Two Vestil Virgins Singing Their Hearts Out!

Sara and Catroina at their best in the singing room on Friday night. Check out the score at the end...........Hilarious, really!!!!!!

2 Virgins Singing Their Hearts Out!
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In And Out Of Japan

Met Issaiah at Incheon Airport and we flew to Japan and arrived here about 11am. Met some fella, Jason, sitting next to me, from America. Also met some other people doing the visa run, so I was the guide, as I have been here 5 times now, doing the same thing.

Took the shuttle bus over to the domestic terminal and then got on the subway and got off at Tojinmachi. Walked to the embassy and had something to eat, as it the embassy was shut for lunch until 1.30pm.

Met a fella called Ivan from New Zealand, Martin from Canada and as I said, Jason from America. We had lunch at The Hard Rock Cafe and then checked in at 1.30pm at the embassy or should I say, consulate.

Paid our fee, did the paperwork then head off to find our hotel. We were staying in Hakata, which is full of hotels. Ivan ended up being in the same area and Martin and also Jason wanted to find a hotel in the area.

We all agreed to meet up at 7.30pm to go out for some drinks in the Tenjin area. We could meet back at Hakata Station and go from there. So the plan was set to tour the Tenjin area.]

When we met up at Hakata, Ivan needed to change some money, so he had to back to the airport, which was only about one hour in total. It is impossible to change Korean money here in Japan in any place other than the airport or the banks. Ivan set off and we agreed to meet him back at Hakata at 9pm.

Also, Martin had met a girl, Liz who came along with us. She also was American and lives in Seoul. She hung out with us and we headed to Tenjin. We met a nice Japanese man who showed us where the Happy Cock bar was. He ended up hanging out with us too.

When Ivan met me at the Hakata Station, he had 2 Japanese girls with him. They were very nice and their names were Kastura and Rika. They hung out with us the whole night too. We then found the Happy Cock and paid about 20 dollars for all you could drink all night.....that is right, 20 dollars plus there was free food for about 2 hours. If we had of been the first 50 in the club, it would have only been 10 dollars to drink all night.

The club give you a pink wrist band and that is all you need to show when you order the drinks for the night.

Needless to say, it ended up being a good night and Jason and I left last. We got home about 3am. Slept all morning and now am off to pick the visa up at the embassy. My flight is at 6pm and back to Korea.

Short and sweet, as they say. Very hot and humid here. Japan is not very user friendly for English speaking people. Korea is much better in that respect.

Back to Seoul tonight and meeting up with Sara and Catroina for some food and drinks.

My Cousin David and Carmel Are Tying The Knot!

Great news! My cousin David and his girl, Carmel, are getting married. I just found out from my Mum and Dad yesterday.

I have been trying to call David's Mum and Dad, my aunt and uncle, but there was no answer. I also called David's cell phone and he picked it up and then it went dead.

Again, not a great pic of our David and Carmel, but David doesn't like getting his pic taken and Carmel had told us that they have hardly any pics of just the two of them together.

I am very happy for both of them and Carmel is a really nice, sweet girl. I think they will make a great husband and wife for each other.

I got to hang out with Carmel a bit when I visited Liverpool and must say she is a really sound individual and one night when she was a bit tipsy, she let us all know that David was the love of her life and she wanted to be with him forever.........it was quite funny, actually, but like I said, she is a really wonderful girl and will treat our David great as he will her, likewise.

Not a great pic, but our David on the left with Carmel and then Dave on the right.

All the best to both of you. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend. I guess the wedding is in late August, around the 22nd, I think. I will be there in spirit though!

Korean Baseball Players' Salaries.

As I went to see a baseball game here in Seoul yesterday, Sara had asked me how much the players make. I wasn't sure, so I 'googled' it and here is a small article that I found. It is quite interesting to note that in baseball in Korea, there are quite a few older players, which is the opposite of the regular workforce here.

