hang on, lemme tell you how she got that. Hamster Ninja flew completely beyond a bouncing castle’s padded walls … Continue reading →