tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62611852011-04-21T19:35:18.138+01:00Keepin' it between the hedges!Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.comBlogger921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-73964508214486389492009-03-16T00:15:00.006Z2009-03-16T00:43:03.799Z

Heaven:Man Utd v LiverpoolHeaven's Dream:Dream Comedy:Men with the words: No words:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ubJp6rmUYM

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-21266480121488799592009-01-24T19:39:00.005Z2009-01-24T20:28:02.906Z

And finally this....We are all gonna die_Slider

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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-37760166188092131762007-10-08T12:24:00.000+01:002008-12-11T10:33:59.182Z

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-79628783558919078212007-09-10T10:03:00.000+01:002007-09-10T10:19:07.287+01:00

http://view.break.com/355948 - Watch more free videos

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-64496719272352129922007-07-07T16:41:00.000+01:002007-07-07T16:50:27.860+01:00

This is what it's all about - working with volunteers - This is the pay-off, and makes it all worthwhile.http://www.serve.ie/index.php?pageID=1023Off to Zimbabwe myself on Tuesday.....will try to update along the way!

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-80491461369764046222007-06-28T11:13:00.000+01:002007-06-28T11:25:52.064+01:00

This is from a radio show (http://www.todayfm.com/) in Ireland. The DJ, Ray Foley and his team are trying to knock Rihanna's song "Umbrella" off the top of the Irish Download charts so they are asking people to buy JOURNEY's song "Don't stop believing" to try to get the most random thing into the number one spot instead!! They update the shows blog every day - Funny stuff!http://

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-31797908887294371792007-02-27T16:24:00.000Z2007-02-27T16:25:48.904Z

Unfortunately don't happy the copyright for the accompnying music but hopefully you get the drift!!http://www.serve.ie

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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1172503844223695092007-02-26T15:23:00.000Z2007-02-26T15:30:44.233Z

I thought that I'd better post something here since it's been so bloody long since I posted anything, and the next thing you know, I'll be married!!Can't believe how quickly this year is going so far. I am bogged down with so much to do, getting ready for a wedding, getting the new house together, doing bits and pieces that have been neglected etc., and spending the other moments watching TV!!

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Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1156791772085681622006-08-28T19:53:00.000+01:002006-08-29T00:22:43.573+01:00

"Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got..."Yes, 7 years and almost 2 months later.....finally I have got the courage up to ask Sinead to marry me. Thank God she said YES!The reaction of most people isn't shock; it's more like "About bloody time for you!!"Well, it might have taken time but I made it worth the wait. Sinead and I are in the process of buying a house together and I brought her in

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It's all GO!Yes, you can pretty much scrap my last post, coz things have changed a bit!!I'm back working with SERVE, but this time (for the time-being), I'm working at home.We have been mad busy trying to organise our SERVE National Fundraising Day, FLIP FLOP FRIDAY!I won't expand on it here because that would take the fun out of you visiting our newly launched website -http://www.serve.ieand

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1141125347176906482006-02-28T10:51:00.000Z2006-02-28T11:15:47.220Z

It's been a while. I suppose the news has been short on the ground so there hasn't been blog-worthy things to write about.I have been job-searching for a while but also been kept busy at home and part-time working on the new SERVE website (due for launch shortly - I'll keep you informed - well worth the wait!) It's amazing how little spare time you have when you're job-searching to do anything

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1137066823542612452006-01-12T11:43:00.000Z2006-01-12T11:53:43.553Z

Hi there,Another quick post! Was just listening to the radio and Ray D'arcy interviewed a guy from England who is a member of the Roundabout Appreciation Society and has written two books about roundabouts and also has released a 2006 Roundabout calendar!! Whatever you call them, be it 'roundabout', 'traffic circle', 'traffic island', it still doesn't make sense that there's an appreciation

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1136803242257221202006-01-09T10:38:00.000Z2006-01-09T10:40:42.906Z

This is a preview of the new NBA ads on TNT. It's british comedy at its best.http://www.respectandtruth.com/index.phpCheck it!!!