Usually, the cut-off at most of the companies is about 45 years old. The workers are retired by the company and do not have the option to carry on working. Of course, there is always the exception to the rule, but it is the norm. Therefore, a lot of the older fellas (if you think 45 is old!) drive taxis, have their own shops, billiard clubs, cafes and small businesses etc.

Click on the link here to read about the baseball players' salaries.
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2007020974688

Sore Toes And Feet

Doing anything to the extreme comes with a negative effect. Mine this week, is sore toes and feet from running so much.

It is not debilitating or anything, just a little uncomfortable at times. I guess I can expect it after all the running I have done this week. Earlier this week, I ran 12kms and today I ran 10kms again. All in all, I think I am clocking an average of about 30kms a week.

A pic of a restaurant that was in Chinatown in London, England. Hey Stevie, bet you didn't know they were using your name! Actually it is the name of the street, Gerrard St.

All the running is done on a treadmill of course, which by the way is healthier than running long distances outside. Less pounding of the hips and knees and other joints. The surface on a treadmill has a shock-absorber built into it, so it takes a lot of the pounding out of running, especially long distance running.

I have a goal in mind for what weight and what size waist that I want to be and I just keep picturing myself like that while I run through all the pain barriers, which believe me there are lots of......haha.



My diet is the biggest improvement in my life lately. I am eating lots of vegetables and fruit and not going anywhere near fried foods or fatty foods. I am eating a lot of Korean dishes, which I love anyway. I have found a few places around here that have excellent dishes. I am eating bibimbap everyday, which is currently my favourite.

A pic of Bibimbap. It has lots of different things in it like shoots, beans, dried seaweed and other stuff I can't describe. The key to it is the red spicy sauce you mix into the ingredients and the hot boiled rice. It is very spicy and very very tasty.




I am also eating turkey and chicken breast and staying away from bread most of the time. It is not hard eating well and I enjoy my food a lot more than the fat ridden crap that I was eating before.



I am going to a baseball game today with Sara and Tom and a few other people. Not sure who all is going, but I am heading onto the subway and going to the Kangnam area, where the stadium is located. It is the same area where I went to see Metallica in concert last year.

Different Cultures That Is For Sure!

I had a conversation the other night with my roomate about parenting, believe it or not. She has 2 boys and I have one boy. Her boys are in their 20s and my son will be 20 in September.

Pic of Buckingham Palace gates.

It all started about her asking me if I had a good relationship with my son. I told her that it was okay, but still a little strained due to the history of the break-up between his mother and I.

Anyway, one thing led to another and we talked about how kids mature or don't and what things parents are responsible for or not.

Outside Buckingham Palace. Check out the double-chin caused by chip butties and sausage and bacon butties. It is gone now, by the way. I am 20 pounds lighter.

That is when I was completely blown away. I was telling her about how traditional I am and how my family is very British. Not that all families are like mine, but there is a thread of commonality amongst families in Britain. She explained about how she felt about families and how non-traditional hers is.

The souvenir shop at Liverpool's stadium, Anfield. You can see the shadow of Bill Shankly's statue reflecting in the window.

Where the difference in opinion came was about the kids seeing the grandparents. While I believe wholeheartedly that it is the responsibility of the parents to make sure the kids see the grandparents, she said it is the opposite! That the grandparents should be seeking out the kids all the time and that they should do the chasing per say.

Pic of our last night at Lark's Lane. Can't remember the name of the place, but we had a quiz night there later after the meal, which was good. I won 5 pound and picked our group out of a draw for a free bottle of wine, too.

I couldn't believe that she meant it. I mean why would grandparents run after their grandchildren? Parents are really supposed to run after their kids either, it should be the kids doing the running most of the time. Of course, it is not a literal meaing, it just means that the onus is on the kids." Honour Thy Mother And Father!!!!!!"

If a lot of people in Canada feel that way, now I know why families are so screwed up over there then. I have heard this before over the years, but thought it was just a few people here and there that were like that.

It was so weird because my roomate was so adamant that the parents and the grandparents should be the chasers.

