Playing it cool

MKTO - American Dream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPLeuBXoPXI

I knew when i came to UK that its culture is a bit different from ours in Finland but still mostly the same cause both countries are western anyway. But I thought I could tell you some things I've noticed so far.

1. You might have to show your ID when buying a knife, even a plastic one (that's just plain stupid)
2. Drivers rarely stop to let you cross the road (I'm so gonna get hit by a car someday)
3. People are not as polite as expected
4. The amount of forms to fill out and paperwork is huuuuuge
5. British humor is on the whole other level than Finnish -(^_^')-
6. People laugh at you if you drink from a tap, that's what cats do apparently...
7. Some British accents are way too difficult to understand, sometimes I have no idea what some people are saying, "yeees... *nodding*"
8. Bus drivers are really nice! (mostly..)
9. People make friends really quickly, but not necessarily so strong friendships
10. These people eat LOTS of sandwiches
11. Living here is actually pretty expensive
12. There are too big spiders in this country o.o
13. For some reason people seem less happy here than when compared to Australia where I was a year ago
14.When you get ill, you never get better again
15. Not all the Britts are good at small talk... I feel like a social person at times lol

16. There's Lidl here!!!
17. There aren't so many girls with short hair. Or then I'm in too small city again (T_T)
18. This country will turn you into a crazy person (as if I already wasn't one though....)
19. It's almost impossible to find nice jeans long enough to reach my ankles (am I too tall or just picky??!)
20. There's just something wrong with this country!! :P

Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass (I really like the lyrics in this song! :D)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PCkvCPvDXk

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM

The Great Big World ft. Christina Aguilera - Say Something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2U0Ivkn2Ds

Ever get that feeling? I do... I certainly do. Hiding under the blanket for the whole day is luxurious.

I have a list of things I would really want to do but so far I haven't had time, money, chance or just the feeling. But I wish in the near future I can do even some of the things on my to-do-list. I want to go to a rock concert, I want to go swimming in the middle of a night, I want to draw properly again (it's been a year or so since I last drew something... o_o), I want to sing, I want to go jogging, I want to have a great night out with my friends, I want to go hiking and I really want to learn to dance modern dance, ballet or salsa.

It looks like me on those days I've had a bit too much coffee... Or sugar.

"Some people learn to dance, others are born to"

SVRCINA - Meet me on the battlefield

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZrddJPGp1I

Today has been an amazing day!! Maybe the best day for months. I woke up at 10am but got up 11.30... I had two options: go wash laundry or sleep later, well it was not that hard of a decision to make. After taking my morning slowly I head out 1.30pm to the audition for contemporary dance society in my university. I was quite nervous cause I don't actually have any experience on contemporary dance, just of rhythmic gymnastics, ice skating and a bit of ballet... But I love dancing! And it was so much fun, difficult but fun. Though I dunno if they'll choose me to be part of the team/society because there were so many girls who had a lot of background either on contemporary dance or ballet... And I'm not that good. But we'll see what happens. Anyways I had a really good time. After the audition I went jogging and I can tell you, it felt sooooo good! After three weeks' break I could not have wished more. Now my legs are sore, my back and arms hurt and I feel so exhausted. In other words: I could not be happier at the moment cause I know I've been able to exercise today. The pain in the muscles after exercising is one of the best things in the world, lol. That's something everyone doesn't understand though.

My evening I'm spending alone at home!!!! Wooow... such rare occasion. Now I can play music loud, sing and basically do whatever I want, haha. I will also watch Step Up 3D and eat one of the delicious raspberry white chocolate cookies my roomie made. -(^.^)- This Sunday has been so nice and relaxing, just what I needed. I haven't had a single day when I wouldn't have done some school stuff or work. And I would have a lot of things to do now too but... I will give myself a day off and continue working tomorrow.

