Category Archives: Rockstarisms

One Day In The Toy Drawer

Posted on November 4, 2011 by admin

Me: You finished (Lego hovercraft)! Rockstar: <frowning critically> No Mum. It’s missing the (approximately 1 inch-long piece of plastic) gun. (It actually passes for exhaust apparatus but Rockstar thinks it looks like a gun). We need to find it <makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged ball toys, border collies, bottom drawers, bowels, collies, entrails, hovercraft, jd, lego kit, little bits, matchbox cars, plastic gun, rockstar, tiny piece, toy chests, toy crane, toy drawer, train track, wooden train, ziploc bags | 2 Comments

Rockstarism #169 (“But I’m Trying To Learn…..!”)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin

Just because he’s my child doesn’t mean I always know when he’s messing with me… In the interests of encouraging discussion any time, anywhere, I try to hang in there as long as I can… But… I honestly can’t tell … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #168 – What Really Happened To Mary And Her Lamb

Posted on October 26, 2011 by admin

#168 (To the tune of Mary had a little lamb) Rockstar: <quietly, to himself, next to me> Ma-ary had a little lamb, And then they went tumb-ling down the grass And fell in a crocodile’s mouth Me: What? Where did … Continue reading →

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Rockstarisms #166 & #167 – Green Poop Snacks

Posted on October 21, 2011 by admin

#166 Rockstar: Mummy. Did you know A and B like my (school time snack) salmon sandwiches. I gave them one to try (the other day), they ate it all up. Then they asked me what it was. I told them … Continue reading →

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Word Play (or World Domination) Rockstarisms

Posted on October 3, 2011 by admin

***Spare post alert – this was not posted from Hong Kong… Stay tuned, even as we search for Wifi… #163 Playing with Boggle Jr one day… Rockstar: Look what I spelled, Mum. “Caju”. Me: And that’s – Rockstar: A new … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged boggle, dinosaurs, driver lt, kindergarten, lantern festival, Putonghua, Singapore, taxi driver, taxi drivers, tv shows, word one, word play, world domination | 3 Comments

Rockstarism #161 – See No Evil

Posted on September 23, 2011 by admin

#161 Me: How was school, darling? Rockstar: Ok, Mum. I tippy-toed behind people that annoy me so they didn’t know I was there. Me: Uh… Schoolmates? Rockstar: <enthusiastically> Yeah! They didn’t even SEE me! So they don’t do anything to make … Continue reading →

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Book, Music, and Superstar Rockstar

Posted on September 19, 2011 by admin

Waiting to board the ferry to Bintan from Singapore what seems eons ago, I spied this book at the convenience store in the Tanah Merah ferry terminal and out of guilt (Rockstar had ABC Music & Me at school last year … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Rockstarisms | Tagged 5 year olds, abc music, amp, babies, bedtime reading, buying a book, donkey, good boy, grand total, hairstyle, lt, mummy, music board, music projects, pregnancy, rockstar, schools of music, spy music, straight hair, violin | 2 Comments

His Own Little Man…

Posted on September 18, 2011 by admin

Among the crafts he does at school, Rockstar occasionally brings back paper bag puppets, usually animals… When Kings has been “away” (either traveling or coming home late) for a few days, Rockstar and I sometimes display his efforts on Kings’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged basketball game, bedtime, bottled water, coming home, exasperation, fridays, fruit salad, little man, mr men books, mums, mushroom, offspring, paper bag puppets, pops, rockstar, sandwiches, school uniform, self portrait, starbucks, thursdays | 2 Comments

Epilogue: Part 2 – The Best Post Ever Written On My blog Is By 723 People Who Are Not Me

Posted on September 15, 2011 by admin

It’s humbling, that so many strangers, particularly with the anonymity of the internet, would say a few kind words and in many cases pass on God’s love. That’s the incredible message Rockstar will grow up to read one day – … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Rockstarisms, Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged anonymity, bcc, belief, changi airport singapore, cows, dear readers, ed mass, email notifications, facebook, faith, god, happy birthday, human nature, kindness, kopitiam, lt, mass emailed, notification message, shamefaced, virtual strangers | 35 Comments

Rockstarism #159: Failure To Conspire

Posted on September 12, 2011 by admin

One day on the beach in Bintan… Kings: Rockstar and I got you something for your birthday (but it’s not yet my birthday), it’s at home. You’ll get it when we get back. Rockstar: <looking suspicious and blinking> Me: You … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged beach chair, day on the beach, facial expressions, failure, lt, rockstar, senior citizen | 4 Comments