Brit living in Hong Kong. Always trying to be the person my dog thinks I am. Haven’t changed my profile pic since 2009.
Joined March 2007
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1. Shanghai authorities have reportedly sealed up residential buildings and closed off streets with 2 metre-tall green fencing in the city.
This prompted fresh complaints online, which pointed out the potential fire hazard of having sole entrances blocked off.
📸: Social media
1. China has imposed a phased lockdown in Shanghai to contain the current surge of Covid-19 infections.
The eastern half of the city will be under a lockdown from today until Friday (April 1), following which its Western half will begin a similar lockdown.
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Claire Watson retweeted
7 Apr 2022
“The neighborhood committee responded that it reacted poorly…The committee promised to compensate the owner.”
There’s no compensation that can right this wrong.
7 Apr 2022
A netizen who posted the video said a corgi was beaten motionless and removed in a plastic bag after the dog followed its owner, who was heading to a central quarantine site. shine.cn/news/metro/22040740…
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Claire Watson retweeted
5 Apr 2022
Some analysis from me on #China's current #Covid situation, with #Shanghai and other cities locked down right now, in this piece... bbc.com/news/world-asia-chin…
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Claire Watson retweeted
5 Apr 2022
A question being asked of #China’s government officials: what’s the medical advantage of forcing asymptomatic infected people to move to #Covid isolation centres rather than just letting people remain at home in isolation? They potentially risk infecting others making deliveries?
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4 Apr 2022
@outschool hi - I’m having payment issues; after paying for a few classes stripe then no longer accepts my credit card. I’ve done this with 2 cards from different banks and the same problem, so doubt it’s related to my banks. Tech support just keeps referring me to my bank
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4 Apr 2022
Your classes are amazing and my kids are really enjoying and benefitting from them so really want to be able to continue
Claire Watson retweeted
25 Oct 2021
My friend posted this...I am cracking up
Took the cat to the vet and she's pregnant (see 3rd picture)
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Claire Watson retweeted
11 Apr 2020
This NASA astronaut spent than a year in space. These are his tips to get you through self-isolation:
• Make a plan for each day
• Find things to look forward to
• Keep a good attitude
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Claire Watson retweeted
9 Apr 2020
Some sports are slower. More about the strategy.
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Claire Watson retweeted
18 Nov 2019
When you see human chains of scores of young middle-class professionals passing chunks of brick from hand to hand up to a footbridge to be thrown at police, you know something in a society is broken...
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Claire Watson retweeted
28 Apr 2019
#Derek says ~ RT if you are kind to #animals ❤️.
#DerekSays ~ #KindnessIsMagic ❤️.
❤️#AnimalRights ❤️
❤️#AnimalWelfare ❤️
❤️#AnimalLovers ❤️
🚫 #AnimalCruelty 🚫
🚫 #AnimalAbuse 🚫
🚫#AnimalTesting🚫
@RickyGervais
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22 Apr 2019
Why does yoga make me better at everything else, but everything else makes me worse at yoga (specifically the asana aspect)???
2 Oct 2018
Husband’s gardening leave starts today. He’s having a go at being a stay at home dad for a few months.
Day 1: “can you pick Juno up from school as I want to go for a run but won’t have enough time” #stayathomesurvival
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6 Sep 2018
Stumbled across @SachaBaronCohen’s Who Is America. This is brilliant. Better than Ali G! Also loving the 1st result I got when googling “Sacha Baron Cohen” is Roy Moore suing him! thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief…
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26 Aug 2018
Jake’s hiding from the thunder and lightning - very very frightening indeed!! #jakethedog #HongKong #weather #Thunderstorms
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Claire Watson retweeted
18 Aug 2018
We mourn the loss of Kofi Annan, a relentless champion for peace and a passionate ambassador for Sesame Street and the world’s children.
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