happy paddies day!
i hinted a while back that i wanted 2 be in seoul for this most irish of days & here i am. yes, i know it’s only march 14th & yes i know, of course, that paddies day is march 17th. but, & here’s the catch, march 17th is a tuesday &, while it should be, that date is not as yet a public holiday in korea, meaning people will be working on the real paddies day, me included (blasphemy, i know). so the powers that be have organised paddies day celebrations for today, a saturday, instead. hey, that’s okay with me because what it means is that everybody, although mainly the numrous plastic paddies i’m bound 2 want 2 throw a pint of guinness over @ some stage today, gets the oppertunity 2 pretend 2 be irish for the day... & the rest of us, the real irish, get the chance 2 do it all again tuesday evening when it really counts. so what exactly is on tap for today? well, things kickoff later this afternoon with a ‘traditional irish concert & fair’ which will, of course, include a paddies day parade (how ‘traditional’ it’ll be remains 2 be seen). the festivities then move 2 a bar – irish, of course – where a ‘hooley’ is planned. it’s billed as a celebration of all things irish with the help of ‘live bands, caleigh dancers, pipers, guinness & a whole lot of craic’ (god i hate that word). i’ll be hoping 2 stay sober enough 2 watch (read remember) the ireland scotland rugby game later tonight (2am kickoff)... but i’m not liking my chances.
so there you have it, improvised paddies day in seoul. it could be one of the best ever... or it could be as bad as last years paddies day. my guess is it’ll rest somewhere in between.
right, i’m off 2 find some shamrock... & 2 work on my irish accent.
'livin' with seoul' leprechaun watch
this is one of the funniest videos i’ve seen in ages. & just in case you’re wondering, from what i can discern this is real (which is why it’s so funny). oh, & some of the comments posted about it are damn funny 2. slainte!
another mildly humorous video is this one i’m gonna call ‘potatoes.’ aggh yes, us irish are champions @ takin’ the piss out of ourselves.
5 things... i knew.
here's an article that clains 2 inform the reader 5 things about ireland that they didn't already know (now there's an assumption). i like how they reference south korea (kind of appropriate) & how they tweak the stats 2 protray us as an island of beer guzzling alcoholics (personally i never touch the stuff). oh, & with rising unemployment & an ecomomy about as healthy as a leper with heart disease i doubt very much if we're sitting atop of any 'highest quality of life' tables. but hey, on today of all days who cares? slainte!
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