SVRCINA - Lover. Fighter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqitdEIoKkg&index=1&list=PLa0aQD8ze9MR5nx9lR1-dMn_a2GNGmhUg&shuffle=886

Sleeping At Last - Saturn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzNvk80XY9s

3rd October

Hillsong Worship - Broken Vessels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyYoe678yI

In memory of the person whom my family lost year ago yesterday. I miss you so much. Hope you are in a better place right now smiling down on us. Take care of your card game skills so we can play when we meet again!

Yes, unexpected things happen in life, for sure, that should be taken for granted. You can't always prepare yourself for everything. But you can always trust that things can get better again, or worse, and they will if you just let them. But what I want to say is 'don't worry'. Cause there's nothing to worry about to be honest. Yes, life gives you s*it, yes you are under loads of stress and yes you will trip to your own feet in front of your crush. But all that is just temporary. If you start to think about it how many good memories can you come up with right now? I got quite many. There are so many good things that have happened in everyone's lives, you might not just remember them right now. But they are there. So why wouldn't you get more of them soon again? I know I will. Maybe I even get a good night's sleep and wake up with a bright mind to my tomorrow's 9am lecture (...which so won't happen). But I can always imagine it could... Lol. But don't worry, don't take life too seriously. It's just life, one messy bit.

Set It Off - Why Worry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BLW4v_lVxU

All I tell you

Hey there! ^.^ I know... It's been (again) a long time since I wrote here but to be honest, I've been incredibly busy here in Bournemouth! At the moment I'm trying to balance my life between studying, working and the rest of the time I have left. Oh and lets not forget that I've been ill for the last 1,5 weeks... Not so nice. In a few days I've been here a month (!!!), how time flies. I don't feel like being here a month, maybe more like half a year. And at the same time I feel like I just came here a few days ago, kinda odd.

First two weeks I spent on a training session for my part time job as a Resident Assistant and how I feel about my work now, most of the time I'm just thinking 'what have I done', lol. I don't know the answers for half the questions people ask me, I'm still trying to find my own way on campus and I should be able to give directions to others, I should be able to help those who have problems with their accommodation or any other kind of problems they wanna tell us and people come to ring our door bell in the middle of a night to get ping pong pads!!! (we are going to put a note somewhere saying 'do NOT come to our door from 10pm to 9am' or something like that... 'unless it's an emergency and ping pong pads don't count as one'... that's how I would write it, haha). But yeah... I dunno how I'm gonna survive of this job gracefully for a year.

I went jogging to the beach a few times when I was still living in my previous accommodation. It was sooo fun! Would like to do it again ^.^ now I just live about 3km away from the beach... well, it ain't that far.

The view from the previous halls I lived in.

Then my school started, as did the fresher's weeks. And on the first Monday I got this fr*aking flu which doesn't wanna die away. But on that Monday I and my three friends went to a fresher's party called District and it was soooooo great! They played metal/rock/punk music and the club wasn't too full so we had room to dance. And well, the music was just the kind of music I really like -(^.^)/ Not that I wouldn't like the pop/techno whatever music they normally play on clubs, I do, but it was great to have some rock music as well. Then on Thursday my roommate's friend came here for the weekend and on Thursday evening we went to a club again because Hodor (!!!) was there as a DJ. This time the club was so full packed we hardly had space to move at all. It wasn't so nice but a great evening anyways. Then on Friday and Saturday we were just hanging out as a group, chilling out and attending the fresher's fare on Saturday (getting loads of free stuff, we got about 4-6 free Lidl bags each one of us to our flat and now we have an army of Digestive packs, noodles, dish-washing liquids and toothpaste xD). On Sunday I, my roommate and her friend went to the beach where we built a quirky looking sandcastle (lmao, it was fun) and my roommate's friend went swimming (crazy....). We couldn't cause both of us are still ill (-_-). And he didn't even get sick!!! How unfair is this world... Awell, now's a new week and I'm thinking of going to check out a Christian Union's meeting this evening. Can't let the flu stop me from going anymore, it's been going on for too long already. How annoying. I really want my voice back already... And I reeeeeeally want to be able to exercise again! Too long time since the last time.

