Chain Wax

 I cleaned up the chain and applied new lubricant.  I had this bottle of chain wax for a long while, I am not sure if it is going to be better, I would never know...

Week 3 Unpacking

I am still unpacking weeks after the holiday.  I just remember I got more snacks that I had not found, then I decided to go through the pile again, and found them!  I wonder if I am done done unpacking yet.

Butter

People sometimes says "Lurpak is the best butter", when they say that, they are usually refers to the spreadable, which has a significant portion of vegetable oils, and a bunch of other chemicals.

Just stick with butter and use some effort to spread it.

100th Years Old Birthday Card

Someone told me their parent's 100th birthday card from the king is hand delivered.  There are so many what-ifs follow-up questions!

Insoles

I have loads of insoles at home.  I finally decided to put them in.  There is no reason why they are only called when the original insoles are worn.  Both protecting the original insole and provide additional cushioning, there is no reason why they should be left to deteriorate in the cupboard.

Electric Toothbrush Postmortem

A toothbrush suddenly died.  I found some tutorials on how to take it apart.  As soon as I tried to take it apart, it started leaking, water.  It was a quick repair turned post mortem session.  

MP3 Player

My MP3 player is full, so I cannot add my new Mr Children albums on.  Then I remember, my car is the MP3 player, I only need the USB.  So I moved my music across to a bigger USB!  I cannot wait to add the new songs in.

Meanwhile, the old MP3 player is now free for the dance music!

Brie Everything

We are still working on our Brie stash.  Brie in burrito, certainly.  Risotto, might as well.  They thicken the Bolognese nicely.  They melt and disappear, just stick them in!

Peak Time Groceries Shopping

I have not done groceries shopping at peak time for a long time... It was very congested in Lidl, it is so busy and loud that you cannot think.  The trolley was too big for the situation.  I will remember to avoid peak times.

Christmas Clearance

Just when we thought the Christmas Clearance would have all been cleared up, we spotted some goodies, by now, the prices are very good too!  

English Conveyor Belt Sushi

We thought we would go to Yo! Just to experience the English conveyor belt.  It is very different to the ones I have.  This conveyor is on table level. The sushi has met the English's expectations... The miso was extremely disappointing....

Multipurpose Wrap

I got some marked down chapati.  I thought we can make some burritos, but someone tries to tell me not all wraps are the same.  They are, really...

2025 Solar Review

It has done exceptionally well 2025, beyond expectations! Keep it going!

Big Freeze 2026

We came back from unseasonably warm Hong Kong to the big freeze.  I am very grateful with my heated screen.

Cold Tyres

I often remind people to check their tyres as the season changes.  The temperature has dropped some 10C, Danny's tyre warning popped up to remind me.  At least I feel like I did get £1 worth of air this time.

English Curry

We met up with some friends in the outskirts of York. I thought we should go for curry than the pubs.  Those were probably the most English curries I had... Maybe we should have gone to the pub...

Dryer

We are so grateful of our dryer! Maybe it is something I need to consider...

Gofuku

So when I was looking at the directory for Kimono, I found Gofuku instead. It is very interesting.

Arithmetic

Now I don't need to learn a new language, I added some maths into the app.  So far so easy, it is a good brain exercise.

New Year's Day Shopping

Some of the supermarkets are not open on New year's day, so we went to the nearest supermarket.  We were glad the roads were quiet.  

We were exhausted, so we did the basic shopping and didn't dig into the new years' sale. 

We managed to get two loads of washing done.  Otherwise, it was a simple rest day!

Journey to the East: Day 19 Travels

We boarded the plane, we decided to watch The Roses and had another dinner before going to bed.  We slept relatively well. Before we landed in Frankfurt, we managed to have a warm egg tart and the breakfast dim sum.  

When the announcement came saying we are arriving late, I asked the flight attendance if there is anything we can do.  They moved us to the business class empty seat for the last hour of the flight.

When we landed in Frankfurt, we rushed to the other gate.  We arrived at the gate as indicated in the boarding pass.  When we were boarded, it started snowing, and the plane has to be deiced.  Eventually we took off.

Despite the delay, we arrived back in London in good time.  We bookended our holiday with an M&S lunch.  We boarded the coach and went back to Leicester.

Coincidently, the same taxi driver took us home. At last.  We unpacked, showered and had dinner.  Just when we went to best, the first fireworks started popping, I found my earplugs in the dark and went back to bed.  Let the resting begin!