Paddy's Weekend in Shanghai

One nice thing about my contract is that we are entitled to a day off on our National Day. Well, since Saint Patrick's Day is on Friday, I'll be taking that day off thanks very much! I told yesterday’s students that there would be no class next Friday. I thought they’d all cheer but some of them seemed to e feeling the opposite way! Wow, I didn’t think my classes were so compelling. This week, I bamboozled them with some lateral thinking problems. Good to get them to think rather than regurgitate. Some of them did hear one or two of the problems before. Some said they knew them and others just got them way too quickly but swore they had never heard them before!

I have decided to head down to Shanghai for Saint Paddy’s weekend. I figured it might be better craic down there with more Irish expats. Got to find out where the decent Irish pubs are. I did a search and found O'Malley's to be the most popular. Seemed very professionally run anyway and had some good reviews. I don't think I'll be drinkin much of the Guinness, at 65 RMB (around €6.50) a pop for a large one (I guess a pint)! You don't even pay that in Cafe En Seine in Dublin! Not as pricey as the whopping 12,000 Won (around €11.15) for a pint f the black stuff in Seoul!

The weather is getting warmer here in Dalian. We had the dizzy climbs of 5 or 5 degrees above zero last week. This weekend seems to be a bit colder unfortunately! Roll on the summer!