Ah! Now I know how we got on the subject-we were talking about how some people are either chasers or sitters. You know the type; friends or family that never call you for that matter. You are always the one calling them. I just think that is people. Sometimes it annoys me that my friends or family don't call me as much as I call them, but I am most certainly not keeping score. That just creates a drama and I am not into that crap!!!!!

Afterwards, we agreed to disagree, but I was really amazed that someone could think that about their children or grandchildren. It is arse about face, if you ask me.

She then proceeded to tell me how screwed up her one son was and the other one kept somewhat in touch with her, the other one hardly did or did it when he felt like. He went to Australia and was there 2 months before she even knew. Didn't get an email or nothing from him. I guess her way worked then, didn't it......haha.

I don't mean to be judgmental as I have a screwed up relationship with my son, somewhat. But I will tell you one thing, I have stuck to my guns and not changed who I am or what I do because of my kid. I have tried to teach him some lessons about life, but it has been difficult because I have an angry mother in the mix that doesn't like me or my side of the family COMPLETELY.

Well as I said in the title. There are different cultures even when they speak the same language. That is for sure!

Anyone that has any comments about this, I would love to hear them, good or bad.

Signed The Contract Today For My New Job

I met the recruiter at the subway stop close to my school that I am going to be working at and also met the other teacher that I will be working with. His name is Issiah and he is from America.

A pic of the entrance to Hollwood Grill. This is where all the games are televised live from the English Premier League. It is also my local now.

We went from the subway stop to the school and did all the official signings of the one year contract agreeements between the school and ourselves.

This is Eugene, one of the owners of Hollywood's. He is a Liverpool supporter and I have donated several of my memorabilia to him, which has been put into the bar on the walls.

I also had to take my degree, 2 photos, passport and an official sealed transcript of the marks from university. That is a must nowdays, which started about 3 or 4 years ago.

This is a pic of Sunny who is the main waitress during the week at the bar. Great girl and really good bartender/waitress. Hollywood's offers a full menu as well as liquid refreshments.

All the signed documents are then taken to immigration by the principal of the school and the recruiter, to apply for an E2 Teaching Visa.

This is a pic of J.J. He is a regular at Hollywood's and knows Eugene's family very well. The other owner, Sean, J.J. knows the family very well, too. He is a tailor and has his own shop in Itaewon. He loves to gamble and drink, by the way.......lol.

It usually takes a week to get approved and then off you go to any Korean Embassy outside of the country. Once you are there, there is a pre-sent document to the Embassy, which is processed once you go there and present your passport. You drop off your passport the one day and then pick up your passport the next day. You also need a photo to put on the official document there too. The Embassy then puts a big invitation visa inside of your passport and then once you get back to Korea, you must present it at customs and then within a week or so go back to immigration to recieve your 'Alien Card.'

This is a pic of the table where a lot of poker playing goes on, especially on the weekend. Some big money changes hands there a lot of the time. Hollywood's takes 5 percent of the money that you win when you cash in your chips. Gambling has never interested me, but J.J. is playing there all the time.

It is actually called an alien card, but your require this to work legally in the country and must present it if immigration ever shows up at your school or the police stop you for any reason. It is the same size as any bank card, but has your picture and school name and address on it. All red tape of course, but a must at any school that wants you to teach there full-time.

A pic of the tea-towel with the words to "You'll Never Walk Alone" on it. Right above the bar, thank you!

I will be going to Japan by the sounds of it- if immigration processes the information in a week like they usually do, next Thursday and then come back Friday. I will be going together with the other teacher, Issiah, which will be nice for a change instead of going it alone.

If you look carerfully under that metal exhaust duck, you can see a blue scarf on the wall. That is the scarf that I got from Tokyo when I went to see Liverpool play in The World Club Championships.

Not much else going on, looking forward to working on April 30th and making some money plus being kept busy. My job is great by the way; I will be working Monday to Thursday from 1.50pm to 5.30pm. I get every Friday off and only work those hours all the time. That will leave me loads of time for myself and allow me to chill out from the kids once in a while.

