Tag Archives: hkd

“Parents hit again as ESF raises fees by up to 5.9%”

Posted on March 29, 2013 by admin

About a week ago, the SCMP headline on the front page read: “Parents hit again as ESF raises fees by up to 5.9%.” If I recall the internal email correctly, that’s a fee increase of HKD 340 a month for … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts, School For Rockstar | Tagged 13 year olds, anonymity, business story, candid views, construction workers, discipline problems, email, english couple, english tuition, high school teacher, hkd, jd, new car, own business, peak trail, pocket knife, pocket money, private international school, salary issues, story 1 | 2 Comments

You Know You’re In Hong Kong When…

Posted on January 9, 2013 by admin

…you have difficulties buying milk powder. Since Ms Rockstar takes predominantly breast milk, this isn’t as big a problem as we otherwise would’ve had, but using formula does have its upsides – for e.g. it’s much easier with those single-feed … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Shopping | Tagged 7 months, baby home, breast milk, bringing home, contaminated milk, fridge, hk, hkd, hoards, late night, mainland, milk powder, mummies, nearby restaurant, rockstar, scare, second time, stage 4, tin, tins | 10 Comments

Let The Merry Madness Begin!

Posted on November 20, 2012 by admin

Yesterday I went to Great in Pacific Place looking for a tree and they weren’t here yet, and then the tree lady got all uppity about how people book their trees before they arrive (snobby, much?) and they’re gonna be … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Shopping | Tagged acorns, agility, bankers club, car demo, chicken noodle, chicken soup, competition team, demo type, electric car, flower bouquets, glass house, good cheer, hkd, house wine, international competition, n shop, pine smell, private jet, rockstar, soup ingredients | 2 Comments

The Nanny Diaries And Rent-A-Mum

Posted on September 18, 2012 by admin

Here my situation: 1) My former confinement nanny (yes, the shark) has a wild preference for being blocked off for weeks at a time, months in advance, even when I only need her for a day or two a week … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged annoying things, British nanny, Cantonese, confinement, doors, few minutes, gig, girlfriends, hkd, lunch, music class, pool, preference, rent-a-mum, salary, school bus, seatbelt, shark, waiting at the bus stop | 2 Comments

Rockstarism #216 – They Sell Babies, Dogs And Little Boys

Posted on July 19, 2012 by admin

#216 Rockstar: Mum. (Friend) said in some places they sell babies. Me: Oh really. And your point would be……? Rockstar: <defensive> Nothing! I was just saying…! Me: I heard in some places they sell little boys too… Rockstar: <sourly> I … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged amazon, babies, carla, carla veloso, cars, disney cars 2, dogs, hk, hkd, jd, little boys, lt, race car, schoolmate, Stanley Market | 3 Comments

Doing The Mini-Me For Mother’s Day

Posted on May 4, 2012 by admin

Guess Where We Went Shopping………. Weeks ago, a mummy friend took me on a wild goose chase around Belchers development to find another mummy selling tailored mini-me outfits. Well, actually it was a whole bunch of mummies who apparently sell … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shopping | Tagged bazaar, blouses, brad kroenig, chanel, child clothes, cloth diaper, darkest time, dead ringer, dungarees, fashion trend, french influence, half a day, hatred, hkd, karl lagerfeld, miscommunication, mummies, oohs and aahs, swoon, wild goose chase | 7 Comments

You’d WANT To Be Involved…..

Posted on April 27, 2012 by admin

Another one of those posts that’s long coming… The good thing about that is since I’ve talked to so many mummies after, mummies involved shouldn’t be easily identifiable even when my girlfriends read this :)… One of Rockstar’s sometime friends … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged birthday parties, chinese international school, couple times, cuddle, cur, extra cash, full time, girlfriends, hkd, kindergartens, lt, lunch, mummies, mums, nickname, nuts, omg, personal tutor, reverence, rockstar, sarcasm, Singapore, tuition classes | 2 Comments

A (Dog’s) Beautiful Life – Part 1; Inspiration from George Rodrigue’s Blue Dog, and Singapore 8 years ago

Posted on March 9, 2012 by admin

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 | 8 Comments

A Lion Goes To School On CNY Dress Up Day

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

**Update: One of the comments wasn’t showing as intended in the comments field, so the commentator requested I delete it… However she had included a link to her blog with a picture of a unicorn (because I wasn’t sure if … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, School For Rockstar | Tagged brocade jacket, celebration, chill, chinese new year, crap, dress up day, ears, fun school, hkd, kindergarten, lion, little kids, new year, nuisance, old job, reminder, rubbish, school uniform, Sheung Wan CNY, style jacket, unicorn | 7 Comments

The Confinement Nannies

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

“Yeah, you’re pregnant. You need to tell the nurse what hospital room you want, shared or single, so we can do the booking.” That was my first Gynea checkup, 2 weeks after the test showed positive (so, the nurse explained, … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged blood test, c section, chinese friend, chromosomal abnormalities, confinement, confinement nanny, craziness, egg, friend of a friend, gynea, heartbeat, hk passport, hkd, hkid, last time, mainland, nanny, nurse, private hospitals, queen mary, vacancy | 2 Comments