Tag Archives: dad

“My Mother, My Hero” By Hui Wei

Posted on April 24, 2013 by admin

Random crime in my home country has always frightened me, as it does my Malaysian friends who live here in Hong Kong. (I have a girlfriend who tells me she goes nuts when her son, growing up here, goes back … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged 2 decades, bear hug, bukit gasing, dad, fear, gasing malaysia, girlfriend, habit, hero, hong kong, malaysian friends, nuts, penang, playground, random crime, schoolbag, teenaged girl, test paper, tribute, writers block | 3 Comments

Rockstar’s First 3-Way Conference

Posted on March 5, 2013 by admin

So as mentioned earlier this is a Parent-Teacher Conference where the child is involved, and it’s our first time… Kings cancelled a meeting to make this conference – fortunately, because that we could see there were a lot more families … Continue reading →

Posted in School For Rockstar | Tagged board games, bookmarked, caption, classmates, computer work, dad, diary essay, educational games, game, lt, math areas, numbers games, parent teacher conference, parents, rockstar, schoolwork, sheepish, teacher present, timer | 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

Rockstarism #224 – Asian and Caucasian

Posted on September 10, 2012 by admin

#224 ***Correction on 11 Sept 2012 – Rockstar came home and told me he is not the official “Environment Monitor”, another classmate of his is. Don’t know how he thought he was, but he asked me to correct ASAP. Rockstar: … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged accent, asian descent, asian friends, blonde hair, caucasian, chinese teachers, classmates, dad, expression, heart attack, kay, lt, mild surprise, nese, parents, proceeds, Putonghua, racial features | 4 Comments

“Creative Dad” (and other things to do at home)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by admin

According to Bored Panda, Creative Dad (I just call him that), originally a wedding photographer, started taking pictures of his daughters after his mother was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Grandma couldn’t see his daughters too often, so then he did … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots | Tagged dad, expressions, grandma, lymphoma, melted crayons, monsoon, non hodgkins lymphoma, panda, rainy summer days, things to do at home, tweets, typhoon, wedding photographer | 3 Comments

Rockstarism #212 – No Greater Love

Posted on June 21, 2012 by admin

#212 Rockstar: Mum. Me, Daddy, JD and the baby, who do you love best? Me: Wah, how to choose between you guys? Then you leh, who do YOU love best? Rockstar: Daddy. <pause> Cos he’s not around a lot, he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged dad, festivities, full time, jd, job, little girl, lt, makeup, miscommunication, misunderstanding, misunderstandings, parenting, parents' love, shrugs, tempers, time parent | 7 Comments

Happy Father’s Day In “Confinement”

Posted on June 17, 2012 by admin

“Father” is a big word. There are people who “father” children, yet have no further reason to really call themselves such. Then there are those who have no biological ties with their “children” whatsoever, and yet have played such vital … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Shopping | Tagged bandages, chop, computer center, confinement Father's Day, craft store, credit cards, dad, expressing breast milk, father s day gift, father's day, father's day ideas, first choice, gadget, gynea, harvey nichols, home baby, last ditch effort, leather wallet, shape, Shopping, time opportunity, wallets, zebra | 7 Comments

Rockstarism #186 – Various Rockstarisms With The Grandparents

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin

#186 Grandparents: Hello, Mr Lai. Are you Mr Lai? Rockstar: No, that’s my dad. He has a bad memory. He always asks me the difference between turtles and tortoises. I told him many, many times! —————— Rockstar: Grandpop. Your name … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, Rockstarisms | Tagged bad memory, bugs, creepy crawlies, dad, difference between turtles and tortoises, grandparents, lt, mr lai, narbles, rockstar, tattoos, tortoises, turtles, turtles and tortoises, weird songs | 3 Comments

Rockstarism #180 – The Name Game

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

Rockstar: Mum. I think you should name the baby “poop”. Hee Hee Hee. Me: How would you like it if I named you “poop”? Rockstar: <still laughing> It’s funny! How about “Car”? How about “Tree”? I continue to ignore him. … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged adelaide australia, dad, heee, impersonation, kampung boy, koala, koala bear, lavender, lavender farm, lt, name game, nbsp, random pic, roots, signpost, tea, worm | 2 Comments

Rockstarisms #119 and #120

Posted on May 26, 2011 by admin

#119 Rockstar (noticing some numbers when we’re riding in a taxi): What’s 2 + 5? Me: If you know that 1 + 5 is 6, then what’s 2 + 5? Rockstar: You’ll find out yourself. You’re a big girl. Me: … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged clock, dad, laugh, lt, magic word, nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp, rockstar, taxi | 3 Comments