The only drawback-if there is one, is that the school is about 50 minutes on the subway from my house. Well, you have to take the good with the bad, right!

Mending Fences And Keeping Friendships

I kind of had a feeling that my friend, Rob, would call me sometime in the foreseeable future.

A pic of a pub that is in Bundang. Dave and I took the two girls that we met from Bulgaria and Serbia there on Friday night.

Well, he called me this afternoon and we had a good talk about all the shite that happened while Dave and I were visiting him up in Ottawa.

A pic that I took while waiting for the bus in Hannam. Don't know where they were from, but they were going somewhere all dressed up. Cool hats!!!!!!!

A pic of the GPS that all the taxi drivers have in their cars. I don't understand the whole concept of driving and watching the television screen, which a lot of them do. Or maybe they just watch it while they are pulled over waiting for a customer......yeh right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We argued a little, but not really arguing, just trying to understand what happened and why things ended up being up in limbo like they were.

Rob is a good guy and a good friend, but sometimes annoys the shite out of me. I am sure I do the same to him, but that is exactly what we talked about.

A pic of Tom and Sara from the other night at her house.

I am very happy to say that our friendship is back on track now. Life is too short to hold grudges and to be narrow minded. Of course in a friendship, if someone crosses that line, then there is nothing you can do.

That did not happen in this case. It was just a case of too much liquid and a lot of stress contained in both people. Rob knows what I am like and I try my best to just say it like it is. He does the same, but in a very different way.

Now that is one mess of shoes. All the shoes from the other night at Sara's house. Need a shoe-rack, do you think?

I think that is the reason we are good friends, but in this case, we just ended up butting heads and falling out with one another or was it just me falling out with him.......lol. (That remark is for you Rob!)

So our conversation ended up being just like it always used to be. Talking about life and shit and of course weight-training. I am a man on a mission now and will be 35 pounds lighter by the end of the summer. Maybe many of you don't believe that, but I will be supplying the pictures when it happens.

Off to the gym now for a nice Sunday workout and have some wonderful Korean food afterwards.

A Good Night Out!

Last night, I went to Bundang and met up with Sara and Catroina. A whole gang ended up coming to their place including Tom and Haereem and Amanda, a couple of Korean fellas and other persons not named because I can't remember who was there. We celebrated Winnie, their Korean girls friend's birthday.

Pic of Lena who I met last night. We kind of hit it off and I think we might meet up with each other. She is not that tipsy either. The lighting in Monkey Beach is really dark, so I had to use a lot of flash for this pic.

Haereem is on the left and Winnie, the birthday girl, is on the right. They are not that drunk, just a bit of bad lighting.

Pic of Catroina who hails from Ireland. She had laser eye surgery 2 weeks ago and now has 20/20 vision. She is pleased as punch.

We had some drinks at Sara's and then about midnight we went to Monkey Beach in Bundang. There was quite a crew of us and we did have a good time.

A really funny pic of Sara, pronounced Saarah. She will kill you if you don't pronounce it right. She hails from Manchester and is a really great girl. A lousy pic of her really, but funny anyway.

Pic of Tom Jones who hails from Wales. He scored a blinder of a goal two weeks ago when I went to watch the team that I want to play for. He scored from a good 28 yards out.......luck?

I stayed at Dave's again on his nice comfortable floor. He is still sleeping on his big new couch until he can get a really really good bed.

I got home at 6am because after Monkey Beach, the whole crew went to the singing room. Again, we had a great time. Here are some pics of the people that we hung out with.

Pee In This Cup!

Due to the fact that I will be working for the Seoul Elementary School, they require a full medical exam.

So today, I went for the exam today. It was so funny though. The nurse went through the eye test and then a hearing test, I had a chest x-ray and the doctor tested my blood pressure and asked me the standard questions.

Here is what was so funny; after all the tests, but before the blood test, the nurse turned to me and gave me a paper coffee cup and took me to the door of the clinic, looked out and said, "toilet, go and fill this!"

