POKÉMON are so nice to hug!

Now when I'm writing this post, I'm extremely anxious. A good friend of mine has her birthday today and when you're reading this, we are supposed to be throwing her a surprise party. I hope that it's going to succeed and we should be having a great time anyways since we have such a great group. But still, I'm so nervous. On thursday when I was walking back home from the theatre there was a beautiful sunset and even my city looked nice in the evening light. Sometimes I feel like photographing sunsets is such a cliché but I still can't deny the beauty.

And even though I'm not sure if you're reading this, I just want to say this again:
Happy 18th birthday Jess! ♥

She's Thunderstorms

Boring days at home: making gifs of K-pop music videos, spending hours on tumblr, drawing, not changing clothes, staying up 'til 5AM, sleeping only few hours, staring at the ceiling. This is what my days have been like but I shouldn't complain because when scchool begins again, I'd like my days to be like these. Today I'm gonna go to see a theatre play (some of the actors are my friends) and then I think I'll force my friend to go out with me. I hope that the upcoming weekend will be lots of fun, this boredom is killing me!

2NE1's new song Ugly that came out yesterday - really like it! Though I would like it more if the chours weren't in English.

사랑해 ❀◕‿◕❀

I guess you all know the feeling when you find an online store and suddenly you have +20 tabs open... Well, that's what has happened to me again. Photojojo's webstore has some pretty sweet stuff and there's no doubt what I'm going to ask for my birthday present - a Fujifilm instax camera of course! That kind of a leather camera satchel is a must-have too, the usual black bags are actually ugly as hell. Oh I wish I had the money, but maybe one day! What's your newest webstore discovery?

Two favourite songs at the moment. My music taste is quite random, sorry.

Photos: Photojojo webstore

heartstrings

I've been cycling around the city with my little sister's cute red bike today and yesterday, I'm totally going to steal it from her. In my opinion cycling is the funniest and easiest way to get from a place to another - yesterday when there were loads of water on the streets, people with cars had a hard time but I could easily just turn around and take another route. When sitting in a car I always keep thinking about the CO₂ releases so riding a bike makes me feel happier too! I made a promise ages ago, a promise that my relatives still can't understand (sigh), that I'm not going to buy a car. I am going to get a driving license when I'm 18 because my parents want me to, but still, not a car. I think it's ridiculous how people think that they can't live without a car, that it's an absolute essential. Public transport, trains, subways, trams, bicycles and my own feet are my choices.

After yesterday's thunderstorm we haven't been able to watch tv at all. Just wondering if a lightning struck our antenna...

REST IN PEACE

No words needed.

넌 정말 재수없어

nike air hoodie

björn borg underwear

two pairs of perfect cheap monday jeans

hollister t-shirt

cottonfield shirt

disneyxmarvel pencil case

Ah, at home again! There are some new things I haven't shown yet so today I decided to photograph them. The Hollister t-shirt and the pencil case are from Italy, the hoodie and the underwear I bought in Joensuu and the rest are bought here in Pori. All of these were on sale - I really love sale shopping, especially when I see something I've wanted for a long time but haven't bought for its high price.

Now I'm gonna go to see what does our city look like after this thunderstorm... One of my facebook friends who lives right next to me (there's one house between our houses) wrote that a lightning struck to their neighbour's house, so it was quite close. I must say that this is exciting even though it's awful to hear such news.

+ All my thoughts go to Norway, I read the awful news today in the morning and still can't believe what has happened. May all the people who lost their lives rest in peace, and the families find strenght to move on but not forget. I'm going to light a candle tonight.

rakkautta on rapsuttaa kaverin kaulaa

Ah, finally I'm able post! Yesterday, after a long and tiring journey we arrived to our destination. It is so hot in Finland again, the Gods of weather are really getting on my nerves - but the city is lovely. If you compare my home city Pori and Joensuu, you find several differences. First of all, the people are so different, here in Joensuu everybody's so much more open, communicative, chatty and kind. When you go to a supermarket in Pori, talking with a salesman - not to mention a stranger - is totally inappropriate but here it's different. People are so much better at small talk here!

