As for Fiche Blian ag Fás? It's not going so well. I've basically nothing done for the essay and the panic is setting in big time.....just not enough panic to make me work just yet.....Soon. I just keep getting distracted by ER, Friends, subbing or being just plain too lazy to start it. It's all good. I now have a ICT assignment to get doing now too so I should get my skates on.......after this episode of ER. That assignment isn't too bad though, I have a picture story to do that will educate a class on SESE (history geography and science) so it's not totally awful really. It looks like I'll be kept busy enough for the time being. Nothing new there huh? Bring on the dreaded TP3 folder and we'll see busy then.....I promise!
First Aid Need and Hibernia
So I grew up this week and I went and enrolled in a First Aid course. Figure since I'm so clumsy and accident prone I could do with the extra help in fixing myself. I was right. My my my I'm clueless! But I'm learning! Can only do me good right? To learn to treat my boo boos and what to do should there be an accident at the side of the road or even if a kid in school falls. So off I went Monday night to try my hand being nurse Hellie. I learnt loads once I found the school (not easy without a sense of direction I may add) and can't wait to head back again next Monday. It's something I've wanted to do for ages. And this course is certified (needed if you wanna do a course worth it's salt). The Order of Malta run and organise the course so you know it's a decent one that's well respected. Everything a Hellie needs for this business of growing up.
Saffron Indian Cuisine
It's been ages since I had chance to breath and blog. But I'm back! I tried out an Indian last weekend with my delightful better half. We went to Saffron in Hazel Wood Shopping Centre. I have to say I wasn't 100% sure about it on my way down. I hadn't heard of too many people going there and it never looked busy when I drive past it. I was somewhat pleasantly surprised. Gav and I quite like indian and fairly regularly treat ourselves to it. Like every couple we have our favourite spots and take aways. I'm not sure if Saffron will make our top list. It was nice but it could have been nicer. I had the Chicken Tikka Massala while Gav had the Duck Korma. We shared the Saffron Fried Rice, chips and a cheese naan. It came to a grand total of €26 and some small change. The Massala wasn't bad, the bright red colour of the sauce was a tad off putting. That said it tasted fairly good, it could have had more flavour, I like a bit more bite to my indian a little more spice please! Gav said the same about the Korma, he'd have liked more flavour and more duck. His dish had very little meat compared to mine. The rice I can say was good. It was mixed fried rice with veg and egg, I really enjoyed it I have to say, even the chips were cooked to my liking. However the naan bread was a little disappointing. For a cheese naan there wasn't much cheese to be seen or tasted. The pappadoms came with the meal and were delicious.
When we went down to order the meal we went in to see a few people eating in which I saw as a good sign. However when we got home and went to eat our much awaited dinner we found that we had been given the wrong order. I rang them back and had to go back to SAffron myself to sort out the messed up order. It didn't impress me too much but it's not the end of the world though.
Would we go back? Yes probably. As of yet we haven't found an Indian locally in Cork that we like. Limerick and Galway are a bit far away for a take away. So Saffron seems like our only option for now. Maybe we caught them on a bad night? Or ordered the wrong meals? Either way I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and try Saffron out again. It has serious potiential......
When we went down to order the meal we went in to see a few people eating in which I saw as a good sign. However when we got home and went to eat our much awaited dinner we found that we had been given the wrong order. I rang them back and had to go back to SAffron myself to sort out the messed up order. It didn't impress me too much but it's not the end of the world though.
Would we go back? Yes probably. As of yet we haven't found an Indian locally in Cork that we like. Limerick and Galway are a bit far away for a take away. So Saffron seems like our only option for now. Maybe we caught them on a bad night? Or ordered the wrong meals? Either way I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and try Saffron out again. It has serious potiential......
Water Water everywhere and not a drop to drink
Who runs this country? Toddlers? Children? Or perhaps a pack of Hamsters? Don't get me wrong hamsters are very clever, look at my own Fuzz and how smart she is....but no matter how clever and smart she may well be I would not want her running this country. Nor would I expect a child to. Yet we allow people with the sense of a hamster or a child to run Ireland every single day.