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1136128849518576572006-01-01T15:08:00.000Z2006-01-01T15:20:49.560Z

Happy New YearOnce again, a time for resolutions, and good intentions. I am not going to record mine here because that makes it too obvious when I read this in February that I haven't stuck to them, so watch out in February for a posting and if I have actually kept my resolutions i will no doubt be shouting it out then!Last night we went to see the clsoing fireworks ceremony for the Cork

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Yes, it's been a while! I really should have placed a bet on my last posting. It could be pretty likely that the JCB song could be number 1 for Christmas! Ahh well, you live and learn.Been job-searching. It sucks. And to top it off I'm crap at interviews! Have been doing a bit of part-time school retreat work but everything else I seem to be getting involved with these days seems to be "

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1129801180730529132005-10-20T10:37:00.000+01:002005-10-20T10:39:40.736+01:00

Yes it's October but already rumours are out for a Christmas Number 1.Check it out, http://www.jcbsong.co.uk/jcbvideo.aspShort post. Post short.D

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1125532374011363712005-09-01T07:50:00.000+01:002005-09-01T00:52:54.016+01:00

So it's here already! Back home a few days now and it seems like I've never been away in some ways. 6 weeks is a long time in terms of being away from family and Sinead but in terms of being away on exposure, it really wasn't enough time. Hopefully it won't be long before some more of it can happen!Arrived in Dublin on the 29th and spent the night there. Drove to Cork on the 30th and it was a

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1124938115093900332005-08-25T03:32:00.000+01:002005-08-25T03:48:35.100+01:00

Hi,As you can see haven't had a whole lot of time to post. And this will also be short. Since writing last we have been kept busy every day. We visited the Akap Bata project in Tondo, which is a grass roots school which is run by volunteer teachers from the local area. Some of the conditions within the areas and the "schools" have to be seen to be believed but the intentions and

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1124098701404529362005-08-16T00:40:00.000+01:002005-08-15T10:38:21.413+01:00

Just back from Olongapo after one night there. It was a pity that Sunday was the day off so it was pretty quiet around PREDA for the day but I got to meet some of the drama group who had been in Ireland in June, so it was worth the trip. It was a pity we couldn't stay longer but we had to be back to go tomorrow to the Akap Bata in the morning. Met the two Irish lads who are on their placement

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1123905327226080812005-08-14T06:54:00.000+01:002005-08-13T04:55:27.230+01:00

Hi there,So it's Saturday the 13th of August today. We were due tobe out this morning on a Street Education programme but the area was flooded so our programme for the morning was cancelled. We have plans for this evening to bring the Street Kids from Sarnelli 2 out to the amusement park and then for food. Hopefully that will go ahead. If it doesn't, we are going to try to get the bus to

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1123498993598839662005-08-09T02:03:00.000+01:002005-08-08T12:03:13.890+01:00

HiFinished up in Bacolod from the retreat placement on Friday and in Manila today for day 1 of the next 16. Was expecting Manila to be a bit more full on from what the others had experienced but it's early days yet. Traffic is mental alright but it has been a good expereince so far. I just arrived today in Manila with Fiona Buggy and we went wandering in the rain. "Yeah! Just go straight on!" is

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1122628358192458712005-07-29T10:01:00.000+01:002005-07-29T10:12:38.196+01:00

Hey there,Two weeks down already in the Philippines. After a week in Cebu, flew the half hour to Bacolod and have been doing highschool retreats here. The first batch was a bit of a learning experience for all, but the second batch flew. Just finished the second batch today. They come in for three days , leaving early on the morning of the third day so thats where we are at today, just

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1121678091624199532005-07-18T10:12:00.000+01:002005-07-18T10:14:51.653+01:00

HiArrived in the Philippines a few days ago.We are down in the city now in Cebu on the internet. We got the Jeepeneys down, which are like mini-van taxis and they cost 6 pesos to go down the road. Great value considering the value of the currency is 1 euro = 65 pesos so ii think thats about 10 cent. And to get back to the retreat house we will probably get motorbike taxis. Mad isn't it? The

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1119817139400338442005-06-26T21:08:00.000+01:002005-06-26T21:18:59.406+01:00

In the wake of G8 debt relief, here in Ireland, we do not have to look to world leaders, or even rock stars in our time to see worthy volunteering efforts being made towards the help and empowerment of the poverty stricken nations of this world. SERVE is a new Irish initiative, inspired by the Irish Redemptorists, working in partnership with young Irish adults which in 2003 began voluntary

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1116789326410571952005-05-23T03:15:00.000+01:002005-05-22T20:15:26.416+01:00

The first time you see someone wearing striped cotton pyjamas in a crowded street in the middle of the afternoon, it is hard not to do a double-take, especially when that person is pedalling a bicycle. Is this a daring fashion statement by an eccentric individual who refuses to buy into the modern Shanghai work ethic? But as you sit in a bustling restaurant where every 10th person wandering by is

