Meet Police Officer Sergeant Rockstar, born on 29 October 2010 as a result of his alter ego Rockstar’s school Halloween Dress Up Day.
1. The Rockstar hates paparazzi. Sergeant Rockstar however would not hesitate to serve The Public (a.k.a. Mummy, Daddy or JD), even if it means gracing various family albums and blogs with his fine features.
2. The Rockstar might throw a hissy fit if we’re out of bananas. Sergeant Rockstar however would work with the public to find an alternative solution in the form of a peach. Maybe even an apple. Police Officers are after all resourceful, and not lacking in imagination.
3. The Rockstar leaves cupboard doors and kitchen cabinets open, much to The Public’s dismay. Sergeant Rockstar however is responsible, even going so far as to close errant book cases left open by such perpetrators as Distracted Daddies On Blackberries, in a constant bid to serve The Public.
4. The Rockstar sometimes pretends not to hear, when The Public call out to him. Sergeant Rockstar however is always available on his Police Officer’s walkie-talkie. In fact, he encourages The Public to call him for assignments. Any assignments. Just so he gets to walkie-talkie.
Did you laugh? But we grownups aren’t that different.
How many of us dressed /behaved better with our boyfriends/ girlfriends/ spouses at the start of a relationship? Cleaned up after our dog when there wasn’t anyone else in the park late at night? Actually pushed the “door open” button (not just pretended to push it) on workdays or well, really anytime other than say, in church?
(Hong Kong residents may have more of an excuse re that last one – push “door open” in a crowded lift full of grouchy office people and feel the hatred emanate from every other human being around you in that tiny space as you count the floors until you reach your office.
Has anyone thought about how uneager most people are to go to work on a Monday here, yet how mad they get at someone delaying them like, 20 extra seconds so some other unwilling work warrior can get on the lift?)
We all play Sergeant Rockstar now and again. Isn’t it wonderful when Toys ‘R Us police costumes put us on our best behavior?