What have they done now? It's 6.45 and we just got word that the area we are living in will have no water between 7pm and 7am for the foreseeable future. Wonderful. Thanks for the advance warning. And who the hell had this bright idea? Our village is already flooded, our city in shambles and now they would like to turn off the water every night in an area where young families are living, trying to cook dinners and fend for kids and older people. So naturally yes turn off the water when most people are at home. Turn off water during family time etc.
Why not turn the water off while people are at work?? There are a lot of people now unemployed here and at home during the day USING water, so why not turn it off then... Or turn it off a little later so families can cook and get themselves sorted? Seriously like give people time to get dinner sorted and heat the house a little bit, its a cold snap, do we look like polar bears? Do we not need heat now? Would it have killed the local authorities to have given us some warning? Do we not deserve that much at least? We weren't even given time to gather up drinking water...
I'll throw a guess that making up a babys bottle without water is neigh on impossible. So is cooking say pasta. And what about flushing the toilet? Washing hands afterwards? Personal heigine people!!!!
I know there are people who have no water already bewteen floods and frozen pipes but how is this helping? People who had no water now have even less access to clean water than before-neighbours they relied on for clean water have now had their water turned off....well done local authorities. Bravo!
If they want us to conserve water this is not the way to do it. Do not cut us off without warning. Do not treat us like animals. RESPECT. We will conserve water. We will do all we can to help out. But we will do it far more willingly with advance warning. Not the way to get votes guys....
My Hamster Fuzz would have managed this water restriction idea a lot better than the idiots running the country.
VOTE FUZZ FOR PRESIDENT!!
What have they done now? It's 6.45 and we just got word that the area we are living in will have no water between 7pm and 7am for the foreseeable future. Wonderful. Thanks for the advance warning. And who the hell had this bright idea? Our village is already flooded, our city in shambles and now they would like to turn off the water every night in an area where young families are living, trying to cook dinners and fend for kids and older people. So naturally yes turn off the water when most people are at home. Turn off water during family time etc.
Why not turn the water off while people are at work?? There are a lot of people now unemployed here and at home during the day USING water, so why not turn it off then... Or turn it off a little later so families can cook and get themselves sorted? Seriously like give people time to get dinner sorted and heat the house a little bit, its a cold snap, do we look like polar bears? Do we not need heat now? Would it have killed the local authorities to have given us some warning? Do we not deserve that much at least? We weren't even given time to gather up drinking water...
I'll throw a guess that making up a babys bottle without water is neigh on impossible. So is cooking say pasta. And what about flushing the toilet? Washing hands afterwards? Personal heigine people!!!!
I know there are people who have no water already bewteen floods and frozen pipes but how is this helping? People who had no water now have even less access to clean water than before-neighbours they relied on for clean water have now had their water turned off....well done local authorities. Bravo!
If they want us to conserve water this is not the way to do it. Do not cut us off without warning. Do not treat us like animals. RESPECT. We will conserve water. We will do all we can to help out. But we will do it far more willingly with advance warning. Not the way to get votes guys....
My Hamster Fuzz would have managed this water restriction idea a lot better than the idiots running the country.
VOTE FUZZ FOR PRESIDENT!!
Cork Floods. Again.
The snow is gone. But it brought the rain we all craved so desperately.....when we said we wanted rain we didn't mean another storm nor did we really mean please weather flood cork again....the river Lee has burst it's banks again. There are roads closed all around the city already. At least this time the people of Cork know what to do to try and save as much of our city as we possibly can. This time. The roads that have been closed are not small roads by any means, they are larger main roads, including Sarsfield road and the insale roundabout. Not again we said, there can't be another flood so soon. Looks like there can be. The small village near where I live is now closed due the road out of it being flooded. This didn't happen the last time. It's very scarey. Going into the City today was fun, the roads along the docks were flooding at 2pm when I ventured into town and it hadn't hit high tide yet. That came around half 4 ish....I never left town so quick in my life. Or so empty handed during the sales. There are shops in town that are still getting over the shock of the last floods. Some places haven't even reopened. The Kingsley hotel being one. All around town you can see the devestation of the flooding last November. I can't imagine the Mercy hospital is back to normal and I'm told UCC still isn't. So what will happen to these landmarks now that we're faced with another storm? Another flood? The recession hit us all bad here in Cork, the floods didn't help. We thought Christmas would help the shops get over a very tough time but the weather made it nearly impossible to get from A to B. The after Christmas sales just didn't happen here. Products went on sale, prices were slashed and debanhams did their famous 70% off sale and still no joy. Shops are losing money left right and centre. Just as the big thaw comes to end the big freeze the storm makes a guest reappearance and Cork begins to flood.......again
Hellie and the Big Freeze
Yes thats me on a plastic bag about to slide down the hill next to the house. All the neighbours were out with their bags too. The snow started early yesterday and although my first thoughts were a little less than happy to see snow outside my window I quickly decided to pop outside and get some pics of what is probably a once in a decade snow fall.
