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Tag Archives: hk
And Yet More HK License Plates
Someone must’ve been ecstatic about their first car… Or maybe parents got him/her a first car… But… an Audi first car? Anyway, been ages since I updated my collection… Seen any of these driving around HK? 🙂 (Strange sense of … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml
Tagged Cantonese, clown, first car, first thought, fly, hk, hokkien, job, lucky number, mergers and acquisitions, parents, poisoners, red wig, sense of deja vu, strange sense
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Staying At The HK Sanatorium With The Rockstars
HK Sanatorium is generally seen (by friends and colleagues anyway) as quite a local hospital – nurses etc will prefer to speak in Canton where possible, though everyone I happened to converse with could speak English if they had to. … Continue reading
Kindness And Weakness
This one’s a way of telling you something about living in Hk with its more opportunistic and aggressive culture (compared to say Malaysia or Singapore, I mean)… So……. I suck at being a “Tai-tai.” I don’t think I suck at … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts
Tagged building management, champion, domestic helpers, family pet, Gary Thomas, groceries, hand 1, helpers, hk, home nights, kids family, luggage, mistake, nearby church, parenting, pawn shop, plane ticket, social work, thirty pieces, ticket home, whine
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Poverty In The Midst Of Plenty – a photography project by WYNG Foundation
Off http://photocontest.hk/ website: “THEME 2012 – POVERTY ……. According to HKCSS statistics for the first quarter of 2011, amidst great affluence, 17.8% of the population struggle to make ends meet…… … Supported by WYNG FOUNDATION – the WYNG Photography Project is … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts
Tagged affluence, contest website, derrick, elderly person, elderly woman, foreigner, har, hk, leaflets, lungs, mob, photo contest, photo exhibition, photocontest, photography project, profit project, public interest, relevant subjects, social responsibility, walkway
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Rockstar In Da Lion City (Part 2)
Rockstar in food court having breakfast before Kings starts his work day “Is he mixed?” the auntie making noodles in the food court at Arcade, Raffles Place, asks Kings. “He looks Ang Moh (i.e. white)…” I ask Rockstar if that … Continue reading
Posted in Rockstar Shots, Traveling With Rockstar
Tagged Antoinette, auntie, california fitness, chevron, coin bank, crystal paperweight, food court, funny thing, gym membership, hk, impulse purchase, local food, Mandarin Galleria, noodles, nuthin, olive oil gelato, Osteria Mozza, oub, research papers, rockstar, singlish, soft spot, sweatshirt, time to go home
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A (Dog’s) Beautiful Life – Part 1; Inspiration from George Rodrigue’s Blue Dog, and Singapore 8 years ago
This was originally scheduled as a tribute for when JD eventually says goodbye… Thanks to Mun, a reader I got to know through my blog, it then occurred to me I was likely not to be able to look at … Continue reading
Posted in Rockstar Shots
Tagged agility competitions, baby pictures, bum, competition purposes, comps, dogs, fuzzy feelings, George Rodrigue, giant, hk, HK International Agility Competition, hkd, idiosyncrasies, little dog, lt, obedience class, professional trainers, scratch, sheepish, shyness, tummy bug, waiting lists
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The Primary School Interview Diaries: Part 2 “How To Prepare Your Child For Interview”
About 10 years ago, an ex-boyfriend was searching for a book that I have never been able to find to this day. It had been highlighted to him by a beloved English teacher. The book was titled, “How To Protect … Continue reading
ESF Kindergarten Trip To HK Science Museum
Ready….. GET SET………….! Rockstar’s been super excited to go on his school excursion to the HK Science Museum – so much so Kings even spends 20mins away from his desk in (fairly nearby) ICC to come see what all the … Continue reading
Posted in School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar
Tagged bec, butterfly life cycle, desk, frog, fun stuff, fuss, hk, lego, map, marble, mr men, pencil, plants, rockstar, school excursion, science museum, tiny hole, wheel
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