I wanted to crack up. So here I was after filling this cup, walking down the hall passed loads of people with a nice cup of my pee in my hand, no lid on it either......lol.

Only in Korea, they say. I thought that the sealable urine containers were pretty well standard worldwide now? Anyway, I thought it was quite funny at the time and afterwards also, when she just took the cup off me and stuck one of those acidic or whatever testers they are called, in it.

That was the highlight of the day other than finding 40 dollars on the street, just laying there. I looked around and there was nobody in sight.....thank you very much. Paid for my subway pass for a few days and a nice lunch.

I am off to meet that Serbian girl, Mila and her friends. She invited me down to Bundang for a beer tonight with all of them. I couldn't say no now, could I?

Going to see Dave's new apartment first, then we will both go and meet them. Should be a good night. I am free for the next 2 days, no school until next week.

I was told that I should be going to Japan on April 25th to 26th, tentatively. Need to get some photos taken and then this Monday, I will be signing all the papers at the school to make everything legal eagles..............

Mika: Grace Kelly

This was the biggest song all over Europe while I was on holiday.
He is a mixture of Freddy Mercury, Robbie Williams and a host of other influences. Either way, this song is my favourite at the moment.

This One Is For You, J.D.

While Dave and I were in northern Holland, we met this great fella in the only bar in the whole town. It ended up being a hopping place on the weekend comparitive with any good local bar that I have ever been in.

Anyway, J.D. was a great fella and I had some good laughs and some good conversations with him. I was talking to him all the time while he was sitting down. Once he got up out of his seat, he uncurled himself literally......He had to be about 6'7 easily!!!!!!

Well J.D. here is the pic that Dave took with his camera. I promised you that I would put it on the blog......I hope you get to see it and check the blog sometime soon.....haha.

Playing Football Again!

Yesterday was the first competitive game that I have played in over 16 months. I had done my elbow in and could not play for a good year or so and then I just had nowhere to play that interested me.

Thought this was a funny sign in England!

I got a call from an ex-teamate of mine, John Buckley, asking me if I was interested in playing in Suwon as they were short of players and needed the numbers. Of course, I said yes.

Anther pic of the canal in Amsterdam.




It it about an hour on the subway to Suwon and then from the station it was about 15mins in a taxi. I met John at the subway and then we went to the Suwon International University.




t was a brand new building complete with a brand new artificial turf field. The field was awesome, dead soft when you fell over on it, which I did a few times.....haha.



We were told that we were the first to ever play there, so that was kind of cool. We were told before we played that we could not swear, as it was at a christian college. We all did quite well, to tell you the truth.


We played one of the better teams out of Seoul and we thought we were going to get slaughtered. We ended up losing 4-3. We all played well although the other team well outplayed us, but we held our own, which is always good.


We started the game with 10 and their team gave us one of their players to play in defence. We also had a Korean goalkeeper who had never really done much goalkeeping, but he did a stellar job and tried his best just like the rest of our motley crew.


I was shattered by about the middle of the second half. We played 45 minute halves too, which was good too. One of the other players had a bum ankle and another one of our players hobbled off with about 10 mins to go. We all did well though and it was a very enjoyable game of football and a good afternoon out.


We all went to a little cafe/pub and had a few beers after the game. The Suwon team that played after us was treating everyone to some food. However, John and I wanted to head back to Itaewon, so we left just before the food came.


We took the bus back to Kangnam and then took a taxi from there to Itaewon. It was hard getting a taxi back from there as none of the Korean taxi drivers wanted the short fair. After some cursing and shouting, we finally found one and got back to Itaewon right quickly to watch the Liverpool match at Hollywoods.



I met Dave there with his friend, Hyung Mee. Billy was also there, but he was sitting at a table that only sat two and Dave and I and John were sitting at the bar. Didn't get to talk to Billy much, which usually happens when we run into each other for some reason......haha.


Ended up getting home pretty late and met some Bulgarian girls on the street and one Serbian girl, Mila. I got her number and she lives in Bundang. She is here studying Korean literature on a scholarship. I asked her if I could call her when I was in Bundgang and she said okay. Let's see if anything comes of that. She was very nice and spoke very good English. She was also very cute too!!!!!!!

