Saturday, 25 July 2026

Professionally Phone Service

When my sister went to a phone shop in Hong Kong, and asked for a new phone case, to cover the scratch.  It turned out well.

I got replacement phone and need a screen cover.  I could not be bother to save a few quid, so I went to a shop, and they applied it for me.  Perfectly aligned and no debris, that's worth the money.

Thursday, 23 July 2026

Shit Online Shop

My friend asked me to place an order for her, she hadn't properly vetted the company, and I just followed the instruction .  Days go by, no communications.  I followed up and no reply.  So I asked for a refund, which was promptly processed by the payment company.

I later looked up this online shop, absolutely shit.  Always check trustpilot...

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

Pistachio Bubble Tea

I was deciding which bubble tea to have, and I stick with my normal ones, brown, purple or green.  Now, there is a second green one, pistachio.  I decided to get a taro at the end.  Pistachio bubble tea would just be too English...

Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Freezer Scraps

We found an old box of meatball pearl barley, and I had that for my lunch.  We really should turn over food more often in the freezer...

Monday, 20 July 2026

Lardy Risks

My friends were growing confidence in their Cantonese palate, and they wanted to venture outside the safe space I created for them.  Of course they have my blessing, and I provided no comment and judgement on their choices.  They clearly forgot everything in Cantonese has pork and lard, unless otherwise specified.  Just don't remind the vegetarian.

Sunday, 19 July 2026

Pride Discounts

The Leeds pride was trying to extended to the Saturday, so we popped in town to have a look.  

We also made use of some Pride discount, went to play some games in the arcade.  It was fun, the big pop it game is a new game in my arcade career, glad we have ticked it.

Saturday, 18 July 2026

Summer Hot Pot

We had a break in the hot weather, so we jumped in to have a hot pot.  It was a very simple affair, maybe it is just more suited for colder times...

Friday, 17 July 2026

Caramel Drizzle Chicken

I saw this in the Irish Chopstix, and I thought it was Irish food, as it turns out, it is very much available in England...



Thursday, 16 July 2026

Hot Honey

I had to explain what "Hot Honey" is, and I think it is an English version of the sweet chilli sauce, which is Thai.

Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Local Cricket

I went to a local cricket game on the weekend.  It was interesting to watch, for a bit.  It was fine in the shade with some breeze, but I am not sure I could stand in the sun for hours.

Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Key Fob Battery

Fradley sometimes cannot detect the fob, so I change the battery, let see if it helps.  I need to buy more next time.

Monday, 13 July 2026

Kirkdale Ford

Calimoto took us through a ford, Kirkdale Ford, quite a big one.  It has been very dry, so the ford was dry, but plenty of debris.  

Sunday, 12 July 2026

Race for Life Pretty Muddy

There was supposedly a market festival event in Temple Newsam, so I cycled there to have a look.  When I got there, it was Cancer Research Race for Life - Pretty Muddy.  It was interesting to watch.  It also looked pretty muddy.

Saturday, 11 July 2026

Friday, 10 July 2026

Tap Watering

It has come to this time of the year, when I have to water my plants with dish water, shower water and actual tap water...  I am not looking forward to the water bill.

Thursday, 9 July 2026

Chain It

I had to park on the street, and all the signs say chain it, so I was moving my heavy chain around.  That is the price to pay for security.

Wednesday, 8 July 2026

Off-grid Solar One Year On

One year, it has provided 100kWh worth of hot teas.  The least used month is November. 



Tuesday, 7 July 2026

Tomatoes Suckers

The warm weather is making everything grows, including all the tomatoes and their suckers.  I really need to keep on top of those suckers.

Monday, 6 July 2026

Tomatoes Plants Giveaway

After the initial rounds of tomatoes seedlings give away, I still had a few.  We managed to give them all away.  Let's see how my 10 tomatoes in the ground will do this year.

Sunday, 5 July 2026

Travel Insurance Payout

After 3 weeks of my recent travel delay, my travel insurance has paid out.  I didn't stay at the most expensive places, as the place I chose are just local to where I was and needed to be.  And I am happy that the travel insurance has worked.