Tag Archives: short posts

Apologies for the lack of shoes yesterday, but I think you’ve had too many of them recently anyway. Here’s something with a bit of substance- the various parts of a Tuna. Learn them well, there will be a test next … Continue reading →

You know when you have a French exchange student at your school, and you think it will be funny to teach them really filthy English? Well apparently the China Daily has a 14 year old boy writing their “Better English” … Continue reading →

St Christopher was a Canaanite 12 cubits (18 ft) tall and with a fearsome face. While serving the king of Canaan, he took it into his head to go and serve the greatest king there was- Christ. A hermit advised St Chris … Continue reading →

Shanghai can be a stressful place with many little annoyances. Only yesterday Emma was in Starbucks when the lady behind the counter put hot milk in some guys coffee- naturally he threw a huge fit and publicly shamed this woman … Continue reading →

It’s easy enough to laugh at the odd ways of Chinese people (I should know, I’ve done it for 500+ blog posts), but westerners are daft too. Here are some “chopsticks for dummies” for sale in one of home town … Continue reading →

Taken just outside my front door, Jing-An. It’s a casual sort of neighbourhood. Here’s an older gent who was making his opinions known You’ll note the tiny speck of land off the South East coast, definitely part of China that. … Continue reading →

Read this synopsis of a popular TV show and tell me what you think it is. I’ll give you a clue- it’s NOT Battlestar Galactica. Answers to follow. *Thanks to Izzy and Allastair who pointed this out to me **Yes … Continue reading →

I mentioned these a while ago, but this is the first time I’ve been able to control my rage long enough to take a photo. Japanese apples at “Fresh Mart” supermarket in Jing-An I’m not sure how much 128RMB buys … Continue reading →