Category Archives: Rockstar Thoughts

“Parents hit again as ESF raises fees by up to 5.9%”

Posted on March 29, 2013 by admin

About a week ago, the SCMP headline on the front page read: “Parents hit again as ESF raises fees by up to 5.9%.” If I recall the internal email correctly, that’s a fee increase of HKD 340 a month for … Continue reading →

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The League Of Mums Who HAVE To Ensure Our Kids Find SOME Easter Eggs

Posted on March 18, 2013 by admin

So we went to our church Easter Egg hunt recently, and of course it is one of those events where lotsa non-church members will buy tickets (way to “dodge a bullet”? But it’s true, they have brilliant activities that everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged 5 year olds, christians, church goers, church members, dodge, easter egg hunt, eggs, exact time, excit, family picnic, fun family, grassy mound, little kids, mad rush, mounds, parenting, shiny happy people, shopping spree, snort, sprint | 2 Comments

50 kg

Posted on February 26, 2013 by admin

It’s after CNY, umpteen Penang goodies later, and then I remembered I forgot to keep up the weight updates. Remember posts like Not Quite The Biggest Loser? And this: Pre baby weight: 53kg Pregnancy weight: 73.1kg When I first got … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged baby weight, biggest loser, bouts, butter cookies, cny, coughs colds, couple weeks, culprit, dark chocolate, eating habit, goodies, growth spurts, metabolic rate, pastry, penang, rockstar, rundown, soft drinks, umpteen, whole time | 6 Comments

Here We Go CNY (Part 2)

Posted on February 20, 2013 by admin

Goal: Happiness Outfit-wise, there were few Stanley Market finds that fit The Little Miss. Half-heartedly I tried to bargain on an otherwise too-big cheongsam in an unusual light aqua-green color but the little old lady selling them politely says “it’s … Continue reading →

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The Chinese New Year Tree

Posted on February 10, 2013 by admin

**Updated on 12 Feb at bottom Not to be outdone by Christmas Tree fever, I recently brought last year’s orange “kam” tree in off the balcony. This tree deserves a lot more credit – it’s been sitting outside neglected (aside … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged balcony, christmas tree, coming home, different lives, eating disorder, family tragedy, famines, head case, high rises, home tutor, hostel room, hot sun, orchard road singapore, plagues, tall columns, tiny light, tiny lights, tree fever, typhoons, whitley road | 3 Comments

There Is A “Better Fathering Index”?!

Posted on January 17, 2013 by admin

There is, or soon will be, a Better Fathering Index. I shit you not, this is from non-profit Centre for Fathering in Singapore. I think I kena marked down already, using s- word. Oh yeah I’m not a dad – probably … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged babies, blog, existence, girlfriends, knee jerk reaction, mummies, nbsp, omg, profit centre, Singapore | 5 Comments

First Friday of 2013!

Posted on January 4, 2013 by admin

1) 2012’s most heartwarming moments that will inspire you on to 2013. Ellis Challis lost her hands and legs to meningitis (something else that terrifies me in its unexpectedness and destructiveness) at 16 months. Aged 5, she then challenged Olympic … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, The TGIF Posts | Tagged bank job, bible cards, careful exploration, challis, dealing desk, destructiveness, ego, file cabinet, galatians 4, greatness, handicap, huffpost, joe biden, new beginnings, olympic, paralympics, paraphrase, stack, us senator, vp | 3 Comments

Rockstarism #243 – Out with the old games, in with the new

Posted on January 2, 2013 by admin

#243 Rockstar (playing with Ninjago figures, Star Wars pieces and big rubber squid): Ok! We need weapons. Who brought the laser gun? Oh, he did. Who has the golden nunchaku? That’s Blue Ninja’s. Who brought the giant squid? <pause> No … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged clam sauce, cyberport, dry cough, face mask, figure caption, funland, giant squid, imaginary friends, laser gun, lifesaver, linguine, mild amusement, morphing, New Year 2013, New Year Dinner, nunchaku, old games, paper face, rockstar, sore throat, star wars lego, stints | 2 Comments

Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night

Posted on December 28, 2012 by admin

1) Stars in ugly holiday sweaters! In the slideshow P Diddy’s looks suspiciously like Ms Rockstars’! Not Diddy And this one costs…. USD 1700!! (Btw my own holiday sweater was this one from Shopbop.com, which I wore over two other thin … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts, The TGIF Posts | Tagged attitude, cardboard, christmas projects, christmas tree, detriment, dogs, dubner, eric hanushek, freakonomics, hoover, human nature, left behind, levitt, p diddy, rockstar, school staff, sky high, stanford university, teaching staff, ugly holiday sweaters | 4 Comments

Rockstar’s 5th Birthday

Posted on December 23, 2012 by admin

This is the first time Rockstar’s actual birthdate is not a school holiday, so much so that we’d gotten used to celebrating early before school’s out, because his real birthdate is “too” close to Christmas. Also partly why we don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping, Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged birthday boy, birthday cupcakes, candles, capital letters, capitals, cards, christmas, close to christmas, dad, dislike, goodies, lt, mate, mates, rockstars, school holiday, school pe, sheepish, two boys, year 1 | 3 Comments