| We learnt yesterday of the death of Jiajia's Uncle, who we have always affectionally referred to as "Druncle" on account of his love of booze. The authorities believe he actually died some time last week, but no one noticed. He was a strange guy to say the least. For a start, he wasn't actually Jiajia's uncle - just a guy who Jiajia's "Gran" once used to look after (and her Gran was actually her great Aunt). But when Gran, on her deathbed, made Jiajia promise to look after Druncle, Jiajia solemnly agreed. |  |
Druncle never managed to hold down a job, so JiaJia has been sending him enough money to live on every month for decades. Druncle was an odd guy - refusing to wash or change his clothes. He spent his days sleeping, drinking and smoking. I drove him home recently after he shared a (final) Spring Festival meal with us and his flat looked and stank like a rubbish tip. Overall, a sad end to a pretty sad life.
