Category Archives: Entertainment

Batman and Robin! As I went upstairs late yesterday evening, I opened the bedroom door and found what I thought was a small bird flying round. It must have got in through the small open windows, so, I opened the … Continue reading →

Level Headed! Well, as anyone who is a little past being young will tell you, the inside of your head is never the same age as the rest of your body, my body has reached its 60’s and the head … Continue reading →

It’s Bloody Freezing! Well, a weather shock today, I had to buy a new anorak, woke up, it’s bloody freezing here down to 19deg C, what is the world coming to. Yesterday I was in shorts and t shirt; today … Continue reading →

Lantern Festival! Well, Rose assured me that there was to be a lantern festival in the local park, to mark the 15th, last day of Chinese New Year, We arrived at the park, there were hundreds of cars parked outside the … Continue reading →

Speeding Fine! On arrival back home today, I received a speeding fine from our first trip to Shaoguan, for doing 85kph in a 70kph (50mph) zone, for all you UK motorists, I was fined 200 Yuan, that’s …. £15…. My … Continue reading →

The Driving Lesson I have just returned from a real nerve racking experience, if any of you have heard the Bob Newhart monologue called ‘The Driving Instructor’, well I have just been through that whole experience. I took Rose out … Continue reading →

The Kitchen (and other bits) This week we have embarked on the renovation of the kitchen, our current one is made from reinforced concrete, akin to an atomic bomb shelter. The worktops and below cupboards are made of it, god … Continue reading →

Christmas I never expected, before I came here, that Christmas would be so big in China. The shops started the festivities back in mid November, not quite as bad as UK where it’s sometimes around October time. But they do … Continue reading →

A Chinese Concert. Well, it actually tuned out to be Taiwanese, but that’s neither here nor there, it was a last minute affair as usual, Rose had been given 2 VIP tickets (100 UK Pounds each!) to go to a … Continue reading →

The Mass Wedding (Part II)   My suit still fits, and I have tie, white shirt and some shoes, so I am all set, well I have been for months I suppose. Now Rose, on the other hand, is about … Continue reading →