I probably should have put another layer of clothes on but I didn't intend on staying out for long. I took my camera to get a few pics on my quick stroll and was more than delighted to see snow on all the trees!
That there pic is Fred the snowman, he almost melted this morning in the the morning sun but I saved him.....I hope. Well he's still there and all snowy!
The sights around Cork by all accounts have been fantastic! And I built a Snowman called Fred. While I was walking around I spotted some neighbours across the road from us sledding down the hill and quickly joined in. Besides the sore rear end aspect of the day it was fantastic. I've put some pics up here to show you! I think they're pretty enough to have
Anseo space!
Anseo space!It was really great fun to spend the day outside with neightbours I haven't seen in years, think we all grew up somehow along the lines and moved on. Even better was spending the day messing in the snow with dad and my sis. We ended up having a huge snowball fight with some of the neighbours as well. Well it was the easist way to clear the snow off the cars.....
Batty Batt does the Big Freeze
Batt O Keeffe is going the right away to a good slap. I honestly don't know what goes on in his head. First of all he came out and said no School until this thurs-great the kids yelled longer hols. Teachers groaned as public opinion towards them worsens. It's monday now and Batt has decided that it is now up to the schools if they're going to open or not. Schools are now left to decide if they can open or if the roads near them are safe enough to travel on. Principals are left with the decision that no matter way they go they'll be the worst in the world. Some roads are just inpassible and there are reports of one second level school opening on friday to find that only 60 students were able to get to the school. As for the kids? Parents are asking the very obvious question, do they have these days to make up later on in the year? And many second level students, who face into the leaving and junior certs this year are left wondering of the curriculums will be finished on time. Teachers of the exam classes could end up offering extra classes after school to try and catch up and make up for these lost days. Under Pressure is an understatement now.
In Hibernia we had similiar problems. Many classes for last saturday were cancelled due to frost and expected snow. The Oct 09 groups in Cork had no classes whereas Cork A of Feb 09 had. How were we expected to get to UCC? Friday night I watched AA Roadwatch anxiously and awoke Saturday morning to a thick white blanket over the the estate. Dad brought me to college and fair play to Cork A, almost everyone managed to get there. We had art. I tried to walk into the bus station to get a bus home and escape the cold but I found it rather tough to get going too far without landing on my arse. Oh the pain. Still we were kept going in class by reports of snow falling at home......
In Hibernia we had similiar problems. Many classes for last saturday were cancelled due to frost and expected snow. The Oct 09 groups in Cork had no classes whereas Cork A of Feb 09 had. How were we expected to get to UCC? Friday night I watched AA Roadwatch anxiously and awoke Saturday morning to a thick white blanket over the the estate. Dad brought me to college and fair play to Cork A, almost everyone managed to get there. We had art. I tried to walk into the bus station to get a bus home and escape the cold but I found it rather tough to get going too far without landing on my arse. Oh the pain. Still we were kept going in class by reports of snow falling at home......
Sunday
Art went really wel yesterday. It was nice to have something to actually do with my day, even if its only for one day. Yet again I'm faced into a long boring week of being home alone and having nothing but study as compnay. Yes it means I get loads done but it also means I wanna tear my hair out. I see nobody and nobody sees me. This weekend turned out to be a complete washout and it's an age to the next one. think i'll just hibernate through it, not much else to do with my life these days
Hellie's Big Day Out
And with that Hellie joined a library.
