Party On...

Last weekend was more akin to one I’d have in Ireland! Drinkin' and having fun!

It was Tom’s student helper’s birthday, so we decided to have a party in my house and invite some Chinese people and some foreign teachers. Saturday started off with myself and Tom heading in for or fry in All’s Well café. Not bad but not that filling! Did a bit of shopping for munchies and beer and so on. Hit all the traditional places like Carrefour and Wal-Mart!

So, we started the proceedings around 7. The students have to be in their dorms by 10:30, hence the early start. Started of tame enough until the Aussie contingent arrived. I was ordered to put on the Pogues. Ken, the Aussie was in full voice belting out the lyrics. We got some of the Chinese out for a bit of a hooley (i.e. very technical form of Irish dance where we go mad and swing each other round the dancefloor)! The Dubliners followed. They were mad for the Irish music. We were explaining the words of such greats as Sever Drunken Nights! Since I have to give a cultural talk next week, I reckon I’ll put a good bit in about Irish music, since it seemed so popular!

We changed the music and got the Chinese out dancing to everything from The Stones to Bob Marley! I reckoned they had a great time. This was a bit different from the quiet parties they are used to! We’ll have to do it again some time! After all the students went home, the teachers remained to polish off the remainder of the beer! As a result, I woke up with a bit of a hangover the next day. My worst one so far in China. Sunday wasn’t a waste. Checked out the local supermarket near that Western restaurant (as pizza there for lunch!). Supermarket was pretty good and they had freak milk, as opposed to the UHT crap! Finally, I could make a decent cup of Barry’s tea! Haven’t had one sine I left the motherland!

All in all, a good weekend although I was a bit tired for my 8am class today. So were the students, so we took it easy!