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Tag Archives: human nature
Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night
1) Stars in ugly holiday sweaters! In the slideshow P Diddy’s looks suspiciously like Ms Rockstars’! Not Diddy And this one costs…. USD 1700!! (Btw my own holiday sweater was this one from Shopbop.com, which I wore over two other thin … Continue reading
Posted in aileensml, Rockstar Thoughts, The TGIF Posts
Tagged attitude, cardboard, christmas projects, christmas tree, detriment, dogs, dubner, eric hanushek, freakonomics, hoover, human nature, left behind, levitt, p diddy, rockstar, school staff, sky high, stanford university, teaching staff, ugly holiday sweaters
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The Constant Study Of The Parents And Kids At Playtown/ Fun Zone
While waiting for Rockstar’s Putonghua class one evening, we’re killing time at Fun Zone (formerly Playtown) when it occurs to me what a great place this is for anyone interested in doing a study in human nature. Though really it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Rockstar Thoughts
Tagged bad case, Cantonese, case in point, caucasian, collateralized debt obligation, derivatives, expat, fun zone, hk 3, human nature, K2, killing time, local schools, mandarin, marie claire, mums, pint, play area, playground politics, Playtown, Putonghua, sandpit, sandpit politics, Wild wild west
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A Leaf, A Worm, And Living With Our “Bad” Choices
This one’s an analogy about the consequences of seemingly “bad” choices – ours, or others around us that still end up affecting us…… At a crossroads in my life about a decade ago, I prayed a specific prayer that 6 … Continue reading
Posted in Rockstar Thoughts
Tagged analogy, crossroads, daily bread, easy choice, extenuating circumstances, human nature, justification, little girl, old picture, prettiness, pythons, rockstar, shells, snakes, striking beauty, thai tourist, winged creature, work in progress, work of art, zoos
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Dear Rockstar, A First Letter From a Future Mum-in-law
Dear Rockstar, Couple months back, someone asked Mum what kind of mother-in-law she would be. Mum is still predominantly daughter-in-law, and the concept of being someday also mother-in-law is still very foreign to her, what with you still just 3.5-and-a-bit. … Continue reading
Posted in Dear Rockstar, Rockstar Thoughts
Tagged assim, attitudes, bads, caption time, christian girl, cultural differences, decades, family connections, human nature, journey, mother in law, nationality, poor families, sense of entitlement, smooth sailing, spite, time machine, tolerance, washing machine, wealthy families
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