We’re having a lecture series at work. About animal imaging. And I came to the conclusion that I know nothing about it. And that you soon have to know way too much about computers to be a scientist.
One of the lecturers was from Gotenborg. He was a Chinese with a very obvious Swedish accent. Except [...]
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My day
Posted in Asia, Christianity, Turku/Åbo, culture, food, life, music, work on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a thief!
Posted in Asia, culture, food, work on April 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today I stole something. When did I do it last? I can’t remember. Maybe I’ve never stolen anything in my life - I would not be surprised.
Before eating my lunch of pasta and minced meat that I brought with me to work, I took the elevator down to our cafeteria, grabbed a small plate from the salad stand [...]
A very long post on today’s youth
Posted in Asia, Finland, culture, hobbies, life on February 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was talking to Zhao the other day about the restrictions people put upon us. When Z was in elementary school the kids were forbidden to go dancing, to play video games and so on. If someone saw you in the game-hall they could report you to a teacher and you would get reprimanded. And [...]
Helsinki Manga Café
Posted in Asia, art, books, culture, product info on February 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I want to open up a manga-rental in Helsinki. A place where you can rent a comic book and then sit down in a comfy sofa to read it. They have them everywhere in Asia and now, with the growing interest for manga in Finland, I think it’s about time that we get one here as [...]
My identity
Posted in Asia, Christianity, Christmas, Finland, church, culture, family on January 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Shinya came back to work today after a 3 week long vacation in Japan. I am so glad and he was happy too. He said: “I’ve confirmed. I’ve confirmed that I’m Japanese.”
And I thought: Yes, how wonderful. To be able to feel that you belong somewhere, that is truly a beautiful sensation. To find your identity anew.
And [...]
More election thoughts
Posted in Asia, culture, events, work on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It was the first time that my boss and his wife were allowed to vote in a Finnish election, so today I talked to Lisa about her new experience. She commented on how quietly everything was done. The only time she met the politicians or their followers was when she went shopping to Prisma or [...]
The life of a Christian
Posted in Asia, Christianity, culture, work on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This week Zhao told me a story.
In the 20s, Christian missionaries were sent from America to spread the gospel in China. They came to a country struck by conflicts between the white devils and the local citizens and many Christians were killed because of it. The region with the highest mortality rate was the one that Zhao [...]
Something I should have written about a while ago…
Posted in Asia, culture, sports on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I know that the Olympics are soon to be over but I just couldn’t go without writing something about it.
Because we’re talking about heroes (see Dark knight review) I thought I should tell you that I was getting up at 5 o’clock every morning last week to listen to the US national anthem.
The way I [...]
Like a tourist in my own country
Posted in Asia, culture, events, pictures, travel on August 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sara, a girl I met in Hongkong, spent a weekend at my place during her “Baltic tour”. It gave me an opportunity to do all the touristy stuff I’d otherwise never take the time to do.
The weather might not have been the best but we still managed to see a lot of the city.
Here we [...]
This weekend: David & Elia and a little bit of Brussels
Posted in Asia, events, life, party, pictures, travel on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend I did something very unlike me and went off on a spontaneous weekend trip to the beautiful Brussels. Mostly to meet the even more beautiful couple, David and Elvira, who were getting married.
David is a friend from my time in Hong Kong where we took Beginner’s Cantonese together. Fluent in Mandarin as he [...]
Heart manga
Posted in Asia, Christianity, art, culture, product info on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m totally fascinated by today’s teenage culture. How a whole generation can be turned on by the Japanese way of living. When you go through Kamppi/Kampen (a shopping mall) you see them everywhere. The girls dressed in lolita outfits and sporting Japanese hairstyles. The latter is also popular among boys and requires loads of hairspray. It’s [...]
Working together
Posted in Asia, culture, life, work on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
People are interesting.
Here are some glimpses from my work week:
* My boss is now working night shifts. He stays at work until 5am and then returns around 3pm the next day. This gives me and my colleagues about two hours to consult him before we want to go home for the day. Or maybe I should start [...]
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