Category Archives: Rockstar Thoughts

The Confinement Nannies

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

“Yeah, you’re pregnant. You need to tell the nurse what hospital room you want, shared or single, so we can do the booking.” That was my first Gynea checkup, 2 weeks after the test showed positive (so, the nurse explained, … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged blood test, c section, chinese friend, chromosomal abnormalities, confinement, confinement nanny, craziness, egg, friend of a friend, gynea, heartbeat, hk passport, hkd, hkid, last time, mainland, nanny, nurse, private hospitals, queen mary, vacancy | 2 Comments

The Worst-Kept Secret…

Posted on December 15, 2011 by admin

… is that I’m pregnant. I kept feeling with the hormones and the morning sickness that I must be behaving extra-weird and so I kept explaining to people why I might be extra-weird. (Because when I’m weird, I’d like it … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged 3 years, babies, dear lord, evil spirits, exaggeration, family rifts, futures commission, hk, hormones, hospital emergency room, launch, lego, lt, morning sickness, nanny, nurses, sanatorium hospital, school uniform, screaming baby, waiting list | 29 Comments

Should I choose my son’s friends?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by admin

Or, My Son’s Good Friend Hates Me. To some extent you always think how you don’t want your kids to fall in with reckless drivers/ drug dealers. Not….. That I think there are many in Rockstar’s Kindy class, but you … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar | 7 Comments

Gearing Up For December

Posted on December 3, 2011 by admin

So Xmas shopping. I haven’t done very much. I know I want to. Like when Rachel’s trying to fly to London to break up Ross and Emily’s wedding and she forgets her passport but can tell the counter airline ticketing … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping, Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged btw, cellphone, christmas trees, clever hints, cough, danielle steel, emily, family obligations, family tradition, fresh flowers, lily, music to my ears, nightstand, passport, rockstar, selfish reason, sheepish, stone steps, supermarket, xmas spirit | 2 Comments

Annoying Things Parents Do In Nice Restaurants

Posted on November 29, 2011 by admin

So we often sit in the outdoor areas of dog-friendly restaurants, because we try to include JD on as many family outings as we can. As in, Ocean Park ever allows dogs in their dolphin shows, you’d suddenly find us … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged biggie, crabs, diners, dining area, family outings, gesture, herds, misbehaving children, nice restaurant, ocean park, outdoor areas, pet peeve, pigeons, proper table manners, reflex, restau, smokers, smoking area, those kids, wetlands park | 8 Comments

Old Bike Shop Guy In Wan Chai

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

Yeah, for real finally, we got to replacing Rockstar’s blue battered BMX… So we venture back to the original bike store we happened to walk into by fluke first time round, and it’s the only one open and bustling late … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping, Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged bicycles, bike shop, bike store, bikes, bmx, Cantonese, caucasian, dads, fluke, hadn, hk, last sunday, local shop, muslim areas, old timer, pavement, phoenixes, red group, rockstar, shanghai company, wan chai, Wood Road | 6 Comments

When We Brought JD Home (Or, 5 Things To Do When You Bring a New Dog Home)

Posted on November 16, 2011 by admin

Baby JD A reader recently told me she had a new Golden Retriever and it brought back fond memories of when we got JD 8.5 years ago… So dearie, this one’s for you 🙂 On weekends, Kings and I used … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts | 6 Comments

A lesson from the bad boys

Posted on November 11, 2011 by admin

MJ is a guy I used to know from Way Back When… Class clown, full of energy, gumption and chutzpah, he used to drive our teachers nuts. I remember my mum remarking he was such a tall good-looking little boy … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged active duty, army gear, bad boy, british army, chutzpah, class clown, cool one, curfew, goody two shoes, gulf war, gumption, home in time, ladies man, little kids, maternal grandmother, mums, quiet bar, rockstar, self destructive behavior, warpaint | 2 Comments

Kings Goes A-Shopping

Posted on November 8, 2011 by admin

If you knew enough about my husband, you would know this is news. Getting Kings to shop is like getting Rockstar to dress up nicely and perform Mozart’s Magic Flute in concert <snort> So Kings is flying Mon-Fri for couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping, Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged coming home, couple weeks, cufflinks, decency, fri, har, hermes, hugo boss, hugo boss men, limited edition, magic flute, mozart, musical instrument, paul smith, ralph lauren, rockstar, snort, straight friends, stu, whim | 2 Comments

Superheroes

Posted on November 6, 2011 by admin

Out of the blue… Rockstar: Mum. Superheroes aren’t really real are they? Me: Yes they are. They don’t dress the way you expect from tv except maybe at Halloween, but everyone can be a superhero. Just help someone. Rockstar: You … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged charity, christmas, conversations, different world, good job, halloween, helping others, kindness, music piece, out of the blue, pitch, privileged position, serious business, stockin, superhero, superheroes, superpowers, top of the world, underprivileged child, white house | Comments Off