Category Archives: Talking To Rockstar

Parking Rockstar In Local Putonghua Oral Classes

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

So it’s the school hols and now most of our friends are travelling, while we are Hong Kong-bound. So for want of something to do (and Rockstar’s Putonghua nanny from China being indisposed*, thereby not being able to take him … Continue reading →

Posted in School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged aussie, bloomberg, Cantonese, counterparts, english schools foundation, hk, hundred thousand, hundreds of thousands, ish, locals, mun, nanny, preoccupation, Putonghua, rockstar, sanity, school hols, speaking english, spoken english, wor | 4 Comments

Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids (And some other Rockstar TV stuff)

Posted on October 13, 2011 by admin

The Cha-Ching Band Ogilvy Public Relations invited Rockstar and I to a presentation of a new tv program on the Cartoon Network called Cha-Ching, but we were in Adelaide even during the rescheduled lunch/ screening date, so we never actually … Continue reading →

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Epilogue: The Trip Home (And That Darn Lego)

Posted on October 11, 2011 by admin

So we’re due to fly at around 12.30 in the afternoon for 56 minutes, transit in Melbourne an hour and 20 minutes, then long haul 8 hours 50 minutes home to Hong Kong and land just before 10pm. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Talking To Rockstar, Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged accent, afternoon nap, airplanes, asian boy, beijing, breakfast cafe, chinese tourists, d boy, haircut, hyper, lego plane, little pieces, lt, melbourne, night flights, plane seat, sedative, shaven head, speedboat, tour buses | 2 Comments

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

Camping The Rockstar Way In A Typhoon 8

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

*** Updated at bottom Gentleman Camper Rockstar… Creamy pasta with veggies and hardboiled eggs – Check! Drink with favorite purple curly straw from Grandmum – Check! Served on one of Mum’s Sam Pickard trays that are usually only meant as home … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged camper, creamy pasta, drag drop, game, gentleman, hardboiled eggs, home decor, little red riding hood, nbsp, pickard, red riding hood, typhoon, veggies | 2 Comments

Reading Peter Buffet’s Life Is What You Make It (And Then Digressing)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

With sand and (clean!) sea to keep Rockstar occupied recently in Bintan, I got to read Peter Buffet’s Life Is What You Make It, and it occurred to me….. It doesn’t feel like we generally live an affluent life here, because … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged birthday party, blanket statement, btw, catchment area, digs, discovery bay, french international school, hk island, hkd, mums, party conversation, persuasion, peter buffet, private independent schools, refundable, sha tin, singapore international school, sq foot, willingness, yucky | 2 Comments

Show n Tell Rockstarism At Snoopy’s World in New Town Plaza, Sha Tin

Posted on September 25, 2011 by admin

#162 ***Updated 4 days later far below: For weeks, Rockstar’s been a) asking whether I know if it’s his turn at Show n Tell, and b) assuring me it never is. This is my son who can pretend to be … Continue reading →

Posted in School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged bintan, compliance, conversations, driving school, feelings, few minutes, good afternoon, lt, old friends, parents, pickup time, school bus, sleepwalk, snoopy, starfish, tanks, violin | 4 Comments

Of Food And Friends For Rockstars

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

One of the things I often think about is how I can’t protect Rockstar from the world. There’s junkfood, and tv, and a-holes out there. So I wanted him to start learning as soon as possible to do it himself. … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged binge, birthday party, breastfeeding, broccoli, bum, candy bar, carrots, crisp, full time job, good stuff, halloween candy, investment product, junk food, lunchtime, mind and body, party loot bags, prospects, reflex, room friends, salesgirls | 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

Rockstarisms #156 & #157 – The Calling Grandmum Rockstarisms

Posted on September 5, 2011 by admin

#156 Rockstar: Mum. When we call, can you tell Grandmum to stop saying “What?” all the time (when she can’t hear/ understand him)? It’s quite irritating. Please tell her to say “I beg your pardon.” #157 Rockstar: Stop saying “Open … Continue reading →

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