Amsterdam!!

Back from a fantastic wee trip to Amsterdam, what a lovely city
It has so much to offer as a cheap getaway (only cost £45 return).

I was really taken aback by the amazing beauty in this city especially with the reputation that Amsterdam has. The canals are every where all the buildings are stunning and the small bridges are so quaint. Another thing that struck me was the sense of social togetherness. Let me explain. On a tram in the dam you will find Kids, young people, adults and elderly people and they will be from different social and economic backgrounds. The same was true for the bicycles everyone rode them! I even managed to pick one up for Roy, Micah's flat mate amazing!!


Managed to hit a few sites when i was there too. Went for a tour of the Ajax stadium and when i was there they unveiled their new star winger awesome!!!


I also visited the van Gogh museum and the sunflower were mine for all of 10 seconds. Was a good museum but i can only take so much of art museums so i didn't spend all day in there.

Also went to Artis Zoo. I hadn't been to a zoo in so long and i guess i rediscovered a love for them. Was kinda sad though seeing such amazing creatures in such small surroundings. The zoo has 700 different species of animal but is in a relatively small area. i could have spent all day there. Sea Lions are cool!!!

At night we went to a small local pub, the alto jazz club and a squatters house( squatting is legal). Its such a great city if you love jazz music.

Had such an amazing few days. It was a joy to hang out with a true friend for my time there.

Thanks to Micah for being a fantastic host.
Cheers

Freedom and the Dam

So i can now emerge from my deep hole of revision and boredom.

Thank goodness there all over!! I think i have done ok....ish last one was a pain but who cares there over.

So i can now show you all the pictures of the snow we had three weeks ago what an amazing time we had. There was around 8 of us up in belfast at the time and we must have had near 6 inches over the course of the night so here for your appreciation are some of the pics:





So anyway that was loads of fun and such a welcome distraction from revision!!!

so i now depart of to the land of amsterdam for 4 days to visit my good friend micah. should be good banter so i shall post another update when i get back

My wee cousin joins the blog revolution!

Welcome inconsiderate dave to the blogging world,

Did i tell you he decided to go and plan the wedding for when im out of the country!!!

tut tut

Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up Look Sharp Vs. The Knife - Heartbeats

I love mash up's i.e. two songs blended into one, enjoy!!

Also check out The apples and the song "killing" micah you will love it!!

Revision i hate it

So once again the dreaded revision period has begun for myself and all my student friends out there, man it sucks. I don't know whats worse actually revising or trying earnestly to distract yourself from doing it then kicking yourself for wasting your time!!

For me its the first time in three years that i will have sat exams that actually go towards something so I'm sorta silently bricking it especially since i need to pass them all in order to possibly go and study in the states next year( For those who don't know i have applied to the British council to hopefully study in an American university all next year and they pay for everything, excellent!!) I feel like i have put all my eggs in this one basket and that sorta stresses me out slightly.

Anyway id better start drinking more coffee and get back to my revision, my distraction time is now over!

happy new year by the way

Christmas

So after a brief flurry of activity on my wee blog i did the inevitable thing and forgot about posting for ages, and so i revisit my short blog once more to wish you all a very merry Christmas.

I'm finally beginning to get into the festive way of things. This year is going to be that bit more exciting as my two wee nieces are flying over for a week, along with my brother and sister in law. This means that Santa is properly coming to my house this year. Loads of presents under the tree, leaving biscuits and milk out for Santa and a wee carrot for the reindeer oh how exciting!!! However Erin and myself are probably the most excited we're already in that hyper faze of laughing for no reason and Erin keeps skipping and falling over!!



Have a great Christmas everyone and I'll hopefully be blogging in the new year.


P.S I've heard this is all the rage in japan those innovators!

A list (2)

OK so i would just like to point out that i don't actually agree with a lot of the view points expressed in the list below.

Its not meant to cause offence just like the wee strange list that girls like about boys supposedly smelling and such like.