Category Archives: Current Affairs

Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on March 14, 2010 by WoAi

Today is the 4th Sunday of Lent, which means (in Britain) it’s mother’s day. Lots of Brits living in China will forget because there’s no reminder of it here. I believe the Chinese follow the Americans and celebrate some time … Continue reading →

Posted in Britain, Current Affairs | 8 Comments

Avatar Banned?

Posted on January 20, 2010 by WoAi

Well actually, no, it has not been banned, but that is how the western media seem to be reporting this news. It appears that the 2D version is being withdrawn, but the 3D version is still going strong. Now riddle … Continue reading →

Posted in Censorship, Current Affairs, Entertainment | 30 Comments

Akmal Shaikh, RIP

Posted on December 30, 2009 by WoAi

I was saddened to read that at 10.30am yesterday, China executed Briton Akmal Shaikh after he was caught with 4kg of heroin in his luggage as he entered China in 2007. The British government has angrily condemned the execution and … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 28 Comments

Volvo, Welcome To The Party!

Posted on December 24, 2009 by WoAi

So following the sale by General Motors of that all-American icon Hummer to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company Ltd, Ford confirmed the sale of Swedish car brand Volvo to Zhejiang based Geely. My favourite part of the story was … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Current Affairs | 8 Comments

Dead Again

Posted on December 23, 2009 by WoAi

In July I read that MJ had passed away and it’s one of those moments where you read the headline then read it again because you can’t believe what you just read. Well, it happened again on Monday when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Entertainment | 16 Comments

Winter Rears Its Ugly Head

Posted on November 2, 2009 by WoAi

Up until today, we had been enjoying glorious autumn weather. All weekend was still tee shirt weather here in Shanghai, but all that sadly came to an abrupt end this morning and the first signs of winter have appeared. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, This is how we do it | 17 Comments

Trouble At Sea

Posted on October 23, 2009 by WoAi

Gosh, you blink and 3 or 4 days pass between blog posts. I don’t apologise. It’s a very delicate balance between having a life and having a blog and many people aren’t able to pull it off successfully, opting for … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 29 Comments

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts In Shanghai

Posted on October 20, 2009 by WoAi

I spotted this walking around Wu Jiang Lu after a visit to Marks & Spencer at the weekend. 10th December 2009 is the day Krispy Kreme comes to Shanghai. I can feel my waistline expanding as I write this! (Apologies … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Current Affairs, Food | 37 Comments

The Night Of Sevens

Posted on August 26, 2009 by WoAi

Today is the 7th day or the 7th moon (month) according to the lunar calendar, which is known as Qixi Festival (七夕节) or night of the sevens. But it’s also known as the Chinese Valentines Day, so Chinese couples (and … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Love and romance | 8 Comments

Not So Happy Valley Theme Park

Posted on August 7, 2009 by WoAi

Due to open this summer, the Happy Valley Sheshan theme park has hit a few snags during its soft opening according to the Shanghai Daily. Here’s a few of the highlights: Some people were stuck by the park’s star free-fall … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Current Affairs, This is how we do it | 10 Comments