From Westbourne where is so wonderful bookstore! Love it.

District timeeee, yaay! Before I cut my hair ;) It's quite short again

I started watching The Pacific again!! It's too great show. I'm on episode 6 now and I watch it whenever I have a free moment haha.

And yes, we have two horses like 200 meters away from my flat and our university. I have no idea what they are doing there, we don't even live on a countryside. This is a small city but... Still not countryside. But they're pretty.

Fall Out Boy - Immortals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9PxOanFjxQ&index=4&list=RDLkIWmsP3c_s

Benjamin - Sing it to you anyway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoEONCjDYRA

Let's see what life here brings with it, gonna be some messy exciting times ahead. And stressful as crazy! Looking forward to it, lol no never. Cya everyone! Have fun, be crazy and live. ;)

Live the life - here I go

So much for writing here more often.. I had time for absolutely nothing ^^' Oh well... But! Now it has officially started, my journey to England and the next four years as a uni student!! o.o So scary! How can I survive!? I have huuuge doubts on myself atm.

 

Friday 2nd September (I wrote this in parts....)

Right now I'm sitting in an airplane on my way to Stockholm and from there to London. I'll spend a night in an airport hotel and then continue my trip to Bournemouth by bus. I'll also spend the next night in a hotel, just in Bournemouth, before I can go to my university where the training session for my part time job begins on Sunday 4th. Geez... That too! What have I done?! Was I being over confident in my skills when I decided to take that job? Just studying in a university (after four years of doing anything else than that) wasn't enough for my I guess. (-_-) I must have been out of my mind, lol. But I'm more than glad to know I have so lovely and amazing friends and family at home in Finland (and elsewhere) who I can meet quite easily and who I can (almost) always call if I need/want to. -(^.^)/ I was also happily surprised to receive a message from a friend I hadn't heard of for months! -(n.n)- And getting very encouraging words from friends, acquaintances and family has been great. It's also wonderful to hear how so many ppl think/trust that I can actually do this, even though I have doubts, haha. Maybe I shouldn't have. Well, it's too late to go back now! Now I'll just... survive. Adapt to this new life, try to make new friends and pass my exams. Everything in English... That will be interesting. I hope my English would improve soooo much. I make mistakes all the time and I have an accent! xD Nouh..

Updating from a plane to London! ;) A week ago my big sister got married (!!), she is now Mrs! :o Wow, pretty amazing. She was soo beautiful bride <3 She had a form fitting  slightly mermaid style lace dress with a bit of pearl/glitter decoration on the front and back. Oh, and a very low-cut open back! Preeetttyyyy. The wedding itself was a lot of fun and fit the wedding couple perfectly, at least IMO. And I got to be a bridesmaid (with my sis' friend, there were to of us). Which meant: work! :D But it was fun and I liked being a bridesmaid even though I was super busy with all the preparations for my uni life. But But But!! Let's not forget a very important event of that day! When the bride throws her bouquet. ;) (or in this case, when the unmarried women pull the ribbons to get the bouquet). I was in charge of explaining how that goes and ofc I took part in it too (single as I am, lol). You know the result already? ;) Indeed, I was the lucky one to get the flowers! So, my sis gave me three years time and then I'll get married. Must be destiny, right? ;D Oh well, we'll see what happens. If all goes as planned, I'll still be in uni starting my last year of the undergraduate program. But anything can happen, as we can see. I'm in England and the world is open full of opportunities.

