There is a serious point to all of this though, as I do need to figure what I am going to do on the commute to work everyday now.

I use a VPN for my laptop but I refuse to put one on my phone.

Something I find strange and interesting is the political podcasts that I listen to are not available on Apple phones in China without use of VPN. But they are available on Huawei phones in China without needing a VPN.

So Apple is even more obedient to Chinese domestic regulations than Huawei.

Such an incredible tournament for China U23 GK Li Hao. He has kept a clean sheet in every game and is being referred to as "the Great Wall".

I really hope that Shanghai Shenhua makes him a priority signing in this transfer window.

So pleased for David Turnbull. It hasn't fully clicked for him at Cardiff City but FairPlay he scored such a beautiful goal in a crucial game for us today. Also a big shout out to Ollie tanner as well, who after a long injury contributed with 2 crucial assists for the team.

Ah so annoying!!, I've just been transferring my WeChat chat history over to my new iPhone for the last 2 hours, and with 20 minutes to go, it stopped and now I need to start the transfer all over again😮‍💨

Here we go again.

The CFA announced that the China League One club Shanghai Jiading Huilong has been officially renamed Ningbo FC, and the club has been relocated to Ningbo.

I always find relocations distasteful but maybe Ningbo fc can now flourish as they step out of Port's and Shenhua's shadow.

Also just got my new iPhone and I am thrilled that it can power the livescore app to actually work properly on my phone. Before I couldn't access lineups and match stats etc... so I am so happy to have all these features of the app at my fingertips.

Cardiff (1st) vs Bradford (3rd) away is a huge game for the bluebirds today. Winning this crucial game could be pivotal in the quest for promotion back to the championship💙

I am so confused: what is the actual purpose of accepting a Nobel peace medal as a gift from the actual winner when you yourself haven't yet won it? A medal is just a medal and is meaningless if you haven't won it yourself.

Does anyone actually enjoy playing sports games these days? I used to love playing Fifa, Madden, NBA etc.... but the thought of playing these games actually drives me to sleep these days.

The only sports games I can get myself motivated to play are wrestling games or F1.

One thing I have to say about the story of Kemi Badenoch sacking Robert Jenerick over "plotting" today, is that British politics is never boring🍿

This is not what I had in mind when I signed up to Club Nintendo

There was once a beautiful story about football, how the Brits and the Germans came together and called a truce on Christmas Day to play a football match with each other. Thats the true spirit of football and why a World Cup boycott must never be pursued.

Hot take: I've never been a fan of people who largely have very little interest in sport, then who try to hijack sports to make grand political gestures and ruin the game for actual sports fans.

Don't support sport tournament boycotts, support the beautiful game.

So after several years of not using an iPhone, I've decided to bite the bullet and rejoin the apple family. The next big decision is which colour iPhone to get.

Positive news: My wife's hometown- Shijiazhuang will get a high speed rail connection to Shanghai from January 26th this month, so that will cut our travel time down by 1 hour 30 minutes for the Chinese new year🧧

Not a bad day, I signed a new and improved 2 year contract extension at Shanghai WFLA. Also one of my students got accepted into Oxford University and another one of my students got accepted into LSE but is just waiting for a decision from Cambridge now.

So if your team has already been eliminated from the NFL playoffs, which team are you now hoping wins it and why?

“Just joined Bluesky, here goes nothing!”