Woke up this afternoon and then headed straight to the gym again. Exercise is in my blood now and like I said this is the start of losing 40 pounds. I mean that too. I am going to be so thin and stay that way for the rest of my life.

Manchester Utd lost, which is awesome and Chelsea won, so the title race is full on again. I would love anyone other than Utd to win the title that is for sure......can't stand that football team, especially the big fairy Ronaldo who had a shit game yesterday too.......hahaha.

Settling Into A Groove.

I have been in my new place over a week now and it is starting to feel like home. My roomate is not here during the week, so I only see her on maybe a Saturday or Sunday.

Pic of "The Arena," where Ajax where training the day we went. We watched them for about an hour and a half. Saw the likes of Jaap Staam, Edgar Davids, Snijder, Huntelaar etc......... All for free as well.

Pic of my cousin Peter and his wife Jackie who just had her surprise 40th a few days after I left Liverpool.....too bad! Would have been nice to have been there......maybe next time kiddo.

That suits me fine as I have more privacy and it feels like my own place. The only problem that I have right now is a bed. I have one of these blow-up beds that doesn't hold the air. I have to buy a box-spring and mattress in the foreseeable future as my back hurts a little when I wake up.

Pic of Uncle Dominic and I at his house in Liverpool where I stayed while I was there.

The bed has a bit of air in it, but not enough for my BIG body.......or fat body should I say!

Pic of a really cool entrance-way off the main street in a shopping area in Amsterdam.

Korea is funny as you get paid every month, so I have to wait until the end of April before I get any money. I was aware of this, but it is still hard to budget your money after a 7 week trip and no job to immediately come back to.

Cool pic of some statues in an area called, The Rembrandt Plein in Amsterdam. We went to a few places there. It has a lot of outside cafes facing the street and a tram running right around it. It looks very european.

I will be off to Japan again in the next couple of weeks for the one day/night visa run. Everytime that you change jobs here, you have to apply for a new visa through the next school and leave the country to go to the Korean Embassy outside the country to get your new visa. Red tape just as it is in every other country.

I am keeping at it at the gym. I am going everyday and my body is in total shock. I don't think there is one part of me that is not hurting. I also wore a new pair of shoes the other day and they tore the skin right off the back of my heel. It is blistering and then breaking and I am walking like an invalid.

I guess running doesn't help it a lot, but what can one do? I have a mission and I must stick to that mission......haha.

I am off to the gym now. It is 11.20am and I have nothing on the go until later this evening.

I gave my Liverpool scarf from Tokyo and my tea-towel with the words to "You'll Never Walk Alone" to Hollywood's last night. That is the local pub that I frequent now. I am also going to give them my "This is Anfield" banner too.

Euguene, the guy that runs the place, is Liverpool mad and he really appreciated me giving him some stuff. He put both things up on the wall right away last night.

Great win for Liverpool in the Champion's League. Barring a meltdown, we should be back in the semi-finals again. I hope we play Valencia who did very well against Chelsea at Chelsea, last night. Utd. also lost ,which I love and let's hope they get bounced out in the second leg as well as Chelsea.

Shaved It All Off......That's Right.....Got Sick Of It And Did It!

I had been looking at my hair for the last week (or should I say what's left of it!) and decided today to lob it all off and start from scratch.


I must say, I don't mind it. It takes away from that screwy hairstyle that I had and at least looks natural. It won't take long to grow back to a spikey style, which I have always had in the past. The old combing forward thing was just not working for me.



Any comments about the past or present hairdo?.....don't forget just click on the comments at the end of the post.

Took some pictures today of around where I live and some other places, so I will explain where and what they are.

This is a picture of the stairs that I have to climb up and down everyday to get to and from the main street. My house is up on the side of an old mountain, literally.