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1116199879922840712005-05-16T07:32:00.000+01:002005-05-22T20:20:56.836+01:00

It’s been a while! Quite a while, actually! It’s been a case of a lot of work and a bit of play…when work allows!! I don’t think I’ve ever seen time fly faster than it has over the last five months.It’s only a short time until I leave for the Philippines for 6 weeks. It’s been kind of mad, but I have a good fundraising committee (Mum and Dad!) doing all the running around. I haven’t had the

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1104419421664388262004-12-30T22:10:00.000Z2004-12-30T15:10:21.663Z

- 123,000 people dead and the count still continues - Up to 5 million people without food and water - Strength of earthquake was the strongest felt in 40 years and had the strength of 8 Hiroshima bombs This is the headllines flashing up on Sky News at the moment. I am really struggling for words to express what is going through my head right now. At the start of January I will be starting a

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1103979369475748912004-12-25T19:55:00.000Z2004-12-25T12:56:09.476Z

...Let it snow, let it snow! What are the chances of it snowing in Ireland on Christmas day?! I can't believe it. We could have made a bit of money if we had the sense of betting it would snow on Christmas day. I don't think the country has come to a complete standstill....yet! It's great to see a bit of snow.... takes me back, to a country far, far away...!! Happy Christmas all! David

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1103730724685495052004-12-22T22:50:00.000Z2004-12-22T15:52:04.686Z

Hi there Long time. no post! News to date....Unemployment! Then .... I have been offered a job on a 6 month contract, to work with the Redemptorists in Dublin...hence the title of the post !!! I wasn’t too keen to move to Dublin for work, but there will be a good bit of travelling around involved and I get on well with the people I’ll be working with....(Chris O' Donoghue!!!) We will be

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1100364110343219582004-11-13T23:45:00.000Z2004-11-13T16:45:03.646Z

A most recent photo.... This is what a diet of Lucky Charms can do to you!!

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1100363213039218792004-11-13T23:25:00.000Z2004-11-13T16:26:53.040Z

Just a quick note to say a Congratulations to Sinead who found out yesterday that she was successful in her interviews for Pfizer and will start working there at the start of December. No Viagra jokes please!!! Dave

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1099481407282355382004-11-03T18:35:00.000Z2004-11-03T11:34:24.636Z

....The view we miss so much! The view from our front door. Just jumping on the "Hello" Bandwagon here at the moment. Finally, posting pictures to the Blog. Maybe it might finally get me posting something useful!

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1099320233265998462004-11-01T21:45:00.000Z2004-11-01T14:43:53.266Z

Hey there, Well, it's been ages since I last updated this, but since I got home, there's been "nothing to write home about!" Feeling a bit lost at the moment, in the middle of stumbling through graduate recruitment forms, with the most stupid and long-winded questions. But it's all in the name of success, apparantly! Every day seems to be a Groundhog Day, with nothing but these forms to get

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1095255503111773362004-09-15T14:27:00.000+01:002004-09-15T14:38:23.110+01:00

Canada win the World Cup Of Hockey http://www.wch2004.com/ and http://www.wch04.com/scores/recaps/119_6_recap.html Cork win the All Ireland Hurling Final http://www.hoganstand.com/cork/04/091204.htm No need to say anything else!!!

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1095155569539673992004-09-14T17:51:00.001+01:002004-09-14T10:52:49.540+01:00

Well, one week after returning home, the time is already catching up with us. I don't think we have fully recovered from jet lag yet.....well, that's my excuse anyway, and I'm sticking to it !!! Our "lucky charm" seems to be working here too, as the Cork Hurlers won the All-Ireland Final on Sunday. All we need now is for Canada to beat Finland tonight in the World Cup of Hockey, to complete

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1094776163850324222004-09-10T08:15:00.000+01:002004-09-10T01:29:23.850+01:00

Hey there, Well, after we left the SWAP office we went on a bit of a walk-about in Toronto. Went for a quick look in the Eaton Centre, but nothing we hadn't seen before...shops, shops and more shops, and thankfully, at this stage, Sinead's bag was too full to do any more shopping!!! We went down then and went in to do the tour of the Hockey Hall of Fame and got our picture taken with the

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1094229058349256302004-09-03T17:30:00.000+01:002004-09-03T17:30:58.350+01:00

Hey there How are things? Well, since I last wrote in the blog we have been to Dinosaur Provincial Park and the Badlands in Drumheller, and also went caving in Canmore - a really crazy and pretty scary experience but really well worth it. We were underground for 6 hours in the cave called "Rats Nest cave" - not exactly too welcoming but we weren't greeted by any of the rats so it was ok. The

