Escaping the Wall

Blocked again, but I've managed to procure the use of Seamus's dirty Mac while he runs half way around the world home in search of a Chinese work visa. It has some fancy programme thing to get around the Great Firewall of China that I don't rightly understand, but well, it's not for the likes of us to question how things work, is it?

Apparently it's Easter weekend, a fact that has sadly passed me by due, for the most part, to China's shocking lack of interest in chocolate eggs. When will this country learn? Choosing to celebrate the death (and consequent rebirth) of your spiritual leader by consuming large chocolate eggs is the way of the future! Wouldn't work for Ganesh though - all the eggs would melt in India. I do like the elephant head motif though.... perhaps we could work something out that includes both.

back to blog basics

After more than two weeks, I am once again able to post! Due to the increasing power of bloggers in China, the government periodically gets cold feet about their nationals talking openly about taboo subjects and blocks various blogging sites. Like eblogger. Right so, for fear of further shut downs, I'll make a quick update, in point form:

• Happy birthday to Jeni, whose birthday was last week. My present is, as always, in the post.



• Fabulous few days of international football saw the mighty Northern Ireland (the best little team in the world) win away to Liechtenstein (1-4) and at home to Sweden (2-1)! Silencing all critics, St. David Healy was scorer of all bar one of Norn Irun's goals. Classic stuff.





• Saw the amazing 300. It's great. I wanted to hurt things for days afterwards, but all Persian hunts I tried to organize did not materialize due to lack of interest. But I'll get them, mark my words.



• We got a government! The cloud of idiocy has temporarily left our borders and the Reverend Ian is sitting down with Gerry in order to form a real live government for Northern Ireland! May 8th is the date, so here's to hoping we get there with no hiccups/Stormont fisticuffs/Michael Stone rampages. Just in time for marching season.
  



• Finally bought a new cap. I'm very particular about my caps, and it takes me ages to find one I like. Last one was eaten by Rambo, the one before that was stolen by monkeys in Vietnam. Damn monkeys.



• I'm struggling finding things to fill this list. Haven't done all that much. Poker night, lots of eating out, gym visits..... The weather was pretty nice though, until the other day when thunderstorms came.



• Two TV Splitters. Oh yes.