I have to read Fiche Bliain ag Fás as you know for Hibernia. I read it in school during transition year but I can't say I remember a whole lot about it. I was what 16 ish during transition year and I'm now, shock horror, 23 (still early twenties Gavin) so it wasn't all that long ago. But I still don't really remember it, blaming the fact that I have read a lot of Irish novels since then. Thanks UCC! So when I found out I had gotten the place with Hibernia, almost 16 months ago, I raced out (to the internet) and bought it. Again. I bought it. I opened it. I put it down. I never read it. Shite. NOw I have to read it in a bit of a rush for the assignment. So I rang my local library today, they didn't have it. I asked my sister to look in UCC Boole library for the english version, it was all gone. Guessing the BAs are doing that this term. So after ringing around and asking many a librarian about it I finally happened across it. In Mayfield library.
As a child I used to go there every second saturday morning with my dad. We used to go after my saturday morning dance classes but thats beside the story. I loved it there. I loved the smell of old books and the chance of happening across a new tale told that I'd not seen before or going to a new land while snuggled up in my bed. As you can tell I was (and still am according to Gavin) a bit of a nerd. So going back to my favourite libary today was a bit of a treat.
When I rang the library a really lovely man answered the phone was so helpful I was genuinely impressed. He checked the system for the book and took my name and number before he hung up to go check the shelves, to be sure to be sure that the book was actually there and not in the missing list. It hasn't been checked out since may 2007.....I sure know how to pick em huh?
I debated with myself, should I go up today and freeze my ass off for a book I don't like or stay in the toasty warm house in front of the fire? I went to the library. On arrival I was delighted to find the book was put away for me and the guy I spoke to was ready to help me join the library. I had a small form to fill in and I was done. Price was it wasn't the worst bill I've had to pay this week. Students are charged €1.25 to join the Cork City Libraries. Nice!
It was a very pleasant trip. Made all the better when the lovely guy asked was the book needed for college and did I want to take it out for 4 weeks instead of the normal 2 weeks. YES! How sad but I was delighted by this offer, I have a head like a sieve and I woulda forgotten to bring the book back. I won't forget now thanks to the new service they have. I can expect a text message to remind me when the book is due back now!
How wonderful like is now technology is in the world!
I have to read Fiche Bliain ag Fás as you know for Hibernia. I read it in school during transition year but I can't say I remember a whole lot about it. I was what 16 ish during transition year and I'm now, shock horror, 23 (still early twenties Gavin) so it wasn't all that long ago. But I still don't really remember it, blaming the fact that I have read a lot of Irish novels since then. Thanks UCC! So when I found out I had gotten the place with Hibernia, almost 16 months ago, I raced out (to the internet) and bought it. Again. I bought it. I opened it. I put it down. I never read it. Shite. NOw I have to read it in a bit of a rush for the assignment. So I rang my local library today, they didn't have it. I asked my sister to look in UCC Boole library for the english version, it was all gone. Guessing the BAs are doing that this term. So after ringing around and asking many a librarian about it I finally happened across it. In Mayfield library.
As a child I used to go there every second saturday morning with my dad. We used to go after my saturday morning dance classes but thats beside the story. I loved it there. I loved the smell of old books and the chance of happening across a new tale told that I'd not seen before or going to a new land while snuggled up in my bed. As you can tell I was (and still am according to Gavin) a bit of a nerd. So going back to my favourite libary today was a bit of a treat.
When I rang the library a really lovely man answered the phone was so helpful I was genuinely impressed. He checked the system for the book and took my name and number before he hung up to go check the shelves, to be sure to be sure that the book was actually there and not in the missing list. It hasn't been checked out since may 2007.....I sure know how to pick em huh?
I debated with myself, should I go up today and freeze my ass off for a book I don't like or stay in the toasty warm house in front of the fire? I went to the library. On arrival I was delighted to find the book was put away for me and the guy I spoke to was ready to help me join the library. I had a small form to fill in and I was done. Price was it wasn't the worst bill I've had to pay this week. Students are charged €1.25 to join the Cork City Libraries. Nice!
