Aaah, Christmas!

Christmas is coming! And how exciting to be back in the UK, where Christmas is celebrated with more than a token flashing light and strip of tinsel!

I landed at about 3.30pm on Sunday and made it to the Albion, secret Santa present wrapped and in hand, to hit the Jesus Christmas dinner 2009. Well done Caro for organising! It was great to see so many of us together again - from places as far away as California, Brazil, China and Clapham - enjoying a good catch up as if no time had passed at all. This is exactly what I love about Christmas! Nice one, friends.

PLUS there is SNOW! It's slushy, and it's causing havoc - but hey, that's Britain and we wouldn't have it any other way.....

BA strike action - a blessing in disguise!*

BA strike action for 22 December - 2 January has been all over the press, and I have a couple of things to say....

Firstly, what a HORRIBLE workforce that would vote 80% in favour of cancelling 1 million people's Christmas holidays. Mean, horrible, selfish people.

Secondly, thanks to BA for their flexi-ticket policy, which enabled me to bag a coveted spot on the flight back the Blighty on Sunday as opposed to risking my festive season and waiting until my scheduled flight on Wednesday. Good times ahead!

UPDATE: nice one, legal system - see this link for why!

* I realise it is not a blessing in disguise for the other 999,999 who face the threat of not making it home for Christmas.

Jimmy Schnooze

Here I am checking out the Jimmy Choo for H&M range, and don't I look excited about it?! One good thing about China is that there is no stampede to snap up all these goodies (not least because queueing overnight in subzero temperatures would be asking a lot....).

In any event, the collection was overpriced, dull and tacky. Come on, Jimmy! Step it up.

Spotted in Sanlitun: a very lost black cab!