This is a huge area of Seoul called Kangnam. I wanted to take a picture of this to show you how good health and safety is in Korea. There are 2 arc-welders and they don't even bother to shield the welding that they are doing as thousands and I am not exaggerating, thousands of people walk by that spot.

This is a picture of the type of cables and wires that are hanging everywhere. This is not just typical of Seoul, but typical of all of Korea. They don't tack cables or wires to buildings. They just let them hang.

I remember when we got our cable installed back in 2000. They didn't drill the cable through the window sill, they put it right through the window opening. That meant that the window would never shut properly in Winter or Summer...... a funny part of Korea that is unique as it is supposed to be a westernized country.

This is a shot at the end of the street and around the corner. It is a shot of the big Seoul Tower up on Namsan mountain. If you look carefully you can see the tower in the distance? Actually, Nam is the name and San means mountain. So really it should be Nam Mountain otherwise we are saying Nam mountain mountain.....lol.

Some Of The Pics Got Lost Unfortunately!

With all of the travelling and downloading on different computers and blah blah blah, some of the pics got lost. Sorry if any of you were waiting for yours to be posted; Alan and Jacqui..........sorry!

I will do my best to post some of the ones that I think were memorable and the ones that I was able to retrieve.

Picture of a dog right in a window as we were walking down one of the streets parallel to the canal in Amsterdam. It never even moved when I came close to it. I think it was bored out of its head.......help me...... somebody run me.......

The song of the moment is "Grace Kelly" by Mika. I love the rhythm and the singer sounds like a mix of Robbie Williams, the singer from The Darkness, Freddie Mercury and a whole bunch of other influences. I love the song and its title though.

I am settling in a little more now. Don't feel as lost as I did in the previous week....job searching and home hunting. Both are settled now and my main goal is to lose 35lbs. That is right, 35 lbs!!!!!!

I saw myself from the back in a mirror at the gym and was thoroughly disgusted. Anyone that has know me for a long time knows that being active was always of the utmost importance. One of the benefits that came with that was being fit and looking fit. I don't look anything like that.

Picture of an outside urinal right next to the "Homomonument" in Amsterdam.

I don't want to be middle-aged and portly, so I am going to change it just like I did when I quit smoking. I know I can do anything that I put my mind to. I have the will power to achieve whatever I want, so this is a long time due.

No playing at it anymore. To the gym everyday and cut out all the crap food that I have tended to eat. What you eat is 85 percent of the battle, the other 15 percent is some form of exercise that makes you sweat.

You need to sweat whatever kind of exercise you are doing to make it worthwhile and that could mean walking, jogging, riding a bike, cleaning the house etc..

So there is my BIG goal for the next 6 months. I want to make sure that I am in shape and not a shape..........ROUND!!!!!!!!!

Wonderful Win By Liverpool.

I watched the game at Hollywood's last night with a few other Scousers.

Dave came to my place to drop off my suitcase, which had been in his car for the last 3 days or so.

We ate at a place called "Pita Time" and it was actually quite good. I had the turkey breast and Dave had the club with ham, bacon and cheese.

It was a great win for Liverpool and I enjoyed it immensely. After the game, we went to a tiny place up the street called "Debut." They played loads of Beatles tunes, but Jason who I used to work with, was with us. I ended up leaving Debut with Jason and we headed to a place called "Woodstock."

There is always a live band there, so we got to watch two fellas playing some pretty heavy music. The drummer actually works there and him and his buddy had some fun, "pounding some drums and whaling some guitar!"

Dave and his cousin, Jan-Tuurn who we stayed with while we were in Amsterdam. He is a great guy and so easy going.

Today, I went to watch St.Pat's Football team. Darren Hogan and Dan Reid play on the team. They are two of the lads that I used to play football with in Ulsan. They weren't there today as Darren had tonsilitis and Dan was a no show.

I also know Tom from Bundang who used to run the open-mike nights at Dublin's. He scored a 30 yard scorcher today.......... smacked right in from the left wing.....goalie no chance.

Back home now at about 8pm and watching a movie called "Unknown." Time to hit the sack and get a good nights sleep. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!