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Tag Archives: Cantonese
Rockstar’s First Dentist Appointment At Tang Shiu Kin School Dental Clinic
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
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Kennedy School Year 1 Trip To Kadoorie Farm And Botanic Gardens
The first time I heard of Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Gardens was when local ex colleagues were incredulous I hadn’t heard of it before. According to them, “every” local school kid will make this trip at some point or other, … Continue reading
Posted in School For Rockstar
Tagged animals and plants, art centers, bad weather, botanic gardens, bright sunlight, Cantonese, city kids, class 3, concrete jungle, fight club, local school, mini bus, music art, narrow streets, parent volunteers, quiet games, school kid, school staff, school tuition, straight game
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First Rockstar On The Moon
Ok, almost As their thing this weekend, The Mens decided on the HK Science Museum to catch some 45 min 3D show today. Well, not really. The elder of The Mens decided that was what they would do after my … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml, Traveling With Rockstar
Tagged bathtub, cable car ride, Cantonese, chim, cockpit, headphones, hello world, hk, kampung boy, manatees, ocean park, rockstar, science museum, sea cows, weather, whole time
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Rockstarism #236 – “I Hate Chai-nese”
**Updated as at 18 Nov 2012** #236 Before he leaves for Putonghua class after school… Rockstar: Mum. I hate Chai-nese. Me: The subject, or your (tuition) class? Rockstar: <thinks for mom> The subject. I hate it, it’s so……. hard to learn. (probably … Continue reading
Rockstarism #230: You Say Potato….. (Cantonese Version)
#230 So Rockstar has made friends and now really enjoys his Yamaha/ Tom Lee music class every Friday, conducted in Cantonese with about 10 other (local) kids and their mums. Please don’t read further into my narration below other than … Continue reading
Posted in Rockstarisms
Tagged Cantonese, cd music, croak, fingering, frog, frog song, full moon, keyboard, lt, moon cakes, mooncake festival, mums, music accompaniment, music class, ribbit, rockstar, Shangri La Hotel, tom lee music, yamaha
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“Don’t Wear That Shirt Daddy,” Starring Little Miss Rockstar
Kings used to wear this one shirt on most “casual Fridays” in the dealing room that earned him the accolade of “Datuk” in Cantonese. Hated the thing. It was NOT Batik, it was this cheapo-looking print that his local Hongkie … Continue reading
Posted in Rockstar Shots
Tagged accolade, baby harness, bearded lady, breastmilk, c est la vie, Cantonese, car ship, casual fridays, cheapo, circus, colleagues, fashion advice, grenades, lego pieces, lt, meh, nap, nbsp, painful truths, rap, rockstar, shrugs, undoing
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Little Kiddie School Bus Drama
There is something to be said about Hong Kong road rage. Two days of no school/camp from the typhoon and an Amber rainstorm warning still out, my helper goes out with the dog and forgets to pack Rockstar’s schoolbag. I … Continue reading
Rockstarism #214 – Taking The Good With The Bad
#214 Rockstar: <Gravely, after being blown off by Grandmum several times because his sister is fussing> Mum. I don’t always like Ms Rockstar. Me: Yeah that’s normal (Rockstar actually seems to look a little relieved at the affirmation). But I … Continue reading
Posted in Rockstar Shots, Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar
Tagged affirmation, big brother, california rolls, Cantonese, cuddle, cuddles, household, interview season, jd, lt, minor crisis, parents, piano class, Putonghua, rockstar, roe, salmon, salmon steak, several times, summer hols, tom lee music, yamaha music
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