Now I have an upgraded electricity fuse box and a wider water pipe, I no longer dread the snow. A few years ago (or was it last year) I was without water for 4 days because my pipes froze solid. In the end it worked out quite well because I got myself a new water… Read More »
I had paid for an internet upgrade some months ago but was waiting for a bit of spare cash to buy an upgraded superfast router and a big pay day came and so I got Sean, my forever willing helper, to get me one off the internet for about £50. This is a hell of… Read More »
Sometimes I get a burning desire to do something artistic and recently I have discovered calligraphy. I went to Fuzhou Lu where I bought a mass of paper and brushes and ink and water colours for almost no money. The trouble is I don’t really know how to do it and have had no lessons.… Read More »
It is always very stressful going to buy new glasses because when you go to International Glasses City in the north square at Shanghai Railway Station, there are so many and they all shout at you, trying to lure you into their shop. They don’t seem to realise that foreigners hate it when you shout… Read More »