 

Building 429 - Bonfire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq6TPWWC7vM

 

Mayhem in my life

Heyy! Again it's been sooo long since I last wrote here! It has been quite a mayhem here lately so I haven't really had much spare time. :/ But to update my daily life, I have tried to get done all kinds of things in regards to moving to England. I feel like I've forgotten almost everything I should've done but hopefully I haven't! Last weekend I was 24/7 on my computer writing/creating an application for one job in England and I got invited to an interview!!! Omgosh! I'm sooo happy -(^.^)- I've also spent quite a lot of time with my friends which has been great. Got to spend the last moments in Finland with lovely people. I've also eaten a lot of chocolate lately... Oh noes... That has to stop, lol. And as every autumn bees go crazy so it has been almost a daily pleasure for us to have at least one bee coming into our apartment... I hate bees. But now I've gotten so used to it that I don't panic anymore when I see one buzzing around in here. But then one morning I found this about 2cm long centipede from my floor and it totally gave me a heart attack. Those are even more disgusting than spiders and ants... Gives me chills to remember it. I also saw a ghost dream last night... There were ancient Mexican looking faceless ghosts at this abandoned dump pit for cars and they attacked me. It was a bit creepy dream. (o.o) So here you have the latest events, maybe from last two weeks.

I'm still working at the same fashion store where I started last April so I have to wear something nice every day. Or almost every day... Sometimes I wear track pants and a long shirt just because I'm too tired in the morning, haha. But to the point, I thought I could put a small collage of some outfits I've had recently. My camera is just not so good and the lighting is also really bad in my room so the pics are not that great but no can do. -(ö.ö)- I also never have time to take pics before work so... Gotta do that afterwards when I'm already exhausted and messy, lol.

And now I will watch a few episodes of Criminal Minds!!! And then if I can still stay awake I'll check out the opening ceremony from Rio Olympics! -(ñ.ñ)/ I'll try my best to keep updating this a bit more often... ^^' haha. 

Oh the amount of mainstream music I've heard since April! There are some good songs too that I've heard, and learned because.... The same playlist every. single. day. Lmao. Enjoy!

Alma - Karma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IxvrFDM_SM

Sheppard - Geronimo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL_EXAyGCkw

Becky G - Shower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50-_oTkmF5I

MKTO - Classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ba_qTPA4Ds

Life changes

 

Now I think I can finally write this here, as confirmed information: England here I come! In about two months I'll be moving to England for about four years to study in university. This is all kinda new and overwhelming, and also exiting and scary. I'm going to a place where I don't know anyone (possibly), I'm gonna study after four years break and in a new language! Wow... It's still quite hard to believe it's actually gonna happen. But at the moment it's also really stressful, cause I need to do all kinds of applications for loans, accommodation etc. And I'm so not good at those, lol. But I hope I can get everything done in time. So, if you wanna meet me before I leave this country, you have about two months time to do that -(^.^)/.

 

I've been thinking about so many things lately that my mind is just overflowing right now. And being super tired (five hours of sleep every night except on weekends) is prob not helping it. I gotta do something about this. Like going to sleep earlier and not just eat and chat with ppl for so late at night... Lol. But it's already become a habit, and also one I like. I don't wanna change it and at the same time I so do. My days at work mostly go being in a daze and walking zombie-like. Once one customer asked me how to get to the main road right in front of the mall I work at and I was just looking at him like 'are you kidding me, how could I know'. Well, to defend myself I have veeeery bad sense of direction especially when indoors but still, I've been working there for three months now, I should know. But I'm so glad one of my co-workers was there and came to my help, I must have had this really desperate look on my face, lmao. And after work the best moment of the day comes: I might have time to take a nap. Even 15 minutes does miracles. I've become old... I can't stay up late without being exhausted the next few days and I need (and I like) to take naps. I must be too old already, lol. Oh, and let's not even start to talk about these black shadows under my eyes! I might not wanna look like a mix of a zombie and vampire when I go to England. Yeah... Prob not.

There are two songs that have officially become "my songs". Their lyrics are just so perfect. There could not be better songs to fit me. -(ë.-)/

 

Rebecca Ferguson - Run Free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQVpRn6LO1M

 

The Band Perry - I'm A Keeper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXKgFeq9DQw&list=RDnXKgFeq9DQw#t=29

 

 

The Band Perry - DONE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4emYaDbaJ8w&list=RDnXKgFeq9DQw&index=3