We all look so dapper...
Back then we didn't know anything about Internet. Or sms. We didn't know there will be things like YouTube and Facebook. Have we ever heard about dvds, digital cameras, or selfies? Did we miss Emojis or Instagram? I think we were pretty happy with what we had.
I feel so sad for not having a proper camera back then... Back when my hair looked... um... well...
Of course it was, like, totally different back then. We didn't have digital cameras or smartphones to take photos... I d_i_d have a camera, one that needed like a suitcase to be carried around. Yeah, those were the times. Back then. And I'm in the middle.
It's Thursday again.
This Thursday I want to take you to the streets of Munich, Germany. We are leaving for clubbing and I definitely look wasted. I don't remember when this shot was taken, maybe five, six or seven years ago. But I think I still look the same when wasted.
I went to a hockey game a couple of days back. It was almost as I remembered: freezing fingers, sitting on totally uncomfortable seats, and not having a cold beer between rounds. But this time it w_a_s a bit different: it was Ilves boys playing for the finals. There was so much speed and skill on the ice that I wouldn't have known the difference if it had been two league teams competing with each other.
First goal was seen something like 40 seconds after the game really started. 0-1.
The game ended 2-4, and HPK is now playing in the finals.
I'm not too skilled with posting a video here. I do hope you are able to watch it. And hear people talking about the game next to me. Thanks guys!
I was studying in Uppsala, Sweden, back in 2002. Seeing Ash at Göta Källare in Stockholm was a must. I was all prepared: tickets, my friend, my camera with an empty roll of film... So, when the gig started I was all ready. But suddenly my Ixus died. It didn't work, it just was n_o_t working. So I've got only a handful of photos from that gig which pretty much sucks.
But, later we got to meet the band. And had some drinks. And I guess that the, um, after-party was at Gondolen. But any way, I had so much fun.
I chose here two songs from my favorite Irish band (and, yeah, I know U2 is also local): Petrol (released as the second single from their 1994 album Trailer) and Oh Yeah (taken from their album 1977 released in 1996).
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... and a year later living life to the fullest!
I still remember that New Year's Eve in 2014. It was raining, and there was no snow. We had homemade candies and champagne. We eat, we drank. We stayed up late and watched Kon-Tiki.
I got my Master's degree in 2008. My former colleagues gave me this, and it's basically saying in Finnish that "since your head is not protected by a soft afro get a bike helmet with this gift card". I bought bike lights.
oh boy!
This Christmas has been unreal. I've gone to the gym, have watched Hunger Games II, have gone for long walks (and almost found myself doing some serious work-related reading). And have been kissed by boxers, and woken up to seeing Ukko's face next to mine.
When was this photo taken?
I honestly can't say. But what I c a n say is that I bought that Mickey Mouse t-shirt in Bangkok in 2000. And I got my Canon ixus in 2001 (the camera I used back then). So, let's just say that this pic was taken for more than a decade ago. And we haven't changed a bit, have we?
ps my hair looks better now, though.
pss I still have that t-shirt. Is it already vintage?
I've been listening to Pet Shop Boys a lot - not just now but even earlier. I can some how relate to their song called Winner. Not the part where they sing "I've been a loser" but "But don't forget all / The love and laughter / Now the world is at our feet". That's why I want to dedicate this song to my family and friends. It took m e a long time to feel this happy in my life but I'm there now! There is no one thing that I would want any other way. It's amazing how things finally click and you've got all the things that really matter, to you.
ps Unfortunately you are not able to see the green leather jacket that I'm wearing in this picture. I believe it was another party in Flogsta, Uppsala, Sweden (in 2001). There are Ulla, Andre, Dmitri, Marc etc. in the photo.
If this photo was in colors you would actually see the cactus that I'm holding. It was a gift.
Merouan was going home while we were both studying in Uppsala, Sweden. We are standing in the hallway in one of those corridors in Flogsta. That cactus blossomed later, bright pink flowers.
Tämän päivän liikunta koostui sauvakävelystä, kuminauhajumpasta sekä reisi-, peppu- ja vatsajumpasta. Käytiin myös keilaamassa. Mieletön fiilis!
ps sauvakävelyssä kului Sports Trackerin mukaan reilun viiden kilometrin matkalla yli 300 kcal. Vauhti ei päätä huimannut, koska samaan aikaan tapahtui myös savolaista suunnistusta.
This shot was taken in Gamla Stan, Stockholm, in 2001. We took a day trip to Stockholm from Uppsala. It was gals all around the world: Austria, Italy, Spain, Finland... We sure had some fun sightseeing and doing some shopping! I find this photo quite funny: my hair looks so short, and I don't even know where that red Marimekko shoulder bag is today. Maybe I need to ask my sis...
I got this few days back.
It was shot at Hämeenkadun appro exactly two weeks ago.
As you can see in the pic we all had huge smiles on our faces. I don't know if it was just because drinks were for free, or we had an adequate excuse to attend this student party. Us adults, erm...
Last Saturday.
A friend of mine bought a new sofa. We had a sofa warming party.
I really did feel like partying all night long but, then, I fell asleep at midnight.
Thanks, gurls!
Oh, whatever makes her happy on a Saturday night,
Oh, whatever makes her happy, whatever makes it alright
I'm sitting on my friend's porch, her dog between my legs. Her name is Esteri.
I haven't known too many of dogs in my life.
Our neighbor had a dog named Eppu. I used to take him out for long walks when I was just a kid. Then I got to meet Roxy in 1995 when I was staying with the Vega family in Palmdale, California. My nephew, mr. Ukko, was born in October 2006. Then there is Nana, a four-year-old boxer girl. And Miina who passed away almost three years ago. She was also a boxer, her heart made of pure gold.
