Visiting Melanie's

Otettiin aamulla juna Amsterdamiin Jassun kanssa ja käppäiltiin ympäriinsä. Mentiin moikkaamaan Melanieta, mun kaveria, jonka tapasin ja jonka kanssa reissasin Ausseissa melkein kolme kuukautta :) Tehtiin vähän sushia ja tanssittiin huonojen biisien tahtiin. Yöllä muhun iski vieno oluen tuoma melankoolisuus ja jostain kummasta bongasin BACKSTREET BOYSien kokoelma levyn 8D Voin sanoa, että fiilailin aika paljon. Jäätiin Melanien ja Martyn luo yöks ja rakastuin niiden kämppään ! <3 p="">

perus postikorttimaisema

söpö !

little miss Melanie! <3 nbsp="" p="">

Jassu Melanien kattoterassilla, johon pääsee suoraan kiipemällä Melanien kämpän kattoluukusta ylös !

Yöllä mentiin kuvaamaan ja olin ihan fiilareissa !

Utrecht

Noniin.. jospa sais jatkettua tätä reissua !

Tää postaus tulee olemaan aika kuvapainotteinen, koska vaelleltiin vaan Utrechtin keskustassa.

Heräsin aamulla siis freesinä darrassa ja jännä mielikuva siitä, että oon halaillu ja pussaillu Jassua yön aikana (err wrong person...). Oli iha jännää :D Jassu ei siinä mun vieressä enää nukkunu, vaan se oli noussu jo yheltätoista. Ite olin ollu nii saakelin poikki, että nukuin kolme tuntia pidempään - Aamen Jassulle siitä, ettei se mua herätelly !

Näi lämmi!

Meil kesti ihan törkeen kauan päästä ovesta ulos - en tiiä oliks syynä darrahitaus vaan Jassu (Jassu. :D), mutta vasta neljältä oltiin viimein ovesta ulos. Käytiin ostaa aamupalaa (eka jätski ! SOLERO !) ja lähettii kävelemään keskustaan. Koska oli sunnuntai ja nätti ilma, kaikki ihmiset oli ulkona ja meillä oli vaikeuksia löytää mtn aamiasmestaa. Tyydyin sit vaan syömään perinteistä hollantlaista herkkua aka raneja majoneesillä :D

Löydettiin yks iha helvetin siisti graffitimesta ja olin ihan lumoissani. Napsin aika paljon kuvia ja löysin jotain ihan törkeen siistii:

Oikeesti tsekatkaa mikä yksityiskohtaisuus, symbolismi ja tekniikan käyttö !!

Meijän olin tarkotus tehä illalla sushia niitten random jäbien kaa, joidenkaa oltiin eilen menty 10 min jatkoille - mut sit ei jaksettukaan - vaikka ostettiinki sushikamat. Oli kans tarkotuksena olla artsyfartsy (ihan tosi, roudasin mun ProMarker tussit ja vesiväripaperilehtiönki) mutta darra vei voiton. Ilta meniki sit kattoessa Modern Familyä... Niin feel good ohjelma :D

PS. kandee muute tsekkaa mun photoblogia välillä, koska sinne tulee sit (aikanaan) myös kuvia tältä reissulta. Tuolla blogissa vain siis kuvien parhaimmisto, mut tällä hetkellä puran sinne vielä talven otoksia ja sit pitäs kans lisää ne kevään lempparit. Mutta aikanaan ;)

From Shit to Super

Voiko saada parempaa vastaanottoa, kuin tälläistä? <3 p="">

Oikeesti !! JA mä olin vaan hartaasti toivonu, että oispa Jassu jo mua vastassa, koska se tuppaa aina oleen myöhässä... and what did I see ! SHE  WAS THERE _AND_  SHE HAD BOUGHT ME THIS SUPER CUTE BALLOON <3 ihana="" p="">

Otettii juna Utrechtii ja naureskeltiin, ku päädyttii vahingos siihen junaan, joka stoppaa joka asemalla.. Meil oli kiire kauppaan ostaan safkaa ja juomista ja Jassul oli sairas kusihätä...:D

KYLLÄ, MINÄ CON DARUDE!

Ja oikeesti, ku aamu on alkanu yläolevissa tunnelmissa (=DARRASSA) näyttäen kaikin mahdollisin merkein, että tää lähtö on huono idea (paniikkiherääminen kello kymmentä yli kaks [nukkumaan aamuviideltä - "en mä tartte herätyskelloo!"], speed packing, tajuuminen, että mulla ei salee oo ees puhtaita alkkareita/sukkia [oli :D], ei autokyytiä, kiire, hedari, nälkä, kämppä on läävä ja mun tiskivuori kohta homeessa ku en ehi tiskaa just nyt, täyden puolen litran vesilasin kaatuminen lattialle just ku oon lähössä ja mitä nyt näitä oli...) niin on ihan SUPERIA, että ilta kuitenki päätty näihin merkkeihin:

Oltii siis reiveis Jassun yhen frendin, Ingerin kaa ja hitttttttto mitä musaaaaaa. olin ihan eufoorias :]

Tutustuttii siisteihi tyyppeihin, käytii ostaa ranskalaisia mayolla (so dutch..) ja mentii hetkeks jatkoilemaan ennen ku otettii Jassunkaa cäbi takas kotii. 

