Tag Archives: Putonghua

Rockstar Sings We Wish You A Merry Christmas In Putonghua

Posted on December 30, 2012 by admin

First attempt, without subtitles and editing – just recorded and uploaded… I didn’t even embed and post yet, just uploaded to Youtube, someone already picked it up – dem fast…! http://youtu.be/nFqkaH6OKmg http://youtu.be/wBPqoujJ6Yo One trying to read, one trying to eat (in … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, School For Rockstar | Tagged christmas, merry christmas, Putonghua, rockstar, simplified Chinese | 5 Comments

Rockstarism #240 – How Come You Can Read Traditional Chinese?

Posted on December 9, 2012 by admin

If there were a List somewhere of Unsolved Mysteries No One Cares About this would be right up there… My cellphone rings… Rockstar’s Putonghua Tuition Center: Mrs Lai, we wanted to check if Rockstar is learning traditional or simplified Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged 1s, cellphone rings, chinese class, chinese classes, chinese words, confidence, english education, lai, last time, local system, lt, meh, parents, personal tutor, ptc, Putonghua, school uniforms, schoolwork, tutors, unsolved mysteries | 2 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

Breakfast At Fairwood

Posted on September 4, 2012 by admin

(No disrespect meant to the late great Audrey’s role in the novel/ film) (He’d didn’t stay still long enough and I started getting funny looks for taking a pic of my son outside this local fast-food chain that’s everywhere – in … Continue reading →

Posted in Traveling With Rockstar | Tagged 5am, blackberries, disrespect, food chain, galaxies, garb, gourmet coffees, ham and cheese sandwich, iphones, mc donald, news websites, novel film, ok lol, old folks, old timers, Putonghua, quaker oats, skating rink, uncles, wetlands park | 5 Comments

Hanging With Baby In The Wetlands

Posted on August 12, 2012 by admin

We used to frequent the Wetlands Park in Tin Shui Wai on occasion, and decided to make the trip back with the baby, for the first time yesterday… It is so “almost China” I get a “Welcome to China” text … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged auntie, canteen, caucasian, cellphone, cyberport, field trip, foreigners, giant tree, local setting, misbehavior, Putonghua, senior citizen, siblings, small groups, tin shui wai, toddlers, tree structures, wardens, wetlands park, wrong side | 6 Comments

Rockstarism #214 – Taking The Good With The Bad

Posted on July 7, 2012 by admin

#214 Rockstar: <Gravely, after being blown off by Grandmum several times because his sister is fussing> Mum. I don’t always like Ms Rockstar. Me: Yeah that’s normal (Rockstar actually seems to look a little relieved at the affirmation). But I … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Shots, Rockstarisms, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged affirmation, big brother, california rolls, Cantonese, cuddle, cuddles, household, interview season, jd, lt, minor crisis, parents, piano class, Putonghua, rockstar, roe, salmon, salmon steak, several times, summer hols, tom lee music, yamaha music | 4 Comments

The Constant Study Of The Parents And Kids At Playtown/ Fun Zone

Posted on April 4, 2012 by admin

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 | 2 Comments

Rockstar’s Bargain: Lego City vs Brine Shrimp Show n Tell

Posted on February 26, 2012 by admin

Rockstar had Show n Tell again recently, this is what he brought. After a sojourn with an old friend/ client into Mong Kok, Kings came home with this little glass globe late one night. The packaging had little Japanese words … Continue reading →

Posted in School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged amazing things, bottom corner, brine shrimp, chopsticks, earful, future science, goldfish, heading home, impulse purchase, marine creature, mong kok, oxygen water, Putonghua, rest in peace, rodents, saltwater fish, science projects, seawater tank, show n tell, shrimp meat, stingray | 4 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 #175 – My classmates are all smart

Posted on December 1, 2011 by admin

So to date Rockstar doesn’t take any classes outside of ESF stuff (Kindy hours + ABC Music through the school), except for a weekly hour of Oral Putonghua with a bunch of local kids he likes, which I consider a … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms | Tagged abc music, boats, clas, classmate, classmates, horses, lt, math art, mums, playdate, Putonghua, reading time | 1 Comment