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1093065477382661882004-08-21T05:06:00.000+01:002004-08-21T06:17:57.383+01:00

Hey there, We are just back from our west-coast road trip, and it was really great. Having a car gave us so much freedom. We picked up the car rental on the 9th of August, a silver Ford Taurus - a nice car to drive. We spent the day doing things we needed to, around Calgary, like getting some food supplies for our trip, cleaning our apartmenty for inspection, and going for a 'start of the

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1091041404388624502004-07-28T19:33:00.000+01:002004-07-28T20:15:31.763+01:00

Hey there, Well, it's hard to believe but this day 6 weeks we will be at home in Ireland.  We are leaving here slightly earlier than we had anticipated, but saying that, the time has still gone by much too quickly.  This week is the end of the work here and we have a car booked for the 9th of August so planning a three-week adventure of a lot of travelling and sight-seeing etc, so hopefully the

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1090269797655699232004-07-19T21:34:00.000+01:002004-07-19T21:43:17.656+01:00

Hey there,   Well it is finally feeling like a real summer...it's been in the thirties, weather-wise for the past week.   It's even a bit too hot for my liking, but since it could be snowing next week we're not complaining!!!   We went for a B-B-Q in Ryan's place on Saturday night and it was really nice, and it really felt like the beginning of summer, with a b-b-q, beer and some shisha.  We went

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1089506835926288642004-07-11T01:45:00.000+01:002004-07-12T18:03:30.753+01:00

Well, from what we have seem so far, car rentals for the month are looking more expensive than we expected...so if there's anybody out there who doesn't need their car for the month of September we would gladly take it off their hands!!! And we promise that we will leave it in a nice and safe area of Toronto!!!.....OK so, we will bring it back to Calgary!!!! Dave-id

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1089392022630885122004-07-09T17:44:00.000+01:002004-07-09T17:53:42.630+01:00

Hey there, Well, the Calgary Stampede officially kicked off today with the Stampede Parade. We are hoping to get to see a bit of it this weekend, and bits and pieces over the duration of the Stampede. The city is really buzzing at the moment. There is so much to do for the week, and hopefully we will see a lot of it. But with work now, I'm working the 3 - 10pm shift so it might be a bit

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1089143669409280552004-07-06T20:48:00.001+01:002004-07-06T21:02:42.536+01:00

Hi Well, went for the interview this morning for the Market Reearch job and got it. The guy that hired me at the other place wasn't too impressed that I was asking for a day off after my first day, but what can you do?! I wonder what he'll say when I tell him I'm leaving!! And I have to leave straight away because they have a 2-day training for the Market Research job, starting tomorrow!

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1089082221973785402004-07-06T03:29:00.000+01:002004-07-06T03:51:10.940+01:00

Hey there, Well, after much scouring of the Canadian world for any job resembling a Marketing connection, nothing turned up and so I replied to places which were looking for labourers etc. just to earn a few 'squid' for the travels. I ended up with a job that had me awake this morning at 5.30am, on my birthday of all days (Yes, for all of those who remembered I thank you so much, and for all

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1088447530566874992004-06-28T19:23:00.000+01:002004-07-28T20:07:02.790+01:00

"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;" - Alexander Pope Went to see Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind on Saturday. A bit strange but I liked it. I'd say it's more for 'artsy' people, but the final message is pretty normal and ordinary, in a good way!

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1087859952907290992004-06-21T23:01:00.000+01:002004-06-22T00:29:26.316+01:00

Hey there, I'm still recovering from a fabulous weekend on the road. Sinead and I made the trip to Jasper for the weekend, and a stop at Lake Louise on the way back. We rented a car for the weekend. It worked out to be pretty reasonable, even with the charge for being under 25. I hadn't driven for the last 7 months so it was so good to get behind the wheel again and the fact that it was a

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1087254891490931082004-06-15T00:05:00.000+01:002004-06-15T00:14:51.490+01:00

Hey there, Well it seems like everybody here is getting engaged and having babies...(not necessarily at the same time!!!) I definitely think it has something to do with the changing of the seasons or maybe it's all those thunder and lightning showers we've been having!!! Last night after Mass at BP's, the talk was all about wedding planning - it's kind of cool listening to some of the plans -

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1086812276200238082004-06-09T21:07:00.000+01:002004-06-09T21:17:56.200+01:00

