John Ó'Ríordáns Blog

Here’s the new trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Pretty funny if you ask me. Sadly I will probably never progress beyond the skill level of a n00b.

Anybody ever been on the express walkway in Toronto Airport? I’d so much fun I nearly went back to do it again! This video doesn’t do the speed justice.

A short video showing our view of UFC 135. The atmosphere was brilliant. Americans are loud!

Went to Niagara Falls over the weekend. Really enjoyed it. I thought the Falls would be bigger but I guess you hear so much about it that it’s bound to be slightly disappointing. Having said that once I really sat back and looked at it, it’s fecking huge!

What was a pleasant surprise was the town itself. It was “Tack-tastic”. Ripleys believe it or not, A moving Movie Theatre, Guinness World Records, loads of arcades (some serving alcohol) and loads of other tacky places. Didn’t get to even see a portion of them so I’m definitely going to go back some time. It’s only an hours drive from where I am living to it’s easy.

Also did the Whirlpool Boat. I’d advise anyone who is in Niagara Falls to make the short trip to Niagara on the Lake to do the Whirlpool Boat. Great craic. Unfortunately no photos or videos as the camera would have been thrown overboard.

Relatively busy weekend this weekend. Went to Canada’s Wonderland, went bowling in the 5-pin bowling lanes in our Condo, watched the All-Ireland Hurling Final and went for a few drinking downtown.

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I let off some small fireworks over the weekend. Fireworks are illegal in Ireland so we went up a mountain where we wouldn’t be seen. There was quite an echo through the Glens though.

When I move to Canada I think I’ll miss driving on Irish Roads in the Spring.

Visited the small fun fair in Blackpool today. It could’ve been taken straight out if Fr. Ted.

I hear today that the Irish Banks now require over €70 billion of Irish Tax payers money to pay of their gambling debts. How nice of their buddies the politicians to volunteer my money to pay it. Maybe I’m wrong but I thought Irish banks were private companies. Why are they getting public money? Another private business would simply fold.

The first 2 minutes of this video sums up really well what else we could be doing with that money. Including sending half a million Irish people into Space. I know my girlfriend would love that.

This is why I’m moving to Canada next month. I’d rather pay tax in a country where my money goes to universal healthcare.

Went out for drinks with a few people for the St. Patrick’s Festival in Cork. My last Paddy’s in Ireland for a while. Here’s a video montage of who was there.