Complaints choir

Complaints Choir: The World’s Mundane Grievances Set to Song | Brain Pickings. Every town needs one. Time for Fi ‘n’ me to set one up in Hong Kong. I love the idea. Crowdsource your grievances, set them to music and then perform at a few choice...

Just passed Grauniad’s UK citizenship “test”

Life in the UK: could you pass the citizenship test?. 21 out of 24, so only just. But what ridiculous questions. All the test does is check if you have read the book and memorised the answers. Of course this may be all we need to admit people to the UK.
Pretty rainy

Pretty rainy

Miserable morning for rain, but improving now. Still pretty, though. I love how the hillsides seem to steam.

Hairy crabs

Thanks to Bruce and Ming for breaking our hairy crab cherry in proper Shanghai style. And to Lesley for putting up with it all. Unusual for steamed crabs to beat the rugby for interest, but they did. Personally, the males won out, but each gender had its own goodness....
UK and Ireland festival

UK and Ireland festival

If the rugby wasn’t enough, CitySuper has piled it on in its celebration of the best food our great nations have to offer. Yup, the potato. In five varieties.