Since the excitement of the arrival of the new subway line 2, I have been trying out a few new routes to and from the office. My old No. 27 bus route all the way to and from the centre is getting a bit boring and so yesterday I thought I’d try the No. 17… Read More »
In China it is not unusual to see people wandering the streets, going shopping and down at the subway in their pyjamas. I ventured out with my camera recently and quite quickly found several people wandering around in their pyjamas. I began to wonder why and asked around to see if anyone had any ideas.… Read More »
As a result of an organisational disaster in Shanghai on Saturday I had a lot of hours to kill. I went over to People’s Square where I was pleased to find an interesting event being held in the park. It was similar to the dating event in Nanjing that I stumbled upon several weeks ago… Read More »
Having missed a 2pm meeting at the British Council on Saturday I lost 3,700rmb (£370) and so consequently was not really in a party mood. However the food and drink was courtesy of the British Government and everyone at the party on the patio of the Garden Pub in Shanghai was a native English speaker… Read More »
At the Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty on Yudao Jie people gather daily and pay 1 kwai (10p) to dance with each other. I had always wanted to go into the “dance arena” but had always been a bit nervous and knew that it would register very high on the “stare-ometer” but today I… Read More »
Run boy run! I managed to hide behind a car, the kids ran into the nearby shops and the protagonists stood round smoking and laughing. So starts another death-defying journey to work. It’s a public holiday and the Chinese use this as an excuse to blow each other up! There is a very relaxed approached… Read More »
Email received from Patric the Irish guy on Friday. Hi ****, hope u are well. I have a quick question for u… Are u working tomorrow? My friend (chinese businessman) needs a girl to go to a businese dinner(in jiangdu) tomorrow.hotel & transport supplied.500RMB.leave Sat 3pm & return Sun 10am. If interested I can tell… Read More »
I have arrived home with a bucket of popcorn for Jenny as she has been helping me out a bit lately and I hadn’t seen her for a few days. It’s 8 o’clock and as I enter the house it’s in darkness; I am home alone again. I turn on the light and give a… Read More »
I am often home alone and this was the case on Tuesday evening. Jenny was stopping over at the boyfriend’s house, Boss was still at work and Yi Feng was still in her shop. I was reading quietly in my room and at around 8:30pm I decided to go the fridge to get a drink.… Read More »