I am feeling a touch lazy today and can’t be bothered to cook for myself. Can’t be bothered much tackling the stairs to get to the BRT either but I will have to later, no way will I be noodling it two nights on the trot. I may go to Buddy’s, possibly try their pizza.
I washed my bathrobe and towels and then set off to try and find the shop where you buy gas. Located it, bought 100y worth, didn’t want to buy more as I had no conception of how many cubic metres I would get. Remember, I use just under one a day whereas electricity goes faster. Mind you, the electric is a mystery because when I had over 400 on the meter it was getting gobbled up but now it is below 200 it has slowed considerably. With that though I simply take the card and get a top up without handing over money.
Then I went to the underground cave near the BRT. I went there once when I first arrived and bought an ashtray and a couple of glasses, then got lost finding where I had come in (the escalators to go up were working) and had to huff and puff up ordinary stairs to escape. There are loads of stalls selling all manner of things so I hoped perhaps I could buy a dinner plate. I have three decent sized ones but really need a fourth. No luck. Plenty of stalls selling crockery but of course the Chinese don’t use proper plates, theirs are all starter plates. I think I either need to order online or take a trip to Homwo, which I might do before going to Buddy’s, after all, they are close together. I said I wouldn’t go there again as it’s like Hampton Court Maze and it took me ages to get out the last time and I only went for a fast dinner.
Went to the little shop to buy some cans and things and then to the stalls to get some pork on the bone. I fancied doing ham on the bone and had seen legs there. Or at least I thought I had. On closer inspection the narrow end of the “leg” has a snout attached! The idea of making ham out of a pig’s head rather put me off so I bought the usual type, a lump which filled the designated pan nicely for 43y but no bone. Amazing when you think that in restaurants the pork and chicken dishes you order almost always still have bones in them! It’ll be ready on Thursday, although I may host a meal (I really should invite Janet after her financial assistance since my arrival here) because I would love a lasagne. You can’t really make one for yourself (well I can’t) if your baking trays are all large. An idea just occurred to me though, I could buy those aluminium foil containers, make a load and freeze all bar one.
Back home I shoved the pork in the pot and added the honey, spice and salts and whacked it in the fridge. Oh, better check to see how much gas I got for my money! Turned on the hob and I had precisely as much as when I had left! What?? The idiotic notion that I may have paid the wrong gas company was swiftly dismissed as they wouldn’t have been able to use my gas card. Maybe it takes a while. I decided not to text Brenda in case it transpired I was an idiot. You see, they assume you know these things and I have never had to use a card for energy.
After a while I wondered if……………
I opened the door of the meter and sure enough there was a slot. Could it be I have to put the card in? Yes!!! Phew, good job I never texted! I was very pleasantly surprised to see that 100y gave me 60 metres, enough for two months at least.
This PPPOE internet dialup so far has been exactly as Kevin said it would be - very fast in the morning but slowing down as the day progresses. I do hope it’s a reasonable speed tonight because I would like to stream the England v S Africa game tonight. As for the football, I only found out we played the Auld Enemy yesterday when I went on Facebook!
Ok, I’m off out again to forage for a plate and some food. I am also taking the camera on the off chance there’s another opera in the square. Of course my taking a camera is almost certain to ensure there isn’t!
1845
All done. Plate, mugs and a new cheese grater bought in Homwo and after an hour of following misleading signs I finally got out. I did try out Buddy’s pizzas and wished I hadn’t. It was no better than those cheap frozen ones you can buy in supermarkets so other than the fact I had a nice student waitress to chat to, it was a waste of money. Of course, you don’t know until you try and now I know. The next time I go I may try a steak, they always look nice when I see someone else eating one but that may be next month. I still have a couple of things to buy before the weather gets really cold and to be honest I could do with new trainers, the old ones are a year old and there’s not much fabric between my soles and the pavement!
No opera in the square but plenty of ancient relics watching two antiques singing and playing a traditional Chinese instrument. Sounded awful but the wrinklies were enjoying it.
See if you can spot the mistake in the yellow photo.
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