Nuestra Luna de Miel

I'm off on my honeymoon in Thailand tomorrow. Oh, didn't I mention I got married? Well, I did a month ago in Gretna, Scotland. It was a wonderful day. I was a bit nervous - a couple of pints helped steel the nerves - but it went well. Neither of us forgot what to say, we didn't stumble, the speeches went down well, and no one fell out. The day went very quickly, in fact. I didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I did.

Anyway, back to the honeymoon. We fly to Bangkok via Amsterdam. We're not there long enough to go into the city centre. It's probably just as well. I'd end up going into the wrong type of establishment and forget about the flight and the honeymoon. The flight takes about 12 hours, which I'm not looking forward to. We're staying for 4 nights in Bangkok before going to the serene Koh Samui for 7 nights. I'm looking forward to being on another continent. I've never been to Asia before. I'll also get my passport stamped, which doesn't happen very often due to the ever expanding EU. I can't wait for the food, the ping-pong shows and the...

I still haven't packed yet.

Come On You Boys (and Girls) In Blue!

A couple of pics of me, my wife Clare, and my uncle outside Croke Park after the Leinster final, which Dublin won by defeating Offaly by 1-15 to 0-9.

I only realised when I looked at the second picture before uploading it, that I worked briefly with the bloke third from the left with the sunglasses. It's a small world as they say.

Hill 16 Is Dublin Only? Looks Like the Pitch Is Too!

OK, I was one of those who invaded the pitch after the Leinster final last month. However, at least I waited until the final whistle unlike many of my fellow Dublin supporters. I have admit I got a bit carried away, as we had won the Leinster Senior Football Championship for the second year running. The first county to do so for 11 years. I understand the GAA are worried about crowd saftey, but it was good natured and the fans just wanted to see the team lift the trophy. Pitch invasions are actually quite common in Gaelic games, particularly in provincial and All-Ireland finals.

Happy and Depressed In Equal Measure

Today is a good day and a bad day. It's my birthday today. I'm 30. I wasn't looking forward to it, but I have to admit that now the day has finally come, I don't feel any different. I was so used to be a twentysomething, now I have to get used to being a thirtysomething. Perhaps my life will become like the characters' in the 1980s drama series thirtysomething.

On a more postive note, I've managed to secure a ticket for today's All-Ireland football semi-final between Dublin and Mayo. UP THE DUBS!

Contender for the world's most tasteless name for an Indian restaurant

I take it they don't host many bar mitzvahs?

I think I'll pass

My wife bought a cookbook today and showed me the recipe for an unappetisingly titled dessert: tropical foamy yoghurt ring. I don't think I'll be asking her to make it for my upcoming birthday. The picture of it looks nice, though. Shame about the name.

Action Man ain't on the guest list

I'm getting married on Friday. One of the guests is the daughter of the creator of Action Man. However, she sadly will not be there.