Today we visited a some kind of a museum that had tropical plants and butterflies. There was a room where tons of butterflies were flying freely, and I really don't like butterflies. I mean, they are very beautiful, but the way that they move makes me so scared. I also chatted with some birds (not sure if they were parrots or budgies) and they were so lovely. The guide said that one of them knew the Finnish f-word (= v-word), but unfortunately we didn't hear him saying that.

Tomorrow we are going to visit my super old great-grandmum with my aunt and my sweet little cousins and then maybe we'll try to find me a new school bag since I've had my converse bag for such a long time. See you later!

HANDWRITING

So it's happening, I'm leaving tomorrow to Joensuu where I'll meet some of my relatives and so on. I think our hotel has a free wifi so maybe I'll post something too. Thankfully I got a new book to read - Nineteen Minutes written by Jodi Picoult. I hope it's good because at least it's very long and I hate it when I've spent too much time reading a bad book. Nevertheless, it seems to be quite interesting. But now I must start packing, I can't believe it's 3 am already! Sigh, good night/morning/day everyone!

thorn in my side

Another weekend spent in the countryside and I'm so annoyed. Even though I'll go back to my home city tomorrow, things aren't looking that good anymore. All I want is just to be with my friends and relax a little but noooo. I swear if I'm not allowed to decide what I'm going to do next week I will run away and move to Goa. I haven't done almost anything during the holiday and I hate it.

So, I'm not sure what is going to happen but I will tell you if I won't be able to post because of a lovely family trip to the other side of the country. I'm sorry for not posting anything but there hasn't been any reason to do that... I hope something nice will happen to me soon!

“Life is like a dream, sometimes it is good and somtimes it is bad, but in the end it is over.”

I think I have already made too many "my favourite things at the moment" posts, but I just like writing them - it makes me think of the positive things happening in my life even when I'm feeling depressed, just like now.

1. French language and French music, especially Yelle. I wish I could speak French, it sounds so much more beautiful than Finnish - if French was a down pillow, Finnish would be a marble board. There are times when I love my mother language but there are times when I don't.

2. Quotes. There are loads of brilliant websites full of quotes and I can spend hours just reading them. I should buy a new notebook for quotes since the old one is getting out of pages and isn't that pretty at all, beautiful thoughts deserve a proper book I think!

3. Daydreaming and wondering what will life give me in the future. I hope my dreams of living abroad will come true even though I have no idea how.

4. Trying new things - I definitely want to try new foods! I really want to make onigiri (おにぎり) but I'm not sure what filling I should use... Asian dishes are interesting me the most but I can't stand fish for example, so there are already some foods I won't be able to eat. I just found this blog called Just Bento which is amazing - I love bento (弁当), those cute lunch / takeout meals!

5. Japan, Japan... Do I have to say more? I've been learning the language and have made some process but it's a bit hard without a teacher. I can read (without understanding most of the words of course) and write ひらがな and カタカナ, but don't know what to study next. Before my Japanese lessons in autumn I could maybe try to make origamis!

6. A band called The Naked and Famous. I actually discovered it a while ago, but whatever. This song is "Punching in a dream" and I love it.

“Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground.”

new shoes from h&m

Sometimes even the greatest things must end at some point - relationships, lives, book series. And we tend to ask ourselves, why? Today the last Harry Potter movie called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 was released which means that for me there are no movies to wait for anymore. I was rather sad after I finished the last Harry Potter book but I knew that there still were movies to come. Now when I have seen the last movie, I feel quite empty. Is this the end?

The whole phenomenon of Harry Potter is really hard to understand. It's huge, it's everywhere and there aren't many people who haven't read the books or at least heard of them - 450 million sold copies is like, a lot. There are no other books that I have read this many times and seriously, every single time I find them as fascinating. Usually I have a small break and then read them all, one after another. Sometimes, when I haven't left the house for days, I find myself in weird situations - trying to open a bathroom door with Alohomora, just in case if it would work. Sadly, I still haven't got any magic power.