Congratulations are in order To Ryan Fox and Erin Fitzpatrick on their engagement over the weekend. Rumour had it that she said Yes when he proposed, but apparantly that is up for debate at the moment!!! Got tickets for the Shania Twain concert for Sinead for Monday night at the Saddledome. It's not as good as an engagement ring, but it will have to do for the moment!!!! Nothing else strange

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1086640301172203762004-06-07T21:28:00.000+01:002004-06-07T21:32:30.786+01:00

Hey there everyone! Haven't had much of a chance to do any emailing or blogging for a long time. The weather has been great the last while, but mixed in with a few thunder storms every now and again. The city is going crazy with hockey fever. Its the last game of the NHL Playoff finals tonight so if the Calgary Flames win tonight, they win the Stanley Cup, a really big deal around here! I

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1085433390005962352004-05-24T21:55:00.000+01:002004-05-24T22:16:30.006+01:00

Hey there everyone, How are things? Just sitting here enjoying a Canadian long weekend - Victoria day today. Had a really enjoyable weekend. Firstly, got paid on Friday - woohoo! We went to see Shrek 2 in the IMAX with Erin and the two Ryans. The trailers did the movie no justice at all, and I think it's actually better if you don't see any trailers for it before going to see it. I don't

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1084654828965964902004-05-15T21:43:00.000+01:002004-05-15T22:00:28.966+01:00

Hey there Well, the curse of Blog has struck again! Writing about our proposed trip this weekend has put a curse on it. Sinead was told yesterday at the last minute that she was on-call for the weekend for work. After much argument and saying that she already had plans to go away, the lab manager told her "You don't have kids so you can come in this weekend!" She only has to be on call once

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1084413068016896912004-05-13T02:37:00.000+01:002004-05-13T02:57:54.040+01:00

Hey there. I tried to post a picture on the blog, on my last post, and then I deleted it, but the link still seems to exist. I don't know what's happening to it! Work is busy but I'm online trying to find another job, and it's getting harder to find the time to go looking for another job, when the job I'm working at want me to work longer hours and even weekends!! The overtime pay is good

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1083808188893742792004-05-06T02:37:00.000+01:002004-05-06T02:54:14.373+01:00

Hi there, Ok, so it only took 12 hours to go from +18 degrees to about +18 inches of snow! (Slight over-exaggeration!) Bienvenue a Calgary! The Flames are in the Western Conference Final of the Play-Offs - the only Canadian team left in the Play-offs. Francis and Sherry called over to our place to watch the match. It was good fun. Francis has been playing a bit of gaelic football/aussie

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1083433549453779902004-05-01T18:30:00.000+01:002004-05-01T18:50:09.043+01:00

Hey there, Well, it's Saturday the 1st of May. MAY??!?! We have been in Canada for 6 months. Crazy, how time flies. Well, I just spent my life savings (not really!) on a bus pass and international stamps and phone cards etc. The phone cards are really worth it though. I gave my Nana a call. It's great hearing her. She is so good with all the news too. She was just waiting for my Mum and

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1082924523478441202004-04-25T21:01:00.000+01:002004-04-25T21:26:15.293+01:00

Hey there, Well, finally the weather was too good this time around to make the trip to Edmonton possible. We left on Friday night. It is just a crazy trip. Once you are on the main highway between Calgary and Edmonton it is just a straight road for about 350 kilometres. It makes the trip easier for Ryan who was driving, but it makes "I Spy" a little boring, with nothing but road and fields

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Hey there, How's it all going? It's been ages since I wrote but have been working so had no access to net really. "April Showers" definitely fits in well here! Last Tuesday we were ready to walk around in shorts in +18 weather and we woke up on Thursday morning to 10cm of snow! Crazy-ass country! So here's whats been going on. I've been working in an oil lab here taking samples which then

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1081285214364058082004-04-06T21:30:00.000+01:002004-04-06T22:08:08.750+01:00

Hey there, Well since I last wrote I have been to two interviews for a new job. I was half excited about them since they were for "Marketing" firms, but the first one was for a job where you arrange appointments by phone to call to people's houses and try to sell them CUTCO cutlery. The money was good but they said that I didn't have enough contacts in Calgary to get started, because they get

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1080681152962423982004-03-30T21:53:00.000+01:002004-03-30T22:16:09.356+01:00

Hey there, Well, its +24 degrees today. What a gorgeous day! We had a great weekend. On Friday night we went for a cheap night of 10-cent wings with Francis and Sherry, in a cheap restaurant - and I mean "cheap" on all accounts - a bit of a sleazy place but we were there for cheap food so we made do! We met up with Erin and Ryan then for a cheap cinema night (Yes, I'm a cheap date!), for