Oon WhatsAppaillu ilmeisesti Heidille jotain hammastahnatuubista, johon oon saanu takas vastauksen, ett oho, ollaanpa sitä aikasin hereil.. No ei vaan itseasiassa vasta menossa nukkumaan (7am).

Jonku talon kyljessä oli tällänen viritelmä..! ihana! 

Ja Suomessa HOAS ei anna ees kuulema kiinittää nastoja seiniin : DDD

Himoitsin tota mättööö..jurrinälkä

Art everywhere (:

VIDEO: How to Make Polish Food: Pierogi z Mięsem [Dumplings with meat]

Just Arrived to Amsterdam

Yeah.... Forget about what I said about studying..

Drunk @ Party Bus 24/7

(Basically from 3pm onward)

Eurotrip

My god.. and here we go again.



Yesterday I was at Helsinginkadun Approt.. so basically a pub crawl with your classmates in your overalls......... I counted today at least 12 stamps (1 stamp for each drink per bar) and that doesn't include the double dirnks I had at some places, the shots Gleb bought for everyone, Circus' drinks nor the many drinks me, Otto and Lauri had after everyone left home..... And yet, I still don't have the patch from Apport :D Go me.



Anyways... Tomo out EM + EBA degree students are leaving on a Eurotrip. I'm understating this when I say that I'm a bit scared. Fingers crossed that everything will go alright on this 9 day bender and that I'll be able to study for my economics + accounting exams and complete all the ten thousand BizCom assignments I haven't been bothered to do. So basically, if I succeed in those, I might blog from the road. After all, we will be spending heaps of time on the bus (as long as i'm not nurturing my hangovers and I get to read all the chapters I have some free time for writing!)

Life's prettier from inside a beer glass (waterbeerproof cameras ftw!)

Here's our new, updated timetable

Programme:

Friday 20th - departure from Helsinki center at 15:45 - ferry to Stockholm
Saturday 21st - bus drive from Stockholm to Copenhagen
Sunday 22nd - bus drive from Copenhagen to Amsterdam
Monday 23rd - visit to INHOLLAND University of Applied Sciences, sightseeing in Amsterdam
Tuesday 24th - visit to Utrecht University of Applied Sciences - drive to Brussels
Wednesday 25th - visit to European Parliament, Helsinki EU office, sightseeing in Brussels
Thursday 26th - Drive from Brussels to Berlin
Friday 27th - Visit to Berlin School of Economics and Law, company visit, Berlin sightseeing
Saturday 28th - Drive to Poland, ferry to Sweden
Sunday 29th - ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki

You should see the power point slides Marko, our awesome teacher sent us on out timetable... It's fucking HECTIC. The best part though:

"Few other things to remember:

- As you are all our students it means you know your responsibilities in general – we have tight schedule throughout the trip so bus won’t really wait for anyone. Be it Stockholm, Amsterdam or Berlin, they have cheap flights back to Helsinki should you miss the bus J Also, special reminder for those wishing to party like there is no tomorrow on the first night – mind the others, we won’t have time to stop for extra breaks."

haha :D

Surfing in Portugal?

Last summer my ex tempore trip to Portugal stole my heart away.

Although I didn't see much - considering that I spent most of my time surfing at the peninsula of Costa da Caparica - the old pastel colored buidings of Lisbon, the surf and the tropical climate among with the cheap prices were enough to assure me I would have to come here again. Also, I really love the language barrier - when most of the population only speaks Portugal and the possibility of people understanding Spanish let alone English is weak, you really feel like you are traveling. Although I love it how you can get around almost anywhere with English, it's also a bummer since it takes the exoticism and feel of adventure away.



So... I was thinking maybe I should go surf in Portugal for 3,5 weeks in between Rock Werchter and Tomorrowland..!!

I started thinking how sweet it would be to rent a villa or an apartment with some mates for the time :) But... I have NO idea who would come with me. Jasmine would probably be up for it, but she's the only one of my mates that surfs and is up for spontaneous adventures.. ANYONE UP FOR SURFING IN PORTUGAL IN JULY ?

-Second picture by Rafael-

VIDEO: How to make Polish Food: Pasztet (Pâté)

And that's how you make pasztet !

Warszaw's two sides

So these photos are from Sunday night when me and Laura went out with my dad who happened to be in Warsaw on a work trip. I really love Warsaw's protean-ness! It's crazy how much of a ghetto some parts of Warsaw look during the day time. All the grey, concrete and ugly 10-storey apartment houses (just like my relatives' homes!). But during night time it's a complete different story... The city has awaken and become a super modern metropolis with all it's flashy lights and  amazing architecture. I love how contradicting Warsaw is.

