Category Archives: Rockstar Thoughts

Epilogue: Part 1 – Capture The iPhone

Posted on September 14, 2011 by admin

It’s morning. The hub gives me a cuddle, then disappears back into his laptop. Rockstar is still asleep, and when he wakes he’s a little prickly: “Mum,” from whence Kings has taken him aside, “I sang Happy Birthday to you … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged ace, asian children, cellphone, cuddle, desert, family friends, glare, grandparents, grownup, happy birthday, hoops, hotel room, hub, iphone, mannered children, mid autumn, mooncake, old girl, rockstar, unread messages | 4 Comments

Stopover at Sentosa

Posted on September 10, 2011 by admin

Driveway of Amara, Sentosa where we stopped over for the night With a long weekend coming up, Rockstar and I followed Kings down on his regular(ish) errands in Singapore where we stopped over in Sentosa for the night, after which … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged aa, club committee, decompression, errands, excitement, guilt, gym membership, lunch hour, new boss, pairs, pressure cooker, recreation club, reminder, rockstar, sentosa, shades, twinges, urge, walking distance, work quality | 2 Comments

Chapter of Coincidences (And pretty much anything else I could think of)

Posted on September 6, 2011 by admin

So we’re sending our helper home for a week for her brother’s wedding (yes after she has worked maybe 8 months with us, yes to the best of my knowledge you are only required by HK law to give your … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged auto payments, brother, car battery, cards, chicken soup, citibank, credit card fraud, diarrhea, dogs, few days, hk, holes, online shopping, parking lot, risk, saints, spare tire, spray bottles | 7 Comments

BLOG DAY 2011

Posted on August 31, 2011 by admin

That’s today. 3108 because it looks vaguely like the word “blog.” “…Blog Day was created with the belief that bloggers should have one day dedicated to getting to know other bloggers from other countries and areas of interest, and Nuffnang … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged 2 girls, australian women, belief that, benefit, blogs, craftsy, exercise, hk, hong kong, jhoanna, mr gadget, nuffnang, prerequisite, readership, red robin, singaporean, tiger, time product | 8 Comments

Schools Applications Season in Hong Kong

Posted on August 30, 2011 by admin

In some parts of the States and Canada, they have Hunting Season. Singapore has Shopping Season. In Malaysia there is Durian (well, also Mangosteen, really) Season. And then of course in Hong Kong you have Schools Applications Season. Which possibly … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping, Rockstar Thoughts, School For Rockstar | 3 Comments

The Day Baby, We Got Back

Posted on August 26, 2011 by admin

First day back, baby. And my only excuse for bringing the Baby is I have a guilty thing for politically incorrect gangsta rap songs. (Baby Got Back, anyone?) I Have No Idea Why There Is A Pink Robot In Front … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, Rockstar Thoughts, Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged auntie, back baby, blonde woman, buses, Causeway Bay, conversations, elevator, excuse, indulgence, lift button, lunch place, passerby, rap songs, robot, shopping center, squeeze, stroller, supermarket, times square, tolerance level | 7 Comments

Sydney Through The Eyes Of A Rockstar – Thredbo

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

I…. HATE….. Skiing. I hate it, I HATE it. How is it possible to loathe a sport that much, especially one where you see all these kids whizzing by and then you see serious senior citizens waltzing by and you … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged crap, kiddies, little kids, little penguin, penguin, planks, powdery snow, rainy weather, senior citizens, ski boots, ski poles, skis, slope, spill, waterproofing | 14 Comments

Dear Rockstar, A First Letter From a Future Mum-in-law

Posted on July 31, 2011 by admin

Dear Rockstar, Couple months back, someone asked Mum what kind of mother-in-law she would be. Mum is still predominantly daughter-in-law, and the concept of being someday also mother-in-law is still very foreign to her, what with you still just 3.5-and-a-bit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dear Rockstar, Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged assim, attitudes, bads, caption time, christian girl, cultural differences, decades, family connections, human nature, journey, mother in law, nationality, poor families, sense of entitlement, smooth sailing, spite, time machine, tolerance, washing machine, wealthy families | 6 Comments

The Story of Ferdinand (and other things)

Posted on July 28, 2011 by admin

I love old books. And not-so-old books. I think you can have a few nice ones as part of the furniture (instead of coffee table books, books as coffee table). Maybe even a whole bookshelf as erm, a bookshelf (but … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | 6 Comments

Lang Mo Book Comes Home

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin

Lang Mo Stall… “Mook” btw, refers to one of the magazines… Btw I don’t think it shows up in the pic, but the header on the book I bought was titled “The Cexy Grandmaster.” Yes Cexy with a C. M-aybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping, Rockstar Thoughts | 2 Comments