Hello Readers!

Wow... its so fast, I have already spent half my internship in Finland:( Ive grown to like this place, Summer is really one BIG DREAM! Friends and really nice people at work. Ahhhh! Im really stuck in this possibly typical situation as to stay in Finland in the future, or return to Singapore! When you're here, you realise how pathetic things can get in Singapore; Governance, work environment, WEATHER, lifestyle etc:(

Life seems so relaxed here and im really loving it:D In Finland, lifestyle and environment naturally leads one on to living to a ripe old age. Whereas in Singapore, Vitamins, man-made supplements, surgery, medicines, painful injections allows you to live on much longer. Healthcare in fully covered in Finland, therefore no one has to worry about falling ill or allowing loved ones to carry the burden of financial costs. It's the other way round in Singapore most unfortunately: People rather be dead once they fall ill. Welfare, Communism, or Self-sufficient? Im for welfare and communism:D

Anyway, the housekeeping part of my training is over. Im definitely going to miss Liisa (my CLOSEST working partner!) She has helped me temendously for the past two months! Its sad when she came over, thanking me for all the help ive provided her for for the past two months:...( Eeva promised to hire me from July Onwards, instead of June. Thats why I have been feeling really upset and "cheated". Whatever it is, Im going to the Population registrar Office to get my Social Security Pass to grab the job. Its weird for a guy I know, but I really love working in the housekeeping dept. Thats why I will extend my visa for another month, hopefully CMPB will grant it, as well as the Finnish Poliisi, fingers crossed yet again:)

Time or my two weeks break!:D Summer is out in full force, with next weeks temperature soaring to a high 28C. Im off to Helsinki once more for my first official holiday with my brother!! We plan to visit Suomenlinna Fortress, Stockmann, Linnanmaki theme park etc etc. We shall spend a few days there before hopping on the Tallink to Estonia, spend time in their old town... drink some Viru Valge (local spirits). Afterwhich, we'll hop on to a coach to Riga, Latvija:D I really can't wait!!

Thats all for the week folks! I will try to blog during my trip so do look back!:D

Kovski

alone in the snow...10:00 AM

Monday 11 May Temp 4-10C

Terve to all my readers:) Apologies for not being able to blog for the past week! Nothing much really happened. It has been raining for the past few days. Fortunately, the sun is shining once more! Everyone is pretty worried about this summer season; Will it be rainy or sunny?

Anne Pekkonen (The boss of the events department, who happens to be closest to me) mentioned that the past two summers were wet and gloomy, with only a few days of sunlight within two months. It seemed like Takatalvi. Temperatures for the next few days is set to hover under ten degrees during the day and dip to a low of 0C at night. Talking about night hahahaha... I won't be able to see darkness for the next 2 months! 1130pm and the skies are still dark blue... and it stays this way all the way until 3.30am, when the sun can't wait to shoot back up into the sky!!

I have also been pretty busy planning our trip (My bro and I) to Latvija and Eesti (Estonia). Seems really exotic to a Singaporean, but these are the nearest places to Finland so there!! I just hope everything goes well as planned:)

I am beginning to like it here... Spring is great and everyone is taking things easily here. There could be a possibility of me settling down in this region in the future... fingers crossed:D

Anyway, I have been learning Suomi (finnish) on my own and with the help of my work friends... so, here's a compilation of the millions of ways to say "hi, how are you?" here goes:D:D

Moi
Hei
Terve
Morro morro
Kuinka Voit
Mitä kuuluu
Moi Moi
Hei Hei
Moika

9 Ways.... WOW:D

Kovski

alone in the snow...8:56 PM

May 3, Sunday temp 18C- 4C

Hello readers! Apologies for not being to blog this week as many things happened! The first warm day arrived during the start of the week! Temperatures shot all the way up to 18C... So it feels like cold air con under the warm sun! The sky was clear, went cycling and lunch with Antti and Riku! They got lazy and went home while I went around Lake Jyväsjärvi for a fantastic stroll, before Janne (My neighbour and also the guy whom I met on the train), invited me over to his apartment for my very FIRST FINNISH Barbeque! Believe me, this was the BEST barbeque ive ever had, not because of the food...but the WEATHER! The feeling goes like this: Traditional wood barbeque in air-con like temperatures, with the warm heat from the stove gently rolling up your body... SENSATIONAL:D

Made a few friends, all living within 50 metres from me, and also two Chinese Nationals girls from Shanghai. As the summer vacations were coming, one of the girls was leaving for Tampere to visit her boyfriend the next day and offered to lend me her bicycle for a month. I paid her some money to borrow it but it wasn't so much. The other girl offered to sell me her bicycle as she was leaving Finland back to China, but I could only get it a month later. Went home and everything seemed so good as I finally can cycle to WORK:D So I woke up the next morning at 7.15am instead of the usual 6.45am. Just as I was about to leave for work... She called me and demanded the bicycle back!! BLOODY HELL @$%&#@$%#@&!! I was pissed beacuse I WAS LATE FOR WORK... I brought the bicycle back to her, asked for my money back and just walked off... Crappy asshole :" Never trust the Chinese.. HAH so TRUE"

Knowing that was I going to be late, I ran all the way to the bus stop for the last bus before the next one comes in an hour. I got there early, then realised that I didn't wear my belt cuz my jeans kept slipping down! I ran as fast as I could back to my apartment, inserted my key into the keyhole and IT GOT FREAKING SUCK INSIDE!!!D: I kicked the damn door, HIT IT, Cursed and swear at that piece of wood before it opened LOL:D Then I heard the bus zoom pass... I WAS PISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSED!D: Ended up late for work.... but I was glad that I wasn't THAT late because I managed to run to another bus stop to catch the bus!

I won't talk about work, other than the fact that I found an 18INCH "double-dong", a dildo in one of the rooms with blood on the sheets, shiny stockings and all LOL... And the Best Part was : Two women checked into the room WOW:D But as they say... everyting thing is NORMAL in Finland LOL!

And as Vappu (labour day) draws near, the company decided to grant me 5 days Off WOOHOO:D Met Antti, Mikko and everyone at the Town church for the annual VAPPU CELEBRATIONS:D Everyone got so pissed drunk and high... but believe me, the atmosphere was FANTASTIC!!! We went bar hopping... Mikko got pissed drunk that he didn't know who Antti was LOL! I had to walk his girlfriend back as he left her behind hahahahahah! Then I cycled home... I couldn't feel my because I felt weightless:) Made it home safetly anyway!

The next day, I joined Niko, Antti and Antero (Antti's childhood friend) for a trip to Antero's sumer cottage in laukaa, 18km away. It was a beautiful place, tranquil and all... But il stop for today as im tired after cycling around town and il continu tomorrow!! Anyway, here are the links to the much awaited pictures! Enjoy!!:D Oh yes oh yes, its 11pm as I blog but its still like "7.30pm in Singapore kinda dark!" FABULOUS!


http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=82197&id=621627711&ref=nf#/photo.php?pid=1912522&id=621627711


Kovski

alone in the snow...12:05 PM