Tag Archives: grandparents

Enjoying Your Child’s Art (Part 1)

Posted on June 28, 2013 by admin

Note: I nixed linky party this Friday in favor of blogging some of my efforts to display Rockstar’s art from school because it’s the weekend plus almost summer hols and I figured lotsa parents would be getting their kids’ art … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged baby school, black paint, coming home, glue, good gifts, grandparents, grass, grasses, ikea, kids art projects, lt, maternity, odds and ends, picture frame, piece of paper, poster paint, realists, scraps, splat, summer hols | 3 Comments

Our Chinese New Year So Far…

Posted on February 11, 2013 by admin

Went to church in the morning on Sunday. Were careful to make sure there was church. (Of course there was.) The Mens and me realizing they have matching Mens Bags (bought years apart) No, no, scratch that. Do over. Truth … Continue reading →

Posted in Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged adult service, asians, baby room, chinese new year, cny, ditto, dried seaweed, family member, grandparents, hunger, impromptu trip, ing, mouthfuls, naps, psychic abilities, scream fest, skype, spoon, star family, vending machine | 4 Comments

And Life Goes On…

Posted on December 12, 2012 by admin

About a month ago, my helper (yes, the daft one) tried to resign. Working in Hong Kong, despite the enormous perk of being able to dress up and go out every Sunday and public holiday (or receive double pay in … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged appointment, appointments, babies, blade, confinement, gig, grandparents, lobbies, matter of factly, movie tickets, nuts, public holiday, resignation, shark, shriek, skyfall, sofas, stupid mistakes, sweaters, wheels | 4 Comments

Rockstarism #217 – Typhoons And Goodbyes

Posted on July 24, 2012 by admin

#217 Rockstar: (Checking out the weather forecast from the HK Observatory App on my phone) Mum! Typhoon 8! It may even go up to Typhoon 10! Me: Even if it drops to a T3 you won’t be going to camp … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged back of his hand, blankets, bouncing off the walls, fart, goodbyes, grandparents, home videos, kindergartens, last time, lighting, pillows, stock market, summer camp, T3, t8, thunderstorms, typhoon, typhoons, weather | 5 Comments

Language lessons, heritage questions

Posted on January 27, 2012 by admin

My father in law often bemoans Rockstar’s lack of grasp of Hakka, and speaking not a stitch of the dialect myself, I recently came up with what I thought was a best effort at trying to facilitate some learning of … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged best effort, Cantonese, chinese dialects, chinese language, desirable trait, dialect, dummies, dummy, grandparents, grasp, haha, hok, inlaws, literacy, mummy friends, personal tutor, picture books, pronunciation, Putonghua, rockstar | 15 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

Reunion Dinner At The China Club

Posted on January 22, 2012 by admin

The China Club. In case you missed the little lift in the corner bringing you up. Yeah quite exclusive. We thought in honor of our being in HK this year for CNY (rare occurrence), we should try to form our … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged ang pow, cherry blossom trees, china club, comic strips, dinner places, dress code, elevator, family traditions, grandparents, iphone, lai, letter of the law, old folks, porcelain vases, rare occurrence, reunion dinner, rms, saturdays, wooden staircases, work clothes | 8 Comments

Epilogue: Part 1 – Capture The iPhone

Posted on September 14, 2011 by admin

It’s morning. The hub gives me a cuddle, then disappears back into his laptop. Rockstar is still asleep, and when he wakes he’s a little prickly: “Mum,” from whence Kings has taken him aside, “I sang Happy Birthday to you … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged ace, asian children, cellphone, cuddle, desert, family friends, glare, grandparents, grownup, happy birthday, hoops, hotel room, hub, iphone, mannered children, mid autumn, mooncake, old girl, rockstar, unread messages | 4 Comments

Rockstarisms #140, #141 & #142

Posted on July 30, 2011 by admin

#140 Me to my mum: I’m going to sit with my laptop… Unless you need help with Rockstar? Rockstar: I need help with Grandmum. Me: Uh, why do you need help? Rockstar: I need help to tell Grandmum to stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged disapproval, grandparents, hundreds of years, laptop, long time, nbsp, smartass, warm pants | 2 Comments

Rockstarisms #133, #134 & #135 – The Grandparent Rockstarisms

Posted on July 21, 2011 by admin

Given the recent Grandparent Roadshow, where Rockstar spent time with all 4 grandparents, we have a few gems… (Or rather, mortifications) #133: Rockstar: (To everyone in the car) Bats eat beetles, and – Grandmum: (To me, in our own conversation) … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged bats, beetles, crabs, doing time, gems, grandparents, roadshow, rubbish, smartass | 2 Comments