I kinda wish I would have some photos from day time Warsaw (like legit, actual Warsaw) so that you could compare how an ugly duckling blooms into a beautiful swan. But here's the night photos any ways:


Culture Palace.  Five years ago when I flew to Poland to see Red Hot Chili Peppers, I had to cry in order for my dad  (he was in Warsaw too) to stop and realize what I meant when I told him "I am scared of heights - I don't want to go to the top of that building  with an elevator." Luckily, I didn't have to go. Today would be a complete different story though - give me heights - I wan't adrenaline !!!

The view from my dad's hotel's room... See the shape that has been formed with the lights !

It was quite hilarious when me and Laura where in my dad's hotel room: "omg look they have SOAP! AND TOWELS!!" "I'm taking all the shampoos and conditioners.. wtf a sewing set!" "Hey I found a notebook  -set, i'm taking it!". We both concluded that it's pretty clear we aren't used to staying in hotel rooms ;D Dirty backpackers.. But, I would choose hostel 99,9% of the time (unless I would like some privacy). Dad wanted to show us the MOVIE theater in Złote Tarasy (shopping centre). The movie theater consists of 3-storeys, a nice lounge/lobby (above), a very exclusive fancy bar and what not. Talk about modern and thinking outside the box..

 Also another thing were Poland is more advanced than Finland (or at least the marketing is way more advanced) - train time tables via Maccas. "Enough time to eat" Sponsored my McDonalds. And this was situated in the metro/train tunnel...  Hotel Mariot Bar with dada.  Who says you can't flashpack a bit if dad's paying : D I would never buy this at home :D

Bombky! If you head to Poland, buy yourself some respectable, beautiful hand-made Christmas balls. They are made of -something breakable - and give a special feel to the Holiday with their un-plastic-like appearance. We have a coupe of BIG AZ ones. We even have a millenium 2000 -ball !

One Night in Waszaw

Soooo we went out with Laura so that we could actually catch up and discuss everything that's been happening in the past year :)  We weren't really able to do that with all our relatives around ;) It was actually my first night out in a month since I'm having a "Sober Fest" with my mate all the way till end of April (we picked that day on random) with the exception of my Poland trip :) The next morning we agreed with Laura that going out had been pretty lame if it weren't for that other person... SO i'm actually excited in keeping up with my sober life. Feel so much better: not wasting any money (what money? everything's going to my savings account anyways :D) and being able to focus on school and working (and gym too, soon) and doing things that actually matter and are healthy to you. I had a same kind of pause when I came back from Australia (5 months without getting wasted). I'm actually shocked how people don't realize what they are doing to themselves and their lives. Though, it must take a lot to admit when one is drinking his/her life away... I know i'm not a saint myself, but jesus christ with the shit that alcohol causes and people just don't seem to realize that all their problems spur from that substance... And don't even get me started with how this idiotic Finnish drinking culture sickens me to my stomach (nowadays seems like no one wants to meet up unless it involves having to crawl on all fours and vomiting all over yourself). OK, enough of this rant :D ...And back to one night is Warszaw (that really just makes me seem like a hypocrite right now ;) )

PS: don't judge... I was bored and I started playing around with Photoshop... I hardly ever edit my photos - and there's a reason for it ;D
So we got a cab and drove to the street Iwo, my Polish mate I met wind surfing nearly 5 years ago in Sopot, had recommended us.


We had noticed this one club was packed with people but we decided to head to somewhere quiet first so that we could catch up :)

It was pretty funny though, some Polish people came to ask us where this club was and I instructed them there :D Local.. right. I was so stoked about my long island ice tea and so bummed that little miss Melanie wasn't there with us, so I decided to text her in Netherlands.


"How much tip do you reckon we should leave? Man, I'm a backpacker... I don't tip!" (we left tip, ofc :D) Then we went to check out the club (in our winter coats - don't wanna pay before you know you wanna go ;) ). We decided it was aiiiight and stayed.  ..And watched this male stripper.. Question: DOES ANY ONE YOU YOU FEMALES THINK (silver latex) THONGS ON MEN ARE SEXY? I would _really_ like to know if there is really anyone  that actually thinks so :D    At this point we had figured this club was horrid and wanted to go some place else


David Guetta Energy Drink, really? : D   
..Decided to have some before heading to the cold(World of Alcohol) All hail Poland, Germany and all you other countries for your free market policy in alcohol. Though, this would never work in Finland.

We went to this Siltanen-like place that was packed with all the Polish hipsters (oh lord). Spotted a "hipster" (the only hipster thing about him is his fugly mo) and wanted a picture with him. - and he tried to kiss me !! FUCK NO.   Coming back home at 4am.
We weren't really that drunk  - just bored!AHahahahaa :D After the next night (when dad took us out for some beers/cocktails) there had appeared a note on this door (this door is to the apartment houses) in Polish "please close door delicately" - yeah.. i guess we MIGHT'VE slammed it a couple of times during 4 am ...Why do Polish doors have so many damn locks?!  Laura's gonna kill me :)Laura made us some drunken munchiez - pierogi!

 Next morning.... ...I'm only kidding - I actually felt SUPER! "LOVE Polish hangovers - they're so tame!"Laura fell off the bed when we were tying to watch hangover-Jersey Shore :D  Derp.