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Off to HelsinkiOff to HelsinkiOff to Helsinki 01/17/2004 10:43 PM I'm at Narita airport about to leave for Helsinki. Hawaii -> Tokyo -> Helsinki is really traveling in the wrong direction. I'll see you all on the other side... This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)Off to HelsinkiGrok Headline matches for Off to HelsinkiSee you later HelsinkiSee you later Helsinki 06/17/2004 12:10 AM See you later Helsinki and thanks for the reindeer and the midsummer nights. On my way back to Japan. Looking forward to being home for a few weeks... A Helsinki All Hallow'sA Helsinki All Hallow's 11/02/2003 11:58 AM Photos of All Hallow's in Hietaniemi Cemetery I missed the usual pumpkin carving, drunken costume party and annual halloween... Speechless in HelsinkiSpeechless in Helsinki 03/14/2005 06:21 PM I heard some hours ago that a friend had died in a traffic accident far away. I... I don't quite know what to write. It's a shock you can't quite comprehend. A numbness. A strangely odd sensation, when you don't quite know what to do and how you should feel. She saw things most people just dream about. She survived things most people only see nightmares about. She did things most people would not dare, or if they did, they would be enough for a lifetime, yet still kept her smile and kept going. She lived fiercely, more fiercely than anyone else I know, even if she didn't always know where to belong. And I and many others loved her for the spark of life which she always brought with her. I was always looking forward to meeting her, to hear her stories. And I hoped that some day I could take my children to her and hear her recount her tales of wonder and see the things she brought and made (for she had the knack of creativity within her). I was so envious for her courage that I could only admire from a distance. Good night, and good bye. You won't be forgotten. (A traffic accident? Sheesh. How not like her.) Helsinki MomentsHelsinki Moments 08/18/2004 07:02 PM
« A cute kid at Linnanmäki who wasn't so thrilled to watch the Olympic Torch being carried past him. Perhaps if the torch were made of ice cream.... » Last year there was a story about Eeva and Simo Rista, a couple of amateur photographers, who gave a lifetime of photographs to be digitized and shared with the public. The other day we were walking past Lasipalatsi where I noticed a few random pictures in the window and it turns out that Lasipalatsi has started to accept pictures from other people who wish to submit their photos for the collection/archive. The show, Mo ments in Helsinki is free and open from 12-6p Tuesday through Sunday through the month of August. There are some really great photos and, aside from the Rista's photos, I particularly like the photos of Tapio Mäkiö as his 300 pictures tell a story and he has a good eye. The photo Life returns to normal after the chaos of moving taken in February 1966 is a lovely vignette. There are 10,000 or so more to browse through online (only a tiny fraction of which have been printed for the gallery) which is a really interesting view into life in Finland in photographs taken not by photojournalists but everyday people. And, note to self...when heading out into the bush in Finland to photograph things that glow in the dark during the warmer months, remember to take a giant stick of bug-off, a can of raid spray, a mosquito net, a citronella candle (or 5), and an extra pint of blood. Damn, I can't wait for the -20C weather with dry wind and snow since at least with frostbite there are no bloodsucking evil vampires on gossamer wings involved. Of course, when it took nearly 2 hours for me to get all the feeling in my fingers back after photographings the Kide in -20C weather I was thinking how wonderful summertime would be. :) Vernal HelsinkiVernal Helsinki 03/24/2005 11:50 AM
« Ice blocks emerging from downspouts and thick muddy grit on the sidewalks are the two most reliable indicators of the arrival of spring in Helsinki. » Spring must be here as I walked around without my winter boots today. It always feels wrong, after dragging heavy boots around on my feet for six months or more, to replace them with light, normal shoes. I must walk a bit funny, too. Of course, my black pants are now brown and the shoes are slopped with muddy grit, but it's bearable knowing that summer is coming. Helsinki Dog ParksHelsinki Dog Parks 01/02/2004 06:16 PM
Dog park activists in the US would salivate over the number of dog parks in Helsinki. When I was looking for papers on the import of HB last December, I saw a list of parks, but with little other information about them, at least not in English. It has been a long year and I've had to figure out much on my own. In August, I decided that as a project I would go around to all the dog parks in downtown, photograph and take notes on them, and put the information together in a sort of dog park guide. I also had Jarkko do the rough translation of the dog owner guide Helsinki has available but not in English. I scanned the illustrated pages in and polished the English up a bit. The guide is small, but contains a bit of useful information for dog owners. Both of these are available in .pdf format and, if you live in Helsinki or are planning on moving here with a dog, I'd really like feedback as well as any other information you might like to see added. The dog park guide is still being fussed over so comments are very welcome. The email address is in the document. I also put some of the unused pictures up in a photo gallery which some may enjoy. Panel in Helsinki June 10Panel in Helsinki June 10 05/19/2004 06:03 PM I will be on a panel at a conference in Helsinki on June 10. It is the Annual Meeting of the International Network of Private Business Organizations - COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH CREATIVITY. I will be representing the Keizai Doyukai (The Japan Association of Corporate Executives) and will be speaking about "Creativity and Innovation - Rare Virtue or New Standard?". I'm not sure who they're inviting to participate, but if you're going, please let me know. Helsinki Card GameHelsinki Card Game 12/02/2003 01:27 AM On Friday I stopped in one of the shops on Bulevardi I pass every day but never enter. I... Creative Commons presentation in
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