Take a paper towel and fold it into a square and run it under water. Put the seed(s) on the damp paper towel and fold it over again to cover the seed. I put it on a flat dinner plate, with another plate to cover it.
Then put that in a dark place for 3-4 days. Check up on it, make sure the paper towel is still damp (but dont drown the seed), and when the sprouts are 1/2cm, put them into soil.
Thanks. I'll give that a whirl.

that cup thing there you have dirt in, chuck it out and use a plasic throw away cup instead, make about 6-8 good size holes in the bottom, fill with dirt, place seed 1" into the soil, do not pack soil let it be loose when filling the cup but you can tap the cup to make sure its full.
That's pretty much exactly what I did It's just the bottom of a plastic cheapo cup, about the bottom 2 inches. The soil did get rather compressed when I watered it, though.