Tag Archives: christmas

Rockstar’s Kennedy School Sports Day

Posted on February 7, 2013 by admin

View of the school from track in Stanley Ho Sports Stadium (I know, it’s like the whole big facility is part of the primary school – Rockstar says they do some of their PE Games here…) So Rockstar’s new school is…. … Continue reading →

Another Friday the 2013

Posted on January 11, 2013 by admin

Dis is an orgy. 1) Hope for those who haven’t taken down their Christmas trees: Elephants eating Christmas trees. Ok maybe not. I thought this was very sweet though 2) “thank you for spreading happiness” – Dale Carnegie, your job … Continue reading →

Posted in The TGIF Posts | Tagged christmas, christmas trees, cute kid, dale carnegie, elephants, happiness, job | 2 Comments

Rockstar Sings We Wish You A Merry Christmas In Putonghua

Posted on December 30, 2012 by admin

First attempt, without subtitles and editing – just recorded and uploaded… I didn’t even embed and post yet, just uploaded to Youtube, someone already picked it up – dem fast…! http://youtu.be/nFqkaH6OKmg http://youtu.be/wBPqoujJ6Yo One trying to read, one trying to eat (in … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, School For Rockstar | Tagged christmas, merry christmas, Putonghua, rockstar, simplified Chinese | 5 Comments

Jingle All The Way

Posted on December 24, 2012 by admin

#142 Rockstar: Mum. I want to tell you something. <pausing for effect> Santa (at his school Christmas party)…. wasn’t really Santa. <lowering voice conspiratorially> He was (school principal)! Me: Oh really? Rockstar: He was dressed as Santa, but I recognize … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged bad santa, cars, christmas, christmas party, eing, fly, gifts for christmas, girls, glittery, job, laughs, lt, school christmas, school principal, skipping ropes, uh | 2 Comments

Rockstar’s 5th Birthday

Posted on December 23, 2012 by admin

This is the first time Rockstar’s actual birthdate is not a school holiday, so much so that we’d gotten used to celebrating early before school’s out, because his real birthdate is “too” close to Christmas. Also partly why we don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping, Rockstar Thoughts, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged birthday boy, birthday cupcakes, candles, capital letters, capitals, cards, christmas, close to christmas, dad, dislike, goodies, lt, mate, mates, rockstars, school holiday, school pe, sheepish, two boys, year 1 | 3 Comments

Spreading Good Cheer

Posted on December 20, 2012 by admin

**written a little earlier… One of the things I really like about Rockstar’s new school is some of the opportunities kids get to be nice to each other. Case in point: the important-looking red post box sitting next to huge … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, School For Rockstar | Tagged 1s, 2s, cards, case in point, christmas, christmas trees, classmates, humor, instant gratification, little voice, mail, parents, party clothes, school compound, sending a card, Shopping, thick stacks | 7 Comments

Friday’s Child (Really Is Loving And Giving)

Posted on December 7, 2012 by admin

“It wasn’t about weight class … I told him to point me toward the kid who has the kindestheart.” – school wrestling coach describing conversation with competing school coach http://youtu.be/Ao8UbgSopD4 1) There is just no way this isn’t my lead. The … Continue reading →

Posted in The TGIF Posts | Tagged act of kindness, animals, bbc, caption, cerebral palsy, china, christmas, grandma, gumption, holiday outfits, modern women, photography, s child, school coach, simple act of kindness, weight class, wrestling match, wrestling team | 4 Comments

“It’s Iron Man!”

Posted on September 30, 2012 by admin

Ordered Rockstar’s Halloween costume way in advance online, because then it was only about USD 20. He’d been waiting anxiously for it to arrive and wearing it around the house since. What I really like is Ms Rockstar’s: *Gasp* IT’S … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots | Tagged brother, christmas, family tradition, halloween, halloween costume, iron man, man face, mid autumn festival | 2 Comments

Rockstarism #228 – You Change Race When You Change Hair Color

Posted on September 26, 2012 by admin

#228 Rockstar: Mum. I learned to write “moon” in Chai-nese. It’s like this. (Writes in air. No, I have no idea whether that is really “moon in Chai-nese”. Though yes when he does that every day with English alphabets after … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged apartment, Asian, boxes, caucasian, christmas, color hair, darling, english alphabets, Eurasian, hair color, leaves, lt, michael jackson, Michael Jackson black or white, moon, nese, religions, skin color, tanning, traditions | 2 Comments

Remember The “Shame On HSBC” Photos?

Posted on January 8, 2012 by admin

Remember the photos Kings took of the protest outside the main HSBC building in this post? So we passed by again few days ago and I snapped this from the car: Someone actually decorated the booth on the right with tinsel during … Continue reading →

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