Well, its still very cold here in Changchun and tomorrow its the start of the Spring Festival. I am now on a holiday for 12 days or so and it is very welcome! We have just finished intensives plus our regular classes, so am very tired! The theme of the Intensives was The Sea, so for the classes they learned different animals and learned songs and performances to show their parents at the end of two weeks. Then another batch of intensives and children for two weeks had to do the same.

So i now have a PS3, obviously much cheaper than back home in England!, also have Ninja Gaiden Sigma (very hard game) and Winning Eleven 2008. Planning to get Devil May Cry 4 and Dynasty Warriors 6 as well soon. Need to get a HDTV to get the best out of the PS3- they are probably expensive but not as much as back home in England. I Havent been to the DVD shop in AGES, so ive probably got a lot of films to catch up on!

Aston Villa didnt sign anyone really, apart from Wayne Routledge, which was very disappointing as we have a small squad and injuries/suspension could end up being a problem as the season go on.

As for Shaun he is over six months now and growing very well! He is still shrieking and shouting loud- but no words yet apart from mumbling! He can roll over as it were, so you have to be careful not to take your eyes off him!