Monthly Archives: December 2010

WoAi Bids Farewell To 2010

Posted on December 31, 2010 by WoAi

All that’s left of the London snow in WoAi’s front garden Well it’s suddenly December 31st and 2010 is disappearing almost as quickly as the snow in London. So without further ado, here’s WoAi’s roundup of the year. There’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Britain, Current Affairs, My Life | 14 Comments

The Peking Pound

Posted on December 29, 2010 by WoAi

First day of the Harrods sale in London I’m only in London for a short time and because of the holidays, there are only 3 working days in the entire trip to get things done (today, tomorrow and Friday). But … Continue reading →

Posted in Britain, Business, Fashion, Shopboy | 19 Comments

Photo Review Of 2010

Posted on December 28, 2010 by WoAi

If like me, you enjoy photography and have a bad memory, you will most certainly enjoy The Big Picture, a photographic look back on the major events of this year that is about to come to an end. This is … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back To Britain

Posted on December 26, 2010 by WoAi

It’s of course lovely to be back, but as with any place, Britain has it’s fair share of irritating things. Occasionally I get angry Chinese readers on my blog who take offence at the negative China posts, but there’s really … Continue reading →

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The Road Home

Posted on December 26, 2010 by WoAi

After a 5 day delay, the journey back to London was pretty smooth. Knowing there would be no opportunity to do any Christmas shopping in London, I had one last Christmas gift to buy and picked up a nice bottle … Continue reading →

Posted in Britain, My Life, Travel | 11 Comments

London Baby, Maybe!

Posted on December 24, 2010 by WoAi

So finally, I’m sitting in the departure lounge at Shanghai airport waiting to board flight BA169 heading for London. What a week it’s been. I’ve been fairly calm, although yesterday for the first time I started imagining being home for Christmas … Continue reading →

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Posted on December 22, 2010 by WoAi

Text from BA yesterday morning to tell me the flight was cancelled So Sunday, Monday and Tuesday’s flights were all cancelled. BA don’t fly on Wednesday to London from SH and Thursday’s flight not surprisingly, is fully booked. So I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Arrrrggghhh!, Britain, My Life, Travel | 11 Comments

Merry Xmas From …. Shanghai

Posted on December 20, 2010 by WoAi

Well, some of you will already know from my tweets that my flight was canceled on Sunday morning. The plane never left London so I felt it wasn’t worth showing up at the airport hoping to get away. I called … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life, Travel | 25 Comments

‘Twas The Caturday Before Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2010 by WoAi

I’m flying to London tomorrow, weather permitting. Most of England is covered in snow after a fresh round of snowfall yesterday and many airports have been closed, so let’s see if I get held up or diverted. If all goes … Continue reading →

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S-s-s-snow

Posted on December 16, 2010 by WoAi

The view from WoAi’s apartment this morning So as predicted by those weather people a day earlier, Shanghai has its first snowfall this winter. It’s so cold in my office I had to start a small fire in my room … Continue reading →

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