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Five Online Predictions for 2007 (or, everyone is is writing theirs so why can’t I!)

Well it’s the new year and my blog has certainly suffered from a considerable amount of neglect in the last few months. This in part is because my blogging efforts (not to mention real life efforts) have been swallowed up by this. However, I thought it would be fun to start the year by first, [...]

Perks of the World Traveller

Having been upgraded to Business class on my flight back to the UK two weeks ago, I felt that my years of flying back and forth from China to the UK were at last being rewarded with some perks. This made yesterdays events even more satisfactory – I arrived at the airport where they told [...]

Foot on the brake but the wheels still turn….

A few on friday, a few more on sunday, one last night. I see it is very much an organic process. I’m chiselling away at those irresistible urges one day at a time….

“What harm could one do?”

Okay, I actually smoked 3 cigarettes last night in a moment of weakness…
What can I say?
The truth is it is very hard to resist when surrounded by chain smokers. Blame delegation in action….
However the guilt today has hardened my resolve and I think I am even more commited as of today. We shall see. Friday [...]

Quitter

I woke up on tuesday morning with the usual part-ashtray feeling and decided enough was enough. I cleared the house of empty fag boxes, dumped the ashtrays at the back of a cupboard and hid all the lighters in a drawer. No distractions. No temptations. No fags.
Thursday today and so far so good except for [...]

Marmite delivered globally!

Recently I discovered I was running low on the great British institution that is Marmite. I did some some Googling and to my great surprise discovered that it is for sale on Amazon.com. Worldwide shipping! Brilliant!

Knightons Portrait

I was browsing the web earlier and somehow stumbled upon a drawing of the house I grew up in. It seems the new owners must have had it commissioned. Amazing what you can find on the Interweb.

UPDATE: My father spoke to the new owners and apparently the artist saw a picture of the house in [...]

Problems Submitting Comments

It seems that there was recently a problem with submitting comments to posts. This should now be working. Please let me know if you still have problems by emailing me at: “olly” @ “saltedlolly.com”. Thanks.

Mongolian Rug

I bought this beautiful rug in Mongolia which you can see here modeled by Robbie.

Mopedophiles No More

Today is my birthday. Generally a day for receiving but as I left the office just now I discovered that it is also a day of taking away. My groovy red scooter has been stolen. Never again shall I cruise the highways of the ‘Jing in such style. I hope the thief gets hit by [...]


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Salted Lolly is the blog of Olly Stedall, a Brit living and working in Beijing, China. Why Salted Lolly you ask? Well it's an anagram of Olly Stedall, which may not be a great name but hopefully it's better than the alternative - Versatile Doll (!) - an anagram of Oliver Stedall.

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