Category Archives: Talking To Rockstar

Rockstar’s Special Person Assembly In Kennedy School

Posted on May 16, 2013 by admin

It’s our first time at the Year 1 Assembly Rockstar often comes home with stories about, I’d noticed this Special Person Assembly thing almost a year ago when it was mentioned in the welcome package – each week a designated Special … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, Rockstar Thoughts, School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged brilliant idea, caption, hamster, lt, monday morning, nuggets, person assembly, presentation folder, rockstar, scratch, sheepish, special person, talking points, welcome package, year 1 | 3 Comments

Rockstarism #259 – All Mums Are Bossy (Or, Hamster Face Does Travolta Impersonation)

Posted on May 12, 2013 by admin

#259 Rockstar: Mum. All the mums (I see in school) are a little bossy, you know. <Thoughtful pause> And the dads less so. Me: Oh really. You don’t sound surprised. Rockstar: <seriously> No… Me: So you’re saying Mummy is bossy … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged bedtime, bossy, daddy comes home, dads, hamster, impersonation, lt, mums, random pic, school nights, thoughtful pause | 2 Comments

And So It Begins…

Posted on April 17, 2013 by admin

After all the cutesie baby pictures, and the aww sibling and dog relationships, and the snarky comments…….. There is a sometime idea that this blog is a communication for the kids to read someday when they decide to understand what … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged antithesis, baby pictures, back of my mind, cellphone, classmates, eye roll, facebook, google, joke books, matchbox car, mommy, morphed, mummy, national geographic, parenting, security blanket, sibling, soft toy, tagline, weird facts | 2 Comments

The Resident Chai-nese Expert In Our Home

Posted on April 7, 2013 by admin

Guess who? It was either that, or this post would’ve been titled Another Putonghua Tutor Bites The Dust. We came this close ok. About 2 weeks ago, when Rockstar walks in the door upon returning from a tuition class… Me: How was … Continue reading →

Posted in School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged attempts, bedtime, cuddle, darling, email, nese, pencil, single thing, tutor | 5 Comments

Rockstarism #253 – Black and white POTUSes

Posted on April 3, 2013 by admin

#253 Watching the clinic shootout and car chase scene in Transporter 2 (because Kings was actually watching Judge Dredd which is wayy more violent when Rockstar gamboled over with a bowl of fruit before bedtime)… Rockstar: What’s going on, Mum? … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged bad guys, bedtime, bowl of fruit, car chase, chase scene, deadly virus, denzel washington, flu, flu like symptoms, jason statham, judge dredd, lt, matthew modine, policemen, potus, president of the united states, prime minister, quite some time, secret service, transporter 2 | 4 Comments

Rockstar’s First Dentist Appointment At Tang Shiu Kin School Dental Clinic

Posted on March 13, 2013 by admin

Someday Rockstar will go back to this post and discover I put up a picture of him in cute little pink sunglasses and he might be pissed. Meantime however, he’s still all proud about acing his first ever dental appointment … Continue reading →

Posted in Talking To Rockstar | Tagged animation, annoyance, brainer, Cantonese, cause and effect, cute chicks, dental appointment, dental plaque, dentist, floss, hasn, lt, parenting, photographic evidence, pink sunglasses, real men, sheepish, teeth, toothbrush, wimp | 2 Comments

The Friday Inspiration Post

Posted on February 22, 2013 by admin

1) Harpers Bazaar US is my monthly fashion read of choice, because they have some erm, interesting photoshoots. This however……… Just so The Monsters Of Fashion Exhibition In Paris There was some mention after New York Fashion Week, about how … Continue reading →

Posted in Talking To Rockstar, The TGIF Posts | Tagged bad behavior, birds, connecticut, dinosaur, excuse, extent, fashion exhibition, gt 2, happy birthdays, harpers bazaar, lt, monsters, new york fashion, new york fashion week, new york times, parents, paris, photoshoots, science center, wesleyan university | 6 Comments

Rockstarism #247 – Star Wars Lego and Long One Short One New Year

Posted on February 16, 2013 by admin

#247 While playing with Star Wars Lego figurines. Rockstar: Mum. I swapped heads (between) Yoda and Obi-Wan. Me: Why?! Rockstar: It’s like Yoda grew up! Me: Yoda’s not a kid. He’s a very old alien. Rockstar: What? Oh. How did … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged aliens, cny, ears, figurines, happy new year, knees, life on earth, light saber, light sabers, malaysia boleh, nbsp, new year, ow, planets, smarty pants, stab, star wars, star wars lego, yoda | 4 Comments

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

Sleep Wars I – Conspiracy Of The Phantom Plane Movers

Posted on January 29, 2013 by admin

Something’s going on Up There. Ms Rockstar is totally convinced, and very suspicious. It seems every so often…… Things… keep…….. changing, Up There. Someday soon my younger offspring will discover the Mother Of All Conspiracy Theories – that Mummee and Ko … Continue reading →

Posted in Babycare Bootcamp, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged bunk bed, cabinets, chest level, conspiracy theories, cot, disappearance, elder sibling, eye level, fire rescue, forbidden area, grabs, ko ko, lego headquarters, lego plane, nasa, nasa shuttle, nasa space shuttle, rockstar, screamer, secret hiding place | 2 Comments