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Things You Can’t Say To Even Your Closest Mum Friends #1

True friends are honest with one another. Yeah right. It’s just really hard to swing when it comes to parenting or kids, unless you are an absolute master of Dale Carnegie. Even then it’s more likely you open your well-meaning … Continue reading

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What do you say on Valentine’s Day when your child does this?

This Valentine’s was a new one… Lifesaver In Leather Box in front of DVD player… Fine, melodramatic, but these made my day, you’ll see why soon… Rockstar and I often tape things to Kings’ desk so he’ll see treasured art … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #189 – Volunteering In School Rockstarism

So with morning sickness easing, I finally made it back to volunteering during free-play time in Rockstar’s Kindy. The Rockstar is pleased, and tells both our driver and helper that there is a schedule change since I’ll be in school … Continue reading

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The Rockstar And The Tipping Point

“It’s a book about change. In particular, it’s a book that presents a new way of understanding why change so often happens as quickly and as unexpectedly as it does.” – Malcolm Gladwell, on his book The Tipping Point: How … Continue reading

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SEA Mummies’ CNY 2012 Har Mee/ Yee Sang Party

When a party turns out amazing (ie everyone enjoys themselves without being drunk to the eyeballs or evicted or arrested) it’s like What Are The Odds?  Get the party started! I am naturally in awe of people who throw parties. … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #188 – Rap Music Rockstarisms

With Black Eyed Peas’ Someday playing in the background, Rockstar looks up from his Lego… Rockstar: Weird song, Mum. Weird. I like weird. Me: Because you are -? Rockstar: Weird. <Turns back to Lego> ——————————————————- Then I recently settled on … Continue reading

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Still More Of Rockstar’s Favorite Things

Map Of The World Playmat And Jigsaw Loooove this thing from Metkids Store. I picked it up for Rockstar to unload his two drawers of matchbox cars/ trains/ planes/ construction vehicles and what not on, to encourage role play. Safari … Continue reading

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Out Of The Blue, A Telephone Call

Sitting in Saint’s Alps teahouse, a taiwanese bubble tea and noodle chain restaurant, waiting for Rockstar to work excess energy off in Playtown chaperoned by Kings and my inlaws, my phone rings. I don’t recognize the number, and after staring … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #187 – Chinese Zodiac Animals

#187 Rockstar: Mum. Is today still the year of the dragon? Me: Yes. Rockstar: What about tomorrow? Me: It’s going to be the year of the dragon til the next CNY… Did you learn about the animals in the Chinese … Continue reading

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Language lessons, heritage questions

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

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