Category Archives: Rockstarisms

Penang Through The Eyes Of The Rockstars – Monkey Business At The Botanical Gardens

Posted on August 12, 2013 by admin

Part of this is a story I told RMs in my daily commentary…… To catch a monkey (um, theoretically speaking. Of course.) you fill a jar with peanuts. The alpha monkey will be the first to call dibs on the … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #274 – You Missed Banking Before I Was Born

Posted on July 29, 2013 by admin

#274 The message from a headhunter is completely unexpected, I see it in the preview pane – I happen to be texting Kings at the time, trying to schedule an hour, hour and a half family time in between what … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #272 – Voice Of Experience

Posted on July 17, 2013 by admin

#272 Kings: (To Little Miss) Look! Look! There’s a man at the door! Go to sleep. (This is just a weird thing Kings always says to distract the kids so they quit fighting his cradle hold and he can rock … Continue reading →

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Enjoying Your Child’s Art (Part 1)

Posted on June 28, 2013 by admin

Note: I nixed linky party this Friday in favor of blogging some of my efforts to display Rockstar’s art from school because it’s the weekend plus almost summer hols and I figured lotsa parents would be getting their kids’ art … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #270 – You Were Supposed To Think It Was A Boogie

Posted on June 25, 2013 by admin

#270 Recently… Me: OMG WHAT’S THAT??? PLEASE LET IT NOT BE A TICK PLEASE LET IT NOT BE A TICK PLEASE LET IT NOT BE GIANT PREGNANT TICK FULL OF TICK BABIES… Cautiously, I pluck it off the wall with … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #269 – They’re Still Dead People

Posted on June 23, 2013 by admin

#269 Entertaining The Rockstars over the weekend while Kings was at work… Me: Who lives in pyramids, Rockstar? Rockstar: Dead people. Me: “Ancient Egyptian Civilization” would’ve killed you? Rockstar: Tsk wha-att… It’s for dead people… Me: Couldn’t swing “Ancient Burial … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #268 – “Hap-piness is not to do, with how the world is treat-ing you…”

Posted on June 19, 2013 by admin

Feeding time in the Rockstar household… Little Miss: (at top volume) NNNNGGGGGGGEEEEEE Me: (over the sound, trying to feed her) How come YOU are making that sound? You’re the one not eating! I’M the one who should get to make … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #267 – How Things Work… Or Not Work…

Posted on June 17, 2013 by admin

#267 Listening to baby sounds… Me: How does she make that sound… Rockstar: (Knowledgeably) She’s gargling her own saliva.  Me: How d’you know? Rockstar: I used to do it too <been there, done that shrug> —————————————————————————————————- Me: Dumb ole wifi … Continue reading →

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The Rockstars Wish Kings Happy Father’s Day

Posted on June 16, 2013 by admin

We’d recently found a storybook making kit and truth be told I hadn’t been too hopeful initially because I’d never seen Rockstar do anything like this before – I mean, he described diary writing as part of school work, I … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #266 – The Ulterior Motive

Posted on June 13, 2013 by admin

#266 Rockstar: Mum. What’s an error? Me: A mistake, something causing the computer not to work properly. Rockstar: You mean like a bug? Me: Well… Technically the bug causes the error message on the computer. Rockstar appears to mull this … Continue reading →

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