It was a very pleasant trip. Made all the better when the lovely guy asked was the book needed for college and did I want to take it out for 4 weeks instead of the normal 2 weeks. YES! How sad but I was delighted by this offer, I have a head like a sieve and I woulda forgotten to bring the book back. I won't forget now thanks to the new service they have. I can expect a text message to remind me when the book is due back now!
How wonderful like is now technology is in the world!
Fiche Bliain ag Fás
A little rant for the new year I think! We had our first online class tonight after the Crimbo holidays. What a screw up and nobody seems to know how or why. Firstly a number of us had problems logging in tonight. No idea why but it just didn't work. To add to that when I did log in I found that we were working on lesson 8 from Irish. Not lesson 5 like I had expected and read. Logically since we finished up on lesson 4 before Christmas I think lesson 5 made sense to do tonight. The tutor didn't seem to think so.
As for my actual study? I have to read Fiche Bliain ag Fás.....snooze and I start the History of Education tomorrow night. I should be reading up on the penal laws and hedge schools but I'll do anything to delay the real work! Delaying and explaining it by claiming I can't start until I know where I can get a copy of iche Bliain from a local library....not sure why that makes it impossible to start the History of Education work but there you go. Thats life.
As for my actual study? I have to read Fiche Bliain ag Fás.....snooze and I start the History of Education tomorrow night. I should be reading up on the penal laws and hedge schools but I'll do anything to delay the real work! Delaying and explaining it by claiming I can't start until I know where I can get a copy of iche Bliain from a local library....not sure why that makes it impossible to start the History of Education work but there you go. Thats life.
New Years Resolutions
Happy New Year!
It's very funny to think this is my first post of 2010! When I started this blog I was very unsure if I would manage to keep it going. I even figured I'd have given up before tp1 so you can imagine my own personal shock when I kept it going through my trip to Dublin to teach the spanish students, although it was a very welcome source of comfort there and very helpful to keep me busy while I was there. I was even more surprised when I kept this going over the Gaeltacht! It wasn't easy, finding internet coverage was nearly impossible but well worth it. Especially when Gavin joined in to give a better idea of what the Hibernia widower goes through. Tp2 was a tad bit harder to keep this going though. There was a lot more work involved and I was so drained from so many things and trying to do everything that getting posts typed and posted here was neigh on impossible. I took it easy over Christmas, obviously as it's the season for fun, eat drink and be merry and all that! But now its 2010 and its time for some new years resolutions.
1. be more prepared for lessons
2. make more time for irish grammer study (very important!!)
3. SAVE SAVE SAVE! (even more important!!)
4. Start TP folder and modular plan earlier this time
5. Read more books that are NOT school or HIbernia related (hopfully I'll even get a section started here for book reviews so any suggestions???)
So if all help in keeping these resolutions are greatly appreciated!
Here's to a 2010 that will surpass the AMAZING 2009. It's gonna be grrrreat!
It's very funny to think this is my first post of 2010! When I started this blog I was very unsure if I would manage to keep it going. I even figured I'd have given up before tp1 so you can imagine my own personal shock when I kept it going through my trip to Dublin to teach the spanish students, although it was a very welcome source of comfort there and very helpful to keep me busy while I was there. I was even more surprised when I kept this going over the Gaeltacht! It wasn't easy, finding internet coverage was nearly impossible but well worth it. Especially when Gavin joined in to give a better idea of what the Hibernia widower goes through. Tp2 was a tad bit harder to keep this going though. There was a lot more work involved and I was so drained from so many things and trying to do everything that getting posts typed and posted here was neigh on impossible. I took it easy over Christmas, obviously as it's the season for fun, eat drink and be merry and all that! But now its 2010 and its time for some new years resolutions.
1. be more prepared for lessons
2. make more time for irish grammer study (very important!!)
3. SAVE SAVE SAVE! (even more important!!)
4. Start TP folder and modular plan earlier this time
5. Read more books that are NOT school or HIbernia related (hopfully I'll even get a section started here for book reviews so any suggestions???)
So if all help in keeping these resolutions are greatly appreciated!
Here's to a 2010 that will surpass the AMAZING 2009. It's gonna be grrrreat!
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