Tag Archives: Cantonese

Monthly Donation to Save The Children

Posted on May 31, 2011 by admin

In Uncharitable Me I railed about the obnoxious-ness of some donation seekers, but then did end up allowing myself to be stopped by the Save The Children guys recently. I wasn’t thinking of doing this, it’s just the people who … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Shopping | Tagged bible class, Cantonese, donating, good luck, good person, handbag, mailing address, pen and paper, receipts, safekeeping, seekers, waste time, welcome pack | 5 Comments

My Best Office Romance

Posted on May 28, 2011 by admin

Here’s a relationship I was allowed to dish on. In the last few years employers, positions and even bank entities have changed so much it’s near impossible to figure out which entities so just enjoy the love story 🙂 K … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged benefit, boss, Cantonese, chunk, decade, desk, ears, employment terms, entities, final interview, hong kong stock, hong kong stock market, job, love story, merger, old timers, one moment, relationship, teammate, technicality | 2 Comments

The “Crazy Guy” on the Peak

Posted on May 2, 2011 by admin

At the halfway point on one of the hiking trails up at the Peak, a middle-aged bespectacled guy sings Jackie Cheung songs into his tape recorder. I don’t even remember anymore when I first started seeing him there, he’s as … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged accompaniment, auditing, boring job, Cantonese, chinese opera, crazy guy, dark pants, eye contact, halfway point, investments, jackie cheung, leather shoes, locals, opera style, Peak, politeness, shih tzu, tape recorder, tourists, uncles, walking stick, workout gear, zero coupons | 2 Comments

Mother’s Day Ad For Sing Yin At W Hotel in Kowloon

Posted on April 20, 2011 by admin

So I got called to do a Mother’s Day ad for Sing Yin Cantonese Dining at W Hotel in Kowloon (one of the things I signed up sometime back but rarely get to show up for around hanging with Rockstar … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged animal cruelty, background music, Cantonese, chandelier, chinese publication, elevator music, flea bites, frederic fekkai, haircuts, honeymoon budget, hotel guests, hotel in kowloon, hotel restaurant, last minute accommodation, original place, singapore wedding, spca, w hotel, w store, wedding dinner | 3 Comments

Death education for Hong Kong high school students

Posted on April 17, 2011 by admin

About a day after I posted, embedding was disabled, to view the video on Youtube click here The Death Class: A high school in Hong Kong is offering this, there is an additional hope of stemming an increase in … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged amp, Cantonese, death education, high school students, hong kong public libraries, impermanence, nbsp, permanence, teen suicides | 4 Comments

Women’s Political Participation Summit At City University, Kowloon Tong

Posted on March 28, 2011 by admin

How did I get here? Kings and the Rockstar drop me off at Admiralty station, from where it’s about 4 stops to Mong Kok, cross the platform/ change trains, another couple stops to Kowloon Tong. It’s early afternoon Saturday, and … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged acting, admiralty, american accent, asian teenagers, break in time, Cantonese, change trains, coughs, customer enquiries, early afternoon, elizabeth wong, executive council member, hong kong kowloon, machine gun fire, mong kok, mtr, opinions, parliament member, Putonghua, republic of china, speaking english, two girls, Women's Political Participation Summit | Leave a comment

Toddlers & Tiaras

Posted on March 8, 2011 by admin

**With update at bottom “On any given weekend, on stages across the country…..” “……… parade around wearing makeup, false eyelashes, spray tans and fake hair to be judged on their beauty, personality and costumes.” “…..preparation is intense as it gets … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged asian family, asians, beauty pageants, Cantonese, country parade, culture, fake hair, false eyelashes, finishing touches, gyaru, kawaii, landmine, miss plastic surgery, miss universe, nail appointments, paying attention, plastic surgery, playgrounds, spray tans, tv, www youtube, year one | Leave a comment

Rockstar Does SPCA’s Bloggers Against Animal Cruelty

Posted on March 6, 2011 by admin

Hope it says “Bloggers Against Animal Cruelty” because all I can read is “Blogger”… Even as we try to coral everyone over and separate Rockstar from the pole It were in a galaxy far, far away… (But near a nice … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged abuse cases, animal abuse, animal cruelty, animal rights, Cantonese, carriages, cold weather, dehydration, dog, doggies, false alarms, few rounds, goodie bags, imprisonment, insect repellant, irony, marshmallows, nuffnang, perfect world, pet, rockstar, spca, t shirt | Leave a comment

“Kong Chee Peng” (literal translation: “Princess Sickness”)

Posted on November 2, 2010 by admin

Warning: Horrendously misspelled Cantonese and bizarre literal translations ahead… I met a mum of 3 in her late 20s recently who seemed a little…. spoilt. (I know, I know – “Meow”?) She is one of the more attractive, dressed-up mums … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged Cantonese, family, marriage, princesses, spoiling | Leave a comment