Some friends of mine have recently returned from China. This is not their first visit. They have seen tremendous changes in the past decade or so. Clearly the eras of western supremacy are drawing to an end and now China and India will be soon replacing Europe as the supreme world authorities. I met up with them today and looked through the wonderful photographs that they had returned with. We had some wonderful dim sum at a restaurant I'd greatly recommend. Go to: http://www.yi-ban.com (Select the docklands branch). The food is wonderful and the outlook stunning.
I was then presented with a wonderful souvenir of their trip - not valuable but such fun. It was an alarm clock . The face of the clock has an enormous picture of Chairman Mao with his right arm outstretched. Beneath him is an army of workers soldiers and peasants linked arm in arm celebrating his glories. The best bit though is the fact that as the clock ticks Chairman Mao's outstretched arm waves in benediction over his supporters. I love it!
For those wanting to know where the title of this comes from - it is from a monologue by Joyce Grenfell.
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