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Hey there all, Ok, it's been ages since I wrote in this! Since I last wrote, here's what's been going on. Ryan asked me to help out at retreats for Confirmation kids for four days because he had to go to Saskatchewan for his grandmother's funeral. The confrmation retreats went well and I was working with Erin Sikora (a real pro!) for two of the days when there was 70 kids there.It was good

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1079126690878041292004-03-12T21:13:00.001Z2004-03-12T21:29:05.403Z

Oh my God, Are you Irish? Yes. Why? I'm at war with the Irish! Why? I'm at war with the Irish! Are you English? I'm just at war with the Irish! This is the conversation we had with a strange, loud girl on the C-Train. She was just after taking the piss out of this guy in a suit, saying "He's a businessman and he shouldn't be smiling, and that he was going to go home and tell his wife that he

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1078772475480665112004-03-08T18:48:00.000Z2004-03-08T19:04:56.356Z

Hey there, Well, how are you all doing? Life is good here and finally getting warm...around 12 degrees today. Yesterday afternoon was nice too, but a bit windy...but still warm enough to wear shorts....apparantly!! Sinead and I went 'wandering' on Saturday after Sinead's Chiro appointment and ended up in Fish Creek Provincial Park here in Calgary. It's amazing to see the difference that this

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1078196155641385232004-03-02T02:41:00.000Z2004-03-02T02:58:51.840Z

Hi, We appear to have the worst building managers in history, but they are really nice, friendly and helpful (if only it wasn't three weeks after we asked them to fix stuff!) Finally after a week of having the corridors in our building warmer than the actual apartment, they finally came up and bashed the pipes around a bit, and we now have heat, just in time for the return of the snow today.

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1077832513041158212004-02-26T21:53:00.000Z2004-02-26T22:19:25.950Z

Hey We went to see the Passion of the Christ last night. I was pretty much speechless for the night. It really hadn't sunk in. Very moving. The impression we always seem to have of Jesus is of an all-powerful, all-conquering being. To see him portrayed as so fragile and so 'human', really brought across how powerful the sacrifice He made for us, was. A must-see film. Not much else

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1077746482124829642004-02-25T21:46:00.000Z2004-02-26T21:53:33.466Z

Hey there all, Well as you can see, I have finally set up a "Comment Service" thing where you can post a quick hello...Just to warn you in advance everybody can read them so keep them clean!! Well, the plan for tonight is to go to see the Passion of the Christ at 7 and be home just in time to see the finale of the Bachelorette....The things you do for love!!! Well I was at an interview today

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Hey there, Well since I last wrote, we have a had a pretty good night at the Atlantic Trap and Gill, listing to Canadian Newfie music, which is "Irish music on crack". It was such an enjoyable night. We were there for Ryan's 25th-and-a-half birthday. Yes I did say 25th-AND-A-HALF. There's a long story to it but he missed out on his 25th birthday so this was his attempt to get drunk, and

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1077218230661483062004-02-19T19:05:00.000Z2004-02-19T19:19:51.903Z

Ok so its actually been pretty warm here the last few days. I think it has even reached +6 degrees! This is what Calgarians call "Beautiful" weather! I can see what they mean though, especially since there has been snow on the ground since we arrived at the start of November. It actually feels warmer than 6 degrees. I can just imagine how warm it will be if a Summer ever arrives here! Well,

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1076990512865462282004-02-17T02:42:00.001Z2004-02-17T04:04:30.640Z

Hi there Back again on the net. I have a new email address...finally. Its david_nolan@eircom.net....not much of a variety but at least it will help with freeing up my Email Inbox a bit. Well today is Monday and things have got pretty good since the weekend. We went to the Calgary Flames game on Friday night with a big gang and Crystal and Jeff brought us Flames Jerseys to wear and all. It

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1076985752352442652004-02-17T02:42:00.000Z2004-02-17T02:45:09.483Z

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1076446234737588782004-02-10T20:45:00.000Z2004-02-10T20:53:03.123Z

Hey there What a week! My Eircom email address is acting up on me again. I'm getting a load of junk mail. Its for all those pages I subscribed too for once-off things, and they must sell on the email addresses then. It has clogged up my whole account. Its usually good for just receiving emails, when you don't subscribe to anything. I need to get a new address!!! This week hasn't been the

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1076096323916762232004-02-06T19:38:00.000Z2004-02-06T20:09:18.560Z

