The best laid plans of mice and men

Got called out last night on an inpromptu ride to the Ibrox stadium which all you non-football followers will not know is the stadium where Rangers FC play at home. Who are Rangers FC, you say? Rangers and Celtic FC are the top two clubs in Scottish Football and both are based in Glasgow, Scotland. The home stadium of Rangers is the Ibrox stadium whereas Celtic play at the appropriately named Celtic Park. There's loads of history regarding these two clubs but I'll spare you the details. Basically, Rangers is a Protestant club while Celtic is Catholic (Christianity...If you still don't know, you ought to be reading more and get some help, it's embarrassing).

Just some background info cuz I just know I'm going to get grilled on this. Ross is Dave's friend from uni cuz they're in the same course and the three of us (Ross, Dave and I) went on this ride together with Sam, our flatmate who is from France. He's in crutches becuz he injured his shin.

Right, now that all that's out of the way, first stop: Kelvingrove Art Museum. The place was closed but it's still a pretty awesome sight from the outside. I've actually been inside before but it's nothing to get excited about. Haha, looks like a castle from Dracula or sth, even comes with blood red lights on the upper floors.

Sorry about the bad photography. I'm not very good with a camera.

Ross' car. Can you guess his surname?

After the rest finished their smokes, we headed down to the west end and the Tennents' bar which serves really good Tennents beer. Well...better than anywhere we've been anyway. A bit more info then...Tennents is a scottish beer brewed mainly in Glasgow, I think. Anyway, it's locally brewed but most of it is shite, especially the ones that come in the cans.

They have a really huge selection of ales, lagers and spirits.

Take your pick.

A pint of Tennents.

Really smooth and crisp.

Good head too :D

Next stop: Rangers FC stadium aka Ibrox

There were loads of bricks with similar carvings on them.

Wonder how much it costs for one.

Like the idea though..

Outside the front gates

Dave just had to get a picture of him and his flag.

This was my attempt at getting a snap of the pitch at least.

Haha, it wasn't intentional but I like the effect of the light on the pitch.

We got lost trying to find Ibrox that we actually got there quite late and decided to skip Hampden park (where the Scotland national football team call home) and Celtic Park until another time. Felt bad that Ross used so much petrol bringing us around as it is.

Back at the flat, a flash of inspiration and a great idea started to take shape. We decided to cook some potato chips at 12.30am in the morning. We had all the ingredients on hand and just went to it. Sam sliced his potatos while Dave heated up the oil to deep-fry the potato chips. There wasn't much else for me to do so I documented :D

Hard at work

All them potato chips

Was pretty surprised how easy they were to make.

Spring rolls from Chung Ying next door.

Pack of 50 for less than 2 pounds.

First batch of chips peppered and salted and ready to eat!!

Dave and Sam

Sam getting ready the 2nd batch before making some potato crisps

The crisps which were just as good.

What a great success!! It was a good night but really fattening. Went to sleep really satisfied but couldn't wake up the next day. Luckily, I didn't have any classes but it's going to be a problem for me soon. It's just so nice to curl up under my comforter when it's cold out. My alarm doesn't seem to have much effect anymore. I can't believe it's only been 2 and a half weeks since I left. Feel much longer than that. Hope everyone back home is well. Miss u all loads.