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Miasdad just asked me:

"10 days without a post - have you gone on holiday again?"

Unfortunately I've been a bit too uninspired to post in the last 10 days. I haven't done too much Poker, and what I have done is the usual breakeven malarky.

Instead of Poker I've spent a lot of time playing Oblivion on my brother's xbox 360. It's very addictive, and I feel a bit silly for wasting my spare time on such a superfluous activity. But what can you do?

In terms of holidays... Last weekend I went to Wales with five mates. We were in a little village and stayed in a nice B&B. I can't remember the name of the village but the name began with the letter "L". The purpose of the holiday was to partake in a bit of surfing. I managed to stand on the board, but could not turn it at all. Overall it was great fun. The weather was milder than it was last year when I went surfing in Newquay. And we had sun rather than a hail storm.

This weekend I'm off to Bratislava with a load of lads. For some reason we're staying in a hostel, 6 of us sharing a room. I'm really not sure why. We're not piky students. We're supposed to be young professionals. I felt like such a fraud when roughing it with backpackers in Central America. And the thought of sharing a tiny room with six big lads does not inspire me. I hope I survive with my ass intact.

Earlier today, I was discussing the shortage of plumbers with a fellow blogger. One good argument they said was:

"I think that they should send all the people that got crappy degrees (anything less than a 2:2) in subjects that don't help the economy to the Czech Republic or Poland. And we should have all their plumbers and electricians."

It's a very valid point, and could help with inter-cultural relationships between the younger generations. However, I don't think many people would approve of such a scheme.

At this very moment I'm watching an anti-imperialist march held in North Korea. Kim Jong-il has somehow managed to get thousands of Koreans to stand in formation, wave torches in the air, and chant praises to his regime. It's very frightenning, as it appears that he's managed to brain wash a very large number of people. In terms of the financial markets, I'm not sure what Kim's belligerent attitude towards nuclear weapons will cause. The nuclear tests have caused the Yen to decline against the US dollar, but I don't trade that. And while Kim has described the recent trade sanctions as a declaration of war, I doubt the markets would care that much if he declared war on the US. I guess I'll just have to wait and see...