Hey there people, Well another day off. The work shifts are getting few and far between now as the lottery winds down, so I'm online again potentially looking for a new job (i.e. sending emails, writing this etc.!) Well, the Canadian post has been good and bad to us over the last three days. Sinead received a parcel from home on Wednesday and another one yesterday. I was there yesterday when

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1075847370073871552004-02-03T22:24:00.000Z2004-02-03T22:34:37.983Z

Check out this for all the Superbowl ads. These are probably one of the most expensive ads ever. The cost to show these during the superbowl is something like $2.5 million. Check out the 7Up one. We never got the 7up ads in Ireland where a guy was asked to design an ad for 7Up, and he came up with the slogan "Make 7Up yours", and as part of it, designed T-shirts saying on the front "Make 7"

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Hey there, Well the last time I wrote we were all set for our Edmonton trip. God damn weather disrupted all of that. The road to Edmonton was closed. There were warnings not to travel into, or out of Edmonton unless it was extremely necessary. Aparantly, David leaving Calgary for a weekend wasn't important enough to warrant the trip!! There were also major avalanche warnings so travel was

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1075494534916033742004-01-30T20:23:00.000Z2004-01-30T20:31:08.420Z

Well here I am again surfing the net and listening to 96FM live on the internet. Sure. isn't modern technology great??!!!! Still can't find an up-to-date link for a Douglas Weekly website!! JJ has kept me up-to-date with all the local news and our local councillors activities! I was talking to my mum and dad on the phone just a second ago. Any time I ring I end up talking to them all and

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1075414152954084482004-01-29T21:55:00.000Z2004-01-29T22:15:38.606Z

Hi As soon as i step outside my jacket freezes and it's like I'm walking in a straight jacket ...(It's about time somebody put one of those jackets on that boy eh??). In our apartment we have a parking space where we can plug our car in, to keep the engine from freezing. (All we need now is a car !!!). I wonder if it would work on my jacket?!?! Well, not much to report from here. It is

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1075235747033433702004-01-27T20:21:00.000Z2004-01-27T20:37:56.513Z

Hey there, Well, just about surviving the cold! I know there is non-stop references of the cold in this thing but there's no escaping it! On the link to the Calgary weather thing (at the end of the page I think!!) it says its -31 but feels like -41....I'm sorry but if it looks like -41 and feels like -41, it's -41!! (Wind chill, smind chill!!) Well, its supposed to get better by the weekend.

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1075096425230555172004-01-26T05:40:00.000Z2004-01-26T06:14:35.530Z

I love the snow...just wish it wasn't so cold!!! I am actually getting to love the sight of snow. Its just amazing, and if its going to be cold anyway, you might aswell have some snow, eh?. Our beautiful Calgary turned from a bunch of slippy ice into a 4-inch blanket of snow. Its lovely but bloody freezing too!...-24 as I'm writing this! I don't know what the squirrels do in weather like

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1074800945044623042004-01-22T19:37:00.000Z2004-01-26T06:15:16.140Z

Hey there, Well, work yesterday was a bit of a nightmare. There's this girl who sat next to me on her first day of work and her first day didn't really go the best! Let's just say she's not the brightest of sparks!! I was put sitting next to her yesterday. I still have the headache!!! HEADWRECKER is one word I'd use! She was talking about Bein' Macked On (Being chatted up!) when on the

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1074722833829677442004-01-21T21:59:00.000Z2004-01-26T06:15:44.513Z

Hey there, Well, almost killed myself getting here, slipping all over the paths, with the slippy icey shit!! The warm weather makes it more dangerous to survive here than the freezing cold does. Its actually pretty warm here today but we're expecting more "winter" weather by the weekend - another HIGH of -15!!! The weekend was good. Spent Saturday night with Erin, Sinead, the two Ryans and

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1074368789548886322004-01-17T19:36:00.000Z2004-01-17T19:50:24.140Z

Hey there all, Well not much news to report really. Was walking home last night at 12 from work and parked at the side of the road in the car park was "THE INTOXILYZER" - a big-ass police bus, which was stopped there to test people suspected of having a bit too much to drink..... but when I mean a bus I mean A BUS. It wasn't a mini-bus ....It was a big Greyhound bus (a bit like the Number 7 to

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1074113684673876032004-01-14T20:48:00.000Z2004-01-14T20:56:59.936Z

