Most.

Drinking tea, dreaming, planning, making calculations in my head, feeling inspired. BUT, what I really should be doing is this:

The Daughter Of The Baltic Sea

The best ingredients for a truly fantastic weekend? Sunshine, amazing people, no internet, good food, small treats and some sort of physical exercise. Yesterday I enjoyed lovely, sunny Helsinki – at times it is my absolute favourite place on the planet – with great company. Today has been more about spending time with family and friends… and some exercice – great!

What I Wish I’d Known When I was 8

No matter how much they talk about you, or laugh at you, one day you will be loved and respected for what you are.

If I would have known that then, I probably wouldn’t have decided to get myself into an endless crazy quest where the only limit is the sky and the stars beyond it.

When I was eight years old, one short moment shaped my life. That’s when I swallowed my tears, held my head high and decided that I was going to be better. Unfortunately, “better” is a rather vague concept, so achieving that betterness turned out to be a long process, one that will never end. Because once you’re stuck in that quest, you won’t get out of it.

But it’s OK. What’s done remains done, and this life of mine has turned out to be pretty great.

Finally Friday!

Have a nice weekend! (I know I will )

Snapshot, so into you.

what are you into… right now? The following things are making me very, very happy right now.

1. Polka Dots

2. Things that smell like lemon…

3. Delicious tea

4. Petöfi rádió at www.mr2.hu

5. Sleeeeeeeeeeping.

Chasing Fishes

Ever wondered what I do for a living? Well – today I’ve been trying to track down some lost fishes (ones that are still alive)… apparently they’re nowhere to be found, not in this country, anyway. In other words, I’m a detective! J

Survey Time

 

I “borrowed” two surveys from Señorita since I’ve been missing doing these so much…. Now, she saved my life, that wonderfully funny lady from the other side of the world!

1.) You have been asked to give a 10 minute speech to teenage girls. What is it about?

I’d tell them to love and respect themselves, because if they don’t, nobody else will. Also, we only have one life, and it’s up to ourselves to make the best out of it – our life and happiness are our own responsibility.

{2} Do you have a pet? Tell us about them. No pets? Why?
I have a cat, plus I’m the auntie to two dogs and one cat. Tomi, my cat, is the cuddliest, most wonderful creature on earth. Sasha the puppy loves to eat toilet paper (and she also goes under the nickname Maanvaiva). Narya the dog is my best bed companion and Mimi, Tomi’s mother, is just very, very independent.

{3} What is the biggest inconvenience about the place you’re currently living?
I’m staying with my parents for two more weeks. They drive me crazy at times (today my mum and I had a fight over RASPBERRIES at the supermarket) – I love them, but I also value my privacy. Enough said.

{4} What do you think is the single best decision you have made in your life so far?
The best decision I’ve ever made, as it’s led to a lot of great experiences, is the one where I decided to follow my own path instead of doing what I was told.

{5} What are the THREE "nevers" of your life? (things you would never do or have never done)
                - I have never drunk Tequila.

- I’d never participate in a reality show.

-  I’d never put “bold” pics of myself on Facebook (or anywhere else for people to see)

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1. Everyone seems to have a quirky family situation-- what is something unique about your family dynamic?
Are you sure you want to know? Well, I’m the “black sheep” because I was the second person to get a university degree. Apart from this we have some religious nutters, junkies, racists and alcoholics in my family. And then there’s the girl who had three kids with three different men before she turned 22. (Geez, I hope none of them reads this). But all in all, they are all kind of adorable despite their flaws.

2. What is the most stressful aspect to blogging (aside from the network going down)?
Reading blogs written by people who can’t spell – that’s very stressful indeed.

3. We all end up on a blog at some point in our day, but name your top 3 favorite websites you flock to daily (non blog)
1.) yahoo.co.uk

2.) Facebook

3.) the Economist and www.hs.fi

4. What’s your sign? Believe in it or not, does any part ring true to you?
I’m an Aries, and quite a typical at that: active, impatient, combative, energetic, pioneering, naive, assertive, positive and ambitious. Especially this sentence from Wikipedia rings very true: “Aries females like to be noticed for their brains rather than their looks”.

5. Ice Cream!! ICE CREAM!! We all scream for icecream! Name your favorite flavor/brand!
Mango-melon and licorice from Valio.

Abortion In Poland

Yesterday Helsingin Sanomat reported that the Polish parliament had decided to continue the process of preparing a controversial abortion law. Poland, a Catholic country, already has the strictest abortion laws in Europe. The current law states that abortion is only legal in the following cases:

1. When the woman's life or health is endangered by the continuation of pregnancy,
2. When the pregnancy is a result of a criminal act, or
3. When the fetus is seriously malformed

The new law, if and when it comes into effect, stipulates that abortion will be illegal under all circumstances.

As a woman, my first instinct was to find a man (any man would do) and hit him over the head. (very constructive, I know – but this must be a man’s idea!). In my opinion, there is nobody who has the right to tell a woman what to do with her body. I doubt that the process that eventually leads to the conclusion that abortion is the best option would be easy for anyone – it’s probably a long, complicated and ethically/morally exhausting process for any woman. Just imagine what it would feel like for a woman whose pregnancy is the result of a rape, or a woman who knows that her child can never live a good life.

There are also two strong arguments that speak against this law. Firstly, a majority of Poles support abortion. Secondly, according to some sources there are 180,000 illegal abortions carried out in Poland every year. This tells us that the ideas of some politicians do not represent reality very well.

Сейчас я очень люблю... лето и красивую музыку

 

 

 

It’s July!

Hello July! There will be lots of things to look forward to this month – next weekend, for instance, I will meet a very important friend AND go to Helsinki. June was a tough month for me: getting used to work and trying to survive some bloody awful abdominal pains. Work feels a lot easier now and after radically changing my diet (say goodbye to both lactose and glucose - that's pretty much what I've been living on for the past 20+ years), I’m (almost) on top of the world again. Now it’s time to have fun and enjoy summer!

Happy July, everyone. Make sure to enjoy it as much as possible!