Published by Swiss James on 21 Aug 2009
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 I am aware of what the rice bowl means in this context. But still, come on
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Published by Swiss James on 06 Aug 2009
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
128RMB = 19USD = 11GBP = 99WTF
I’m not sure how much 128RMB buys where you come from, but back in Doncaster you could buy a whole apple pie for that kind of money, and still have change to sprinkle it with five pound notes.
A guy at work told me all about them:
Guy at work: “The technology they use to grow these apples is very advanced, which makes them expensive”
Me: “So, do they taste good?”
Guy at work: “Nobody knows, they are too expensive to eat.”
Published by Swiss James on 15 May 2009
There’s something very old-fashioned and pleasing about the packaging on this soap. I was oddly drawn to it, and even bought a cake during a recent trip to the Supermarket.
Obviously I’m never going to actually use it though. I’m not a woman.
Published by Swiss James on 13 May 2009
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Published by Swiss James on 29 Apr 2009
Martina Navratilova
I spotted tennis legend Martina Navratilova outside Zhongshan Park at the weekend.
Tried to talk to her but she didn’t want to know, typical.
Published by Swiss James on 08 Apr 2009
What a weird week I’m having. Last night I had to work overtime- started at about midnight, carried on until about now.
Sleeping in the airport hotel then going back to work when I wake up.
The boss brought me and the other fellas a typical Shanghainese breakfast as we were finishing our shift. I’ve never been so grateful for a plastic bag full of warm Soya milk.
Published by Swiss James on 18 Mar 2009
These guys must have been stood in front of that poster for 5 full minutes.
By the time they left, there were two little puddles of drool on the floor.
Published by Swiss James on 27 Feb 2009
Check this out then:
It’s a jigsaw puzzle of China where each province is a different piece. Me and her bought it on Fuzhou Lu and put it together back at home.
Was a pretty good test of how well we know the geography of China (of course the names help, Hebei is further north than Henan you know…) and we finished the thing in about 10 minutes.
If there was a similar map of English counties I’d still be trying to finish the thing- everywhere below Nottingham is just “down South” to me.
Chinese provnices jigsaw
5RMB from a bookstore on Fuzhou LuÂ