Apologies for that last posting (below) - just got in a giddy fit!! We saw an ad before Christmas in the bargain finder for Snoop Dogg Concert tickets and Ryan rang and left a message on the guys phone that somewhat resembled what I wrote below!! Not much to report really! Thanks for the letter Lorna, and the best New Years story I have heard so far...ending up at a rave in Galway and

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1074050056629373672004-01-14T03:01:00.000Z2004-01-26T06:16:59.420Z

Put that meat on the shizzlekabob and then I'll stab that man with my shizzle, then rob his shizzle and shizzle the shizzle with a shizzle for shizzle. Elefant man uses shizzle for quiet a time...uggu ma nuggu, dizzle ma bizzle. Rizzle up the bizzles and lizzle shizzle some pizzle. I gots mad shizzle up in this tizzle. We are gunna tizzle this shizzle up son. Shizzle this my nizzle and see

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1073951636048419102004-01-12T23:37:00.000Z2004-01-13T00:21:07.610Z

Tabasco 2 Eisenhower, 0 Hermione 4!!! Hey there, Well, finally a day off of doing nothing, again! Worked 6 days on the trot of answering phones and repeating the same old thing every 2 minutes...It will pay the bills for a while though! Went to BP's (Boston Pizza) again last night after mass - it's almost as much of a religion now, as the mass that goes before it!! Not much of the regular

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1073950370490138032004-01-12T23:22:00.000Z2004-01-12T23:57:17.283Z

Monday Jan 12 2004 Soaked-in skin Running rough through veins, Torn through living, The heart remains. Exterior dramas read interior players The soul proposes, Soothing the sayers. Limited bruising, Masking intrusions. Outwardly inward, seeking restraints. Confused darkness, making light of remains. Adopted by history Locked tight in long tongues The verse that lines tundra Concealed by its

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1073508854952776002004-01-07T20:41:00.000Z2004-01-07T20:57:15.966Z

I'm a Barbie Girl, in a Barbie World!! OK, so we are here about two months and I thought I had successfully avoided obtaining the Canadian "twang" in my accent, but that has all disappeared within 30 seconds of having to talk to Canadians all day on the phone!!....hence, my Barbie Girl accent...."Hi there, How are you doin' today? Oh my God, thats so great!!!" (HELP ME!!!) So the job is for

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1073335089555685712004-01-05T20:17:00.000Z2004-01-05T20:38:56.740Z

Canada.....Where Half-Four is 2 O' Clock!! A Hat A Scarf Gloves A Jacket A Jumper A Tshirt A long-sleeve T-shirt A thermal T-Shirt Thermal Underwear (In this weather, you can only be proud of these!) Jeans Two pairs of socks Shoes No, this isn't my list of everything I brought to Canada...this is the clothes I had to wear to get to this internet cafe!!! Can you believe it's -35 degrees and has

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1073078635181908872004-01-02T20:46:00.000Z2004-01-02T21:24:48.960Z

How do you (Fon)-Do?!!! Hey there all, Well its getting to the frozen eyelashes stage here!!! I had to keep wiping the water beads from my eyelashes here. Its getting bloody cold here. Its supposed to get to about -25 here tomorrow. Remind me again why I didn't go to Australia instead?!?!?!? Well, one thing I forgot to tell you, (whoever you are!!! That's reading this), is that over here

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1072902279455533432003-12-31T20:18:00.000Z2003-12-31T20:24:57.170Z

Hey there again, Well, Happy New Year to all. All of ye in Ireland will have celebrated New Years 7 hours before us so I hope 2004 is good. Let us know if it isn't so that we can postpone the New Year here!!!! Sinead is off working again today so I'm here on the net again. Was just on the webcam to home and they are just starting their celebrations. Its weird being here!! Yesterday I went

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1072816629542570582003-12-30T20:36:00.000Z2003-12-30T21:09:40.103Z

Hi there, Well this the day before the eve of the New Year and tis getiing God damn cold in this city of Calgary. We were walking around yesterday in about -13 cold, and its supposed to get even colder at the weekend. We go around wearing coats, gloves, scarves up to our eyes, and our hats (or "toques" as they are called here!!)....so all you can see is our eyes!! You can see your breath

Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14483977660308571345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261185.post-1072737819604691232003-12-29T22:19:00.000Z2003-12-29T22:43:56.743Z

Well, here it is, the beginning of the end!! Its one of those diary things where the whole world can see whats going on in the life of an Irish guy living in Canada. It will be primarily be a chance for us (Sinead and me) to keep you up to date with all of the little things that are of little interest, but are filling our days here in this great country! Well, there has been so much so far to

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