The Harry Potter movies have always gained (in my opinion too much) critique and some people who claim to be true fans can't stand the movie versions, sometimes just because it's not okay to like them. It's true that movies don't show everything that's written on the books, but really, you shouldn't compare movies and books like that. They are two totally different ways to tell a story and I think that HP movies have always succeeded well. Of course I recommend everyone to read the books because they tell so much more, but I say this without underestimating the films.

“It all ends” said the movie posters, but does it really have to end? Like the film taught us - it doesn't matter if it's over because it will always stay in our hearts. And the announcement of upcoming Pottermore's 18,000 words of new HP content helps too.

So, is there someone who's still waiting for an acceptance letter for Hogwarts? And have you already seen the last movie & what did you think? I can't wait to get it on DVD so I'll be able to cry my eyes out when Molly does... well, you know what.

something new

eyeglasses ralph lauren, shirt blend

Today I got my new eyeglasses and the world is so different now! My eyesight had gotten a little worse so these came just in time - when school begins I don't have to squint to see what's written on the chalkboard. I've wanted new glasses for ages because the old ones were too small and stupid and fortunately mum agreed with me. What do you think of these? And is there someone who's as blind as I am - I have -4.25 and -5.25 at the moment which is not too bad but not good either... Everything's pretty blurry without glasses!

PS! Help needed: what to do with my hair? The colour has faded a lot and I'm not sure if I should colour it red again or let it fade and start bleaching... I really want to go silver!

i hate mosquitoes

new tank top from Bershka

One thing I hate: Judging and criticizing other people without a good reason.
One thing I wonder:Why when I'm free to go anywhere, I have nobody to come with me?
One reason to smile: Sitting outside watching the sunset all alone. I love being alone since I always have so many people around me at home and everywhere.
One problem: I'm not sure about my studies and subjects I should choose next year. I want to study every subject (except philosophy...) but obviously it's not possible.
One fear: Dying too young.
One thing you love: All kinds of nuts - cashews, roasted, salted, all of them!
One dream: To study something interesting and have a successful career & a loving family.
One embarassing memory: When I got a call from Britain and totally froze because I hadn't prepared for it at all! Gosh I was embarassed...
One favourite: The best of teen movies: Mean Girls. Forever and ever.
One vice: Buying something for its cheap prize.
One friend: Suvs ♥
One delicacy: LU Domino Choco cookies (not the original ones but, well, at least Finnish people know these!)
One favourite blog: Mon Béret Noir, and this meme was copied from her blog :-)

SONY 50mm f/1.8

I've been testing my new 50mm lens for two days now and I absolutely love it! I'm going to learn how to use it properly because I want to take as good photos as possible. At the moment we're spending the weekend at our summer cottage and I'm planning to just read books and eat... Sadly we're going to eat some stupid barbeque food, I'm want to eat rice soo much! When we're back at home, I'm going to cook a whole pan of white rice and eat it all by myself, ugh. But now I'm gonna turn my swag on and wash some potatoes, see you later!

PS! Can somebody tell me why everybody's hating Cher Lloyd? I think she's such a sweet girl and I really like her new song but she's getting so many negative comments and dislikes all the time. The same "the worst song i've ever head" comments are showing again and it's not even a long time after this huge Rebecca Black episode. Sigh.

MILAN & BERGAMO 2011

Bergamo's old town - beautiful!

I'm finally back in the boring, safe, familiar and sadly, hot Finland. Italy was lots of fun but the trip made me realize how different our cultures and countries are. I didn't take loads of photos or buy many things, mostly I just wanted to have a nice holiday. But here are some pics from Bergamo and Milan - we managed to visit both cities!

Some weird ice coffee drink, I'm not sure if I liked it or not.Duomo was beautiful but too crowded so we didn't go inside.
A random pink limo.McDonald's ♥Of course I had to buy something from Disney store... Or actually from both two Disney stores we visited.La Rinascente's food section had some beautiful things.Local people and the most beautiful shopping street I've never been to.

But yes, another trip I'll never forget! The early morning flight wasn't the most comfortable option and I'm quite tired now but I was happy to receive my new lens today! I'm sure you'll get a lot of photos this week and I'll show you the stuff I bought soon. Ciao!